January
25 – 29 January
ANNE SOFIE VON OTTER
OMBRE DE MON AMANT
Archiv Produktion 477 8610
Versatile mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter is joined by leading baroque expert William Christie and his period instrument ensemble, Les arts florissants, for her first recording of French baroque operatic arias, including two great tragic heroines: Rameau’s Phaedra and Charpentier’s Medea.
18 – 22 January
Bach: Violin And Voice
Hilary Hahn, violin; Christine Schäfer, soprano
Matthias Goerne, baritone
Münchener Kammerorchester
Alexander Liebreich
DECCA 477 8092
Sharing this album with virtuoso violinist Hilary Hahn are soprano Christine Schäfer and baritone Matthias Goerne, both also renowned Bach exponents. Numbers from such masterpieces as the St Matthew Passion and the Mass in B minor are rendered with an unearthly beauty and a reverence that add to this recording’s historical significance.
4 – 8 January
KATHERINE JENKINS – The Ultimate Collection
Decca 2709882
This CD showcases the versatility of Welsh singer Katherine Jenkins and features 17 tracks including Hallelujah, Time To Say Goodbye, Pie Jesu, Puccini's O Mio Babbino Caro and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Music of the Night, from his Phantom of the Opera.