LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven Rediscovered Yury Martynov (piano), Arthur Schoonderwoerd (piano), Alexei Lubimov (piano), Olga Pashchenko (piano) Anima Eterna, Cristofori, Jos van Immerseel [ Alpha Classics / 17 CD Box Set - released 10/Apr/2020 ] To celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of Beethoven, the Beethoven Rediscovered box includes17 CDs that offer a chance to rediscover his symphonies, concertos and sonatas on period instruments. |
BERLIOZ / DEBUSSY / RAVEL / POULENC
Berlioz, Debussy, Ravel, Poulenc Claire Chevalier (piano), Claire Chevallier (piano) & Jos van Immerseel (piano), Katerina Chrobokova & Jos van Immerseel (harpsichord) Anima Eterna Br [ Alpha / 5 CD Box Set - released 16/Oct/2015 ] Happy Birthday, Mister Jos! Jos Van Immerseel is celebrating his 70th birthday with three important releases that will punctuate the end of the year at Alpha: a symphonic programme (Janacek, Dvorak), a chamber music programme (Schubert) and a set... |
CARL ORFF
Carmina Burana Yeree Suh (soprano), Yves Saelens (tenor), Thomas Bauer (baritone) / Anima Eterna Brugge, Collegium vocale gent & Cantate Domino, Jos van Immerseel [ Zig-Zag / CD - released 1/Dec/2014 ] "Carmina Burana as you've never heard it before; a triumph for all concerned." (Recording of the Month MusicWeb Nov 2014) |
BRAHMS / REGER
Clarinet Quintets Sharon Kam (clarinet), Isabelle van Keulen, Ulrike-Anima Mathé, Volker Jacobsen & Gustav Rivinius [ Berlin Classics / CD - released 10/Dec/2015 ] Sharon Kam recorded Mozart's Quintet in 2011 as a pendant to his Concerto with her colleagues Isabelle van Keulen, Ulrike]Anima Mathe, Volker Jacobsen and Gustav Rivinius ("a brilliantly successful disc of this very desirable coupling, very well... |
W.A. MOZART
Concerto for 2 Pianos and Orchestra / Concerto for Flute, Harp and Orchestra / Horn Concerto No 3 Jos van Immerseel and Yoko Kaneko (pianos) Franck Theuns (flute), Marjan de Haer (harp), and Ulrich HAbner (horn) / Anima Eterna Orchestra [ Zig Zag Territories / CD - released 24/Jul/2006 ] "Every once in a while a disc comes along that you know you are going to treasure...This is a disc that I'll be playing again and again." (Recording of the Month Gramophone August 2006) |
FRANCIS POULENC
Poulenc: Concerto pour deux pianos et orchestre / Concert Champêtre / Suite Française Jos van Immerseel (piano, harpsichord, conductor), Claire Chevallier (piano) & Katerina Chrobokova (harpsichord) / Anima Eterna Brugge [ Zig Zag Territories / CD - released 1/Aug/2011 ] "Of prime interest here are the instruments: Immerseel and his fellow pianist, Claire Chevallier, play on Erard concert grands dating from 1896 and 1902. Poulenc's wistful melodic nostalgia, sensual timbres and quirky wit guarantee illicit... |
Anima
The Daily Grind [ Metal Blade Records / CD - released 6/Oct/2008 ] This German band's second CD is typical deathcore, with blast beats and breakdowns, with low pitched death metal growls and high pitched black metal screams. |
EDUARDO GRAU
Grau: Concertos for Soloists and String Orchestra Jana Jarkovská (flute) Simon Reitmaier (clarinet) Ana María Valderrama (violin) David Fons (viola) Fabio Banegas (piano) / Anima Musicæ Chamber Orches [ Naxos / CD - released 8/Sep/2023 ] The music of Spanish-Argentine composer Eduardo Grau is imbued with Hispanic elements. His Concerto of 'Yuste' for Violin, Piano and Timpani was inspired by the Spanish monastery of its title and is notable for its rhythmic drive, lyricism and... |
JANACEK / DVORAK
Jos van Immerseel conducts Dvorak & Janacek Anima Eterna Brugge, Jos van Immerseel [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 18/Sep/2015 ] Jos Van Immerseel is celebrating his 70th birthday with three important releases...These anthologies will once again demonstrate everything the pianofortist brings to the interpretation of the symphonic and chamber repertoires. |
W.A. MOZART
The Last Symphonies 39, 40, 41 / Bassoon Concerto in B flat K191 Jane Gower (bassoon) / Anima Eterna [ Zig Zag Territories / 2 CD - released 29/Aug/2006 ] "These performances of Mozart’s last 3 symphonies represnt just about the best we can expect from the school of "historically informed performance", which is to say that they are extremely fine indeed" David Hurwitz Classics Today USA November 2004 |
DEBUSSY
Mer, Images & Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune Anima Eterna Brugge, Jos van Immerseel [ Zig Zag Territories / CD - released 1/Feb/2013 ] After discs devoted to Ravel and Poulenc (ZZT060901 & ZZT110403 - critical and popular successes, the latter measured in sales), Jos van Immerseel returns to French music, tackling Debussy and his most famous orchestral works. This he does... |
MOZART
Mozart: Concertos Anima Eterna, Jos van Immerseel [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 23/Jun/2017 ] From the Alpha Collection III of reissues restoring to the limelight some of the gems of early music repertory in their catalogue of labels. The discs in this series allow listeners to renew acquaintance with treasures of the Renaissance and Baroque,... |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Symphonies / Concertos / Sonatas Midori C. Seiler (vio) Jos van Immerseel (piano) Ulrich Hübner (hn) Frank Theuns (fl) Marjan de Haern (hp) / Anima Eterna Brugge, Jos van Immerseel [ Zig-Zag Territoires / 6 CD Box Set - released 22/Apr/2013 ] This economically priced box set of six CDs brings together all the previous releases on ZZT of Mozart works performed by Jos van Immerseel: Symphonies nos.29, 39, 40 & 41, the Bassoon Concerto, Violin Concertos nos.2 and 3, the Concerto for two... |
W.A. MOZART
Piano Concertos Nos. 1-27 (Complete) Jos van Immerseel (fortepiano) / Anima Eterna [ Channel Canal Grande / 10 CD Box Set - released 15/May/2008 ] "Anima Eterna's stunning playing in the tuttis is perfectly balanced with the fluent playing of Immerseel" Gramophone |
W.A. MOZART
Piano Concertos Nos 20 & 21 Jos van Immerseel (piano) / Anima Eterna [ Channel Classics Canal Grande / CD - released 1/Oct/2006 ] Awards 10/10 CD review/ ƒƒƒƒ Télérama/ Disque du Jour |
MUSSORGSKY
Pictures at an Exhibition (with Ravel - Ma Mere L'Oye) Anima Eterna Brugge, Jos Van Immerseel [ Zig-Zag Territories / CD - released 10/Feb/2015 ] "It's very interesting but not entirely successful. As always with Immerseel and his band, attention to detail is faultless, and it's good to hear more portamento in their phrasing than we're used to." (Guardian) |
CESAR FRANCK
Roots - 21st Century Greek Music for Guitar Dimitris Soukaras (guitar) / Audentia Ensemble; L'Anima String Quartet and Ensemble [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 10/Oct/2021 ] The music in this programme covers a spectrum of genres that have flourished in Greece in recent years, from jazz to contemporary avant-garde. These have all had a strong impact on guitarist Dimitris Soukaras's development as an artist, and in making... |
FRANZ SCHUBERT / FRANZ BERWALD
Schubert & Berwald: Chamber Music Anima Eterna Brugge, Jos van Immerseel [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 12/Apr/2019 ] Jos van Immerseel: "While since its foundation in 1987 Anima Eterna Brugge has grown organically into a symphonic orchestra, chamber music once again forms an important part of our repertory today. We will continue our journey through orchestral... |
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
Rimsky-Korsakov: Sheherazade op 35 / Russian Festival Easter Overture (with Borodin - Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor, etc) Anima Eterna / Jos van Immerseel [ Zig Zag Territories / CD - released 20/Jul/2009 ] "The recording is crystal clear and has some great dynamics, especially on the percussion and heavy brass. Anima Eterna is probably the most interesting and significant orchestra recording at the moment." (Amazon.co.uk) |
BERLIOZ
Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14 Anima Eterna / Jos van Immerseel [ Zig Zag Territories / CD - released 20/Mar/2010 ] Gramophone Magazine Recording of the Month - May 2010 - "...it is the sheer raw clarity of every line and colour in these Flemish players' performance, and its effect on the rhythms, that strikes you, especially in their revelatory account of the... |