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OLIVIER MESSIAEN
Messiaen: Vingt Regards sur l'enfant Jésus (with works by Kurtag, Harvey, etc) Bertrand Chamayou (piano) [ Erato / 2 CD - released 3/Jun/2022 ] 'Above all, what impresses is how profoundly nuanced his playing is - holding the sometimes conflicting elements in balance.' Gramophone Editor's Choice July 2022 |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Piano Works Bertrand Chamayou (piano) [ Erato / Warner Classics / CD - released 20/Aug/2014 ] "[he] treats everything with equal respect and palpable affection. The Wanderer is a real test of any musician but Chamayou surmounts the work's sometimes unpianistic demands without ever leaving you, as some do, feeling as if you've been punched in |
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MAURICE RAVEL
Ravel: Complete works for solo piano [LP] Bertrand Chamayou (piano) [ Erato / Warner Classics / 3 LP - released 1/Jan/2025 ] "Chamayou's technical wizardry was never in doubt for a second… Chamayou is a remarkable musician, no question - someone to watch out for." (Tim Ashley, The Guardian) |
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LOUIS COUPERIN
Couperin: Organ Works Bob Van Asperen (organ) [ Erato Veritas / 2 CD - released 15/Mar/2018 ] Like the Bach family, the Couperin were a musical dynasty. Louis - the uncle of François 'le Grand' had established himself as organist of St Gervais by the mid-1650s and entering royal service shortly after as 'chamber musician' on the treble viol.... |
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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Organ Concertos Op. 7 Bob Van Asperen (organ) / Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment [ Erato Veritas / 2 CD - released 18/Mar/2015 ] A classic recording now available again |
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CHRISTMAS TRADITIONAL
A Boston Camerata Christmas: Worlds of Early Christmas Music Boston Camerata, Joel Cohen [ Erato Warner Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 27/Oct/2008 ] Eight centuries of Christmas music from France, Spain, and the New World. Under Joel Cohen's vibrant direction, this generous and varied anthology, occupying three entire CD's and containing three hours of music, presents some of The Boston... |
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J. S. BACH
Best Of Bach [12 CD set] Various Artists incls Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Ton Koopman, Gustav leonhardt, Il Giardino Armonico, Marie-Claire Alain, etc [ Erato Warner Classics / 12 CD Box Set - released 6/Nov/2006 ] The perfect Bach collection covering all his major works and all taken from the vast Warner music catalogue. |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Piano Trios Nos 1 & 2 / Sonatensatz / Notturno Renaud Capucon (violin) Gautier Capucon (cello) Frank Braley (piano) [ Erato / Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 2/Apr/2007 ] "The playing is superb from just every angle you consider it: beguiling tone, lovely intelligent phrasing, strong but flexible rhythmic articulation, precise pitch and alert ensemble." (BBC Music Five Stars) |
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THEILE / J. C. BACH / BUTNER / SCHUTZ / BERTOLI / etc
Himmelsmusik Celine Scheen (soprano) Philippe Jaroussky (countertenor) / L'arpeggiata, Christina Pluhar (theorbo & direction) [ Erato Classics / CD - released 5/Oct/2018 ] "Instrumental numbers have all the group's signature lightness of touch and depth of colour, and the improvisatory freedom and sway of an anonymous Chiaccona is vintage L'Arpeggiata." Gramophone |
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BARBER / FAURE / PALESTRINA / MOZART / BRAHMS / ALLEGRI / ELGAR / etc
Agnus Dei (LP) The Choir of New College Oxford, Edward Higginbottom [ Warner Erato Classics Vinyl / 2 LP - released 12/Nov/2021 ] This richly varied collection of meditative sacred music takes its name, Agnus Dei, from the opening item, a setting for voices of Samuel Barber's celebrated and deeply expressive Adagio for Strings. |
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TAVENER / ALLEGRI / BARBER / FAURE / PALESTRINA / and many more
The Glory Of New College Choir Choir of New College, Oxford / Edward Higginbottom, with the Academy of Ancient Music [ Erato / Warner Classics / 8 CD Box Set - released 10/Oct/2018 ] "This is one of the most sublime choral records I have ever heard." - Organists' Review |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Treasury of English Church Music: 1100-1965 Ambrosian Singers, Westminster Abbey Choir, Chichester Cathedral Choir, Guildford Cathedral Choir, St Pauls Cathedral Choir, Temple Church Choi [ Erato / Warner Classics / 5 CD Box Set - released 20/Feb/2010 ] Here for the first time on CD are the celebrated five LPs of the HMV Treasury of English Church Music. Prefaced by the introductory speech Herbert Howells gave at the launch, and boasting more than 30 bonus tracks, this set offers a uniquely... |
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BARBARA STROZZI / ISABELLA LEONARDA / FRANCESCA CACCINI / ANTONIA BEMBO
Christina Pluhar - Wonder Women Christina Pluhar / L'arpeggiata [ Erato Classics / CD - released 3/May/2024 ] Christina Pluhar leads her ensemble L'Arpeggiata in the multi-faceted Wonder Women. The culture-crossing album pays special homage to Italian female composers of the 17th century (notably Barbara Strozzi und Francesca Caccini), but also to women of... |
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TRADITIONAL
Mediterraneo Christina Pluhar / L'arpeggiata, featuring Misia [ Erato Classics / CD - released 8/Mar/2013 ] "Misia is not exactly representative of traditional fado, and that is to the advantage of this collaboration, but paradoxically her singing here is the most traditional I have heard from her and she complements the rest with her very different timbre |
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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel Goes Wild Christina Pluhar / L'arpeggiata, featuring Valer Sabadus (counter-tenor) & Nuria Rial (soprano) [ Erato Classics / CD - released 22/Aug/2017 ] "Christina Pluhar has great taste. She brings great musicians together with great music. And of course, if you've liked their past collections, you're likely to find something very appetizing in this release as well." (AudAud) |
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CHRISTINA PLUHUR / TRADITIONAL
Orfeo Chamán Christina Pluhar / L'arpeggiata, with Nahuel Pennisi (Orfeo) & Luciana Mancini (Eurídice) [ Erato Classics / CD - released 18/Nov/2016 ] "L'Arpeggiata's precision plucking is lovely, but its music Mediterranean is a fantasy...This is not a voyage in a humble fishing boat, sampling real folk music at ports from Portugal to Turkey. |
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CHRISTINA PLUHUR / TRADITIONAL
Orfeo Chamán [CD plus DVD] Christina Pluhar / L'arpeggiata, with Nahuel Pennisi (Orfeo) & Luciana Mancini (Eurídice) [ Erato Classics CD + DVD / 2 CD/DVD - released 18/Jan/2017 ] "This is not a voyage in a humble fishing boat, sampling real folk music at ports from Portugal to Turkey; we are on a tourist cruise - not a brash one, but a refined tour where we avoid any hard edges or uncomfortable truths" International Record R |
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ERIC SATIE
Tout Satie! (10 CD Complete Edition) Aldo Ciccolini, Michel Legrand, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Mady Mesple, Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse, etc [ Erato / 10 CD Box Set - released 20/Nov/2015 ] A collection of unrivalled completeness, Tout Satie proves that the music of Erik Satie (1866-1925) remains as provocative, delightful - and surprising - as ever. These 10 CDs, featuring artists with impeccable credentials in French repertoire, draw... |
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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Amor E Gelosia: Handel Duets Patrizia Ciofi (soprano), Joyce DiDonato (mezzo) / Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis [ Erato Warner Classics / CD - released 7/Jun/2014 ] "All are most beautifully sung by Patrizia Ciofi and Joyce DiDonato, who has just the right firmness and focus for a castrato role; both phrase beautifully, articulate and express the words clearly and tellingly" (Gramophone Editor's Choice) |
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FRANCIS POULENC
Poulenc: Stabat Mater / Gloria / Litanies à la Vierge noire Catherine Dubosc (soprano), Westminster Singers, City Of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox [ Erato Classics Red Line / CD - released 25/Oct/2018 ] "French soprano Catherine Dubosc sings with Gallic nobility and passion, but the affecting sincerity of her interpretation raises her above ethnicity to sublimity." AllMusic.com |