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SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Piano sonatas Nos 2, 6 & 8 Alexander Melnikov (piano) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 16/Jan/2017 ] "Melnikov eschews barnstorming and mere effect, yet his refined, thoughtful approach never lacks power or impact; cataclysmic passages are revealed afresh, tender moments meltingly exquisite" Classical Music |
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CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Debussy: Préludes (Book 2) / La Mer (version Debussy for 4-hand piano) Alexander Melnikov (piano Erard) with Olga Pashchenko [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 1/Jul/2018 ] "It's special because the playing is so good. Plus his instrument is exceptional. Brilliance can shine through the Érard mist, but the sound is always warm and humane, never mechanical." The Times |
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Piano Concertos nos.1 & 2 / Sonata for violin and piano op.134 Alexander Melnikov (piano) / Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Teodor Currentzis, with Isabelle Faust (violin) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 20/Feb/2012 ] "He makes his case well. The First Concerto is all rampaging dissonances and erotic regret; the Second (1957) masks nerve-racking syncopations beneath its surface brilliance...[the sonata] a compelling performance in which logic and rhetoric combine... |
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PAUL HINDEMITH
Hindemith: Sonatas Alexander Melnikov (piano) with Isabelle Faust (violin) Jeroen Berwaerts (trumpet) Teunis van der Zwart (althorn), etc [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 20/Dec/2014 ] 'The patron saint of neglected instruments, Hindemith composed more than 30 sonatas for very diverse resources … The Hindemith anniversary of 2013 opened the gates to a welcome flood of excellent recordings, and this new release stands high among the |
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KURT WEILL
Berliner Requiem / Concerto pour violon et instruments a vent Alexandre Laiter / Peter Kooy / Elisabeth Glab / La Chapelle Royale, Ensemble Musique Oblique, Philippe Herreweghe [ Harmonia Mundi Musique d'abord / CD - released 1/Sep/2007 ] 'Herreweghe and his group have extricated true beauty and elegance, in this Berliner Requiem. A resounding success.' - CD Classics |
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FREDERIC CHOPIN
Chopin: L'intégrale des valses Alexandre Tharaud (piano) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 26/Jun/2020 ] This recording by Alexandre Tharaud follows in the tradition of his earlier CDs devoted to Rameau, Ravel and Bach. Once again, the young French pianist revisits in his own way a repertoire which we thought had already been explored right down to the... |
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FRANCOIS COUPERIN
Couperin: Tic, toc, choc Alexandre Tharaud (piano) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 14/Apr/2023 ] Following a benchmark Rameau album, Alexandre Tharaud continued in 2007 his exploration of French Baroque music with a programme focusing on the idea of play: 'Taking Le Tic-Toc-Choc, a colourful piece I often use as an encore, as the centrepiece, I... |
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J. S. BACH
Bach: Concerto Italiens [Italian Concertos] (and other concertos for solo piano) Alexandre Tharaud (piano) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 18/Nov/2022 ] Alexandre Tharaud has already successfully explored the harpsichord suites of Rameau on a Steinway; here, when he revisits the transpositions of the great Johann Sebastian Bach on the piano, it is enough to make us quite giddy with pleasure! |
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ERIC SATIE
Erik Satie (LP) Alexandre Tharaud (piano), with Eric Le Sage (piano), Juliette (voice), Isabelle Faust (violin), Jean Delescluse (tenor) [ Harmonia Mundi / LP - released 29/Sep/2023 ] "My aim in this disc has been to offer the richest possible panorama of Satie's piano music, spanning his whole lifetime. Immersed in the world of Satie, we were touched, and often deeply moved by the trust he shows in his interpreters." A. Tharaud. |
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FREDERIC CHOPIN
Chopin: Preludes (with Mompou-piano works) Alexandre Tharaud (piano) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 15/Mar/2008 ] "Even if you already own a reference Chopin Preludes edition, seriously consider this most stimulating and rewarding release--delectable Mompou tidbits, artsy cover photo and all." (ClassicsToday 10/10) |
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JEAN-PHILIPPE RAMEAU
Rameau: Nouvelles Suites Alexandre Tharaud (piano) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 27/Aug/2021 ] "The piano is well-placed with superb tone. I'll definitely be on the lookout for other recordings by this young man." Audiophile Audition |
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MAURICE RAVEL
Ravel: Loeuvre Pour Piano, Integrale Alexandre Tharaud (piano) [ Harmonia Mundi / 2 CD - released 27/Jul/2018 ] |
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J.S. BACH / RAMEAU / COUPERIN
Three Original Recordings [3 CD set] Alexandre Tharaud (piano) [ Harmonia Mundi / 3 CD - released 20/Oct/2010 ] This prestige set brings together the three 'Baroque' recordings made by Alexandre Tharaud for Harmonia Mundi between 2001 and 2007. |
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W.A. MOZART
Don Giovanni (complete opera) Alexandrina Pendatchanska (sop) Olga Pasichnyk (sop) Johannes Weisser (bar) Lorenzo Regazzo (bass) / Freiburger Barockorchester / Rene Jacobs [ Harmonia Mundi / 3 CD - released 12/Oct/2007 ] "Jacob's period Don is among the liveliest and most enjoyable on offer" (Recording of the Month Gramophone Awards Issue 2007) |
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Alfred Deller
Portrait Of A Legend [ Harmonia Mundi / 4 CD - released 5/Apr/2004 ] |
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ALFRED DELLER
Portrait of a Voice - a film by Benoit Jacquot (with free CD of Shakespeare Songs) Alfred Deller [ Harmonia Mundi France / 2 DVD/CD - released 20/Apr/2009 ] G : - Back in 1975 Benoit Jacquot, then a very young director met up with Alfred Deller to make this documentary-interview, which offers one of the very few filmed documents of the most famous countertenor of the modern era. |
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JOHN DOWLAND
Dowland: Lute Songs, Lute Solos Alfred Deller (counter-tenor) / Robert Spencer (lute) / The Consort of Six [ Harmonia Mundi Gold / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2012 ] Alfred Deller's Dowland has become part of our history. The most legendary of English countertenors distilled the very essence of the melancholy of the 17th century English song in general and of the composer of the Lachrimae in particular. |
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FRANCOIS COUPERIN
Lecons de Tanabres pour le Mercredy Alfred Deller (countertenor) Philip Todd (tenor) Raphael Perulli (viola) [ Harmonia Mundi Musique d'abord / CD - released 1/Aug/2001 ] Rare works by Couperin |
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HENRY PURCELL
Purcell: Music For A While Alfred Deller (counter tenor), Wieland Kuijken (bass viol), William Christie (harpsichord) [ Harmonia Mundi Gold / CD - released 25/Mar/2008 ] During the 1970s Alfred Deller recorded for Harmonia Mundi some fifty recordings as soloist, with the Consort or with chorus and orchestra Director of the Académie de Musique Anglaise. |
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Ali Faiz Faiz
L'Amour de Toi Me Fait Danser [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 31/Jan/2011 ] Your Love Makes Me Dance - A tribute to Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. |