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W. A. MOZART / SPOHR
Clarinet Concertos Jon Manasse (clarinet) / Seattle Symphony / Gerard Schwarz [ Harmonia Mundi Musique d'Abord / CD - released 20/Feb/2010 ] American clarinetist Jon Manasse delivers a buoyant reading of the clarinet concertos by W.A. Mozart and Ludwig Spohr (the second of four such works). Manasse receives nimble support from the Seattle Symphony led by Gerard Schwarz. |
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Jon Nakamatsu
10Th Van Cliburn Competition [ Harmonia Mundi / CD ] |
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SCHUMANN
Carnaval / Papillions / Sonat No.2 Jon Nakamatsu [ Harmonia Mundi / CD ] Jon Nakamatsu is ideally suited to Schumann: he has the staggering technique expected from a Van Cliburn winner but also poetry and delicacy are uppermost in his playing. His nine recordings for Harmonia Mundi USA range from Chopin and Brahms, via... |
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BRAHMS
Piano Sonata No 3 Op 5 / Fantasien Op 116 / etc Jon Nakamatsu (piano) [ harmonia Mundi Musique d'Abord / CD - released 10/Feb/2011 ] Jon Nakamatsu, Gold Medal Winner at the 1997 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, presents three of brahms's finest piano works. "Nakamatsu is clearly a major talent" CD Now |
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JOSEPH WOLFL
Piano Sonatas Jon Nakamatsu (piano) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 1/Dec/2003 ] " There is a zesty blend of virtuosity and gracefulness at work here, and the music teeters intriguingly between the impulses of the Classical and Romantic periods. Nakamatsu's playing is brisk and thoughtful." - San Francisco Chronicle |
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Jon Nakamatsu - piano, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Seaman
Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No.1, Paganini Variations [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 16/Nov/2001 ] From Gold-Medal winner of the Tenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition |
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GEORGE GERSHWIN
George Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F ; Rhapsody in Blue; Cuban Overture Jon Nakamatsu, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Jeff Tyzik [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 28/Feb/2020 ] Penned for the concert hall but brimming with the sounds and rhythms of Tin Pan Alley and Broadway, this all-Gershwin programmme features American pianist Jon Nakamatsu in the Piano Concerto in F and the Rhapsody in Blue. For an orchestral encore,... |
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RICHARD STRAUSS
Lieder (Incls Zueignung, Morgen! & Ruhe, meine Seele) Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) Helmut Deutsch (piano) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 16/Aug/2006 ] The name of Richard Strauss immediately conjures up thoughts of operas and large-scale symphonic works; but we tend to underestimate his lieder, a genre to which the composer devoted no fewer than 205 pieces! Like a glorious sunset culminating in the... |
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Jose De La Negreta
Sueno Gitano [ Harmonia Mundi / CD ] |
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DE FALLA
El Sombrero de tres picos (Three Cornered Hat); Noches en los jardines de Espana (Nights in the Gardens of Spain) Josep Colom (piano) / Orquesta Ciudad de Granada / Josep Pons - director [ Harmonia Mundi SACD / CD - released 24/May/2004 ] On Hybrid Super Audio CD (SACD) format, presented in full 5.1 surround sound! PLAYABLE ON ANY CD SYSTEM |
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Josep Pons
Stravinsky: The Firebird [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 12/Jul/2004 ] |
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J.S. BACH
Twelfth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition Joyce Yang (piano) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 9/Jan/2006 ] First held in 1962, the Van Cliburn Competition has established itself as a joyous festival dedicated to the discovery and celebration of the world's finest young pianists. Every four years, the Van Cliburn Foundation offers the opportunity for a... |
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Js Bach
Esprit/Orgelwerke [ Harmonia Mundi / CD ] |
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Juan Carlos Romero
Romero [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 21/Feb/2005 ] A real jewel from the superb flamenco guitarist, radiating deep emotion and warmth, which will appeal to flamenco guitar aficionados and novices. |
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FRANK MARTIN
Golgotha (complete oratorio) Judith Gauthier (sop) Marianne Beate Kielland (alto) Adrian Thomson (ten) / Cappella Amsterdam / Estonian National Symphony Orchestra / Daniel Reuss [ Harmonia Mundi / 2 CD - released 1/Mar/2010 ] "Reuss maintains a tight grip on the unfolding drama...there is such an obvious intensity and love of this extraordinary piece that it never feels as though it is dragging...A revelatory recording." Gramophone Awards 2010 Finalist - Choral |
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MONDONVILLE
Piaces de clavecin avec voix ou violon Judith Nelson (soprano) Stanley Ritchie (violin) William Christie (cembalo) [ Harmonia Mundi Musique d'abord / CD - released 23/Feb/2008 ] The artistic director of the 'Concert Spirituel' from 1752 to 1762, Mondonville was one of the most fashionable composers in Paris due to his 'grands motets'. But it was in the field of chamber music that he was a real innovator. In creating the... |
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Julia Schroder
Handel: Violin Sonatas [ Deutsche Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 26/May/2011 ] |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin Julian Prégardien (tenor), Kristian Bezuidenhout (piano) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 23/Aug/2024 ] This first release in an exclusive recital collaboration with harmonia mundi presents Julian Prégardien's reading of a cycle that explores quintessentially Schubertian themes: nature, love, solitude, death. |
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HUGO WOLF
Wolf: Prometheus / Orchestral Songs Juliane Banse (soprano) & Dietrich Henschel (baritone) / Rundfunkchor Berlin & Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Kent Nagano [ Harmonia Mundi Gold / CD - released 10/Jul/2014 ] "Wolf's own orchestrations, in these splendid performances, are startling. They transform his songs into quasi-Wagnerian music dramas." (Five Stars BBC Music) |
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Junko Ueda
Satsuma-Biwa [ Harmonia Mundi / CD ] |