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J.S. BACH
Per Cembalo Solo - Harpsichord Works Richard Egarr (harpsichord) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 11/Mar/2004 ] "Thrilling and revealing, this is Bach playing of real stature" Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine (April 2004) |
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J. S. BACH
Das Wohltemperierte Clavier [Well-Tempered Clavier] Vol 2 Richard Egarr (harpsichord) [ Harmonia Mundi / 2 CD - released 20/May/2010 ] In Book I (1722) of his Well-Tempered Clavier, J.S. Bach set off on an unprecedented passage through all the tonalities available to him on the keyboard. Using the tuning that research suggests Bach himself advocated, Richard Egarr completes his... |
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PURCELL
Keyboard Suites & Grounds Richard Egarr (harpsichord) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 20/Oct/2008 ] Published a year after his death, Henry Purcell's eight keyboard suites were long overshadowed by his more celebrated works. They are the heirs to a characteristically English vein, shifting from humour to seriousness in delightfully casual fashion,... |
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LOUIS COUPERIN
The Complete Harpsichord Works RIchard Egarr (harpsichord) [ Harmonia Mundi / 4 CD Box Set - released 3/Oct/2011 ] "Egarr revels in the variety, both harmonic and rhythmic, that this music contains, and the interpretative opportunities it offers. I don't think anyone, even Egarr, would suggest listening to all four of these CDs at a single sitting, but in smaller... |
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J.S. BACH
Harpsichord Concertos BWV1052, BWV1053 & Triple BWV1044 (special price with Harmonia Mundi catalogue) Richard Egarr (harpsichord) / Academy of Ancient Music / Andrew Manze, director [ Harmonia Mundi / CD/Book - released 1/Mar/2009 ] "While Manze draws spirited playing from his ensemble, it's Egarr's intimately dramatic approach that really makes these discs special." ***** The Independent |
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J. S. BACH
Motets, BWV225-230 Richard Myron (violin), Jan Freiheit (cello) & Tobias Schade (organ) / Vocalconsort Berlin, Marcus Creed [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 10/Feb/2011 ] "The present recording makes a first-rate impression in every category, from the thoughtful programming to the exemplary performances to the vibrant, clear, naturally balanced sound." (10/10 ClassicsToday March 2011) |
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Richard Savino, guitar, Artaria Quartet
Boccherini - Guitar Quintets Vol. 2 [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 16/Sep/2001 ] The second of 3 volumes. |
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Robert Claire - flute, Davitt Moroney - harpsichord, Jaap ter Linden - vio
Couperin - Concerts Royaux [ Harmonia Mundi Musique d'abord / CD - released 1/Aug/2001 ] Exquisite works written for the Sunday entertainments of the Sun-King. |
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TULEV
Songs Robin Blaze (tenor) / Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir / Talinn Chamber Orchestra / Paul Hillier [ Harmonia Mundi SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Jan/2009 ] Toivo Tulev, one of the principal figures in Estonian music today, contributes to a wide range of styles. His works are deeply influenced by his study of Gregorian chant, that gives them a mystic, incantatory dimension. Paul Hillier directs this... |
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VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
A London Symphony / Serenade to Music Rochester Philharmonic, Christopher Seaman [ Harmonia Mundi SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Apr/2012 ] "The Serenade to Music is also most sensitively done...the whole performance is conveyed with enormous affection...Serious Vaughan Williams collectors will surely want to hear this admirable new recording" (International Record Review) |
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GIUSEPPE TARTINI
Tartini: Cello Concertos Roel Dieltiens (cello) / Ensemble 415, Chiara Banchini [ Harmonia Mundi Musique d'abord / CD - released 20/Feb/2010 ] Ensemble 415, Chiara Banchini |
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FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: Octet Op. 20 / etc Roel Dieltiens (cello) & Frank Braley (piano) / Ensemble Explorations [ Harmonia Mundi Musique d'abord / CD - released 20/Feb/2017 ] A year before writing the masterly Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, Mendelssohn had already taught his elf and fairy cohorts to fly: in the Scherzo of the Octet op.20, the centrepiece of a work composed in 1825, when its composer was only sixteen!... |
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CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Debussy: Études (with Messiaen: Fauvettes de l'Hérault - Concert des garrigues) Roger Muraro (piano) [ Harmonia Mundi Debussy Centenary Edition / CD - released 30/Nov/2018 ] "The etudes, among Debussy's last compositions (1915), are simply captivating. Muraro is a top-notch musician; he performs wonderfully on a finely balanced recording. Highly recommended." Nicholas Butler/Marbecks |
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OFFENBACH
Suites for two cellos Roland Pidoux & Etienne Peclard (cello) [ Harmonia Mundi Musique d'abord / CD - released 20/Feb/2010 ] Though everyone is familiar with Offenbach's talent as a composer of operettas, very few people know that he was also a brilliant cellist. |
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HEINRICH IGNAZ BIBER
Violin Sonatas Romanesca: Andrew Manze (violin) / Nigel North (lute & theorbo) / John Toll (harpsichord & organ) [ Harmonia Mundi Gold / 2 CD - released 20/May/2011 ] "This is masterful playing...The range of expression is indeed a constant joy. Amongst the finest baroque chamber music to have appeared in recent years." - Gramophone Magazine |
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FRESCOBALDI / KAPSBERGER / SCHMELZER
Fantastic Style - 17th Century Violin Music (Frescobaldi, Kapsberger, Schmelzer) Romanesca: Andrew Manze (violin) / Nigel North (theorbo) / John Toll (organ) [ Harmonia Mundi / 2 CD ] Harmonia Mundi's Fantastic Style is a two-for-the-price-of-one combination of two great albums by Romanesca: Phantasticus, originally released in 1996, and Schmelzer: Violin Sonatas from 1998. Phantasticus takes as its point of departure an extract... |
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Romanesca: Andrew Manze, violin / Nigel North, theorbo / John Toll, organ
Uccellini - Sonatas [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 13/Mar/2005 ] "Some of the most uninhibited baroque playing around. Any disc released by Romanesca is a 'must'". - Classic CD |
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JOHN BLOW
Blow: Venus & Adonis Rosemary Joshua (sop), Gerald Finley (bar), Robin Blaze (countertenor), Clare College, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Renae Jacobs [ Harmonia Mundi Gold / CD - released 29/Sep/2008 ] "Rene Jacobs and his musicians present Blow's Venus and Adonis with persuasive style and dramatic clarity...Venus's lament and the closing plaintive chorus touch the heart deeply." (Daily Telegraph) |
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RAMEAU
Pieces De Clavecin En Concerts Christophe Rousset (harpsichord), Ryo Terakado (cello), Kaori Uemura (Bass viol) [ Harmonia Mundi Musique d'abord / CD - released 10/Feb/2003 ] |
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HANDEL
Giulio Cesare in Egitto (complete opera recorded in 2005) Royal Danish Theatre, Copenhagen / Andreas Scholl / Inger Dam-Jensen / Randi Stene / Lars Ulrik Mortensen (cond) [ Harmonia Mundi / 2 DVD - released 27/Apr/2008 ] G - Here is what is probably Handel's most accomplished opera: the heir to L'incoronazione di Poppea with respect to the villainy of some of its characters, but also the Baroque ancestor of certain Romantic operas! |