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MARAIS
Marais: Folies D'espagne Ensemble Spirale, Marianne Muller [ Alpha / 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,... |
Johann Sebastian Bach; François Couperin; Jean-Baptiste Lully; Johann Fischer; Johann Philipp Krieger
Tranquilles Cœurs Ensemble Théodora [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 27/Feb/2026 ] In 2018, four friends studying at the Royal Academy of Music in London decided to form an ensemble they called Théodora. Mariamielle Lamagat (soprano), Louise Ayrton (baroque violin), Lucie Chabard (harpsichord) and Alice Trocellier (viola da gamba)... |
SCHUMANN
An Clara: piano works (incls Papillons) Eric le Sage (piano) [ Alpha / CD - released 30/Sep/2007 ] "Eric Le Sage is an extremely cultivated disciple of the great French tradition of Schumann piano." Financial Times |
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SCHUMANN
Gesange der Frube [2 CD set] Eric le Sage (piano) [ Alpha / 2 CD - released 1/Nov/2012 ] |
SCHUMANN
Humoreske Op. 20 / Piano Sonatas Eric Le Sage (piano) [ Alpha / CD - released 28/Apr/2008 ] "These are altogether exceptionally sympathetic and rewarding performances." BBC Music Magazine, July 2008 **** |
ROBERT SCHUMANN
Schumann: Sonatas / Etudes / Fantasias / etc Eric Le Sage (piano) [ Alpha / 2 CD - released 10/Mar/2010 ] "…scintillating performances. Eric Le Sage's playing… is admirably unaffected… a rewarding collection." BBC Music Magazine, February 2010 **** |
GABRIEL FAURE
Faure: Quintets with Piano Eric Le Sage (piano) / Quatuor Ébène [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 20/Mar/2013 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD FINALIST 2013: Chamber |
BEETHOVEN
To be loved: Beethoven, Bridge & Chin Esmé Quartet [ Alpha / CD - released 13/Mar/2020 ] With its collection created in collaboration with the Academy of the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence, Alpha continues to support new talents. The Esmé Quartet, consisting of four Korean women musicians, was founded in 2016 and is based in Germany. Its... |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 6 Sinfonietta Estonian Festival Orchestra, Paavo Järvi [ Alpha / CD - released 26/Jan/2018 ] The Järvi family is a pillar of Estonian musical life. Paavo is now director of the Pärnu Festival, held in August each year, which brings together the finest Estonian musicians, joined by the cream of European orchestras: members of the Deutsche... |
TONU KORVITS / ULO KRIGUL / HELENA TULVE / TAUNO AINTS / LEPO SUMERA
Estonian Premieres Estonian Festival Orchestra; Paavo Järvi [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 10/Jun/2022 ] After two recordings released on Alpha Classics (including a monograph devoted to Erkki-Sven Tüür - ALPHA595 - that won a Diapason d'Or in 2020), the Estonian Festival Orchestra and Paavo Järvi present six works by five internationally renowned... |
SVEN TÜÜR
Tuur: Mythos Estonian Festival Orchestra, Paavo Järvi [ Alpha / CD - released 13/Mar/2020 ] "The recorded sound is full and detailed, and presentation is good, with nice photos and booklet texts in English, German, French and Estonian." MusicWeb Recommended |
ARVO PART
Pärt: Credo (LP) Kalle Randalu (piano), Estonian National Male Choir, Ellerhein Girls' Choir, Ellerhein Alumni Choir, Estonian Festival Orchestra [ Alpha Classics / 2 LP - released 24/Apr/2026 ] Paavo Järvi and the Estonian Festival Orchestra pay tribute to Arvo Pärt, who celebrates his 90th birthday in 2025. The Estonian composer has been part of Paavo Järvi's life since childhood: "Arvo was my sister's and my father's supercool friend. He... |
RAMEAU
Que les mortels servent de modele aux dieux Eugénie Warnier (soprano), Arnaud Richard (bass) / Ausonia / Frederic Haas [ Alpha / CD - released 20/Aug/2009 ] May the mortals be a model for the gods |
HANDEL / ARIOSTI / BONONCINI
Royal Handel Eva Zaïcik (mezzo-soprano), Le Consort [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 8/Jan/2021 ] London, February 1719: the birth of the Royal Academy of Music. George Frideric Handel was appointed musical director. German-born Handel, having spent four years in Italy, wanted to make London the new capital of opera. The only language to be sung... |
LEFEBVRE / MONTECLAIR / COURBOIS / CLERAMBAULT
Venez chère ombre Eva Zaïcik (mezzo-soprano), Le Consort; Justin Taylor [ Alpha / CD - released 25/Jan/2019 ] Mezzo-soprano Eva Zaïcik, who has signed up with Alpha for several recordings, is one of the most prominent vocal artists of her generation. She was chosen as 'Révélation lyrique' at the Victoires de la Musique Classique 2018, and elected the same... |
ANTONIO VIVALDI / PIETRO LOCATELLI / SERAFINO RAZZI
Nisi Dominus Eva Zaïcik, Vincent Dumestre, Le Poème Harmonique; Deborah Cachet; Benoît-Joseph Meier; Francisco Mañalich; Virgile Ancely [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 9/Sep/2022 ] In the seventeenth century, the Ospedale della Pietà in Venice took in young orphan girls who received advanced musical instruction. The concerts given there attracted visitors from all over the world, curious to hear these divine voices which... |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Concertos For Pianos Evgeni Koroliov / Anna Vinnitskaya / Ljupka Hadzi Georgieva / Kammerakademie Postdam [ Alpha / 2 CD - released 12/Apr/2019 ] Over the past five years, pianist Anna Vinnitskaya has made three Alpha recordings dedicated to Shostakovitch, Brahms et Rachmaninov. Evgeni Koroliov is a great master of the piano, a great Bach specialist, whose recordings of Bach are an acclaimed... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
La Semaine Mystique: Devotional songs from the reign of Louis XIII Faenza / Marco Horvat [ Alpha / CD - released 10/Mar/2010 ] |
J. S. BACH
Bach: The Art of Fugue Filippo Gorini [ Alpha Classics / 2 CD - released 27/Aug/2021 ] The Italian pianist Filippo Gorini took advantage of the world health crisis to immerse himself in The Art of Fugue, Johann Sebastian Bach's unfinished mystical masterpiece: 'The view that it should be seen solely as a theoretical marvel is... |
BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Sonatas Opus 106, 111 Filippo Gorini (piano) [ Alpha / CD - released 24/Jan/2020 ] After a first recording of Beethoven's Diabelli Variations acclaimed by the critics (Diapason d'Or, BBC, Guardian, Le Monde) Filippo Gorini, a student of Alfred Brendel and winner of the first Prize and Audience Prize of the Bonn Beethoven... |
