BERLIOZ
La Mort d'Ophalie (Songs for chorus) Bruce Brewer (tenor) Jean-Philippe Courtis (baritone) Noel Lee (piano) / Choeur de chambre de l'Orchestre National de Lyon / Bernard Tatu [ Harmonia Mundi Musique d'abord / CD - released 16/Jun/2003 ] Pure France - All the songs of Berlioz written for soloists, chorus and orchestra |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Complete Cello Suites Bruno Philippe (cello) [ Harmonia Mundi / 2 CD - released 15/Apr/2022 ] Bruno Philippe conceives Bach's Suites for solo cello as a veritable existential journey, from life to death and resurrection. Forgoing metal strings for their historical gut equivalents, the young French artist offers us an inward, deeply moving... |
BEETHOVEN / SCHUBERT
Beethoven: "Kreutzer" sonata / Schubert: Appeggione sonata / etc Bruno Philippe (cello Tononi) & Tanguy de Williencourt (Steinway piano) [ Harmonia Mundi / Harmonia Nova Series / CD - released 6/Oct/2017 ] Bruno Philippe, most recently a prizewinner at the 2017 edition of the prestigious Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels, already enjoys a high profile on today's musical scene and appears widely in France and abroad with his chamber partner Tanguy... |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Sinfonia concertante & Sonata Bruno Philippe (cello Tononi) & Tanguy de Williencourt (piano) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 18/Oct/2019 ] With this new album devoted to Prokofiev, cellist Bruno Philippe continues his exploration of Russian music. Having already recorded a recital of Rachmaninov's and Myaskovsky's Sonatas with Jérôme Ducros, here he is reunited with his long-time... |
RACHMANINOV / MYASKOVSKY
Sonatas for cello and piano Bruno Philippe & Jérôme Ducros [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 8/Feb/2019 ] After a first album as part of the harmonia nova collection, which resulted in a well-deserved Victoire de la Musique Classique (category new instrumental soloist), Bruno Philippe continues his path on the harmonia mundi label. This programme devoted... |
Bulgaria
El Canto De Los Ninos 11 [ Harmonia Mundi / CD ] |
Calchakis
El Arte Flauta De Pan Andina [ Harmonia Mundi / CD ] |
Camboya
Musiques Jemeres [ Harmonia Mundi / CD ] |
TELEMANN
Telemann Edition [10 CD set incls Die Tageszeiten, Orchestral Suites, Concertos for Woodwind Instruments] Camerata Koln, Wolfgang Schafer, Collegiumj Aureum, Jocelyn Daubigney / etc [ Deutsche Harmonia Mundi / 10 CD Box Set - released 20/Feb/2013 ] "The players of Camerata Köln clearly love these marvellous works and are far too respectful to offer bland and plodding basso continuo; which unfortunately tends to be all too common." (MusicWeb on the Woodwind Concertos) |
Canto De Ninos Del Mundo 12
El Viaje De Roman [ Harmonia Mundi / CD ] |
BIBER
Litaniae de Sancto Josepho (with Muffat-Missa In labore requies) Cantus Colln / Concerto Palatino / Konrad Junghanel [ Harmonia Mundi Musique d'abord / CD - released 1/Sep/2007 ] In order to re-create the acoustic conditions of those in the Cathedral of Salzburg, this recording was made in the Abbey of Melk, thereby offering an ideal symbiosis of place, of music and of performers. |
J.S. BACH
Actus Tragicus: Cantatas BWV4, 12, 106, 196 Cantus Colln Ensemble / Konrad Junghanel [ Harmonia Mundi SACD / SACD - released 28/Nov/2003 ] "This performance is a gem and the recording stupendous" (Cosmik Debris |
ROVETTA.
Vespro solenne: Venetian Solemn Vespers for the Birth of Louis XIV Cantus Colln / Konrad Junghanel (director) [ Harmonia Mundi Musique d'abord / CD - released 23/Feb/2008 ] In 1638, the French ambassador to Venice commissioned "the most solemn and refined music imaginable" to celebrate with pomp and circumstance the birth of an heir to the throne of France - who was none other than the future Sun King. |
CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
Monteverdi: Selva morale e spirituale (complete) Cantus Calln / Junghanel [ Harmonia Mundi Heritage / 3 CD - released 20/Aug/2015 ] Gramophone Award Winner 2002: Baroque vocal - "This set is a remarkable achievement. Anybody at all interested in Monteverdi's music will want to own it." |
BUXTEHUDE
Membra Jesu Nostri Cantus Colln / Konrad Junghanel [ Harmonia Mundi Musique d'abord / CD - released 1/Feb/2015 ] "This was one of the first attempts at a one-to-a-part MJN and remains one of the best. Cantus Colln were on top form here." Early Music Review, February 2015 |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Missae Breves (Lutheran Masses) - BWV233, BWV234, BWV235 and BWV236 Cantus Colln / Konrad Junghanel [ Harmonia Mundi Gold / 2 CD - released 1/Mar/2018 ] "Konrad Junghänel brings finesse and clarity to the music, but there is also plenty of excitement… Cantus Cölln's unity of approach between voices and instruments is outstanding." BBC Music Magazine, October 2008 |
BUXTEHUDE
Sacred Cantatas (Incls 'Herzlich lieb hab ich Dich, o Herr') Cantus Colln / Konrad Junghanel [ Harmonia Mundi Gold / CD - released 1/Sep/2008 ] Buxtehude's major contribution to mid-baroque German sacred music lay in the Abendmusiken, the evening concerts organized before Christmas by the organist of Lübeck outside the context of his official duties. While most contemporary cantors had to... |
NIKOLAUS BRUHNS
German Cantatas Cantus Colln / Konrad Junghanel - conductor [ Harmonia Mundi musique d'abord / CD - released 10/May/2012 ] "Junghanel's vocal soloists sing expressively and blend impeccably, while the ensemble playing is first class." - The Observer (24 Mar 2002) |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Mass in B minor Cantus Colln; Konrad Junghanel - conductor [ Harmonia Mundi Gold / 2 CD - released 20/May/2011 ] "this is a meticulous, at times, breathtaking performance which will delight the connoisseur." - The Observer (1 Feb 2004) |
HEINRICH SCHUTZ
Psalmen Davids Cantus Colln / Concerto Palatino, Konrad Junghanel (cond) [ Harmonia Mundi Gold / 2 CD - released 10/Jul/2012 ] "Published in 1619, the young Schutz's landmark settings revel in the musical riches of Gabrieli's Venice - wonderfully brought to life by Junghanel's forces." (BBC Music) |