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CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Debussy: C'est l'extase - La mer Vannina Santoni, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France and Mikko Franck, Vannina Santoni (soloist) [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 9/Jun/2023 ] Debussy's song cycle Ariettes oubliées of 1888 set six poems from Paul Verlaine's collection Romances sans paroles, beginning with C'est l'extase and Il pleure dans mon cœur - penetratingly poetic images of love's ecstasy and rainlike tears of... |
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Various Artists
Bach: L'Extase Musicale [ Alpha Classics / 3 CD - released 24/Sep/2021 ] Johann Sebastian Bach? His very name arouses admiration, while his art generally provokes wonder, even ecstasy... To 'pay homage' to Bach is to acknowledge his special status - if not the God, at least the Pope of musicians: an unquestionable and... |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven Rediscovered Yury Martynov (piano), Arthur Schoonderwoerd (piano), Alexei Lubimov (piano), Olga Pashchenko (piano) Anima Eterna, Cristofori, Jos van Immerseel [ Alpha Classics / 17 CD Box Set - released 10/Apr/2020 ] To celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of Beethoven, the Beethoven Rediscovered box includes17 CDs that offer a chance to rediscover his symphonies, concertos and sonatas on period instruments. |
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MARCHANT / DANDRIEU / CHARPENTIER / COUPERIN
À la gloire de Dieu et du Roi Various Artists [ Alpha / CD - released 26/Aug/2013 ] During the reign of Louis XIV (1638-1715) sacred music took three essential forms: the largescale grand motet (specific to the French court), the smaller-scale petit motet, and organ pieces alternating with plainchant. All three forms were brought... |
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RAMEAU / POULENC / DEBUSSY / BRITTEN / KODALY etc
Viva! 30 ans d'art choral (LP version) Various Artists [ Alpha Classics / 2 LP - released 25/Feb/2022 ] The Fondation Bettencourt Schueller is celebrating thirty years of commitment to choral singing. To mark the occasion, it has decided to bring together nineteen excerpts from recordings made by ensembles it has supported since 1989, thanks to the... |
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Víctor Torres; Stylus Phantasticus
Erlebach: Zeichen im Himmel [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 25/Jun/2021 ] |
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MOZART
Mozart: Concertone KV 190, Horn Concerto No. 3 KV 447, Piano Concertos Nos. 2 KV 39 & 4 KV 41 Veriko Tchumburidze; Sofiko Tchumburidze; Pascal Deuber; Giorgi Gigashvili; Sasha Calin; Marcus Thomas Pouget; Mozarteumorchester Salzburg [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 5/Sep/2025 ] For the 13th volume in the 'Next Generation Mozart Soloists' series, Georgian pianist Giorgi Gigashvili, who has already released a highly acclaimed debut album (Alpha 930), has agreed to tackle the early piano concertos of the very young Mozart:... |
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HAHN / CHAUSSON / DUPARC
Néère Veronique Gens (soprano), Susan Manoff (piano) [ Alpha / CD - released 12/Oct/2015 ] "Gens, as one might expect, is exceptional in this repertoire. Most of the songs are about erotic anticipation and tristesse, and her dark, slightly smoky tone adds to the sensuality of it all." Gramophone Award WINNER 2016 - Vocal |
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DVORAK / MARTINU
Dvořák & Martinů: Cello Concertos Victor Julien-Laferrière (cello), Orchestre Philharmonique de Liège, Gergely Madaras [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 23/Apr/2021 ] The winner of the very first Queen Elisabeth Competition for cellists in Brussels in 2017, Victor Julien-Laferrière also won the Victoire de la Musique Classique in 2018 in the category 'Soloist of the Year', and joined Alpha Classics in 2019 for... |
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RACHMANINOV / SHOSTAKOVICH / DENISOV
Rachmaninov / Shostakovich / Denisov Victor Julien-Laferrière / Jonas Vitaud [ Alpha / CD - released 27/Sep/2019 ] The winner of the very first Queen Elisabeth Competition for cellists in Brussels in 2017, Victor Julien-Laferrière also received the Victoire de la Musique Classique in 2018 in the category 'Soloist of the Year'. His chamber recordings with the... |
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HENRI DUTILLEUX / PASCAL DUSAPIN
Dutilleux: Tout un monde lointain / Dusapin: Outscape Victor Julien-Laferrière (cello) / Orchestre National de France; Kristiina Poska, David Robertson [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 26/May/2023 ] Victor Julien-Laferrière, winner in 2017 of the first Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition of Belgium dedicated to the cello, presents here two French works for cello and orchestra: Outscape by Pascal Dusapin: "The title itself carries the... |
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ERLEBACH
Zeichen im Himmel Victor Torres (singer) / Stylus Phantasticus [ Alpha / CD - released 21/Aug/2006 ] Without the fire that destroyed most of his work Philipp Heinrich Erlebach (1657-1714) would probably be regarded as one of the most distinguished of J.S. Bach's predecessors. |
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BELA BARTOK / SANDOR VERESS
Veress: String Trio / Bartók: Piano Quintet Vilde Frang (violin), Barnabás Kelemen (violin), Lawrence Power (viola), Nicolas Altstaedt (cello), Alexander Lonquich (piano) [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 13/Sep/2019 ] "But what makes this CD unmissable is the Veress Trio, a masterpiece and a performance to match. I've already pencilled it in as a contender for next year's Gramophone Awards." WINNER - Chamber Gramophone Awards 2020 |
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LULLY
Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme (comic opera / ballet) Vincent Dumestre / Benjamin Lazar / Cecile Roussat / Le Poeme Harmonique / Martin Fraudreau [ Alpha / 2 DVD - released 28/Nov/2005 ] G :- All Regions - Widescreen 16:9 - PCM Stereo / Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - Colour - 262 Minutes - PAL |
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LULLY
Cadmus & Hermione (comic opera / ballet) Vincent Dumestre / Benjamin Lazar / Gudrun Skamletz / Le Poeme Harmonique / Martin Fraudreau [ Alpha / DVD - released 1/Jun/2009 ] |
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J. S. BACH / EDOUARD FERLET
Bach Plucked / Unplucked Violaine Cochard (harpsichord) & Édouard Ferlet (piano) [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 4/Dec/2015 ] Edouard Ferlet is a jazz pianist featuring a refined swing. His album Think Bach, a first incursion into the world of the Cantor, was a total success: from Télérama (ffff) to Jazz Magazine, everyone was charmed by his approach and the quality of his... |
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ANONYMOUS / BENDA / TELEMANN / VIVALDI / etc
Gypsy Baroque Vittorio Ghielmi, Il Suonar Parlante [ Alpha / CD - released 16/Feb/2018 ] Vittorio Ghielmi, one of today's most admired viola da gamba soloists, comes from a family of musicians (his brother founded Il Giardino Armonico with Giovanni Antonini). In parallel with his erudite and virtuoso readings of Marais or Graun, Vittorio... |
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Vivi Vassileva
Singin' Rhythm [ Alpha / CD - released 14/Jun/2019 ] The percussionist Vivi Vassileva is one of the most fascinating classical soloists of her generation, and she now releases her debut cd, entitled ""singin' rhythm"", on the alpha classics label. Born in 1994 to a bulgarian family of musicians - her... |
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MARC-ANTOINE CHARPENTIER
Charpentier: Orphée aux enfers Vox Luminis / A Nocte Temporis / Lionel Meunier / Reinoud Van Mechelen [ Alpha / CD - released 24/Jan/2020 ] The Orpheus myth was as important for the birth of opera in France as it had been in Italy. In 1684, Charpentier composed a work for three voices, Orphée descendant aux Enfers. With this piece, remarkable for its style and concision, he showed how... |
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DIETRICH BUXTEHUDE
Buxtehude: Abendmusiken Vox Luminis & Ensemble Masques, Lionel Meunier [ Alpha / CD - released 20/Jun/2019 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD WINNER 2019 - Choral |