GIOVANNI BATTISTA PERGOLESI
Pergolesi: Stabat Mater (with Bach - Cantatas) Lucy Crowe (soprano) & Tim Mead (counter-tenor) / La Nuova Musica, David Bates [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 20/Apr/2017 ] "A performance as sophisticated emotionally as it is musically." Gramophone Editor's Choice June 2017 |
WOLFGANG RIHM
Rihm: Symphonie Naha Fern Luzerner Sinfonieorchester [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 29/Apr/2013 ] |
DVORAK
Symphony No. 6 & American Suite Luzerner Sinfonieorchester, James Gaffigan [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 25/Aug/2014 ] In these superb performances by the Luzerner Sinfonieorchester led by James Gaffigan, both the charm and folk elements of these works are clearly in evidence. |
Lv Beethoven
Harmoniemusik [ Harmonia Mundi / CD ] |
HENRY PURCELL
Purcell: Dido and Aeneas (Complete Opera) Lynne Dawson (soprano) Gerald Finley (baritone) / Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment / Rene Jacobs (director) [ Harmonia Mundi Gold / CD - released 10/Aug/2018 ] "Lynne Dawson is powerfully expressive as teh doomed heroine, with strong support from rosemary Joshua as Belinda and Gerald Finley as Aeneas" (Five Stars BBC Music June 2006) |
Madagascar
Hanta [ Harmonia Mundi / CD ] |
ALBERTO GINASTERA
Estancia / Variaciones concertantes / Harp Concerto Magdalena Barrera (harp) / Orquesta Ciudad de Granada, Josep Pons [ Harmonia Mundi Gold / CD - released 12/Jun/2015 ] "What makes this spectacularly engineered Harmonia Mundi disc especially attractive is the inclusion of the Variaciones concertantes, arguably the masterpiece of Ginastera's nationalist period. Pons chooses some extreme speeds, often pushing his firs |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Narcisso Speculando Mala Punica / Pedro Memelsdorff [ Harmonia Mundi / CD ] |
PAOLO da FIRENZE
Narcisso Speculando [madrigals] Mala Punica, Pedro Memelsdorff [ Harmonia Mundi Gold / CD - released 20/Jan/2014 ] There is a fair amount of documentation on the ecclesiastical and diplomatic career of Don Paolo di Marco, abbot and tenorista of Florence in the early 15th century. Less well known are his allegorical madrigals which are perhaps the most innovative,... |
Mali
Cuerdas Antiguas [ Harmonia Mundi / CD ] |
Mali
El Arte Del Djembe [ Harmonia Mundi / CD ] |
BUXTEHUDE
Seven Sonatas, Op. 1 BuxWV 252-258 Manfredo Kraemer & Juan Manuel Quintana [ Harmonia Mundi Musique d'Abord / CD - released 20/Feb/2010 ] Manfredo Kraemer & Juan Manuel Quintana |
Manze/Podger/Aam
Bach:single & Double Violin Co [ Harmonia Mundi / CD ] |
Marais
Integral Cuarto Libro Viola [ Harmonia Mundi / 5 CD ] |
GABRIEL FAURE
Fauré & his poets Marc Mauillon (baritone), Anne Le Bozec (piano) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 10/Jan/2020 ] The poetic renewal embodied by Hugo, Baudelaire, Verlaine and so many others after them radically changed the musical landscape and propelled French art song into a true golden age. This tribute to Fauré, the supreme master of the mélodie, gains its... |
ANONYMOUS
Carmina Burana - The Passion Play Marcel Pérès (narrator) / Ensemble Organum, Marcel Pérès [ Harmonia Mundi Gold / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2015 ] Originating in the monastery of Benediktbeuren, the manuscript of the 'Carmina Burana' contained very little religious music. 'The Great Mystery of the Passion' is one of these rare pieces: a far cry from the ribaldry of most of the others to which... |
Marcio Faraco
Invento [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 20/Aug/2007 ] Consisting of tracks for guitar voice and percussion, 'Invento' is a fine release from Brazilian singer / songwriter Marcio Faraco. Influences include samba, choro, and baiao... |
W. A. MOZART
Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K384 (Complete opera) Mari Eriksmoen, Robin Johannsen, Maximilian Schmitt, Julian Prégardien / RIAS-Kammerchor / Freiburger Barockorchester, Rene Jacobs [ Harmonia Mundi / 2 CD - released 25/Oct/2015 ] The 1782 premiere in Vienna of 'Die Entführung aus dem Serail' was an unprecedented success. This dazzling triumph was enhanced by a libretto celebrating and counter to contemporary prejudices concerning the Ottoman Empire. Mozart gave an important... |
FRANCESCO CAVALLI
La Calisto (Complete Opera) Maria Bayo, Marcello Lippi, Simon Keenlyside / Concerto Vocale, Rena Jacobs - director [ Harmonia Mundi Heritage / 3 CD - released 20/Aug/2015 ] "Maria Bayo (soprano) in the title role is splendid, and Gilles Ragon (tenor) as the old, tetchy Linfea makes the most of this comic figure." (BBC Music Magazine) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Lamentations for Holy Week (Works by Carissimi, Frescobaldi, Marcorelli, Palestrina plus Toccatas by Rossi & Kapsberger) Maria Cristina Kiehr (soprano) / Concerto Soave / Jean-Marc Aymes [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 6/Jun/2007 ] "Kiehr has an angelic voice and she is superbly accompanied by the small period ensemble Concerto Soave…An inspirational disc." Classical CD of the Week, Sunday Times, 20 May 2007 |