Various Artists
The Music Of The Seasons [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 4/Sep/2006 ] |
Various Artists
Tarentule - Tarentelle [ Harmonia Mundi / LP ] |
Various Artists
Various: Espana! [ Harmonia Mundi / 5 CD - released 14/Jan/2013 ] |
Various Artists
Villancicos [ Harmonia Mundi / LP ] |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Louis XIV - Music for the Sun King at Versailles Various artists for the Harmonia Mundi catalogue [ Harmonia Mundi Classique / 3 CD - released 15/Jul/2011 ] For more than half a century, from 1661 to 1715, Louis XIV reigned over the kingdom of France as its absolute monarch. Despite his extravagant spending on war, this connoisseur of the arts also succeeded in surrounding himself with the finest talents... |
NOEL CHRISTMAS
Noel Christmas: evergreens Various artists including the RIAS Kammerchor, Concerto Vocale, Les Arts Florissants & La Chapelle Royale [ Harmonia Mundi Christmas Edition / CD - released 20/Dec/2011 ] A beautiful selection of Christmas pieces from the Harmonia Mundi label. |
JOSQUIN DESPREZ
Desprez: The Renaissance Master - Sacred Music and Chansons Various Performers [ Harmonia Mundi / 3 CD - released 24/Sep/2021 ] Josquin Desprez died exactly 500 years ago. Tirelessly criss-crossing Europe from one court to another, he was one of the key figures of Franco-Flemish music in the Renaissance. To pay tribute to this major figure in the history of music, harmonia... |
CLAUDE DEBUSSY / JEAN-BAPTISTE LULLY / MARC-ANTOINE CHARPENTIER / FRANCOIS COUPERIN etc
Le Louvre des musiciens Various Performers [ Harmonia Mundi / 2 CD - released 18/Mar/2022 ] A royal palace of French kings for centuries, the Musée du Louvre of our day is a temple of fine art. And music holds its own place here, since music-making has always been abundant within its walls. The musical selections on this double album tell... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Rena Jacobs by himself (2 CDs plus DVD documentary) Various soloists, choruses & orchestras conducted by Rena Jacobs [ Harmonia Mundi Deluxe Edition / 3 CD/DVD - released 12/Dec/2006 ] René Jacobs makes his first recording at Saint-Michel de Provence, the Leçons de ténèbres of Charpentier. Thirty years and more than 70 recordings later, this set retraces in sound and pictures the career of a countertenor who became a conductor out... |
Vas/Baquerizo/Pablo
Villa-Lobos: Symphony No.10 [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 10/Nov/2003 ] |
VIVALDI
Seven Concertos Verbruggen, Goodwin, Holloway, Godburn, Toll, Comberti [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 15/Apr/2001 ] "Essential listening." - Classic CD, FIVE STARS |
Verbruggen/Koopman/Ter Linden
France-Bagpipes And Accordion [ Harmonia Mundi / CD ] |
W. A. MOZART
The Masterworks [8 CD set incls 'Cosi fan Tutte', 'Requiem', 'Piano Concertos 21 & 24', 'Clarinet Quintet', etc] Veronique Gens; Werner Gura; Rene Jacobs; Jerusalem Quartet, Andrew Manze, Bernarda Fink, Werner Gura, etc [ Harmonia Mundi / 8 CD Box Set - released 1/Dec/2013 ] "...deep understanding, individual interpretations, vivacious performances and, for the most part, a playful approach to this music. What you also hear is a particular sensitivity to the exquisite layering of Mozart's scoring...a recording that is th |
MANUEL DE FALLA
Seven Spanish Popular Songs / Harpsichord Concerto / El gran teatro del mundo Victoria de los Angeles (sop) / Instrumental soloists, Josep Pons [ Harmonia Mundi Gold / CD - released 1/Sep/2008 ] Following in the footsteps of his teacher Felipe Pedrell, Manuel de Falla chose to set his music within the twin Spanish traditions of art and folk music. If the Siete canciones populares españolas mark the culmination of his work on folksong, the... |
HUME / DOWLAND / GIBBONS / TIDROW / BULL / HERSANT
Poetical Humors Vincent Lhermet (accordion), Marianne Muller (viola da gamba) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 14/Sep/2018 ] Unexpected? The pairing of viola da gamba and accordion is certainly that! But perhaps even more surprising is how well the singing strings of the veteran instrument harmonize with the subtly-vibrating reeds of the centuries-younger newcomer. Also... |
MOMPOU
Suburbis / Les Impropares Virginia Parramon (soprano) Josep Pons (director) [ Harmonia Mundi Musique d'abord / CD - released 20/Mar/2007 ] 'If you're not familiar with Mompou's work, this disc can provide a good introduction, and if you are, here's a chance to hear some of the composer's outstanding works. Recommended.' - High Performance Review |
Visse/Ens Clement Janequin
Chansons Sur Poemes De Ronsard [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 14/May/2001 ] |
PORPORA / HASSE / BROSCHI / GIACOMELLI / GALUPPI
Vivica Genau - Arias for Farinelli Vivica Genau (mezzo-soprano) / Akademie fAr Alte Musik Berlin, RenAC Jacobs [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 20/Nov/2003 ] ***** Five Stars (Pick of the Month) BBC Music Magazine (July 2002) |
HANDEL
Rinaldo (Complete opera) Vivica Genaux - mezzo-soprano; Miah Persson - soprano; Lawrence Zazzo - tenor; Christophe Dumaux - countertenor; Freiburger Barockorchester; R [ Harmonia Mundi / 3 CD Box Set - released 10/May/2003 ] CANNES CLASSICAL AWARD WINNER 2004: Opera |
CARLO GESUALDO
Sacre Cantiones liber secundus Vocal Consort Berlin, James Wood [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 10/Feb/2013 ] As we commemorate the 400th anniversary of the death of Gesualdo in 2013, one of his last works still remains to be rediscovered: the second book of Sacrae Cantiones, motets for six and seven voices, of which the bassus and sextus parts have, alas,... |