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FRANCESCO CAVALLI / CHRISTOPH GRAUPNER / FRANZ TUNDER etc
Celebration of Life in Death Anna Prohaska; La Folia Barockorchester; Robin Peter Müller [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 25/Feb/2022 ] Constantly in search of eclectic and meaningful programmes, the soprano Anna Prohaska here celebrates 'life in death'. An ambitious programme, conceived with Robin Peter Müller and his ensemble La Folia, which takes us on a journey across the... |
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J.S BACH
Bach: Redemption Anna Prohaska (soprano), Lautten Compagney, Wolfgang Katschner [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 9/Oct/2020 ] Anna Prohaska asked Wolfgang Katschner and the Lautten Compagney at the outset of the coronavirus crisis whether they shouldn't spontaneously organize a musical get-together in this period. This has now resulted in Redemption. |
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CASTELLO / CASTROVILLARI / GRAUPNER / HASSE / PURCELL / etc
Serpent & Fire Anna Prohaska (soprano) / Il Giardino Armonico, Giovanni Antonini [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 1/Dec/2016 ] "Another stunner from soprano Anna Prohaska...It's all beautifully planned and paced, with riveting instrumental interludes from Il Giardino Armonico." The Observer |
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RAVEL / BERNSTEIN / MESSIAEN / WOLF / FAURE / DEBUSSY / PURCELL / etc
Anna Prohaska - Paradise Lost Anna Prohaska (soprano), Julius Drake (piano) [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 10/Apr/2020 ] GRAMOPHONE Award Nomination 2021 - Song |
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BERIO / RAVEL / FALLA
Black Is The Colour Anna Stéphany, Labyrinth Ensemble [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 26/Jan/2018 ] Alpha continues its collaboration with the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence and its Academy, which will celebrate its twentieth anniversary in 2018. We invite you to discover artists of great talent who take us on a trip to Auvergne, Sicily, Armenia and... |
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CHOPIN
Chopin: 4 Ballades & 4 Impromptus Anna Vinnitskaya (piano) [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 12/Feb/2021 ] The pianist Anna Vinnitskaya has built up an impressive discography since her victory at the Queen Elisabeth Competition in 2007: Bach, Brahms, Ravel, and of course the Russian composers with whom she has been familiar since her childhood in... |
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SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 / Paganini Rhapsody Anna Vinnitskaya (piano), NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, Krzysztof Urbanski [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 25/Aug/2017 ] .Serge Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto might never have seen the light of day had it not been for hypnosis: before the twenty-seven-year-old composer began work on it, he was on his last legs - financially, artistically and psychologically. Dr... |
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HENRY MADIN
Madin: Te Deum pour les Victoires de Louis XV Anne Magouet, Michiko Takahashi, Robert Getchell, Alban Dufourt, Alain Buet / Stradivaria & Les Cris de Paris, Daniel Cuiller [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 1/Sep/2016 ] [Madin] writes vividly…[and] Daniel Cuiller is well in command of his forces in both pieces; worth investigating" (Gramophone) |
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GUILLAUME DUFAY
Dufay: Missa Se la face ay pale Antoine Guerber, Diabolus in Musica [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 23/Aug/2019 ] Following the Alpha label's successful Red, Yellow, Blue and Pink collections (a total of fifty-six reissues), which brought the pearls from the Baroque catalogue back into the spotlight, there are now fourteen new titles offering a chance to... |
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GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Chandos Anthems (Anthems for Cannons) Arcangelo; Jonathan Cohen [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 4/Jul/2025 ] In the summer of 1717, after performing his Water Music during a royal cruise on the Thames, Handel began composing for James Brydges (1674-1744), who became the first Duke of Chandos and created the Cannons Concert at his estate in Cannons (near... |
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DIETERICH BUXTEHUDE
Buxtehude: Trio Sonatas Op.1 Arcangelo, Sophie Gent, Jonathan Manson, Thomas Dunford, Jonathan Cohen [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 28/Jul/2017 ] For this recording of music by Buxtehude, Jonathan Cohen, founder of the ensemble Arcangelo, is joined by a distinguished trio, including two regulars on the Alpha label, Sophie Gent and Thomas Dunford, alongside the gambist Jonathan... |
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Arianna Vendittelli; EmÅ‘ke Baráth; Filippo Mineccia; Margherita Maria Sala; Valerio Contaldo; Federico Fiorio; Accademia Bizantina; Ottavio Dantone
Giacomelli: Cesare in Egitto [ Alpha Classics / 3 CD - released 22/Aug/2025 ] The Italian conductor Ottavio Dantone breathes new life into Cesare in Egitto, an opera by Geminiano Giacomelli (1692-1740) based on a libretto written by Domenico Lalli with the assistance of a young collaborator not yet in his thirties: Carlo... |
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Aromate, Michèle Claude
Rayon De Lune [ Alpha Classics / 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,... |
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GEORGES BIZET / CLAUDE DEBUSSY/ MAURICE RAVEL / GABRIEL FAURE / JACQUES AUBERT
Passage secret Arthur Ancelle; Ludmila Berlinskaya [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 23/Feb/2024 ] It goes without saying that the duo's ensemble precision is second to none. - Gramophone |
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SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Dissonance Asmik Grigorian (soprano), Lukas Geniušas (piano) [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 8/Apr/2022 ] "Grigorian is utterly compelling throughout. Even on disc, without the visuals, you can hear how Grigorian lives and breathes each song...Pianist Lukas Geniušas is an equal partner dramatically." Gramophone Award WINNER 2022 - Song |
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JEAN CRAS / MARCELLE SOULAGE / PIERRE-OCTAVE FERROUD
Invisibles Astrig Siranossian (cello), Nathanäel Gouin [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 1/Nov/2024 ] Astrig Siranossian and Nathanael Gouin pluck from obscurity three rare works that time has rendered (temporarily) invisible. The first of these sonatas for cello and piano, recorded at the La Grange-Fleuret Music Library, was composed by Jean Cras in... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Dear Mademoiselle: A Tribute to Nadia Boulanger Astrig Siranossian (cello), Nathanäel Gouin (piano), Daniel Barenboim (piano) [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 13/Nov/2020 ] An emblematic figure of her time, Nadia Boulanger (1887-1979) taught and inspired several generations of musicians, from Igor Stravinsky to Quincy Jones. Her musical and pedagogical philosophy, demanding yet highly stimulating, influenced the entire... |
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BAPTISTE TROTIGNON
Anima Orchestre Victor Hugo, Jean-François Verdier [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 14/Jan/2022 ] An eminent ambassador of the 'French touch' in jazz and winner of many awards (Django-Reinhardt, Victoires du Jazz, Django d'Or, SACEM jazz awards) - Baptiste Trotignon has been composing for symphony orchestras and classical musicians for several... |
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BERIO / BERG / GERSHWIN
Berio / Berg / Gershwin: Crazy Girl Crazy Barbara Hannigan, Ludwig Orchestra & film directed by Mathieu Amalric [ Alpha Classics / CD/DVD - released 29/Sep/2017 ] 2018 Grammy Winner - Best Classical Solo Vocal Album |
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LUIGI NONO / FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN / GERARD GRISEY
La Passione Barbara Hannigan (soprano/conductor), Ludwig Orchestra [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 27/Mar/2020 ] "The knowledge that Grisey himself died unexpectedly himself died unexpectedly at only 52 shortly before the work's premiere only heightens the impact of this mesmeric recording." BBC Music |