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Path to the Moon Laura van der Heijden (cello) Jâms Coleman (piano) [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 15/Mar/2024 ] "[Walker's Cello Sonata] a tautly argued piece that's a real discovery, persuasively played here...also a performance of Britten's Sonata that vividly captures its sense of dialogue and a many-coloured one of the 1915 Sonata by Debussy." Guardian |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Piano Quartets Francesca Dego, Timothy Ridout, Laura van der Heijden, Federico Colli [ Chandos / CD - released 25/Aug/2023 ] Following a highly successful series of concerts in the summer of 2022, Francesca Dego, Timothy Ridout, Laura van der Heijden, and Federico Colli headed into the studio to record Mozart's Piano Quartets. Whilst he may not have been the first composer... |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: String Quintet / Quartettsatz Brodsky Quartet, with Laura van der Heijden (Cello) [ Chandos / CD - released 30/Sep/2022 ] Celebrating its fiftieth anniversary this year, the Brodsky Quartet has performed more than 3000 concerts on the major concert stages of the world and has released more than seventy recordings. A natural curiosity and insatiable desire to explore... |
Laura Veirs
Found Light [ Bella Union / CD - released 5/Aug/2022 ] Found Light may be Laura Veirs' 12th studio LP, but it also, in many ways, feels like her debut. If 2020's My Echo-written and mixed just prior to her 2019 split from her long-time husband, her long-time producer, and the father of her two sons-was... |
Laura Veirs
Found Light (Limited LP) [ Bella Union / LP - released 5/Aug/2022 ] Found Light may be Laura Veirs' 12th studio LP, but it also, in many ways, feels like her debut. If 2020's My Echo-written and mixed just prior to her 2019 split from her long-time husband, her long-time producer, and the father of her two sons-was... |
FERDINAND RIES
Ries: Sonatas for Flute & Piano Laura Trapani (flute), |Rina Cellini (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 17/Jun/2022 ] Ferdinand Ries (1784-1838) was born in Bonn and moved to Vienna in 1801, where his life became closely related to that of Ludwig van Beethoven (also a native of Bonn…). Ries studied piano with him, copied his scores and was the interpreter of several... |
LEOŠ JANÁCEK / ZOLTÁN KODÁLY / ANTONÍN DVORÁK / VITESZSLAVA KAPRÁLOVÁ
Pohádka - Tales from Prague to Budapest Laura van der Heijden (cello) Jâms Coleman (piano) [ Chandos / Hybrid SACD - released 18/Feb/2022 ] The label début of the Exclusive Chandos Artist Laura van der Heijden explores the rich musical heritage of Bohemia. |
Laura Mvula
Pink Noise [ EWUK / Warner / CD - released 2/Jul/2021 ] |
Laura Mvula
Pink Noise (Indie Vinyl LP) [ EWUK / Warner / LP - released 2/Jul/2021 ] |
Laura Mvula
Pink Noise (LP) [ Ewuk / Warner / LP - released 2/Jul/2021 ] 'Pink Noise' explores a side of Laura previously uncharted. As triumphant as ever, the album is a battle cry and stark reminder of the sheer talent of the critically acclaimed artist. This is Laura in a newfound light - still reflecting her... |
RODRIGO RUIZ
Behold the Stars: Contemporary trios by Rodrigo Ruiz Kerenza Peacock (violin), Laura Van Der Heijden (cello), Huw Watkins (piano) [ Signum Classics / CD - released 19/Mar/2021 ] Signum's first disc with Rodrigo Ruiz highlights the Mexican composer's musical and literary passions, in performances by world-class soloists Kerenza Peacock, Huw Watkins and Laura van der Heijden. Born in Tijuana, Mexico, Ruiz has attracted... |
Laura Jane Grace
Stay Alive (Coloured LP) [ Cooking Vinyl / LP - released 22/Jan/2021 ] Lapis Lazuli Blue Coloured Vinyl. "Hi, my name is Laura Jane Grace. This is my album. This album is about staying alive. Stay alive. Don't die. Work hard. Fight back. This album is an entirely analog recording. No computers were involved in the... |
Laura Jane Grace
Stay Alive [ Cooking Vinyl / CD - released 18/Dec/2020 ] "Hi, my name is Laura Jane Grace. This is my album. This album is about staying alive. Stay alive. Don't die. Work hard. Fight back. This album is an entirely analog recording. No computers were involved in the making of this album. These recordings... |
Laura Veirs
My Echo (LP) [ Bella Union / LP - released 13/Nov/2020 ] My Echo is Laura Veirs' eleventh studio album, and includes appearances and features from Jim James, Bill Frisell, Karl Blau, Matt Ward and others. Laura says: "My Echo is "my songs knew I was getting divorced before I did" album. My conscious... |
Laura Veirs
My Echo [ Bella Union / CD - released 23/Oct/2020 ] My Echo is Laura Veirs' eleventh studio album, and includes appearances and features from Jim James, Bill Frisell, Karl Blau, Matt Ward and others. Laura says: "My Echo is "my songs knew I was getting divorced before I did" album. My conscious... |
Laura Marling
Song For Our Daughter [ Partisan / CD - released 14/Aug/2020 ] Laura Marling's exquisite seventh album 'Song For Our Daughter' arrives almost without preamble or warning in the midst of uncharted global chaos, and yet instantly and tenderly offers a sense of purpose, clarity and calm. As a balm for the soul,... |
Laura Marling
Song For Our Daughter (LP) [ Partisan / LP - released 7/Aug/2020 ] Laura Marling's exquisite seventh album 'Song For Our Daughter' arrives almost without preamble or warning in the midst of uncharted global chaos, and yet instantly and tenderly offers a sense of purpose, clarity and calm. As a balm for the soul,... |
TOM CIPULLO
Cipullo: The Parting Laura Strickling (soprano), Catherine Cook (mezzo-soprano), Michael Mayes (baritone) / Music of Remembrance, Alastair Willis [ Naxos American Opera Classics / CD - released 1/May/2020 ] Heard here in its world premiere recording, The Parting is a daring opera by award-winning composer Tom Cipullo and librettist David Mason that explores the life and art of Miklós Radnóti, one of the most important poetic witnesses to the Holocaust.. |
FERDINANDO PAER
Paer: Agnese (complete opera recorded in 2019) BLU-RAY Teatro Regio Torino / Bruno Taddia, Filippo Morace, Laura Giordano, Pietro Adaini / Federico Maria Sardelli (cond) [ Dynamic Blu-Ray / Blu-ray - released 1/Feb/2020 ] Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Regio di Torino, Diego Fasolis, Leo Muscato (director) |
NICOLA VACCAJ
Vaccaj: Giulietta e Romeo (complete opera recorded in 2018) BLU-RAY La Scala Opera / Bruno Taddia, Filippo Morace, Laura Giordano, Pietro Adaini / Federico Maria Sardelli (cond) [ Dynamic Blu-Ray / Blu-ray - released 1/Aug/2019 ] "Raffaella Lupinacci's characterful, fruity mezzo is matched by detailed and lively acting, and Leonor Bonilla brings a bright, elegant soprano and oodles of charm to Giulietta." Gramophone DVD/Blu-ray of the Month July 2019 |