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J. S. BACH
Bach: Sonates & solo pour la flûte traversière François Lazarevitch; Lucile Boulanger; Thomas Dunford; Jean Rondeau [ 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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PENDERECKI
St Luke Passion Franziska Hirzel (soprano) Francois le Roux (baritone) Jean-Phillippe Courtis (bass) / WDR Rundfunkchor Koln / Marc Soustrot (cond) [ MDG / CD - released 22/Sep/2007 ] This is an outstanding recording with some superb solo singing, especially by soprano Fraziska Hirzel, and technically brilliant choral and orchestral performances. Conductor Marc Soustrot leads the gargantuan forces with flair, skillfully... |
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BERLIOZ
Lelio, ou Le Retour a la vie / Helene / etc Sune Hjerrild, Gert Henning Jensen (tenors) Jean-Philippe Lafont (baritone) Danish National Choir & Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Dausgaard [ Chandos / CD - released 20/Jun/2007 ] The Danish National Symphony Orchestra adds to its large discography on Chandos with this unique coupling Of all the major works of Hector Berlioz, the monodrama Lélio, part II of the Symphonie Fantastique is surprisingly one of the least known... |
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W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos 21 "Elvira Madigan" & 24 Glenn Gould (piano), CBC Symphony Orchestra, Walter Susskind / Rosina Lhevinne (piano), The Juilliard Orchestra, Jean Morel [ CBS Masterworks / CD - released 12/Nov/1985 ] Recorded in 1960 & 1962 |
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MANUEL PONCE
Complete Guitar Music Gérard Abiton (guitar) & Beatrice Martin (harpsichord) Ensemble Orchestral Stringendo, Jean Thorel [ Brilliant Classics / 4 CD Box Set - released 20/Oct/2014 ] Manuel Ponce was one of Mexico's best and most popular composers. His compositions are imbued with the native music and folklore of his beloved Mexico, irresistably lively, sensual and passionate. |
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CHARPENTIER
David & Jonathas (complete) Gérard Lesne, Monique Zanetti, Jean-François Gardeil, Dominique Visse, Véronique Gens / Les Arts Florissants, William Christie [ Harmonia Mundi / 2 CD - released 20/Jul/2012 ] Released for the first time in 1988, 'David and Jonathan' is a timely reissue to coincide with Les Arts Florissants' concerts at the Edinburgh Festival, directed by William Christie. |
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PIERRE GAVEAUX
Gaveaux: Leonore (complete opera recorded in 2017) BLU-RAY Opera Lafayette / Kimy McLaren, Pascale Beaudin, Jean-Michel Richer, Keven Geddes / Ryan Brown (cond) [ Naxos Unitel Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Apr/2019 ] "The orchestra under Ryan Brown play with spirit. This is an enterprising and rewarding production, well worth 82 minutes of your time." Gramophone |
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Gustafs Jean Sibelius Quartet
Unknown Heavens [ Ondine / CD - released 21/Sep/1998 ] |
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BUXTEHUDE / SOMMER / BRUHNS / FORTSCH / SCHEIDT
Jauchzet Dem Herr: The Psalms of David in 17th Century Northern Germany Hans Jorg Mammel (tenor) / La Fenice, Jean Tubery [ Alpha / CD - released 10/May/2012 ] |
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BUXTEHUDE
O frohliche Stunden, BuxWV 84 Hans-Jorg Mammel (tenor) / La Fenice / Jean Tubery [ Alpha / CD - released 27/Oct/2007 ] While best known as a master of the organ and of the polyphonic Cantata, the great Buxtehude also left us a number of Spiritual Concerts for soloists and instrumental ensemble. For this recital, Hans-Jörg Mammel has selected works from this... |
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JULES MASSANET
Massenet: Esclarmonde and Cendrillon Suites Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Kenneth Jean [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jul/2002 ] Romain Rolland once claimed that the spirit of Massenet sleeps at the heart of every Frenchman. The most successful opera composer of his generation in France, Massenet wrote music that has sometimes inspired cynicism and hostility. |
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ANTON REICHA
Sinfonia concertante G major / Symphony Eflat major Op. 41 / etc Ida Bieler (violin) Jean-Claude Garard (flute) / Wuppertal Symphony Orchestra / Peter Galke [ MDG / CD - released 20/May/2007 ] The Reichas of Bohemia were very much a part of the busy music world of the late-eighteenth century. Antonín took in all that this world had to offer as a flautist under his uncle Josef in the Electorate of Cologne Orchestra in Bonn and as a friend... |
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HANDEL
Rinaldo (Complete Opera recorded in 1977) Ileana Cotrubas, Carolyn Watkinson & Paul Esswood / La Grande Ecurie et La Chambre du Roy, Jean-Claude Malgoire [ Sony Opera House / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/Feb/2010 ] "The vigour of Malgoire's direction of an opera which plainly for him is very much alive, makes this a very attractive set. The finest singing comes from Ilena Cotrubas, but the whole team is convincing. The bright but spacious recording adds to the... |
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RICHARD STRAUSS
Strauss, (R) - Elektra (complete opera recorded in 1961) Inge Borkh, Jean Madeira, Marianne Schech, Fritz Uhl & Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau / Chor der Staatsoper Dresden & Staatskapelle Dresden, Karl Böhm [ Deutsche Grammophon SBS Eloquence / 2 CD - released 20/Mar/2014 ] "Borkh makes Elektra womanly from the start, Jean Madeira enunciates the second part of the Klytemnestra scene with a quasi-improvisatory clarity, the orchestra's parallel triads slither and shriek, and there is Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: solemn, fear |
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ROBERT SCHUMANN
Schumann: Piano Quartet & Piano Quintet Isabelle Faust, Anne Katharina Schreiber, Antoine Tamestit, Jean-Guihen Queyras, Alexander Melnikov [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 24/Nov/2023 ] "...they meld their ensemble seamlessly and attend to minute details of phrasing and dynamics without losing sight of the shape of each movement." Gramophone Award Finalist 2024 - Chamber |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Triple Concerto, Op. 56 / Piano Trio, Op. 36 Isabelle Faust (violin) Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello) Alexander Melnikov (piano) / Freiburger Barockorchester, Pablo Heras-Casado [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 26/Feb/2021 ] GRAMOPHONE Award Nomination 2021 - Concerto |
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CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Debussy: Les Trois Sonates, The Late Debussy Isabelle Faust (violin), Alexander Melnikov (piano), Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello), Javier Perianes (piano), etc [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 26/Oct/2018 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD WINNER 2019 - Chamber |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Trios Nos. 6 & 7 "Archduke" Isabelle Faust (violin) Alexander Melnikov (piano) Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 20/Feb/2014 ] BBC Music Magazine WINNER 2015 - Chamber GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE AWARD WINNER 2014 |
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GYORGY LIGETI
Ligeti: Violin & Piano Concertos, Concert Romanesc Isabelle Faust (violin) Jean-Frederic Neuburger (piano) / Les Siecles [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 30/May/2025 ] The poetics of space and the art of time, high-precision mechanism, rhythmic exhilaration ... Ligeti's music defies criteria and codes. This recording provides an opportunity to assess the evolution of the musical language of one of the twentieth... |
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WEBER
The Symphonies / Bassoon Concerto / Andante e Rondo Ungarese Jaakko Luoma (bassoon) / Tapiola Sinfonietta / Jean-Jacques Kantorow [ BIS / Hybrid SACD - released 1/May/2009 ] Kantorow and the Tapiola Sinfonietta revisit Weber focusing on works by the young composer, before the fame that his opera Der Freischütz would bring. |