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Les Amis De Philippe/Remy
Telemann:six Cantatas 1731 [ Cpo / CD - released 26/Oct/2009 ] |
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W. A. MOZART
Le Nozze di Figaro [The Marriage of Figaro] (complete opera recorded in 2010) Ludovic tezier / Barbara Frittoli / Ekaterina Siurina / Luca Pisaroni / Orchestra of the Paris National Opera / Philippe Jordan [ Bel Air Classiques DVD / 2 DVD - released 20/Sep/2012 ] G:- "Unlike many Figaro productions these days, the physicality is never vulgar, and there are constant small touches that add character...[Pisaroni] displays the ideal bass-baritone instrument for this role" (International Record Review) |
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CHAMINADE / FRANCAIX / MOUQUET / IBERT
French Flute Concertos Manela Wiesler (flute) / Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra / Philippe Auguin (conductor) [ BIS / CD - released 1/Jan/1992 ] Manuela Wiesler was born in Brazil but grew up in Vienna, where she graduated as a flautist in 1971. She undertook further studies under Alain Marion in Paris and under James Galway and Aurèle Nicolet in Switzerland. |
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J. S. BACH
Bach: Magnificat [with bonus DVD] Maria Keohane, Anna Zander (Sopranos) Carlos Mena (alto) Stephen MacLeod (bass) / Ricercar Consort, Philippe Pierlot [ Mirare / CD - released 10/Mar/2010 ] "The best ever Magnificat recording? In my view it certainly is." International Record Review January 2010 |
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SCHOENBERG
Pierrot lunaire op.21 Marianne Pousseur (voice) / Ensemble Musique Oblique / Philippe Herreweghe [ Harmonia Mundi Musique d'abord / CD - released 1/Sep/2007 ] Philippe Herreweghe was born in Ghent and studied the piano at the Conservatory there before going on to study medicine and psychiatry. While still at medical school he founded the Collegium Vocale of Ghent and attracted the attention of Nikolaus... |
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MENDELSSOHN
The Piano Concertos & Rondo Brilliant Martin Helmchen (piano) / Royal Flemish Philharmonic, Philippe Herreweghe [ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Nov/2010 ] |
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BEETHOVEN
Symphony No. 9 in D Minor Op.125 'Choral' Melanie Diener / Petra Lang / Endrik Wottrich / Dietrich Henschel / Collegium Vocale / Orchestre des Champs Alysees / Philippe Herreweghe [ Harmonia Mundi Musique d'Abord / CD - released 1/Feb/2013 ] his title was released for the first time in 1999 and was one of the first to use Jonathan del Mar's edition in which textual errors and ambiguities are corrected. |
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JEAN GILLES
Requiem & Diligam te, Domine Mellon, Gens, Crook, Hervé Lamy, Kooy / La Chapelle Royale, Philippe Herreweghe [ Harmonia Mundi Gold / CD - released 30/Jun/2014 ] Herreweghe's 1990 performance was the first modern reading of Gilles' celebrated Requiem from manuscript |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Hungarian Dances (with Dvorak - Slavonic Dances) Michel Beroff, Jean-Philippe Collard (pianos) [ EMI Gemini / 2 CD - released 1/Mar/2009 ] Brahms recommended DvoĆák, eight years his junior, to his publisher, Simrock, in 1877 and the following year duly published the first set of Slavonic Dances which they commissioned. |
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ROBERT SCHUMANN
Schumann: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 3 (Arr. for string orchestra) Montreal Players / Jean-Philippe Tremblay [ Naxos / CD - released 6/Nov/2006 ] "These (arrangements) were done with tremendous respect for Schumann's work. It is an experiment and I had no desire whatever to change in any way the composer's original vision." |
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RICHARD STRAUSS
Salome (complete opera recorded in 2009) BLU-RAY Royal Opera House / Nadja Michael, Michael Volle, Michaela Schuster, Thomas Moser / Philippe Jordan [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Aug/2010 ] "Nadia Michael… is an attractive Salome, moving like a dancer, as physically unafraid as she is vocally… Michael Volle is an imposing, rich-toned Narraboth" (Gramophone) |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Lieder Natalie Dessay (soprano), Philippe Cassard (piano) [ Sony Classical / CD ] "This inspired collection of songs could serve as a useful introduction to newcomers to this repertoire and Philippe Cassard's tender, balanced touch is a delight" BBC Music |
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CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Debussy: Clair de lune Natalie Dessay (soprano), Philippe Cassard (piano) [ Virgin Classics / CD - released 6/Feb/2012 ] "a winning soubrette sparkle, and loving regard for the meaning and poetry of every word." The Times |
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PERGOLESI
Stabat Mater / Salve Regina Nuria Rial (soprano) / Carlose Mena (counter tenor) / Ricercar Consort / Philippe Pierlot [ Mirare / CD - released 22/Aug/2006 ] MARBECKS STAFF RECORDING OF THE YEAR 2006 - "Lush textures and profound expression in Pergolesi's famous last work." (The Gramophone) |
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BACH, HAENDEL
Bach-Haendel Nuria Rial(Soprano), Giovanna Pessi(Harpe Baroque), Patrick Beaugiraud(Hautbois D'Amore), Ricercar Consort, Philippe Pierlot [ MIRARE / CD ] |
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PRAETORIUS / J C'ph BACH / HAMMERSCHMIDT / BRIEGEL / FLOR / BERNHARD / SCHUTZ /TUNDER / SELLE
O Jesulein... A German Baroque Christmas Oratorio Julia Wischniewski, Paulin Bündgen, Philippe Favette (soloist) / Clematis [ Ricercar / CD - released 14/Oct/2022 ] This innovative programme presents an imaginary Christmas oratorio made up of works by German composers of the 17th century. Many of these works are unpublished and come from the splendid Düben collection in the library of the University of Uppsala;... |
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ANTON BRUCKNER
Bruckner: Symphony No 7 Orchestre des Champs-Elysées, Philippe Herreweghe [ Harmonia Mundi Musique d'Abord / CD - released 20/Feb/2017 ] "A superb performance that glows from within. A highly successful and persuasive experiment." - The Independent |
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BRUCKNER
Symphony No 7 Orchestre des Champs-Elysees / Philippe Herreweghe [ Harmonia Mundi SACD / SACD - released 16/Apr/2005 ] "A superb performance that glows from within. A highly successful and persuasive experiment." - The Independent - On Hybrid Super Audio CD (SACD) format, presented in full 5.1 surround sound! PLAYABLE ON ANY CD SYSTEM |
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BRUCKNER
Symphony No 4 'Romantic' Orchestre des Champs-Elysées, Philippe Herreweghe [ Harmonia Mundi Gold / CD - released 20/Jan/2014 ] Three versions exist of the Fourth Symphony in the composer's own hand: but it was his own final version that Bruckner regarded as valid - the revision of 1878 with the 1880 finale. This is the score recorded live, here, by Philippe Herreweghe. |