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HECTOR VILLA-LOBOS
Villa-Lobos: Chamber Music Philippe Honore / Lorna McGhee / Alison Nicholls / Ashan Pillai / Michael Stirling [ Naxos / CD - released 8/Aug/2006 ] It is no underestimation to say that Heitor Villa-Lobos put Brazilian, and South American music as a whole, on the cultural map, through an output that he himself compared to the vastness and diversity of his own country. |
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BRITTEN / DUTILLEUX / CAVALIERI / MESSIAEN / WAGNER / BEETHOVEN / etc
Elbphilharmonie Hamburg: Grand Opening Concert (rec 2017) BLU-RAY Philippe Jaroussky, Bryn Terfel, Wiebke Lehmkuhl, Pavol Breslik, Hanna-Elisabeth Müller / NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, Ensemble Praetorius, etc [ C Major Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 18/Mar/2018 ] "As a record of an extraordinary musical event, it comes highly recommended." Gramophone Blu-ray of the Month Sept 2017 |
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ANTONIO VIVALDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vivaldi: Virtuoso Cantatas Philippe Jaroussky (counter-tenor) / Ensemble Artaserse [ Virgin Records / CD - released 14/Apr/2005 ] Forty of Vivaldi's chamber cantatas survive - short, dramatic works for solo voice and continuo on the conventional theme of unhappy love, written to order for an aristocratic audience. |
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VIVALDI / HANDEL / HASSE / GLUCK / MOZART / J. C. BACH / ROSSINI
Angel Voices. The Magic Of The Castrato Philippe Jaroussky, James Bowman, René Jacobs, Max Emanuel Cencic, Gérard Lesne, David Daniels [ Erato Inspiration / CD - released 2/Feb/2011 ] The fascination engendered by castrati is a remarkable phenomenon of music history. From Handel's time up to the days of Mozart and Rossini, these vocal prodigies were the leading attraction of the world of opera. |
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LOUIS VIERNE / JEAN-PIERRE LEGUAY
Grandes Messes du XX siecle Philippe Lefebvre, Jean-Pierre Leguay (Grand Organ) / Maitrise Notre-Dame de Paris / Nicole Corti [ Editions Hortus / CD - released 15/Mar/2008 ] "Yet another highly stylish and well presented release from the French label, Editions Hortus. As with everything produced by Hortus this is highly recommendable." (MusicWeb) |
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Philippe Mouratoglou
D'Autres Vallees [ Vision Fugitive / CD - released 22/Apr/2016 ] Around two major works of the twentieth century written for classical guitar -The Sonata Leo Brouwer and Benjamin Britten Nocturnal, after John Dowland - Philippe Mouratoglou interweaves six improvisations on folk guitar and twelve strings. |
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MARIN MARAIS
Marais: Trios pour le coucher du Roi Philippe Pierlot; Ricercar Consort [ Ricercar / 2 CD - released 27/Mar/2020 ] The Pièces en Trio enable us to see a totally different side of Marin Marais' work; he is no longer writing for himself and his own bass viol, but rather for his colleagues, the musicians of the Chambre du Roi. |
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PAGANINI
La Campanella / Le streghe / Variations (arr. F. Kreisler) Philippe Quint (violin) / Dmitry Kogan (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 18/Oct/2010 ] "Philippe Quint opts for the arrangements by Kreisler, a sensational performer himself, who added piano parts and polished the pieces into recital encores....The Kreisler arrangements may be cloying bonbons but they have a period charm" The Observer,... |
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CHARLES AUGUSTE de BERIOT
Beriot: Violin Concertos Nos. 2, 3 and 5 Philippe Quint (Violin) / Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Kirk Trevor [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Sep/2008 ] "The Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra usually play very well for Kirk Trevor and they do so again and they've been warmly recorded in their home hall. If you have a penchant for fireworks and songful concertos of the Paganinian era then these will... |
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LEONARD BERNSTEIN
Bernstein: Serenade / Facsimile / Divertimento Philippe Quint (violin) / Timothy Walden (cello) / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Marin Alsop, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 16/Dec/2005 ] "Marin Alsop offers another welcome collection of her mentor's music" Editor's Choice Gramophone Dec 2005 |
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ROZSA
Music for Violin and Piano (Incls Violin Sonata Op 40) Philippe Quint (violin) William Wolfram (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Dec/2007 ] Trained in his native Budapest and in Leipzig, "Philippe Quint, a young Russian-American, makes an affirmative case for the music. A must-have for fiddle fans." - Montreal Gazette, October 11, 2007 |
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JOHN CORIGLIANO
Red Violin Caprices / Violin Sonata (with Thomson-5 Ladies / Portraits) Philippe Quint (violin) William Wolfram (piano) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 1/Jun/2008 ] Gramophone Magazine Editor's Choice - September 2008 - "Engaging solo repertoire as The Red Violin yields up more musical delights." |
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MICHAEL & LENNOX BERKELEY
Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra, Op. 30 / Concerto for Orchestra 'seascapes' Philippe Schartz (trumpet) Kathryn Stott, Howard Shelley (pianos) BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Richard Hickox [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 20/Apr/2007 ] "Kathryn Stott and Howard Shelley are the formidable exponents of this 'super-piano', while here in the Michael Berkeley pieces Richard Hickox inspires incisive playing from the members of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales." (BBC Music) |
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JOLIVET / COPLAND / HINDEMAITH / ARUTIUNIAN / WILTGEN
Apres la Nuit... Trumpet Concertos Philippe Schartz (trumpet) / Solistes Européens, Luxembourg, Christoph König, with Karen Geoghegan (bassoon) [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 12/Dec/2011 ] The trumpet is the undisputed star of this disc, which combines rarities in the repertoire with some well-known trumpet concertos. The works are performed by Philippe Schartz, one of the most exciting trumpeters today. A winner of numerous prizes and... |
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PHILIP GLASS
Glass: Violin Concerto No. 2 'American Four Seasons' & Violin Sonata Piotr Plawner (violin), Gerardo Vila (piano) Berner Kammerorchester, Philippe Bach [ Naxos / CD - released 24/Jan/2020 ] Philip Glass has become an iconic figure in American music. His works are often inspired by collaborations with other leading musicians, and the proposal of an ʻAmerican Four Seasonsʼ by the violinist Robert McDuffie to reflect Vivaldi's famous... |
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MIKLOS ROZSA
Cello Concerto; Sinfonia Concertante Rahael Wallfisch, Philippe Graffin / BBC Concert Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth [ Alto / CD - released 11/Sep/2015 ] Expertly balanced between soloist and orchestra, the Hungarian flavour hints at what a late Bartok cello concerto might have sounded like...Wallfisch clearly has an affinity with these splendid works and the BBC Concert Orchestra are on great form. |
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Remy/Les Amis De Philippe
Cpe Bach: Harpsichord Concerto [ Cpo / CD ] |
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Remy/Les Amis De Philippe
Cpe Bach: Harpsichord Concs [ Cpo / CD ] |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1 - 9 (Recorded live from the Opéra Bastille and the Palais Garnier, Paris 2014-15) Ricarda Merbeth, Daniela Sindram, Robert Dean Smitm, Günther Groissböck / Paris National Opera Chorus and Orchestra, Philippe Jordan [ Arthaus DVD / 4 DVD Box Set - released 20/Sep/2016 ] "A seasoned Beethovenian will likely conclude that a lot of care and thought went into the interpretations as well." Classical-Net |
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COUPERIN
Apothéoses Ricercar Consort, Philippe Pierlot [ Mirare / CD - released 1/Mar/2012 ] "The consort's performance is superbly stylised, from the disarming simplicity of Corelli's 'sleep' to the delicate cross-rhythms of a gentle Lullian 'air'..The programme is excellently recorded in a glorious acoustic." BBC Music Magazine, Chamber... |