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JEAN-PHILIPPE RAMEAU
Rameau: Castor et Pollux (1737 Version) Judith van Wanroij; Véronique Gens; Reinoud Van Mechelen; Tassis Christoyannis; Olivia Doray; Hasnaa Bennani; Jehanne Amzal; David Witczak [ Alpha Classics / 2 CD - released 5/Sep/2025 ] Castor et Pollux is Rameau's third opera and is packed with arias that show off the soloists to their best advantage: Tristes apprêts for Télaïre, Nature, Amour for Pollux, Séjour de l'éternelle paix for Castor, and Soulevons tous les dieux for... |
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J. S. BACH
9 Cantatas [18, 59, 89, 90, 106, 118, 152, 161, 182] Sheila Armstrong, Rotraud Hansman, Helen Watts, Kurt Equiluz & Max van Egmond / Concerto Amsterdam, Monteverdi Chor Hamburg, Jürgen Jürgens [ Warner Classics Das Alte Werk / 2 CD - released 6/Oct/2008 ] |
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J. S. BACH
Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV232 [recorded live in 2016] Katherine Watson (soprano), Tim Mead (countertenor), Reinoud Van Mechelen (tenor) & André Morsch (baritone) / Les Arts Florissants, William Christie [ Harmonia Mundi / 2 CD - released 10/Apr/2018 ] "At first the approach seems almost too light-toned and ethereal, but soon the intimacy of these modest forces takes an ineluctable grip. Textures are clear, tempi brisk - the Sanctus positively skips." The Observer |
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JS BACH
The Complete Organ Works Kay Johannsen, Andrea Marcon, Wolfgang Zerer, Martin Lücker, Peter Van Dijk & Bine Katrine Bryndorf (organ) [ Hanssler Classic / 20 CD - released 14/Oct/2013 ] This release presents the complete organ works of J.S Bach in a single box, performed by outstanding artists, under the artistic direction of Helmuth Rilling. |
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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... |
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BERTUS van LIER / HENDRIK ANDRIESSEN / HENK BADINGS / ROSY WERTHEIM
Miroir de Peine - Songs for Soprano and Organ Klaartje van Veldhoven (soprano) Matthias Havinga (organ) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 25/Feb/2022 ] Several world-premiere recordings complementing a powerful sacred song-cycle by Hendrik Andriessen. |
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SCHUBERT
Complete Schubert Edition Klara Wartz, Frank van de Laar, Endres Quartet, Staatskapelle Dresden, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Peter Schreier, Hermann Prey, etc [ Brilliant Classics / 69 CD Box Set - released 20/Aug/2014 ] The most comprehensive Schubert Edition ever! A celebration of the Viennese genius, from the grand structures of the jubilant 9th symphony ("of heavenly length") to the morbid skeletal melodies of Winterreise, from the genial bonhomie of the Trout... |
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C.P.E. BACH
The C.P. E. BACH Collection Konrad Hunteler (flute) Anner Bylsma (cello) Bob van Asperen (harpsichord) / Amsterdam Baroque, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, etc [ Warner Classics / 13 CD Box Set - released 20/Aug/2014 ] "this is a superb box set and a great boost to anyone's music collection, C.P.E. Bach or otherwise. It's stuffed with refreshingly vibrant performances and recordings, and is a joy to dip into or even to dive in and wade through in unseemly haste." ( |
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ROLF WALLIN
Act Kroumata Percussion Ensemble / Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra / John Axelrod / Jukka-Pekka Saraste / Jaap van Zweden [ Ondine / CD - released 14/Dec/2007 ] "Act" is the première recording on Ondine of Norvegian composer Rolf Wallin - one of Scandinavia's leading composers and a figure of increasingly international renown who celebrates his 50th birthday in 2007. Three of his works are featured in world... |
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FRANK BRIDGE / WILLIAM WALTON / CHERYL FRANCES HOAD
Bridge/Walton/Frances-Hoad: Cello Concertos Laura van der Heijden (cello) / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Ryan Wigglesworth [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 12/Jul/2024 ] Laura van der Heijden joins the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and conductor Ryan Wigglesworth for this album of British cello concertos. Frank Bridge's Oration, composed in 1929 - 30 was intended as an outcry against the inhumanity of warfare, and... |
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WALKER / Lili BOULANGER / PRICE / BRITTEN / DEBUSSY / FAURE / TAKEMITSU / etc
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 |
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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. |
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ATTILIO ARIOSTI
Ariosti: 6 Cantatas (with Trio Sonatas by Locatelli & Vivaldi) Laurie Reviol, soprano / Truike van der Poel, contralto / Musica Solara [ Naxos / CD - released 19/Sep/2005 ] "Excellent performances of six cantatas which make one understand why Ariosti was a successful opera composer" (MusicWeb Nov 2006) |
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MENDELSSOHN
Organ Works: Mendelssohn in London Leo van Doeselaar (Thomas Hill Organ, St. Pieterskerk Leiden) [ MDG SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 16/Aug/2014 ] When Mendelssohn first played the organ in England, he surprised his public with his virtuosity, which was completely unknown to the British on this instrument. His pedal playing was particularly impressive, and as a consequence England's extremely... |
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JOHANN ADOLPH HASSE / NICOLA PORPORA
Salve Regina. Motets by Hasse and Porpora Les Muffatti, Clint van der Linde [ Ramée / CD - released 25/Mar/2022 ] Naples was in the mid-18th century the third largest European city and one of the greatest centres of political, commercial and cultural influence. The conservatoires there were founded by religious orders and were originally intended as charitable... |
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FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 / A Midsummer Night's Dream London Philharmonic Orchestra, Concertgebouworkest, Eduard van Beinum [ Australian Decca SBS Eloquence / CD - released 20/Jun/2018 ] Classic 1950s accounts of Mendelssohn the teenage genius, the masterly orchestral tone-painter and the deft theatre composer, recorded by Decca and now reissued in new remasterings. With three of Mendelssohn's most popular orchestral works, Eloquence... |
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GIACOMO PUCCINI
Puccini: Il Trittico (complete operas) Carlo Guelfi, Maria Guleghina, Neil Shicoff, Ricardo Cassinelli, Jose van Dam, Angela Gheorghiu / London Voices, London Symphony, Antonio Pappano [ Warner Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 4/Jun/2012 ] The dark, dangerous drama of Il tabarro… The heart-wrenching pathos of Suor Angelica… The merciless comedy (leavened with youthful romance) of Gianni Schicchi… Puccini's scores for his triptych of one-act operas are as compelling for their subtlety... |
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LEONARD BERNSTEIN
Bernstein: Wonderful Town (complete musical) L'Opera de Toulon / Jasmine Roy, Rafaëlle Cohen, Dalia Constantin, Lauren Van Kempen / Larry Blank [ BelAir Clasiques Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 30/Jan/2019 ] For the first time on DVD & Blu-ray in scenic version, and to celebrate Leonard Bernstein's centennial, the delightful Wonderful Town filmed during its French premiere at the Opéra de Toulon!With a keen sensitivity to the demands and specificities of... |
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TELEMANN
Three (3) Orchestral Suites L'orfeo Barockorchester / Carin van Heerden (conductor) [ CPO / CD - released 20/Feb/2010 ] The orchestral suites on this enchanting new disc of Telemann are beautiful works, considered by some as the most difficult pieces Telemann wrote for recorder and oboe. The music fascinates from the first to the last note with its originality and... |
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W.A MOZART
Mozart: Double concerti K. 365, K. 505 & K. Anh. 56/315f Louis Lortie (piano), Vladyslava Luchenko (violin), Iris van Wijnen (mezzo) / Sinfonie Orchester Biel Solothurn, Kaspar Zehnder (cond) [ Fuga Libera / CD - released 13/Nov/2020 ] The Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel and the Orchestre Symphonique Bienne Soleure have worked together for several years on producing concerts founded on the concept of apprenticeship, offering renowned artists and promising young musicians the... |