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MARIN MARAIS
Marais: La rêveuse et autres pièces de viole Sophie Watillon [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 25/Jun/2021 ] The late Sophie Watillon displays her extreme sensitivity in the finest chamber music of Marin Marais, taken from his books of pieces for viol: La Rêveuse, Dialogue, Plainte, Caprice, Les Folies d'Espagne, and the Tombeau pour Monsieur de... |
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CHRISTOPHER SIMPSON
The Seasons, The Monthes & other divisions of Time-I Sophie Watillon, Friederike Heumann, Brian Franklin (viols) / Matthias Spaeter (theorba) / Luca Guglielmi (organ) [ Alpha / CD - released 21/Aug/2006 ] Christopher Simpson was one of England's finest composers of viol music in the 17th century, and his treatise on viol technique, which included discussion of the prized art of improvisation, was an important contribution to the compendium of... |
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J. C. BACH
:6 Sonatas Sophie Yates (harpsichord) [ Chaconne / CD - released 7/Sep/2009 ] "…Yates is an engaging advocate: registral choices are intelligent, making the most of the "orchestral" sound that periodically underlies Bach's writing." (Gramophone) |
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COUPERIN
Pieces de clavecin Sophie Yates (harpsichord) [ Chandos / CD - released 1/May/2005 ] 'Sophie Yates has an instinctive feel for the repertoire and her playing is elegant, stylish and poised.' International Record Review |
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BLOW / CLARKE / CROFT / GREENE / JONES / ARNE / BACH
The Pleasures of the Imagination Sophie Yates [ Chandos Chaconne / CD - released 15/Jul/2016 ] On this new album, our exclusive artist Sophie Yates focuses on English harpsichord music, after successful French and Spanish recordings and a highly praised Handel series, among much else. From the influence of Purcell in the opening pieces by his... |
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Various Composers
Harpsichord Music from the Reign of Louis XIV Sophie Yates (early keyboard instruments) [ Chandos / CD - released 10/Jan/2025 ] One of the leading keyboard players of her generation, Sophie Yates is renowned as a performer, educator, and broadcaster. She writes of this programme: 'The Versailles of the seventeenth century was very different from the huge, opulent palace we... |
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J. S. BACH
Bach: The Transcriptions of Concertos by Vivaldi Sophie Yates (harpsichord) [ Chandos Chaconne / CD - released 19/Jul/2013 ] "performances that outclass most of the catalogue competition...Her finely honed legato technique shines in slow movements...Yates's informative, well-written notes complement the stylish sensitivity of her harpsichord artistry" Gramophone Magazine, Aug |
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ALBINONI / BELLINI / HANDEL / BACH FAMILY / MOZART / TELEMANN / VIVALDI / etc
Oboe Concertos Stefan Schilli, Pier Luigi Fabretti, Andrius Puskunigis, Anthony Camden, Julia Girdwood, Anna Starr, etc (oboes) / Various orchestras [ Brilliant Classics / 12 CD Box Set - released 16/Jan/2017 ] "There is an abundance of enticing music, well performed by all the soloists. The orchestral sound is beautifully blended and well recorded." (MusicWeb on the Albinoni) |
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HENRY PURCELL
Purcell: The Indian Queen (complete opera directed by Peter Sellars recorded in 2013) BLU-RAY Teatro Real Madrid / Julia Bullock, Vince Yi, Nadine Koutcher, Christophe Dumaux / Teodor Currentzis (cond) [ Sony Classical Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 10/Nov/2016 ] "punchy playing from Perm Opera's MusicAeterna orchestra under Teodor Currentzis...The Perm chorus...also field Purcell's sacred anthems with refreshing directness." (Gramophone) |
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GIACOMO PUCCINI
Puccini: Edgar (complete opera recorded in 2009) BLU-RAY Teatro Regio Torino / Amarilli Nizza, Jose Cura, Julia Gertseva / Yoram David (cond) [ Arthaus Musik Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 10/Oct/2012 ] "José Cura as Edgar in disguise, holding forth with burnished tone, and Amarilli Nizza singing "Addio, mio dolce amor" - the one passage that has become fairly well known - with considerable feeling." (Gramophone) |
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GUSTAV MAHLER
The Gustav Mahler Celebration (recorded live at Kalište) Thomas Hampson / Anne Sophie von Otter / Marita Solberg / Mahler Chamber Orchestra / Manfred Honeck [ EuroArts DVD / DVD - released 22/Dec/2010 ] The renowned Mahler Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Austrian maestro Manfred Honeck, and world famous soloists commemorate the composer with an unique outdoor live concert. |
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POULENC
Dialogues des Carmélites (Complete opera recorded in 2013) Théâtre des Champs-Elysées / Patricia Petibon, Sophie Koch, Véronique Gens, Sandrine Piau / Jérémie Rhorer (cond) [ Warner Erato Classics DVD / 2 DVD - released 15/Dec/2014 ] "Patricia Petibon gives the performance of a lifetime as Blanche...[Plowright's] performance has a dramatic veracity that is disturbing in the extreme...Long sceptical about the piece, I was completely won over - the highest complement I can pay it." |
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FRANCIS POULENC
Poulenc: Dialogues des Carmélites (Complete opera recorded in 2013) BLU-RAY Théâtre des Champs-Elysées / Patricia Petibon, Sophie Koch, Véronique Gens, Sandrine Piau / Jérémie Rhorer (cond) [ Warner Erato Classics Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 15/Feb/2015 ] "[Plowright's] performance has a dramatic veracity that is disturbing in the extreme...Long sceptical about the piece, I was completely won over - the highest complement I can pay it." The Guardian |
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PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOSVKY
Julia Varady sings Tchaikovsky Arias Julia Varady / Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Roman Kofman [ ORFEO / CD - released 30/May/2001 ] All arias sung in German |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms Cycle [Symphonies, Concertos & Overtures] (recorded in 2015) Yefim Bronfman (piano) Julia Fischer (violin) / The Cleveland Orchestra, Franz Welser-Most [ Belvedere / BBC Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Nov/2017 ] The Cleveland Orchestra is the aristocrat among American orchestras (The Telegraph) and its conductor, Franz Welser-Möst, rules his subjects with a velvet glove. Indeed, velvet and silk keep showing up in descriptions of the Clevelanders sound under... |
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FRANZ LEHAR
Lehár: Das Land des Lächelns [The Land Of Smiles] (complete operetta recorded in 2017) BLU-RAY Zurich Opera / Piotr Beczala, Julia Kleiter, Rebeca Olvera, Spencer Lang / Fabio Luisi (conductor) [ Accentus Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 20/Nov/2018 ] Always smile and always be cheerful, always satisfied, no matter what happens, smile in spite of your sorrows and a thousand aches and pains', sings Prince Sou-Chong, thus introducing the fundamentally melancholic tone of Das Land des Lächelns ('The... |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Essential Beethoven - The New Complete Essential Edition Amadeus Quartet, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Emil Gilels, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Amadeus Quartet, Claudio Arrau, John Eliot Gardiner, Wilhelm Kempff, etc [ Deutsche Grammophon / 95 CD/DVD Box Set - released 22/Oct/2021 ] Deutsche Grammophon are proud to present the most modern and complete set of Beethoven's work ever issued. Assembled in cooperation with Decca and ten other labels, this New Complete Edition features over 250 legendary performers. |
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Angus & Julia Stone
Angus & Julia Stone [ EMI Australia / CD - released 1/Aug/2014 ] Australian duo Angus & Julia Stone release their self-titled studio album. Produced by legendary producer Rick Rubin, it's a record steeped in feeling and filled with a newfound freedom and confidence that's palpable throughout. "This album is... |
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Angus & Julia Stone
Angus & Julia Stone (LP) [ EMI Australia / 2 LP - released 1/Aug/2014 ] Australian duo Angus & Julia Stone release their self-titled studio album. Produced by legendary producer Rick Rubin, it's a record steeped in feeling and filled with a newfound freedom and confidence that's palpable throughout. |