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J. S. BACH
Violin Sonatas Vol 1 Lucy van Dael (violin) Bob van Asperen (harpsichord) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Feb/2005 ] "there is a musicianship that allows the music to emerge unscathed by performance inconsistencies." - The Strad (David Denton) February 2001 |
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BEETHOVEN
Musing on the Ocean: Folk Songs Lynne Dawson (soprano), Alida Schat (violin), Jaap Ter Linden (cello) & Bart Van Oort (piano) [ Berlin Classics / CD - released 1/Sep/2009 ] "Lynn Dawson… proves an ideal vocalist, singing with the utmost freshness and a natural feeling for line and words. …overall this is a feast of engaging melody, admirably presented, naturally recorded and satisfactorily documented." Gramophone... |
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DELIBES / MASSENET / DONIZETTI / OFFENBACH / SATIE / VIVALDI / etc
Mady Mesplé: A Portrait Mady Mesplé (soprano) with Nicolai Gedda, Michel Dens, Jose van Dam, & Charles Burles [ Erato / Warner Classics / 4 CD Box Set - released 5/Jul/2018 ] Homage to the remarkable French soprano Mady Mesplé, these four CDs comprise opera, operetta, song and contemporary music in many of her most celebrated roles, such as Lucia di Lammermoor & Lakmé (the Flower Duet was her most famous success) |
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MOZART / HUMMEL / BEETHOVEN
Mozart, Hummel & Beethoven: Concerto, Sonate, Symphony Marcus van den Munckhof, Cecilia Bernardini, Anna Besson, Aurelia Visovan [ Ricercar / CD - released 11/Sep/2020 ] The Romanian pianist Aurelia Visovan offers this particularly original programme for her album as winner of the 2019 Bruges MA Festival competition. |
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GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No. 4 / Das Lied von der Erde / Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen Margaret Ritchie (soprano), Eugenia Zareska (mezzo-soprano), Ernst Haefliger (tenor), Nan Merriman (contralto) / Orchestras conducted by Eduard van Be [ Australian Decca SBS Eloquence / 2 CD - released 20/Jun/2018 ] "Van Beinum delivers unfussy yet subtly nuanced performances, with highly expressive playing by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, and particularly fine vocal soloists in Das Lied von der Erde." BBC Music |
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BÉLA BARTÓK / LUCIANO BERIO
Bartók & Berio: Duos for Two Violins Maria Milstein, Mathieu van Bellen [ Channel Classics / 2 CD - released 28/Mar/2025 ] Celebrated violinists Maria Milstein and Mathieu van Bellen pair Béla Bartók's 44 Duos for Two Violins with Luciano Berio's 34 Duetti per Due Violini. Bartók's miniature masterpieces have inspired and delighted countless young musicians. |
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W.A. MOZART
Requiem Mass Marie-Noelle de Callata (soprano) / Netherlands Bach Society / Jos van Veldhoven [ Channel Classics / CD - released 14/Jul/2002 ] Mozart as he was intended to sound |
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W.A. MOZART
Requiem Mass Marie-Noelle de Callata (soprano) / Netherlands Bach Society / Jos van Veldhoven [ Channel Classics SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 28/Jul/2003 ] On Hybrid Super Audio CD (SACD) format, presented in full 5.1 surround sound! PLAYABLE ON ANY CD SYSTEM |
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JOSEPH PHIBBS / W. A. MOZART
Phibbs / Mozart: Clarinet Concertos Mark van de Wiel (clarinet), Philharmonia Orchestra, London Chamber Orchestra, Christopher Warren-Green [ Signum / CD - released 12/Jul/2019 ] Mark van de Wiel joins the Philharmonia Orchestra under Christopher Warren-Green in the premiere recording of Joseph Phibbs' Clarinet Concerto, praised by The Sunday Times following its UK debut as a work "that will surely be performed all over the... |
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ANNA CLYNE / RUTH GIPPS / CARL MARIA VON WEBER
Strange Loops: Clarinet Quintets Mark van de Wiel (clarinet), Zsolt-Tihamer Visontay & Fiona Cornall (violins), Nicholas Bootiman (viola), Karen Stephenson (cello) [ Signum / CD - released 7/Aug/2026 ] Strange Loops presents clarinettist Mark van de Wiel with colleagues from the Philharmonia Orchestra in three works spanning over two centuries of chamber music. The album centres on the first recording of Anna Clyne's Strange Loops, written in 2020... |
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IGOR MARKEVITCH
Orchestral Works Vol. 1: Partita / Le paradis perdu Martijn van den Hoek (piano) Lucy Shelton (soprano) Sarah Walker (mezzo) / Netherlands Concert Choir / Arnhem Philharmonic / Christopher Lyndon-Gee [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Oct/2008 ] This first volume of the Naxos Igor Markevitch Complete Orchestral Works Edition, to be followed by the seven volumes previously released on Marco Polo, brings together two relatively early compositions of astonishing technical and æsthetic... |
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RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Das Rheingold (complete opera) Matthias Goerne, Kim Begley, Michelle DeYoung, Deborah Humble, Peter Sidhom, Anna Samuil / Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Jaap van Zwede [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2016 ] The Hong Kong Philharmonic sound fully up for the occasion and have the stamina for this demanding piece…Matthias Goerne sings Wotan beautifully with much baritonal sophistication. |
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RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Die Walkure (The Valkyries) (complete opera recorded 2016) Matthias Goerne, Petra Lang, Michelle DeYoung, Stuart Skelton, Heidi Melton, Falk Struckmann / Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Jaap van Zweden [ Naxos / 4 CD Box Set - released 2/Dec/2016 ] Comprising four separate operas, Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung) is one of the supreme works in the history of music. Part II of the tetralogy, Die Walküre, centres on the young lovers Siegmund and Sieglinde, whose relationship... |
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GAETANO DONIZETTI
Donizetti: Maria Stuarda (complete opera recorded in 2013) BLU-RAY Metropolitan Opera / Joyce DiDonato, Elza van den Heever, Matthew Polenzani, Matthew Rose / Maurizio Benini (cond) [ Erato / Warner Classics Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 16/Nov/2015 ] On New Year's Eve 2012 Joyce DiDonato became the first singer to take the title role in Donizetti's Maria Stuarda at New York's Metropolitan Opera. With her at its heart, the production became, in the words of Opera magazine, "a high point of the... |
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HANDEL
Messiah (Complete oratorio arranged by Mozart) Audrey Michael, Magali Dami, Jard van Nes, Hans Peter Blochwitz / Ensemble Vocal et Instrumental de Lausanne, Michel Corboz [ Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 6/Apr/2009 ] 'There is much to praise in Corboz's realization of Mozart's revision… he has most appealing soloists… the orchestral playing is very stylish…the recording is truthful and well balanced and the acoustics of the Casino de Vevey, Switzerland, are very |
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Mieneke van der Velden-viola da gamba, Glen Wilson-clavecimbel
Marin Marais-PiAces de Viole (with music by Couperin) [ Channel Classics / CD - released 12/Jun/2001 ] the pinnacle of the solo literature for Viole |
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SIMPSON / JONES / CORKINE / HUME / LOCKE / DOWLAND / LANIER
Musikes sweetest joyes Mieneke van der Velden (viola da gamba/lyra viol) [ Channel Classics / SACD ] "17th-century English melancholy and despair beautifully delivered...the honours go to Mieneke van der Velden, who plays with unfailing intensity and beauty of tone." Gramophone |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Jose van Dam - Autograph José van Dam (bass-baritone) with Roberto Alagna, Karita Mattila, Richard Leech, Cheryl Studer, etc [ Erato / Warner Classics / 10 CD Box Set - released 15/Mar/2015 ] As one of the great singers of his era, and an artist favoured by such conductors as Herbert von Karajan and Georg Solti, José van Dam recorded for all the major labels, including Warner labels Erato and Teldec, but he enjoyed an especially close... |
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SCHUYT / VALLET / van NOORDT / HACQUART / BENEDICTUS BUNS / CORNET / etc
Music from the Golden Age of Rembrandt Musica Amphion, Pieter-Jan Belder / Ensemble Bouzignac, Erik van Nevel [ Brilliant Classics / 3 CD - released 14/Aug/2005 ] |
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ANONYMOUS / VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Music from The Globe's Landmark Productions: Twelfth Night & Richard IIII The Musicians of Shakespeare's Globe, Claire van Kampen [ Cantaloupe Music / CD - released 10/Dec/2016 ] "It is no ordinary Broadway pit band...introducing works in an unstuffy way to audiences who may be unfamiliar with the great thrills of early music." The New York Times |