W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Mitridate, rè di Ponto, K87 (complete opera) Mathias Zachariassen, Henriette Bonde-Hansen, Maria Fontosh, Kristina Hammarstrom / Vocal Group Ars Nova & Danish Radio Sinfonietta, Adam Fischer [ Dacapo / 3 Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jun/2010 ] "I shall be surprised to hear a more satisfying Mozart opera recording any time soon." Recording of the Month: Gramophone June 2010 |
GUILLAUME de MACHAUT
Les Motets Ensemble Musica Nova [ Zig Zag Territoires / CD - released 1/Sep/2009 ] The first translation of the motets into modern french and English |
GUILLAUME fde MACHAUT
Les Motets Ensemble Musica Nova, Lucien Kandel [ Aeon / 2 CD - released 20/Nov/2011 ] "everything on these discs gives clear evidence of the most scrupulous preparation, a constant search for the intrinsic features of each individual piece...astonishingly clean and sharply focused, though with an energy and musicianship that breathe... |
OCKEGHEM
Missa Cuiusvis Toni Ensemble Musica Nova / Lucien Kandel [ Aeon / 2 CD - released 16/Feb/2008 ] 'A landmark recording does full justice to Ockeghem's famed Mass' - Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine Feb 2008 |
FREDERICK DELIUS
Delius: Violin Concerto and other orchestral music Philippe Djokic / Symphony Nova Scotia, Georg Tintner [ Naxos Titner Memorial Edition 10 / CD - released 27/Sep/2010 ] "...Tintner's Delius is not quite in that category, but I have to say that he makes a very credible and creditable case for all the music on this generously-timed album." MusicWeb |
Heather Nova
300 Days at Sea [ Embassy of Music / CD - released 5/Sep/2011 ] Heather's eighth studio album marks a return to the full band sound Heather used on 'Oyster' and 'Siren'; reuniting her with the original musicians and production team from that period. |
Heather Nova
Siren [ Sony & BMG Entertainment / CD - released 1/Mar/2008 ] This is a specially priced re-issue edition of Heather Nova's sophomore album, 'Siren', which was originally released in 1998. |
FAURE
Piano Quartets / Piano Quintets Jean Hubeau, Raymond Gallois-Montbrun, Collette Lequien & Andre Navarra Quatuor Via Nova [ Warner Apex / 2 CD - released 23/Apr/2007 ] "Passionate performances of music often thought of as undemonstrative. Rich strings tone, and an overall warmth and vitality which better-mannered players fail to achieve." (BBC Music) |
GIOVANNI LEGRENZI
Legrenzi: Compiete, Op. 7 Ivana Valotti, Nova Ars Cantandi, Giovanni Arciai [ Naxos / CD - released 4/Dec/2020 ] Giovanni Legrenzi's eventual rise to fame can be measured by the fact that both Bach and Handel chose his melodies as themes for their contrapuntal elaborations. Many years earlier, however, as a young composer in Ferrara, Legrenzi wrote Compiete... |
SCHUTZ
Weinachtshistorie & Auferstehunghistorie Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Johan Linderoth, Adam Riis & Else Torp / Ars Nova Copenhagen, Concerto Copenhagen & Sirius Viols, Paul Hillier [ Dacapo / CD - released 1/Oct/2010 ] "Schütz recordings of such ardent beauty are much too rare, so this is not to be missed." Gramophone Awards 2010 Finalist - Baroque Vocal |
SCHUTZ
St Matthew Passion, SWV 479 Julian Podger (Evangelist) / Jakob Bloch Jespersen (Jesus) / Ars Nova Copenhagen / Paul Hillier [ Dacapo / CD - released 1/Jun/2011 ] "What keeps the attention here is the way that all the solo singers - including those drawn from choir for the minor roles - inject just enough urgency and drama into their singing for us to feel the power of the unfolding story, but not so much as... |
K'Nova
K'Nova [ H.E.G & Lost Coast Sound / CD - released 1/Jun/2012 ] |
DAVID MATTHEWS
From Sea to Sky: Orchestral & vocal works Lucie Spickova (mezzo-soprano) Gillian Keith (soprano) / Orchestra Nova Ensemble [ Dutton Epoch / CD - released 20/Jul/2007 ] "Here is the other side of this intriguing British composer, in splendid performances very well recorded." (ClassicalCDReview) |
ALLEGRI / LULLY / MOUTON / BENEVOLO CHARPENTIER / etc
Miserere: Classical music for reflection and meditation Oxford Camerata / Le Concert Spirtuel / Capilla Flamenca / Ars Nova [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Apr/2009 ] Classical Music for Reflection and Meditation from the vast Naxos catalogue. |
FRANCESCO DURANTE
Durante: Psalms / Magnificat Nova Ars Catandi, Giovanni Acciai, Ivana Valotti (organ) [ Naxos / CD - released 9/Jun/2023 ] In 18th-century Naples, one of the most fertile artistic centres in Europe, Francesco Durante was considered 'supreme', composing music that gave him an international status. His psalm settings stand out for their astoundingly modern contrapuntal... |
GLINKA / MOZART / WAGNER / R. STRAUSS / SANTOS / BRAHMS / CHABRIER
Three Portuguese Orchestras Nova Filarmonia Portuguesa / Orquestra Sinfonica Portuguesa / Orquestra do Algarve [ Naxos / CD - released 13/May/2022 ] Álvaro Cassuto's importance to Portuguese cultural life over the last half-century is immense. A significant composer as well as conductor, he had already won the Koussevitzky Prize at Tanglewood in 1970. |
Nova Schola Gregoriana / Alberto Turco (Director)
In Passione Et Morte Domini [ NAXOS EARLY MUSIC / CD ] |
GIOVANNI SALVATORE
Salvatore - Organ-Alternatim Masses Nova Schola Gregoriana, In dulci jubilo, Alberto Turco, Federico Del Sordo [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 12/Jun/2016 ] Salvatore lived from 1620 till 1688, living and working as organist in Naples. His most important work is the collection of "Ricercari a Quattro voci, Canzoni, Canzoni Francesi, Toccate, et Versi per rispondere nelle Messe con l'Organo al Choro" |
ANONYMOUS
Adorate Deum - Gregorian Chant From The Proper of the Mass Nova Schola Gregoriana, Turco [ Naxos Early Music / CD - released 7/Jul/1997 ] "the wide and cheap availability of these beautiful recordings makes them essential purchases; if you have never come to terms with chant, now is the time to try" Early Music news |
Nova Schola Gregoriana/Turco
Gregorian Chant [ Naxos / 2 CD ] |