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LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Christus am Ölberge Sebastian Kohlhepp, Eleanor Lyons, Thomas Bauer / Collegium Vocale Gent, Orchestre Des Champs-Élysées, Philippe Herreweghe [ Phi / CD - released 4/Nov/2022 ] Beethoven composed the oratorio Christus am Ölberge (Christ on the Mount of Olives) in just 'a fortnight, amid all sorts of tumult and other unpleasant and alarming events in my life'. It marked the first time since the two 'imperial cantatas' of... |
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DEBUSSY / BENEDICT / SAINT-SAENS / DAVID / BEYDTS / LONGAS / ROSENTHAL
Elizabeth Vidal - Romances et chants d'oiseaux Elizabeth Vidal (coloratura soprano), Susan Manoff (piano) & Philippe Bernold (flute) [ Naive / CD - released 10/Nov/2014 ] This is the reissue of the first recording, unavailable for years, of French coloratura Elizabeth Vidal, who topped the French music charts in 2014 with a pop-classical album, 'La Cantadora'. 'Romances et Chants d'Oiseaux' features melodies composed... |
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CARLO GESUALDO
Sabbato Sancto (with Gorli - Requiem) Ensemble Vocal Européen, Philippe Herreweghe [ Harmonia Mundi Musique d'abord / CD - released 10/Aug/2013 ] |
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FRANCIS POULENC
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Poulenc: Concerto for Piano,, 2 Pianos & Aubade Francois-Rene Duchable, Jean-Philippe Collard (piano) / Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, James Conlon [ Erato / 2 CD - released 30/Jan/1986 ] Francis Poulenc (January 7, 1899 - January 30, 1963) had his first major successes as an 18-year-old composer without a single composition lesson. Despite some study, he remained largely self-taught. In fact, his music is so individual, it's remained... |
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GABRIEL FAURE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Fauré: Barcarolles / Impromptus / Dolly Suite / etc Jean‐Philippe Collard (piano) [ EMI / 2 CD Box Set - released 24/Aug/2018 ] Gabriel Fauré, whose long and influential life spanned the eras of romanticism and early modernism, enriched a diversity of genres with music of proverbial subtlety. It tantalises and captivates the listener with its discreet beauty. |
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GABRIEL FAURE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Fauré: Nocturnes / Preludes / etc Jean‐Philippe Collard (piano) [ EMI / 2 CD Box Set - released 24/Aug/2018 ] Gabriel Fauré, whose long and influential life spanned the eras of romanticism and early modernism, enriched a diversity of genres with music of proverbial subtlety. It tantalises and captivates the listener with its discreet beauty. |
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ROBERT SCHUMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schumann: Piano Music (Incls 'Etudes Symphoniques', 'Carnaval' & 'Piano Sonata No 3') Jean-Philippe Collard (piano) [ EMI Classics / 2 CD - released 15/Oct/2002 ] "Collard's technical polish and subtle nuances of touch lend interest to the Symphonic Etudes. His tasteful rubato and variegated articulation strike an ideal balance between Variation II's Marcato and Canto directives." ClassicsToday |
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GABRIEL FAURE
Fauré Edition - Piano Works, Chamber Music, Orchestral Works & Requiem Jean‐Philippe Collard (piano) Augustin Dumay (violin) Frédéric Lodéon (cello) Michel Debost (flute) Nicolai Gedda (tenor) / Michael Plasson (cond) [ Erato / 12 CD Box Set - released 24/Aug/2018 ] Gabriel Fauré, whose long and influential life spanned the eras of romanticism and early modernism, enriched a diversity of genres with music of proverbial subtlety. |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: Piano Trio No. 1 / Notturno / Sonata for violin & cello Jean-Philippe Collard (piano) Augustin Dumay (violin) Frederic Lodeon (cello) [ EMI / CD - released 20/Oct/1987 ] "The playing has plenty of give and take and no lack of resilience and charm." (Gramophone) |
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FELIX MENDELSSOHN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mendelssohn: Psaume [Psalms]s La Chapelle Royale, Collegium Vocale, Philippe Herreweghe, with Peter Kooy (baritone), Eiddwen Harrhy (soprano), Hervé Lamy (tenor) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 10/May/1988 ] "Elegant and fluent singing" - Gramophone |
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J. S. BACH
St John Passion Maria Keohane, Helena Ek (Sopranos), Carlos Mena (alto), Hans Jorg Mammell (tenor), Stephen MacLeod (bass) / Ricercar Consort, Philippe Pierlot [ Mirare / 2 CD - released 20/Apr/2011 ] A new recording from the Ricercar Consort is always special and this is no exception: here a new St John Passion. |
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GLUCK / VIVALDI / HANDEL / MONTEVERDI / PURCELL / BELLINI / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Altus - From Castrato to Countertenor [3 CD set] Andreas Scholl, Alessandro Moreschi, Philippe Jaroussky, David Daniels, Max-Emanuel Cencic, James Bowman, Alfred Deller, Gérard Lesne, René Jacobs, et [ Virgin Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/Oct/2008 ] All these artists are exponents of 'authentic' performance, but - fortunately for the gentlemen in question - true authenticity is restricted to the track performed by Alessandro Moreschi...the only known audio memento of a genuine castrato. |
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CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Claude Debussy: A Portrait Michel Beroff, Jean-Philippe Collard, Samson François (pianos) / Quatuor Ebène / Orchestre National de l'ORTF, Jean Martinon [ Warner Classics / CD - released 1/Aug/2018 ] The colours of sound: With his Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune of 1894, Claude Debussy found his way to a completely novel and distinctive idiom that has gone down in music history as Impressionism. Influenced more by painting than by late-romantic... |
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ANTON BRUCKNER
Bruckner: Symphony No 5 Orchestre des Champs-Elysees, Philippe Herreweghe [ Harmonia Mundi Musique d'abord / CD - released 21/Jul/2017 ] Rarely did the première of a Bruckner symphony arouse such enthusiasm; even if, in this case, the first performance took place nearly 20 years after its composition, the work captivated listeners with its ineffable mystery, one thinks of late... |
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W. A. MOZART
The Last Symphonies [39, 40, 41] Orchestre des Champs-Elysees, Philippe Herreweghe [ PHI / 2 CD - released 24/Jun/2013 ] Written one after the other in the space of just three months and with unprecedented energy, Mozart's last three symphonies carry within them the aesthetic ideal of their composer, touched by a grace that is already pre-Romantic, and thus form an... |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Symphony No 4 / Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53 / Schicksalslied, Op. 54 Ann Hallenberg (mezzo) / Collegium Vocale Gent & Orchestre des Champs-Elysées, Philippe Herreweghe [ PHI / CD - released 10/May/2017 ] "the disc is worth snapping up for the two accompanying vocal works: the Alto Rhapsody, with the superb, pure-toned Swedish mezzo-soprano Ann Hallenberg, and the Schicksalslied." The Observer, 4th June 2017 **** |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Cosi fan Tutte (complete opera recorded in 2017) BLU-RAY Paris Opera / Jacquelyn Wagner, Michèle Losier, Frédéric Antoun , Philippe Sly / Philippe Jordan (cond) [ Arthaus Blu-Ray / Blu-ray - released 12/Dec/2017 ] "With Philippe Jordan drawing excellent orchestral playing from the pit, with witty fortepiano recitatives, this is a most unusual Così which eventually had me hooked" Gramophone DVD/Blu-ray of the Month November 2017 |
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J.S. BACH
Bach: Cantatas for solo bass (BWV 56, 82, 158) Peter Kooy (bass) La Chapelle Royale, Philippe Herreweghe [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 18/Nov/2022 ] These three cantatas for bass solo are based on episodes from the life of Christ (the healing of the lame man, the presentation in the temple, scenes from the Passion) with implications of the benevolence and consolation of death. |
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GEORGE GERSHWIN / MAURICE RAVEL
Gershwin/Ravel: Piano Concertos Philippe Entremont (piano) / Philadelphia Orchestra / Cleveland Orchestra [ Sony Essential Masterworks / CD - released 10/Jul/2012 ] |
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SCHUMANN
Violin Concerto in A Minor (arranged from the Cello Concerto) / Violin Sonata No. 2 Philippe Graffin (violin) / Deutsche Radio Philharmonie / Christoph Poppen [ Onyx / CD - released 10/Oct/2010 ] "Most of [the transcription] works well enough...and there are even one or two gains...Graffin makes a very appealing case for it" BBC Music Magazine, November 2010 **** |