More By Artist: Raphael
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MALCOLM ARNOLD
The Best of Malcolm Arnold East Winds; English Piano Trio; Maggini Quartet; Raphael Wallfisch (cello); Carl Raven (saxophone); English Northern Philharmonia, etc [ Naxos / CD - released 25/Jun/2021 ] Sir Malcolm Arnold was one of the most gifted British composers of his generation. His music communicates directly with listeners through its rhythmic vitality and brilliant orchestration, with melodies that are eloquent, memorable and catchy. |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Strauss, (R,): Symphony No. 2, Op. 12 / Romanze in F major / Six Songs, Op. 68 Eileen Hulse (soprano) Raphael Wallfisch (cello) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Neeme Jarvi (conductor) [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 12/Oct/2004 ] 'Järvis Strauss series is an important set of recordings that will hold an honoured place alongside Chandos Prokofiev and Bax cycles.' Fanfare |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Elina Garanca - When Night Falls ... Elina Garanca (Mezzo), Orquesta Filarmonica de Gran Canaria, with Raphaël Feuillâtre (guitar), Raimonds Pauls (piano), Albrecht Mayer (oboe) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 15/Mar/2024 ] This intimate album, says Elīna Garanča, is meant for "that time of day when you withdraw to your own private life". The celebrated mezzo has selected songs to help her listeners "tune out the world for two or three minutes and immerse themselves in... |
JEAN-PHILIPPE RAMEAU
Dardanus Ensemble Pygmalion, Raphael Pichon [ Alpha / CD - released 27/Sep/2013 ] |
Ensemble Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon, cond.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Libertà! [ Harmonia Mundi / 2 CD - released 30/Aug/2019 ] Between Die Entführung aus dem Serail and the advent of the famous 'Da Ponte trilogy', Mozart threw himself frantically into the search for the right libretto, capable of taking the spectator to lands still unexplored where the drama and the... |
FANTINI / MALVEZZI / CACCINI / MARENZIO / BRUNELLI / STRIGGIO
Stravaganza d'Amore! (Reissue) Ensemble Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon [ Harmonia Mundi / 2 CD - released 22/Jul/2022 ] Late sixteenth-century Florence was a theatre: first and foremost a political one, in the eyes of the dynasties that wished to use the arts to display their power. A humanist one too, as is shown by these intermedi (interludes) that sought to achieve... |
FANTINI:/ MALVEZZI / CACCINI / MARENZIO / BRUNELLI / STRIGGIO
Stravaganza d'Amore!: The Birth of Opera at the Medici Court Ensemble Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon [ Harmonia Mundi / 2 CD Box Set - released 15/Nov/2017 ] "The performances are highly polished, chorus and ensemble, producing a glossy and liberally embellished sound while the dozen soloists give fine and well-balanced contributions." BBC Music Opera Choice Oct 2017 |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: The Complete Chamber Music [12 CDs special price] The Florestan Trio / The Raphael Ensemble / New Budapest Quartet / Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano) Steven Isserlis (cello) Krysia Osostowicz (violin) [ Hyperion / 12 CD Box Set - released 1/Nov/2008 ] 'Immerse yourself in this set of 12 CDs of Brahms's chamber music … In the last 25 years, Hyperion has managed to persuade some of the finest of chamber musicians to reveal their affection for Brahms in recordings of remarkably consistent quality …... |
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JEAN-PHILIPPE RAMEAU
Rameau: Dardanus (complete opera [1739] recorded in 2015) DVD + Blu-ray Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux / Reinoud Van Mechelen, Gaëlle Arquez, Karina Gauvin, Florian Sempey, Nahuel Di Pierro / Raphaël Pichon (cond) [ Harmonia Mundi DVD + Blu-ray / 2 DVD - released 20/Sep/2016 ] This video was recorded live at performances of the original version of 'Dardanus' (1739) given at the Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux in April 2015, in a production by Michel Fau and choreography by Christopher Williams. Raphaël Pichon, the Ensemble... |
Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello), Raphaël Imbert (saxophone), Pierre-François Blanchard (piano), Sonny Troupé (drums)
Invisible Stream [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 19/Aug/2022 ] Invisible Stream: the "unseen currents" are those that connect people and musical works by transcending styles or customary aesthetic and cultural boundaries. A feast of poetic expression organized by four key representatives of both the classical... |
MAURICE JACOBSON
Theme and Variations, The Music Room & Mosaic Jennifer Johnston (mezzo-soprano), Raphael Wallfisch (cello), Julian Jacobson (piano) & Mariko Brown (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Jun/2014 ] Maurice Jacobson was regarded in his lifetime as a "musician extraordinary" such was his versatility as a composer, performer and music administrator. His works are fundamentally classicist, varying from the timeless austerity of The Lord is my... |
CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine Lea Desandre (mezzo-soprano), Eva Zaïcik (mezzo-soprano), Lucile Richardot (mezzo-soprano), Emiliano Gonzalez Toro (tenor) / Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon [ Château de Versailles DVD / DVD - released 20/Mar/2020 ] "It almost feels like a private performance for the viewer, since there is no sight or sound of an audience at all, until after the work has finished." MusicWeb Recommended |
ARTHUR BLISS
A Colour Symphony / The Enchantress / Concerto for Cello and Orchestra Linda Finnie (mezzo-soprano) Raphael Wallfisch (cello) / Ulster Orchestra / Vernon Handley (conductor) [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 8/Sep/2004 ] 'Chandos's generous compilation is an ideal introduction to his music… the Ulster Orchestra is outstanding and, as ever, Chandos' engineering produces a luxurious sound, highlighting the brilliance and richness of Bliss's orchestration.' - BBC Music... |
ARNOLD BAX
Bax: Orchestral Works, Volume 1 (Violin Concerto / Cello Concerto / Morning Song) Lydia Mordkovitch (violin) Raphael Wallfisch (cello) Margaret Fingerhut (piano) / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Bryden Thomson [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 12/Nov/2003 ] 'The Cello Concerto is rhapsodic in feeling and Raphael Wallfisch plays it with marvellous sensitivity and finesse, given splendid support by the LPO under Bryden Thomson.' The Penguin Complete Guide |
CHARLES VILLIERS STANFORD
Irish Rhapsody Nos 1 - 6 / Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 126 / Concert Variations upon an English Theme, Op. 71 'Down among the Dead Men' Lydia Mordkovitch (violin) Raphael Wallfisch (cello) Margaret Fingerhut (piano) / Ulster Orchestra / Vernon Handley [ Chandos Classics / 2 CD - released 28/Nov/2003 ] 'With a distinguished array of soloists, committed playing from the Ulster Orchestra and richly sonorous sound, these discs will give much pleasure.' BBC Music Magazine |
KHACHATURIAN
Violin Concerto in D minor / Cello Concerto in E minor Lydia Mordkovitch (violin) Raphael Wallfisch (cello) / Scottish National Orchestra [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 28/Apr/2002 ] This disc couples two of Khachaturian's best concertos |
ERNEST JOHN MOERAN
Violin Concerto / Lonely Waters / Whythorne's Shadow / Cello Concerto Lydia Mordkovitch (violin) Raphael Wallfisch / Ulster Orchestra / Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Vernon Handley; Norman Del Mar [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 27/Jan/2004 ] 'The Cello Concerto was written for Peers Coetmore who was to become his wife. Raphael Wallfischs playing makes the neglect of this glorious piece all the more astonishing.' Gramophone |
ALWYN / ARNOLD / BAX / BERKELEY / DELIUS / FOULDS / HODDINOTT / IRELAND / etc
Celebrating 50 Years Devoted To British Music - Set 1 Malcolm Binns (piano) David Pyatt (horn) Raphael Wallfisch (cello) / Royal Philharmonic / London Symphony / London Philharmonic [ Lyrita / 4 CD Box Set - released 20/Nov/2009 ] "The idea is to offer a single substantial orchestral track for the majority of composers represented in the Lyrita catalogue. You can sometimes argue with the selection but overall the right note has been struck - right and bold" (MusicWeb Oct 2009) |
NICOLO PAGANINI & OTHERS
Paganini: 24 Caprices / Caprices by Berlioz, Cervello, Kreisler, Ortiz, etc María Dueñas (violin), with Raphael Feuillatre (guitar) Itamar Golan, Alexander Malofeev (piano) Boris Kuschnir (vio) / Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 28/Feb/2025 ] "I'd be hard-pushed to name another modern recording offering anything close to the multicoloured lyrical imagination produced by this 22-year-old." Gramophone Recording of the Month Gramophone March 2025 |
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