W. A. MOZART
Overtures La Cetra / Andrea Marcon [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 1/Mar/2012 ] |
GIUSEPPE ANTONIO BRESCIANELLO
Brescianello: Concerti, Sinfonias & Overture La Cetra Barockorchester Basel [ Glossa Cabinet / CD - released 20/Jul/2016 ] This recording, drawn from the series made in conjunction with the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis and released first on harmonia mundi (2002) and then on Glossa (2011), places the spotlight on another unfairly neglected figure from the late Baroque,... |
VENTURINI
Concerti Da Camera La Cetra / David Plantier (viola and direction) [ Zig Zag Territories / CD - released 9/Apr/2007 ] “A style borrowing from the Italian and the French but with its distinctive voice. Brussels-born, Francesco Venturini was extremely popular in the 1700s but remains little-known today. This excellent set, of his Concerti da camera, deserves to help... |
JEAN PHILIPPE RAMEAU
Rameau: Les Indes Galantes La Chapelle Harmonique, Valentin Tournet [ Château de Versailles Spectacles / 2 CD - released 26/Mar/2021 ] With the creation of his masterpiece Les Indes galantes in 1735, Rameau renewed the genre of opera-ballet with the presentation of separate independent tableaux, to include a series of crazy love stories involving exotic peoples, treated in various... |
HEINRICH SCHUTZ
Psalmen Davids La Chapelle Rhenane / Benoit Haller [ K617 / CD - released 1/Aug/2012 ] The 'Psalms of David', the opus 2 of Heinrich Schütz, constitute genuine symphonies for voices and instruments combined. This offshoot of the polychoral tradition of Giovanni Gabrieli, which Schütz frequented in Venice is interpreted by La Chapelle... |
MONTEVERDI
Vespro della Beata Vergine [Vespers] La Chapelle Royale, Collegium Vocale Gent / Philippe Herreweghe [ Harmonia Mundi Gold / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2010 ] In autumn of 1610 Monteverdi dedicated a luxuriant collection of religious music to Pope Paul V, of which the Vespers of the Blessed Virgin is by far the most prodigious work. A spectacular synthesis of Franco-Flemish polyphony and Italian innovations. |
MENDELSSOHN
Sacred Choral Works La Chapelle Royale, Collegium Vocale, Philippe Herreweghe - conductor [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 10/May/2003 ] "Elegant and fluent singing" - Gramophone |
LULLY
Grands Motets La Chapelle Royale / Philippe Herreweghe [ Harmonia Mundi Musique d'abord / CD - released 20/Mar/2007 ] The large motet 'à la française' is a quite distinctive affair that has nothing in common with the more traditional notion that a composer like Bach, for instance, had of the genre. If a comparison must be made, we will find that the French motet is... |
SCHUTZ
Musikalische Exequien La Chapelle Royale / Philippe Herreweghe [ Harmonia Mundi Gold / CD - released 20/Feb/2009 ] Commissioned for the funeral of a prince, this German 'burial music' deals with subjects that lie at the heart of Schütz's output: the misery of earthly life and the promise of the hereafter. In a mood of searing intensity, the music arranges texts... |
JOSQUIN DESPREZ
Stabat mater & Motets La Chapelle Royale, Philippe Herreweghe [ Harmonia Mundi Musique d'Abord / CD - released 10/Feb/2011 ] Josquin: the first name that comes to mind when one discusses the masters of Renaissance. In this now classic recording, Philippe Herreweghe offers an exceptionally rich portrait of his music, midway between the liturgical (Stabat Mater) and the... |
La Chicana
Lejos [ CD - released 23/Jul/2007 ] |
La Chiva Gantiva
Vivo [ Crammed Discs / CD - released 28/Feb/2014 ] The story of La Chiva Gantiva began in Brussels when three young Colombian students started to play percussion together. Driven by a desire to assert their roots, they began to blend Afro-Colombian rhythms with other styles of music they loved... |
La Coka Nostra
A Brand You Can Trust [ Shock Records / CD - released 31/Aug/2009 ] La Coka Nostra is the real deal and is comprised of members Ill Bill (Non Phixion), Everlast (House Of Pain), Danny Boy (House Of Pain), Slaine (Special Teamz) and DJ Lethal (House Of Pain, Limp Bizkit). |
CARLO GESUALDO
Madrigali libro sesto, 1611 [Madrigals Book 6] La Compagnia del Madrigale [ Glossa / CD - released 14/Jan/2013 ] "a masterclass in quicksilver dynamic shading, meticulous cadential shaping, crystal-clear poetic declamation and flawlessy judged harmonic shifts" (Gramophone) |
LUCA MARENZIO
Primo Libro di Madrigali 1580 La Compagnia del Madrigale [ Glossa / CD - released 20/Aug/2014 ] GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE AWARD WINNER 2014 - Early Music |
GESUALDO
Responsoria et alia ad Officium Hebdomadae Sanctae spectantia La Compagnia del Madrigale [ Glossa / 3 CD - released 1/Nov/2014 ] "La Compagnia del Madrigale are sensitive to every word of the text as well as to every note of the music. All in all, a superb recital." (BBC Music Choral & Song Choice July 2014) |
La Danse du Chien
Black Painted Bones [ Iris Music / CD - released 31/Aug/2009 ] |
La Dispute
Panorama [ Epitaph / Warner / CD - released 22/Mar/2019 ] Panorama is the fourth full-length album from Michigan natives La Dispute and their first with Epitaph Records. It can be difficult for punk and hardcore bands in particular to evolve and maintain momentum simultaneously the longer they stay active.... |
La Dispute
Panorama (5.1 Surround Sound Blu-Ray Audio) [ Epitaph / Blu-Ray Audio - released 7/Aug/2020 ] Featuring the band's latest album Panorama in both 5.1 PCM Surround Sound (24bit/96khz) and Hi-res PCM Stereo (24bit/96khz). Includes free Hi-Res (24/96) album download. Panorama is the fourth full-length album from Michigan natives La Dispute and... |
La Dispute
Panorama (Limited Edition LP) [ Epitaph / Warner / LP - released 22/Mar/2019 ] Panorama is the fourth full-length album from Michigan natives La Dispute and their first with Epitaph Records. It can be difficult for punk and hardcore bands in particular to evolve and maintain momentum simultaneously the longer they stay active.... |