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Ludwig Van Beethoven
Sinfonien 7+8 [ Naxos / CD ] |
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Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphonie Nr3/Ouvertu [ Naxos / CD ] |
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Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphonie Nr.5+6 [ Naxos / CD ] |
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W. A. MOZART
Requiem in D minor, K626 / Exsultate, jubilate, K165 - Alleluia / etc Lynne Dawson, Jard van Nes, Keith Lewis, Simon Estes / Philharmonia Chorus & Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini / with Kathleeen Battle [ Sony Classical Masters / CD - released 20/May/2011 ] "It is a marvellously polished and accomplished performance. The Philharmonia Chorus are in sterling voice; the string playing is immaculate." (Gramophone) |
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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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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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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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JAMES WOOD
Cloud-Polyphonies MDR Rundfunkchor & Ear Massage Percussion Quartet, James Wood, Yale Percussion Group, Robert Van Sice [ NMC / CD - released 19/Feb/2016 ] James Wood's multi-faceted career has led him into an extraordinarily broad spectrum of musical activities, as conductor, composer, musicologist, instrument designer and percussionist. |
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FRANK MARTIN
Concertos Michael Erxleben (violin) Adrienne Soos & Ivo Haag (piano duo) / Orchester Musikkollegium Winterthur, Jac van Steen [ MDG / CD - released 20/Mar/2012 ] |
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W.A. MOZART
Symphony No 29 / Violin Concertos Nos 2 & 3 Midori Seiler (violin) / Anima Eterna Orchestra / Jos van Immerseel [ Zig Zag Territories / CD - released 24/Jul/2006 ] ‘Midori Seiler is a violinist of a poetic temperament, who combines grace and delicacy and has a perfect rapport with the orchestra’ |
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BEETHOVEN
Violin Sonatas Nos 1, 2 & 3 Midori Seiler (violin) & Jos van Immerseel (piano) [ Zig zag Territories / CD - released 13/Oct/2007 ] "Complementing these remarkable performances is Zig Zag's state of the art sound, the finest I've ever heard in a violin and fortepiano recording. Seiler and Immerseel's rhetorical, erudite notes are a joy to read." (ClassicsToday.com 10/10) |
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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 |