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Sinfonica Di Roma/La Vecchia
Ghedini: Architetture [ Naxos / CD - released 3/Jun/2013 ] |
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TRADITIONAL
Cantiques de l'Orient: Hymns from Lebanon Sister Marie Keyrouz / L'Ensemble de la Paix [ Harmonia Mundi Musique d'abord / CD - released 10/Feb/2011 ] Soeur Marie Keyrouz & L' Ensemble de la Paix |
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TRADITIONAL
Cantiques de l’Orient: tradition Melchite Sister Marie Keyrouz / L’Ensemble de la Paix [ Harmonia Mundi Musique d'abord / CD - released 20/Mar/2012 ] |
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MARCO MARAZZOLI
Occhi Belli, Occhi Neri Soledad de la Rosa & Ensemble Mare Nostrum, Andrea De Carlo [ Arcana / CD - released 22/Mar/2014 ] One of the most productive and versatile of Italian composers, Marco Marazzoli is remembered today principally for his part in the development of Roman opera. Or maybe not even that, seeing that his output is represented in current record catalogues... |
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ANTOINE REICHA
Reicha: Musique de Chambre Solistes de la Chapelle Musicale Reine Elisabeth [ Alpha / 3 CD - released 22/Sep/2017 ] ".it all leaves you wanting to hear more, both of Reicha and of his performers." Gramophone |
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MISSA
Les plus belles messes de l'histoire musicale: the finest masses in musical history Soloists / Choeur et Orchestre du Collegium Vocale Gent / La Chapelle Royale / RIAS-Kammerchor / Philippe Herrewege / Marcus Creed [ Harmonia Mundi / 3 CD - released 10/Sep/2008 ] From the contrapuntal summits of the Renaissance to the great solemn Masses of Bach, Mozart and Beethoven, from Romantic renewal to contemporary disillusion: Harmonia mundi invite you to discover generous excerpts from the Masses that have made history! |
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HALFFTER
Chamber Music Volume 1 Soloists of the Orquesta de la Comunidad de Madrid [ Naxos Spanish Classics / CD - released 10/May/2011 ] Rodolfo Halffter's music embraces almost every genre but he was primarily an instrumental composer. His three piano sonatas rank among his most important works for that instrument, combining Scarlattian playfulness with Romantic and avant-garde... |
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RODOLFO HALFFTER
Chamber Music Volume 2 Soloists of the Orquesta de la Comunidad de Madrid [ Naxos Spanish Classics / CD - released 1/Aug/2011 ] The Spanish-born, Mexican-based composer Rodolfo Halffter's chamber music embraced influences from both the Old and New Worlds, his compositional approach shifting freely between nationalism, neo-classicism and the avant-garde. The works on this... |
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GOFFREDO PETRASSI
Petrassi: Concertos for Orchestra Nos. 7 & 8 Sonata da camera Soloists, Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma, Francesco La Vecchia [ Naxos / CD - released 22/Aug/2025 ] In the early 1960s Goffredo Petrassi's idiom was almost indistinguishable from that of the Italian avant-garde. Completed in 1964, the Seventh Concerto evolves with mounting tension and a sense of underlying menace. The Eighth Concerto from 1972 was... |
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Son De La Frontera
Cal [ CD - released 26/Jul/2007 ] |
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Spectre De La Rose
Marais:viol Music Sun King [ Naxos / CD ] |
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Spectre De La Rose
Masterworks For Viols [ Naxos / CD ] |
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HENRI TOMASI
TOMASI (complete violin works) Stéphanie Moraly (Violin) Romain David (Piano) / Orchestre de la Garde républicaine, Sebastien Billard [ Naxos / CD - released 22/Sep/2022 ] Henri Tomasi is one of the great figures of 20th-century French music. The catalogue of his works, which comprises over a hundred opuses, features many splendid stage and concert scores. |
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Cesar FRANCK / Ernest CHAUSSON
Franck/Chausson: Symphonies Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Marek Janowski [ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 13/Nov/2006 ] "Best of all is the way Janowski responds to the variety of harmonic tension in both works: the more chromatic a chord, the more space he tends to give it without ever obstructing the flow." (BBC Music Orchestral Choice Jan 2007) |
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ALFREDO CASELLA
Casella: Symphony No. 2 / A notte alta Sun Hee You (piano) / Rome Symphony Orchestra / Francesco La Vecchia [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Aug/2010 ] "One of Casella's subtlest creations, it receives a fine performance from the Rome Symphony Orchestra and Francesco La Vecchia" Gramophone |
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W.A. MOZART
Die Zauberflote [The Magic Flute] (complete opera recorded in 2004) Suzie LeBlanc, Christoph Genz, Stephan Genz, Cornelius Hauptmann, Isolde Siebert / La Petite Bande / Sigiswald Kuijken [ Brilliant Classics Opera Collection / 3 CD Box Set - released 11/Sep/2011 ] The cast is highly recognisable from many other fine productions of Baroque and early music, including Suzie LeBlanc (Pamina); Cornelius Hauptmann (Tamino); Stephan Genz (Papageno) and Isolde Siebert (Queen of Night). |
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SERGEI PROKOFIEV / ERNEST BLOCH
Prokofiev/Bloch -: Violin Concertos (with Bartok - Portrait Op 5 No 1) Joseph Szigeti (violin) / Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Paris, Charles Munch / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Thomas Beecham [ Naxos Historical Great Violinists / CD - released 2/Jun/2003 ] Penguin Guide - Rosette Winner |
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GIACOMO PUCCINI
Puccini: Turandot (complete opera recorded in 2012) BLU-RAY Teatro Carlo Felice / Daniela Dessi, Massimo La Guardia, Mario Malagnini, Ramaz Chikviladze / Donato Renzetti (cond) [ Dynamic Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Jan/2017 ] Turandot, one of Puccini's most powerful and original operas, is a favourite with audiences. Musically, it is one of the composer's most modern and innovative scores, and also a work that calls for sumptuous sets and dramatic costumes. |
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MASCAGNI / LEONCAVALLO
Cavalleria Rusticana / Pagliacci (complete operas recorded in March 2007) Teatron Real Madrid / Violeta Urmana / Vincenza la Scola / Vladimir Galouzine / Maria Bayo / Jesus Lopezs Cobos [ Opus Arte DVD / 2 DVD - released 30/Nov/2007 ] G - Recorded live at the Teatro Real, Madrid, February and March 2007 |
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IGOR STRAVINSKY
Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress (Complete opera recorded in 2007) BLU-RAY Theatre Royal de la Monnaie, Brussels / Laura Claycomb, Andrew Kennedy, William Shimell / Kazushi Ono (conductor) [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Aug/2009 ] Blu-Ray - 'Lepage has forged a reputation as one of the most visionary theatre directors of our age… The Rake's Progress is heading our way, and it promises to be a highlight of the 2007/8 season.' Sunday Times |