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KALEVI AHO
Aho: Double and Triple Concertos Dimitri Mestdag, Anneleen Lenaerts (harp), Storioni Trio (Wouter Vossen, violin), Marc Vossen (cello), Bart van de Roer (piano), Antwerp Symphony Orch [ BIS / CD - released 3/Dec/2021 ] Two recent and unusual concertos from the prolific Finnish composer. |
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Discorama - 30 sensational 70's original disco dance hits [ Castle / 2 CD - released 2/Feb/2016 ] Originally released in 1995 for the Australian and New Zealand market |
DOMENICO CIMAROSA
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Cimarosa: Requiem Elly Ameling, Birgit Finnila, Richard van Vrooman, Kurt Widmer / Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne / [ Philips / CD - released 1/Aug/1969 ] Domenico Cimarosa's abilities as an operatic composer are evident in his large-scale Requiem in which the soloists and chorus range from the mournful supplication of the opening movements, through vivid evocations of the 'day of wrath'. |
J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach: Magnificat in D major, BWV243 (with Cantatas BWV 11 & BWV 50) Emily Van Evera, Emma Kirkby, Evelyn Tubb, Caroline Trevor, Howard Crook, Simon Grant, Stephen Charlesworth / Taverner Players, Andrew Parrott [ EMI / CD - released 1/Dec/1990 ] "The Taverner Players' recording of Bach's Magnificat, conducted by Andrew Parrott, is generally positive, highlighting its vibrant, fresh, and optimistic spirit, though some reviewers noted the recording's quick tempos might require listener... |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Britten: Folk Song Arrangements Felicity Lott (soprano), Philip Langridge (tenor) / Graham Johnson (piano) / Christopher van Kampen (cello) [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 10/May/2005 ] "Anyone wanting Britten's folk-song arrangements can safely acquire this pleasurable set without fear of disappointment" (MusicWeb May 2005) |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Piano Quartets Francesca Dego, Timothy Ridout, Laura van der Heijden, Federico Colli [ Chandos / CD - released 25/Aug/2023 ] Following a highly successful series of concerts in the summer of 2022, Francesca Dego, Timothy Ridout, Laura van der Heijden, and Federico Colli headed into the studio to record Mozart's Piano Quartets. Whilst he may not have been the first composer... |
RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Gotterdammerung (complete opera recorded 2018) Gun-Brit Barkmin, Daniel Brenna, Eric Halfvarson, Shenyang, Amanda Majeski, Peter Kálmán / Hong Kong Philharmonic Chorus & Orchestra, Jaap van Zweden [ Naxos / 4 CD Box Set - released 1/Nov/2018 ] This is the third and penultimate release in the acclaimed cycle of Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen with the Hong Kong Philharmonic conducted by Jaap van Zweden. Of the star cast for Siegfried, Matthias Goerne has been singled out for particular... |
JOSEPH HAYDN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Haydn: The Creation (complete oratorio in German) Helen Donath, Robert Tear, Jose van Dam / Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus, Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos [ EMI Classics for Pleasure / 2 CD - released 20/Nov/1992 ] Recording Date: November 14, 1977 & November 17, 1977 Recording Location: Kingsway Hall, London, England |
COSTANZO FESTA
La Spagna: 32 Variations sur 'La Spagna' Huelgas-Ensemble / Paul Van Nevel (conductor) [ Harmonia Mundi Musique d'abord / CD - released 1/Feb/2015 ] "a remarkable testament to the man's [Festa's] intellectual and imaginative powers." Early Music Review, February 2015 |
ROBERT SCHUMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schumann: Der Rose Pilgerfahrt Op112 Inga Nielesn (sop) Deon van der Walt (tenor) Annemarie Moller (mezzo) / Danish National Radio Symphony & Choir, Gustav Kuhn [ Chandos / CD - released 30/Sep/2007 ] "The chorus and orchestra are first rate and the recording sponsored by Danish Radio, is full-bodied and atmospheric. A valuable rarity." (Penguin Stereo Guide) |
LUDOVICO EINAUDI
Einaudi: Waves - The Piano Collection Jeroen van Veen (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / 7 CD Box Set - released 20/Apr/2015 ] Ludovico Einaudi may well become the "Satie of the 21‐st century". His minimalist, deceptively simple piano works reach a massive audience well beyond the strict boundaries of traditional classical music. |
JEAN-PHILIPPE RAMEAU
Rameau: Zoroastre 1749 Jodie Devos (Amélite), Véronique Gens (Erinice), Reinoud Van Mechelen (Zoroastre), Tassis Christoyannis (Abramane), Chœur de Chambre de Namur [ Alpha Classics / 3 CD - released 4/Nov/2022 ] Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764) left two very different versions of his tragédie en musique Zoroastre: the first, in 1749, received a lukewarm reception and the work was withdrawn from the repertory. Rameau gave it a thorough revision in 1756. At... |
FRANCESCO CAVALLI
Cavalli: L'Ormindo (complete opera) John Wakefield, Peter-Christoph Runge, Jean Allister, Anne Howells, Hanneke van Borke / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Raymond Leppard [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 12/Apr/2019 ] 'Leppard […] welds all his forces together to produce one of those wonderfully integrated performances that still characterizes Glyndebourne at its best.' Opera magazine, April 1969 |
DUKAS
Dukas: Ariane et Barbe-Bleue (Recorded live at Gran Teatre del Liceu, June & July 2011) BLU-RAY Gran Teatre del Liceu / José van Dam, Jeanne-Michèle Charbonnet / Stéphane Denève (conductor) & Claus Guth (director) [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Feb/2013 ] Stéphane Denève is universally acclaimed for his interpretation of French repertoire. |
FRANCIS POULENC
Poulenc: Concerto pour deux pianos et orchestre / Concert Champêtre / Suite Française Jos van Immerseel (piano, harpsichord, conductor), Claire Chevallier (piano) & Katerina Chrobokova (harpsichord) / Anima Eterna Brugge [ Zig Zag Territories / CD - released 1/Aug/2011 ] "Of prime interest here are the instruments: Immerseel and his fellow pianist, Claire Chevallier, play on Erard concert grands dating from 1896 and 1902. Poulenc's wistful melodic nostalgia, sensual timbres and quirky wit guarantee illicit... |
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Early Cantatas Judith Howarth, Janice Watson (soprano), Jean Rigby (mezzo soprano), John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Jose Van Dam (bass) / Corydon Singers & Orchestra [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 28/Aug/1997 ] 'Arguably Beethoven's first major masterpiece … superb performance, at once fresh and incisive and deeply moving' - PENGUIN GUIDE ROSETTE |
CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
Saint-Saëns: La princesse jaune Judith van Wanroij; Mathias Vidal; Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse; Leo Hussain [ Bru Zane / CD/Book - released 27/Aug/2021 ] That globetrotting composer Camille Saint-Saëns wrote La Princesse jaune in 1872, exemplifying the current craze for all things Japanese. Kornélis, played by the tenor Mathias Vidal, dreams only of the Land of the Rising Sun. Under the influence of a... |
BLOW / BYRD / CAMPION / DOWLAND / PURCELL / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Songs Of An English Cavalier: A hundred years of English music Kobie Van Rensburg (tenor) / Musikalische Leitung, Wolfgang Katschner [ NCA / CD - released 4/Apr/2001 ] A hundred years of English music |
KURT WEILL
Weill: Street Scene Kristine Ciesinski, Janis Kelly, Bonaventura Bottone, Richard van Allan, Catherine Zeta Jones / English National Opera, Carl Davis [ Jay Productions / 2 CD Box Set - released 9/Nov/1989 ] Street Scene is an American opera by Kurt Weill (music), Langston Hughes (lyrics), and Elmer Rice (book). Written in 1946 and premiered in Philadelphia that year, Street Scene is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning 1929 play of the same name by... |
IGOR MARKEVITCH
Markevitch: Complete Orchestral Works Volume 7 - Piano Concerto / Cantate / Icare Martyn van den Hoek (piano) / Nienke Oostenrijk (soprano) / Netherlands Concert Choir / Arnhem Philharmonic Orchestra / Christopher Lyndon-Gee [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Mar/2011 ] "Icare is arguably Markevitch's masterpiece, one of the great ballets of the 20th century. If you don't know Markevitch the composer, this is probably the best place to start." (ClassicsToday 10/10 Jan 2011) |
