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HENRI DUTILLEUX
Dutilleux: Le Loup / La Fille du Diable / Mélodies / etc Vincent Le Texier (baritone) / Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire, Pascal Rophé [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 16/Feb/2016 ] In the centennial year of the composer's birth, the Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire and Pascal Rophé present a programme which focuses on works composed before 1954, and offers the opportunity to discover a less familiar side of Dutilleux |
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ALBERT ROUSSEL
Roussel: Le Festin d'Araignée & Dukas: L'Apprenti Sorcier Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire, Pascal Rophé [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 17/Jan/2020 ] "Rophé's Dukas is understated, yet quietly rewarding...splendid playing and sound." MusicWeb |
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RUPERTO CHAPI
Symphony in D Minor / Fantasía morisca Orquesta de la Comunidad de Madrid / Jose Ramon Encinar [ Naxos Spanish Classics / CD - released 27/Sep/2010 ] "A bargain for admirers of Chapí's colourful and tuneful music. …Encinar and his Madrid forces are completely assured…" (Gramophpne) |
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VIVALDI
Gods, Emperors and Angels - Concertos for Recorder, Violin, Bassoon and Strings Pamela Thorby (recorder) / Peter Whelan (bassoon) / Sara Deborah Struntz (violin) / La Serenissima / Adrian Chandler (violin) [ Avie / CD - released 1/Aug/2010 ] "Whelan with Pamela Thorby provide an evenly balanced partnership with plenty of tasteful ornaments." BBC Music Magazine, September 2010 **** |
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GIAN FRANCESCO MALIPIERO
Malipiero: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 / etc Paolo Chiavacci (violin) / Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma, Francesco La Vecchia [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Jun/2022 ] |
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MENOTTI
The Consul / Amelia al Ballo (complete operas) Patricia Neway / Margherita Carosio / Marie Powers / Giacinto Prandelli / Chorus and Orchestra of La Scala Milan / Nino Sanzogno / Lehmann Engel [ Naxos Historical Great Opera Recordings / 2 CD - released 1/Jul/2010 ] This 2-CD set is the first in a series devoted to Gian Carlo Menotti's compositions on the occasion of his centenary in 2011. The recordings will include several which have never before appeared on CD, and some that have not been available in any... |
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BIBER
Biber: Les sonates du Rosaire Patrick Bismuth; Ensemble La Tempesta [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 23/Aug/2019 ] Following the Alpha label's successful Red, Yellow, Blue and Pink collections (a total of fifty-six reissues), which brought the pearls from the Baroque catalogue back into the spotlight, there are now fourteen new titles offering a chance to... |
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Patrick La Caccia/Denecker
Bellissimo Splendore [ Ricercar / CD - released 1/May/2011 ] |
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GIOVANNI BATTISTA PERGOLESI
Pergolesi: Stabat Mater Patrizia Bovi (soprano), Pino de Vittorio (tenor), Bernard Arrieta (bass) / Chantres de la Chapelle, Vincent Dumestre [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 20/Nov/2015 ] This recording stands out insofar as it restores the context of the sun-drenched, dramatic processions through the streets of Naples.: the singing and playing of professional musicians mingled with ritual dances and other singing. |
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GIACOMO MEYERBEER
Meyerbeer: Il Crociato in Egitto (complete opera) Patrizia Ciofi / Michael Maniaci / Marco Vinco / Teatro la Fenice / Emmanuel Villaume [ Naxos Opera Classis / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/Apr/2010 ] ".. the true revelation in this recording is Michael Maniaci. The role of Armano offers him a great opportunity to showcase his unusual, beautiful voice. With a solid cast and great choral scenes, this disc set is highly recommended." (TheWholeNote.com) |
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PHILIP GLASS
Concert of the Sixth Sun (recorded Aug 2013) Philip Glass, Daniel Medina de la Rosa, Roberto Carillo Cocio [ Orange Mountain Music / CD - released 5/Sep/2013 ] |
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GABRIEL FAURE
Fauré: Requiem, version 1893 / Messe des Pêcheurs de Villerville Agnes Mellon (soprano) Peter Kooy (baritone) / La Chapelle Royale, Les Petits Chanteurs de Saint-Louis, Philippe Herreweghe [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 21/Jul/2023 ] In 1988, Philippe Herreweghe and his musicians recorded a pioneering disc of Fauré's Requiem in its 1893 version. The French composer's masterpiece received an ideal interpretation, displaying restrained emotion alongside clarity and precision. As... |
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A. VIVALDI / J. S. BACH
Vivaldi / Bach: Magnificat & Concerti Pierre Hantaï (clavecin solo) / Le Concert des Nations / La Capella Reial de Catalunya / Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox SACD + DVD / 2 Hybrid SACD/DVD - released 15/Feb/2015 ] "with performers of this calibre…the performances were always going to be impressive. All fans of Savall will want the set." (Early Music Review) |
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NICOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade Op 35 (rec 1954) / Le Coq d'Or [The Golden Cockerel] Suite Pierre Nerini (violin) / Paris Conservatoire Orchestra / L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande / Ernest Ansermet [ Australian Decca SBS Eloquence / CD - released 1/Aug/2008 ] While Ansermet's stereo Suisse Romande recording of Scheherazade is well-known and has been frequently reissued, his early (1954) Paris Conservatoire Orchestra recording of this piece is a relative rarity and here receives its first CD outing on... |
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PLACIDO DOMINGO
Pasion Espanola (Coplas) Placido Domingo (tenor) / Orquesta de la Comunidad de Madrid / Migeul Roa [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 7/May/2008 ] One of Plácido Domingo's most personal albums to date as he performs coplas, the traditional popular songs of Hispanic origin with which he grew up. |
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Quator De La Chapelle Royale/
Hakim: Set Me As A Seal On You [ Signum / CD - released 25/Apr/2011 ] |
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ADRIANO BANCHIERI
Il Zabaione Musicale (Musical Entertainments) Radio Svizzera Italiana Choir; Sonatori de la Gioiosa Marca; Diego Fasolis, conductor [ Naxos Early Music / CD - released 6/Jan/2004 ] "The style of interpretation might fairly be described as all out" - Fanfare |
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Raffaele La Ragione (mandolin), Il Pomo d'Oro, Francesco Corti
Mandolin on Stage [ Arcana / CD - released 8/Apr/2022 ] Two years after the great acclaim aroused by Beethoven and his Contemporaries, his first recording for Arcana ('Young Raffaele La Ragione is to the mandolin today what Gustav Leonhardt once was to the harpsichord' - Le Monde), Raffaele La Ragione... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Serenata Napoletana: Music for mandolin and piano Raffaele La Ragione (mandolin) & Giacomo Ferrari (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 10/Feb/2015 ] This release invites to you an evening in Naples, one of the most beautiful and romantic cities in the world, and listen to an enchanting collection of Neapolitan songs, played by the mandolin, the instrument most closely related to that city of... |
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HANDEL
Italian Cantatas Volume 3 - Cantatas for Cardinal Ottoboni Raffaella Milanesi (soprano) & Salvo Vitale (bass) / La Risonanza / Fabio Bonizzoni (harpsichord & direction) [ Glossa Handel Italian Cantatas / CD - released 1/Oct/2009 ] "This disc is further testament to the marvellous subtlety and richness of Handel's Roman music and contains Handel-singing, playing and direction of the absolute highest order." Gramophone Magazine, June 2008 |