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LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Concertos 1 & 2 Olivier Cavé (piano), Kammerakademie Potsdam, Patrick Hahn [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 9/Oct/2020 ] A subtle performer of the Baroque and Classical piano repertory, Olivier Cavé here offers us for the first time his interpretation of Beethoven's first two concertos, written between the ages of twenty-five and thirty. |
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GABRIEL DUPONT
Dupont: Complete Symphonic Works Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège; Patrick Davin [ Fuga Libera / CD - released 8/Mar/2019 ] Greatly admired by his contemporaries, Gabriel Dupont (1878-1914) studied with Massenet, then became a disciple of Vierne and Widor; he is one of those composers whose too-brief career prevented them from taking their merited place in the history of... |
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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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JOSEF HAYDN
Piano Trios no.43-45 Patrick Cohen (fortepiano) Erich Hobarth (violin) Christophe Coin (violoncello) [ Harmonia Mundi Musique d'abord / CD - released 20/Aug/2005 ] These three Trios were published in April 1797 by Longman and Broderip in London. Haydn brought a density and a variety of writing and expressiveness to a genre that was performed by amateur musicians with the sole aim of mutual pleasure. The... |
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JOSEF HAYDN
Haydn: Piano Trios 32, 33, 34, 35, 36 & 37 Patrick Cohen (fortepiano) Erich Hobarth (violin) Christophe Coin (violoncello) [ Harmonia Mundi Gold / 2 CD - released 12/Jun/2015 ] "Cohen, Höbarth and Coin maintain the high standards...astutely balancing vigour and subtlety, elegance and passion." (BBC Music) |
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JOSEF HAYDN
Flute Trios Nos. 28-30 Patrick Cohen (pianoforte Anton Walter, Wien c.1790), Konrad Hünteler (flute) & Christophe Coin (cello C.A. Testore, 1758) [ Harmonia Mundi Gold / CD - released 20/Jan/2014 ] "The 1994 recording has not aged; it still sounds good as new. There are two kinds of Haydn lover in the world: those who have this album already, and those who need to grab it soon" (MusicWeb Feb 2014) |
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SAVERIO MERCADANTE
Mercadante: Flute Concertos, Vol. 2 Patrick Gallois (flute), Kazunori Seo (flute) [ Naxos / CD - released 17/Jul/2018 ] Although operas make up the most substantial part of Mercadante's catalogue, his technically challenging flute concertos are notable examples of 19th-century Italian instrumental music, effectively closing the Classical period for this instrument.... |
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POULENC / MESSIAEN / BOULEZ / SANCAN / DUTILLEUX
Flute Sonata / Le Merle Noir / Sonatine Patrick Gallois (flute) / Lydia Wong (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/May/2005 ] "Much to enjoy here and very nearly an unqualified recommendation. This disc is not only for flautists, but should provide much enjoyment and stimulation for all. Just don't turn the disc off after the Dutilleux!" -- Colin Clarke, MusicWeb, 29... |
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W. A. MOZART
Violin Sonatas (arranged for flute and piano) Patrick Gallois (flute) & Maria Prinz (piano) [ NAXOS / CD - released 13/Feb/2013 ] The sonatas performed on this disc were written much later for violin but, using that earlier precedent, have been transcribed for fl ute by one of the world's greatest exponents of the instrument, Patrick Gallois. |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Works for Flute 1 Patrick Gallois (flute) Mitsuo Kodama (bassoon), Asuka Sezaki, Koichi Komine [ Naxos / CD - released 23/Feb/2018 ] Ludwig van Beethoven stands as a giant in music history for his great symphonies, piano sonatas and string quartets, and the challenges of deafness later in life. This programme shows the younger Beethoven's facility as a creator of light and... |
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TABAKOV
Concerto for Two Pianos / Piano Concerto Patrick Gallois (flute) / Philippe Bernold (flute) / Jean-Philippe Collard (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 6/Feb/2007 ] "Performances by top-rank soloists nicely supported by a very responsive composer-conducted orchestra … all very fine, and well recorded" (MusicWeb May 2007) |
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FRIEDRICH WITT
Symphony in C major ‘Jena’ Patrick Gallois (flute) / Sinfonia Finlandia Jyväskylä [ Naxos / CD - released 18/Oct/2010 ] His delightful Symphony in A Major, with its deftly-written opera buffa finale, and sparkling Flute Concerto likewise show the skills of a masterful composer whose career spanned the climax of the Classical and the birth of the Romantic eras. |
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FRANCOIS DEVIENNE
Flute Concertos, Vol. 2 Patrick Gallois (flute) / Svenska Kammarorkestern [Swedish Chamber Orchestra] [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Feb/2017 ] French composer François Devienne enjoyed great esteem with his successful operas in the Revolutionary years of 1792-97, but it was as a composer for wind instruments that he has won his place in musical history. The four Flute Concertos in volume 2... |
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FRANZ & KARL DOPPLER
Music for Flutes and Orchestra Patrick Gallois, Kazunori Seo (flutes) / Sinfonia Finlandia [ Naxos / CD - released 4/Jan/2008 ] Brothers Franz and Karl Doppler were both accomplished flautists. Their compositions, sometimes written together, reflect the tastes of the period, making great use of Hungarian themes. The famous Duettino sur des motifs américains quotes Hail... |
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RÄÄTS / PÄRT / GÓRECKI
Kaleidoscopic Patrick Messina, Fabrizio Chiovetta, Henri Demarquette [ Aparte / CD - released 22/Jun/2018 ] The trio that combines the clarinet with the piano and the cello forms a set with powerful and multiple expressive qualities that has seduced composers of the 20th and 21st centuries.Composed in the shape of a kaleidoscope, as the first piece... |
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WILLAN
Organ Works Patrick Wedd (organ) [ Naxos / CD - released 29/Jan/2006 ] James Healey Willan was born on 12th October, 1880, in Balham, a suburb of London. Willan’s father was a pharmacist, and no one else in the family was a professional musician. His parents, however, recognised and encouraged their son’s evident... |
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MAURICE RAVEL / BENJAMIN ATTAHIR
Ravel: Valse & Rapsodie Espagnole / Attahir: Adh-Dhor Patrick Wibart / Orchestre National de Lille / Alexandre Boch [ Alpha / CD - released 8/Nov/2019 ] Alexandre Bloch juxtaposes two French composers on this disc. First of all, Maurice Ravel, with the Rapsodie espagnole, his first major work for orchestra alone, written at the age of thirty-two, and La Valse, premiered thirteen years later and which... |
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CHEN YI
Chen Yi: Works for Violin, Viola and Piano Patrick Yim (violin, viola), Kiu Tung Poon (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 24/Jul/2026 ] The four works on this album by the esteemed Chinese-American composer Chen Yi are all premiere recordings, two of which - The Soulful and the Perpetual and Three Bagatelles - she has adapted specifically for violinist/violist Patrick Yim and pianist... |
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CHEN YI / N, CURRIER / S. CURRIER / GEORGE TSONTAKIS
Digital Mist: Works for Violin and Piano Patrick Yim (violin) Kiu Tung Poon (piano) Sebastian Currier (pre-recorded sound samples) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 22/Sep/2022 ] This album offers a survey of American music composed for violin and piano from 1980 to 2010 through the lens of masterpieces by four American composers who have been distinguished by the highest honors of their profession. |
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CHEN YI / ZHOU LONG
Bamboo Grove: Zhou Long, Chen Yi Patrick Yim (violin / viola) [ Pentatone / CD - released 21/Aug/2026 ] Violinist Patrick Yim presents an album of world-premiere recordings, Bamboo Grove, featuring the music of Chen Yi and Zhou Long - two of the most distinguished voices bridging Chinese and Western musical traditions. Rooted in a profound artistic... |