GEORGE GERSHWIN
George Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F ; Rhapsody in Blue; Cuban Overture Jon Nakamatsu, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Jeff Tyzik [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 28/Feb/2020 ] Penned for the concert hall but brimming with the sounds and rhythms of Tin Pan Alley and Broadway, this all-Gershwin programmme features American pianist Jon Nakamatsu in the Piano Concerto in F and the Rhapsody in Blue. For an orchestral encore,... |
Jon Nakamatsu, Yakov Kasman, Pacific Symphony Orchestra, St.Clair, Foss
Foss, Lukas - Piano Concertos [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 12/May/2001 ] Featuring Cliburn medalists Jon Nakamatsu (gold) and Yakov Kasman (silver) |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Lieder (Incls Zueignung, Morgen! & Ruhe, meine Seele) Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) Helmut Deutsch (piano) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 16/Aug/2006 ] The name of Richard Strauss immediately conjures up thoughts of operas and large-scale symphonic works; but we tend to underestimate his lieder, a genre to which the composer devoted no fewer than 205 pieces! Like a glorious sunset culminating in the... |
Jose De La Negreta
Sueno Gitano [ Harmonia Mundi / CD ] |
DE FALLA
El Sombrero de tres picos (Three Cornered Hat); Noches en los jardines de Espana (Nights in the Gardens of Spain) Josep Colom (piano) / Orquesta Ciudad de Granada / Josep Pons - director [ Harmonia Mundi SACD / CD - released 24/May/2004 ] On Hybrid Super Audio CD (SACD) format, presented in full 5.1 surround sound! PLAYABLE ON ANY CD SYSTEM |
Josep Pons
Stravinsky: The Firebird [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 12/Jul/2004 ] |
J.S. BACH
Twelfth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition Joyce Yang (piano) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 9/Jan/2006 ] First held in 1962, the Van Cliburn Competition has established itself as a joyous festival dedicated to the discovery and celebration of the world's finest young pianists. Every four years, the Van Cliburn Foundation offers the opportunity for a... |
Js Bach
Esprit/Orgelwerke [ Harmonia Mundi / CD ] |
Juan Carlos Romero
Romero [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 21/Feb/2005 ] A real jewel from the superb flamenco guitarist, radiating deep emotion and warmth, which will appeal to flamenco guitar aficionados and novices. |
MONDONVILLE
Piaces de clavecin avec voix ou violon Judith Nelson (soprano) Stanley Ritchie (violin) William Christie (cembalo) [ Harmonia Mundi Musique d'abord / CD - released 23/Feb/2008 ] The artistic director of the 'Concert Spirituel' from 1752 to 1762, Mondonville was one of the most fashionable composers in Paris due to his 'grands motets'. But it was in the field of chamber music that he was a real innovator. In creating the... |
Julia Schroder
Handel: Violin Sonatas [ Deutsche Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 26/May/2011 ] |
HUGO WOLF
Wolf: Prometheus / Orchestral Songs Juliane Banse (soprano) & Dietrich Henschel (baritone) / Rundfunkchor Berlin & Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Kent Nagano [ Harmonia Mundi Gold / CD - released 10/Jul/2014 ] "Wolf's own orchestrations, in these splendid performances, are startling. They transform his songs into quasi-Wagnerian music dramas." (Five Stars BBC Music) |
Junko Ueda
Satsuma-Biwa [ Harmonia Mundi / CD ] |
JOHANN FRIEDRICH FASCH
Fasch - Concerti & Overtures Kammerorchester Basel [ Sony / Deutsche Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 4/May/2009 ] "…enjoyable performances that convey a fine variety of charming sonorities and imaginative ideas. The Basle players perform with remarkable dexterity and finesse" Gramophone |
GIOVANNI GIROLAMO KAPSBERGER
Lute Works Paul O'Dette (lute) [ Harmonia Mundi Gold / CD - released 25/Mar/2008 ] "This is superb music, melodious, […] wonderfully apt for the instrument. O'Dette, for my money the world's finest lutenist, does the music full justice, and the sound is first-rate. You'll want this one." - FANFARE |
Kasman/Reichert
10Th Van Cliburn Competitio [ Harmonia Mundi / CD ] |
J. S. BACH
Goldberg Variations Kenneth Gilbert - harpsichord [ Harmonia Mundi Musique d'abord / CD - released 14/Jul/2001 ] It was only to beguile the sleepless nights of a Russian court that Bach sent the harpsichordist J.G. Goldberg these "thirty variations for a two-manual harpsichord"… Published in 1742, they have remained the unsurpassed summit of the form. |
PURCELL
Harpsichord Suites Kenneth Gilbert (harpsichord) [ Harmonia Mundi Musique d'abord / CD - released 25/Jul/2014 ] "Gilbert offers an urbane and stylish alternative to Richard Egarr's more theatrical set. Instrument and recording are beautifully married." BBC Music Magazine, October 2014 **** |
J.S. BACH
Italian Concerto BWV 971 etc Kenneth Gilbert - harpsichord [ Harmonia Mundi Musique d'abord / CD - released 2/Jul/2002 ] Exercise into a genuine musical game between nations… |
Kern/Warsaw Po/Wit
Chopin: Piano Concerto No 1 [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 5/Jun/2006 ] |