JACOB van EYCK
Van Eyck: Der Fluyten Lust-Hof François Lazarevitch [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 23/Apr/2021 ] Published in Amsterdam in the mid-seventeenth century, Der Fluyten Lust-Hof (The Garden of Flute Delights) is a collection of variations for solo flute on the 'hits' of European music of the time, borrowed from such composers as Caccini, Dowland,... |
PHILLIPE TELEMANN
Telemann: Fantasias (12) for solo flute, TWV 40:2-13 François Lazarevitch (flute) [ ALPHA / CD - released 24/Mar/2017 ] 'The reserve collections of the Bibliothèque Royale of Brussels hold the sole printed copy of Telemann's Twelve Fantaisies for solo flute. . . . These fantasias considerably enrich the slender corpus of Baroque works for flute without bass, alongside... |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Sonates & solo pour la flûte traversière François Lazarevitch; Lucile Boulanger; Thomas Dunford; Jean Rondeau [ 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... |
FAURE
Works for Cello and Piano, Vol. 1 François Salque (cello) / Eric Le Sage (piano) / Paul Meyer (clarinet) [ Alpha / CD - released 26/Sep/2011 ] There is no doubt this series, just like the recordings of Schumann's complete works, will become a reference on the classical music scene. |
HENRY DU MONT
Grand Motets Frederic Desenclos (organ) Pierre Robert Ensemble / Frederic Desenclos [ Alpha / CD - released 9/Jul/2005 ] "Straight to the heart: ravishing music beautifully sung by this ensemble" (Gramophone Editor's Choice July 2005) |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Privat Georg Nigl, Andreas Staier, Anna Lucia Richter, Petra Müllejans, Roel Dieltiens [ Alpha / CD - released 22/Sep/2017 ] This recording is an invitation to immerse ourselves in the musical inner circle of the Bach family. We are familiar with Johann Sebastian Bach as a composer of genius, but we know little about his family life, with the exception of the famous... |
BEETHOVEN / SCHUBERT / RIHM
Vanitas Georg Nigl (baritone), Olga Pashchenko (piano, fortepiano) [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 13/Nov/2020 ] Like the paintings of the Flemish Baroque painters, the 'vanities' presented here can be approached in two ways: on the one hand, as manifestations of doubts and anxieties at the fragility of human life; on the other, as delights to be savoured... |
FRANZ SCHUBERT / CARL LOEWE / ROBERT SCHUMANN / HUGO WOLF
Echo: Schubert, Loewe, Schumann & Wolf Georg Nigl (baritone), Olga Pashchenko (piano, fortepiano) [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 12/May/2023 ] The baritone Georg Nigl is fascinated by ballads, which unfold in him "dream images". Schubert's long and little-known lied Viola, based on a poem by Franz von Schober, or the great ballads based on texts by Goethe "opened up a world that has always... |
XENAKIS
Xenakis - Atrées, Morsima-Amorsima, Nomos Alpha, ST 4 & Achorripsis Georges Pludermacher (piano) Pierre Penassou (cello) / Ensemble Instrumental De Musique Contemporaine [ EMI 20th Century / 2 CD - released 20/May/2011 ] "These 40-year-old recordings still pack a considerable acoustic punch. Remastered to keep the original colours sharp without adding anachronistic atmosphere, they provide powerful testimony of the commitment of pioneering performers to difficult but... |
JACQUES PREVERT / JOSEPH KOSMA
Et puis apres... Gersende Florens / Arnaud Marzorati / Marcus Price [ ALPHA / CD ] |
HAYDN / BARTOK
Haydn 2032 Volume 8: La Roxolana Giovanni Antonini / Il Giardino Armonico [ Alpha / CD - released 24/Jan/2020 ] "The recorded sound is excellent, while the lavishly illustrated and well annotated package is of equally high quality. Overall this is a stimulating and very enjoyable CD." MusicWeb |
ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi: Concerti per Flauto Giovanni Antonini, Il Giardino Armonico [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 27/Mar/2020 ] Giovanni Antonini, virtuoso flautist and orchestral conductor, is the founder of the Italian ensemble Il Giardino Armonico, which burst on the baroque musical scene in 1985; together they have amassed an impressive discography. |
ANTONIO VIVALDI
What's Next Vivaldi? Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin), Il Giardino Armonico, Giovanni Antonini [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 11/Sep/2020 ] Giovanni Antonini and his ensemble Il Giardino Armonico celebrate the composer who made them famous: Antonio Vivaldi. |
LUIFI ROSSI / NICOLA PORPORA / CARLO FRANCESCO POLLAROLO
Angelica diabolica Giulia Semenzato; Kammerorchester Basel [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 13/May/2022 ] Giulia Semenzato, already renowned for her interpretations of the Baroque repertory and her Mozartian roles, presents here her first solo album. The programme, entitled Angelica diabolica, is devoted to the female protagonists of Ludovico Ariosto,... |
CLARA SCHUMANN / REBECCA CLARKE / NADIA BOULANGER / EMILIE MAYER / KATHLEEN TAGG
Golda Schultz - This Be Her Verse Golda Schultz (soprano), Jonathan Ware (piano) [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 8/Apr/2022 ] "an outstanding album: expertly programmed and performed with terrific verve." Five Stars BBC Music |
JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Symphonies Nos 3 & 5 / Pohjola's Daughter, Op. 49 Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Santtu-Matias Rouvali [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 21/Oct/2022 ] The Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra introduce us to the 'green' side of Sibelius who, suffering from health problems and financial worries, moved to the shores of Lake Tuusula just before writing his Third Symphony. |
JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 / King Christian II Suite Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Santtu-Matias Rouvali [ Alpha / CD - released 28/Feb/2020 ] After the resounding success of Volume 1 (Gramophone Editor's Choice, Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik, Diapason d'Or, Choc de Classica, FFFF Télérama), the project to record the complete Sibelius symphonies continues with the Gothenburg... |
JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Symphony No.1 & En Saga Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Santtu-Matias Rouvali [ Alpha / CD - released 25/Jan/2019 ] Alpha begins a complete cycle of the symphonies by Sibelius (and of his symphonic poems) with the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra and its new musical director, Finnish conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali. Originally a percussionist, the 33-year-old trained... |
CAPTAIN TOBIAS HUME
Harke, Harke! Lyra Violls Humors & Delights Guido Balestracci / Les Basses Réunies, Bruno Cocset [ Alpha / CD - released 1/Oct/2014 ] With this new recording, Bruno Cocset's Les Basses Réunies propose a journey back to 17th-century England, centring on the work of Tobias Hume, an emblematic musician of the viola da gamba and, more precisely, the lyra violl. This exploration in... |
DIEGO ORTIZ
Ortiz: Trattado de Glosas Guido Balestracci / Les Basses Réunies, Bruno Cocset [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 27/Mar/2020 ] Born in Toledo, Diego Ortiz published the Trattado de Glosas in Rome in 1553. At that time he was living in Naples in the service of Ferdinand Álvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alba and Viceroy of Naples. This region was deeply influenced by Spain. His... |