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JEAN-PHILIPPE RAMEAU
Rameau: Castor et Pollux (1737 Version) Judith van Wanroij; Véronique Gens; Reinoud Van Mechelen; Tassis Christoyannis; Olivia Doray; Hasnaa Bennani; Jehanne Amzal; David Witczak [ Alpha Classics / 2 CD - released 5/Sep/2025 ] Castor et Pollux is Rameau's third opera and is packed with arias that show off the soloists to their best advantage: Tristes apprêts for Télaïre, Nature, Amour for Pollux, Séjour de l'éternelle paix for Castor, and Soulevons tous les dieux for... |
SHOSTAKOVICH
Symphony No. 14 in G minor, Op. 135 Julia Korpacheva (soprano) & Petr Migunov (bass) / MusicAeterna Novosibirsk, Teodor Currentzis (direction) [ Alpha / CD - released 20/Mar/2011 ] "MusicAeterna makes up for its small-bodied sound with gripping orchestral execution under Teodor Currentzis' taut and focused direction. An excellent disc, one of the choice recordings of this uncompromising work." (10/10 ClassicsToday Feb 2011) |
ROBERT & CLARA SCHUMANN
Schumann: Dichterliebe Julian Prégardien / Eric Le Sage / Sandrine Piau [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 19/Apr/2019 ] "There is more on this riveting disc than I have room to mention, but the full flavor is here, and what a feast it is. This is glorious Schumann." Fanfare |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Britten: The Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra, etc Julie Roset; Lawrence Foster; Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 24/Apr/2026 ] This album pays tribute to composer Benjamin Britten, who will be commemorated in 2026, the 50th anniversary of his death. It was conceived by conductor Lawrence Foster who, with Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra, showcases the British composer's... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Confidence Julien Behr / Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon / Pierre Bleuse [ Alpha / CD - released 28/Sep/2018 ] The French tenor Julien Behr is one of today's rising vocal stars. Voted 'Révélation artiste lyrique de l'Adami' in 2009, the year he made his international debut at the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence, he has become famous for his Mozart roles... |
BORIS / BOULANGER / DE GRANDVAL / HOLMES
Compositrices à l'aube du XXe siècle Juliette Hurel (flute), Hélène Couvert (piano) [ Alpha / CD - released 24/Jan/2020 ] Juliette Hurel and Hélène Couvert, who have long enjoyed a close rapport on the concert platform and on disc, here celebrate five French women composers at the turn of the twentieth century. Countess Clémence de Grandval was the composer of some... |
W. A. MOZART
Flute Quartets Nos. 1-4 (complete) Juliette Hurel (flute) / Quatuor Voce [ Alpha / CD - released 10/Sep/2015 ] "Juliette Hurel is an excellent flautist, warm and clean tone, but a musician whose insight is often circumscribed by emotional reticence" (Gramophone) |
HAYDN
Haydn: Flute Sonatas Juliette Hurel, Hélène Couvert [ Alpha / CD - released 23/Jun/2017 ] From the Alpha Collection III of reissues restoring to the limelight some of the gems of early music repertory in their catalogue of labels. The discs in this series allow listeners to renew acquaintance with treasures of the Renaissance and Baroque,... |
ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi: Jupiter Jupiter, Thomas Dunford [ Alpha / CD - released 25/Oct/2019 ] In founding the Jupiter ensemble, the lutenist Thomas Dunford wanted to 'rediscover the spirit of chamber music in the Baroque repertory. Jupiter operates in a kind of fraternity, as if we had always known each other . . . Vivaldi's highly contrasted... |
CLAUDE DEBUSSY / JEAN-PHILIPPE RAMEAU / CLAUDE RAMEAU / JEAN-FRANCOIS TAPRAY etc
La famille Rameau Justin Taylor [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 9/Apr/2021 ] During his lifetime, Rameau enjoyed a glittering reputation and was admired by all Europe, while Debussy's Hommage à Rameau proves that his fame survived down the centuries. But what do we know about the rest of the Rameau family? After a highly... |
THE FORQUERAY FAMILY
La Famille Forqueray: Portraits Justin Taylor (harpsichord) [ Alpha / CD - released 1/Dec/2016 ] ustin Taylor, the winner of the 2015 edition of the celebrated harpsichord competition of the Musica Antiqua Festival in Bruges (which has honoured some of the world's finest players, including Scott Ross, Christophe Rousset, Pierre Hantaï, Benjamin... |
JEAN-FRANCOIS DANDRIEU / ARCANGELO CORELLI
Opus 1 Justin Taylor, Le Consort [ Alpha / CD - released 23/Aug/2019 ] 'Although Dandrieu is best-known for his talents as an organist, his trio sonatas deserve a prominent position in the chamber music of the period. They show a stunning mastery of style and variety of characters. Dances overflowing with energy,... |
FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN
Haydn 2032, Vol. 7: Gli Impresari Kammerorchester Basel; Giovanni Antonini [ Alpha / CD - released 22/Feb/2019 ] Under the title Gli impresari, The Impresarios - i.e. the directors of the theatre troupes that Nikolaus I, Prince Esterházy engaged to perform in his opera houses - this CD gathers together some of the orchestral works by Joseph Haydn linked by... |
FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN
Haydn 2032 Volume 6 - Lamentatione (Limited Edition LP & CD) Kammerorchester Basel, Giovanni Antonini [ Alpha Classics / 2 LP - released 31/Aug/2018 ] The year 2017 was a vintage one for Giovanni Antonini: he was awarded an Echo Klassik, two Gramophone Awards and a Diapason d'Or of the Year for his recent releases. Two of these prizes distinguished Il Distratto, volume 4 of the complete recording... |
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FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN
Project Haydn 2032: L'Homme De Genie [Symphonies 19, 80, 81] Kammerorchester Basel, Giovanni Antonini [ Alpha / CD - released 9/Feb/2018 ] "This is another winning entry into Antonini's Haydn discography." Gramophone |
JOSEPH HAYDN
Haydn 2032, Vol. 15: La Reine Kammerorchester Basel, Giovanni Antonini [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 12/Jul/2024 ] Antonini has the knack of making you hear this music afresh without indulging in any of the tweaks and 'listen to this!' exaggerations that can grow increasingly irritating on repeated hearings…He's a natural in Haydn. - Gramophone |
JACQUES OFFENBACH
Offenbach: Fables de La Fontaine Karine Deshayes / Orchestre de l'opéra de Rouen Normandie / Jean-Pierre Haeck [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 1/Nov/2019 ] A grasshopper, a milkmaid's pail, a shepherd, a fox, a country mouse, a cobbler... These are just some of the diverse and varied characters from the famous Fables that Jacques Offenbach decided to set to music in 1842, some 150 years after they were... |
GABRIEL FAURÉ / ROBERT SCHUMANN
Samsara: Schumann & Fauré Kate Lindsey (mezzo-soprano), Éric Le Sage (piano) [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 28/Mar/2025 ] For her fourth recital on Alpha Classics, mezzo-soprano Kate Lindsey has chosen to record two cycles, Schumann's well-known Frauenliebe und Leben and Fauré's La Chanson d'Ève, a much more unfamiliar work. |
BENJAMIN BRUCH / MAX BRUCH
Britten & Bruch: Violin Concertos Kerson Leong (violin) / Philharmonia Orchestra; Patrick Hahn [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 12/May/2023 ] "it is the coupling of the Britten Violin Concerto (gratifyingly becoming more and more core repertoire these days) which...sets this disc apart…I can't recall a better account of the piece than this." Editor's Choice Gramophone July 2023 |
EUGENE YSAYE
Ysaÿe - Ysaÿe: Six Sonatas for Solo Violin Kerson Leong (violin) [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 12/Feb/2021 ] |
