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GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: A Telemann Companion Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs & Georg Kallweit, with Dorothea Roschmann, Roman Trekel, Ruth Ziesak, etc [ Harmonia Mundi / 7 CD Box Set - released 7/Jul/2017 ] "Altogether, this tribute to Telemann can be heartily endorsed for both newcomers and feinschmeckers alike...For those who are willing to dive into the big vocal scores, this is a supreme delight." AudAud.com |
FREDERIC CHOPIN
Chopin: Complete Nocturnes Alain Planès (piano) [ Harmonia Mundi / 2 CD - released 25/Jun/2021 ] His Debussy and Chopin recordings for harmonia mundi already offer ample evidence that Alain Planès is highly adept at selecting a period instrument best suited for the repertoire. For this complete recording of the Chopin Nocturnes, he has chosen a... |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Piano Sonatas Volume 2 | nos. 4, 7 & 9 Alexander Melnikov (piano) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 18/Oct/2019 ] This first volume in the complete cycle must already be given pride of place in the discography," declared Classica magazine upon the release of Prokofiev's Sonatas nos. 2, 6, and 8 (awarded a "Choc" in 2016). |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Shostakovich: The preludes and fugues Alexander Melnikov (piano) [ Harmonia Mundi / 2 CD - released 10/Apr/2015 ] "Melnikov unquestionably gives an impression of freshness and daring, as if he's discovering the music for the first time." (BBC Music Award WINNER 2011 - Instrumental) |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Piano Sonatas nos. 1, 3 & 5 - Visions fugitives Alexander Melnikov (piano) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 6/May/2022 ] "With the three so-called 'war' sonatas 6, 7 and 8 covered in the two previous releases, you might think that the third instalment of Alexander Melnikov's Prokofiev cycle is a mopping-up job." BBC Music Five Stars |
JOSEPH HAYDN
Scottish Airs Werner Güra (tenor) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 7/Apr/2014 ] These arrangements of Scottish traditional melodies are among the little-known gems of Haydn's later years. |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Etudes-Tableaux / etc Alexander Melnikov (piano), Elena Brilova (soprano) [ Harmonia Mundi Gold / CD - released 17/Jun/2016 ] "This stunning disc is finely recorded and makes you look forward to a further balance of songs and piano music from both these remarkable artists." Gramophone Magazine, April 2008 |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Piano Concerto no.1 - Tragic Overture (with Cherubini: Éliza) Alexander Melnikov (piano), Sinfonieorchester Basel, Ivor Bolton [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 27/Aug/2021 ] With his First Concerto, the young Brahms set his own course in the wake of Beethoven and Schumann and at the same time poured forth his personal emotions in this work of impressive dimensions. The Russian soloist has chosen an instrument... |
THIERRY PECOU
L'Oiseau Innumerable Alexandre Tharaud (piano) / Ensemble Orchestral de Paris / Andrea Quinn [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 1/Jun/2008 ] "..the perfect starting point for an adventurous new listener" (William Dart NZ Herald) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
O Ravishing Delight - English airs Alfred Deller (countertenor), with Desmond Dupré (lute and viola di gamba) [ Harmonia Mundi Musique d'abord / CD - released 21/Jul/2017 ] The extraordinary voice of Alfred Deller, the countertenor pioneer who dominated this particular vocal register in the 1950s and '60s. He inspired Britten to write the role of Oberon for him in 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' as well as the generations... |
ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi: Teatro alla Moda: Unpublished concertos for violin Amandine Beyer (violin) / Gli incogniti [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 25/Oct/2015 ] 1720: in his famous pamphlet 'Il teatro alla moda', the composer Marcello satirised the excesses of new-fangled Venetian opera. Cadenzas, variations, 'divismo', virtuosity, popular dances, assorted sound effects: nearly three centuries later, each of... |
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Handel: Ombra mai fu Andreas Scholl, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 29/Oct/2023 ] "...a towering success. Handel singing just doesn't get much better than this...this recital is a winner." Andrew Clarke The Scotsman |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Messiah (Complete oratorio) Andreas Scholl, Barbara Schlick, Sandrine Piau, Mark Padmore, Nathan Berg / Les Arts Florissants / William Christie [ Harmonia Mundi / 2 CD - released 6/Dec/2019 ] |
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J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach: Cantatas for alto / Cantatas for Solo Bass / German Cantatas [before Bach] Andreas Scholl (countertenor) Peter Kooy (bass) / Collegium Vocale Orchestra Philippe Herreweghe (conductor) [ Harmonia Mundi Herreweghe Bach Edition / 3 CD Box Set - released 10/Oct/2010 ] "There is probably no living countertenor whom I would rather hear singing these cantatas than Andreas Scholl. Scholl is on top form in BWV170, paying close attention to the relationship between text and music." (Gramophone) |
JOHN DOWLAND
Dowland: Crystal Tears (with bonus DVD) Andreas Scholl (counter-tenor) Julian Behr (lute) [ Harmonia Mundi / 2 CD/DVD - released 1/Jun/2008 ] "If you somehow haven't yet heard Andreas Scholl, don't hesitate to begin here; without doubt the rest of his recordings will soon find their way into your library. Scholl's existing fans will need no encouragement! Highly... |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Fantasie in F Minor & other piano duets Andreas Staier, Alexander Melnikov (fortepiano Graf by Christopher Clarke) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 20/Apr/2017 ] "The Graf-style fortepiano's clarity brings out the fabulous textural richness of the F minor Fantasy's third movement and the Rondo in A, illumined by the players' lovely touches" Sunday Times |
JOHANN LADISLAUS DUSSEK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Dussek: Sonatas Vol II Andreas Staier (fortepiano) [ Deutsche Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 18/Apr/1995 ] Like his contemporary Clementi, Jan Ladislav Dussek (1760-1812) was one of a new breed of itinerant composer-virtuosos, feted in salons and palaces from London to St Petersburg. He was also something of a chancer, reputedly implicated in a plot to... |
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J. S. BACH
Goldberg Variations [with FREE Harmonia Mundi catalogue] Andreas Staier (harpsichord) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD/Book - released 15/Jan/2015 ] "The first thing that you will notice about his recording is the sound of this instrument, orchestral in proportion and almost overwhelming in its emotional proclivities, something that might well akin Bach to the romantics after all!" (AudAud.com) |
J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach: Solo & Double Violin Concertos Andrew Manze, Rachel Podger (violin) / The Academy of Ancient Music; Andrew Manze (director) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 10/Mar/2005 ] "...there is no hiding the sensitivity with which Manze and his colleagues play the slow movements. The long-breathed lines, discreet embellishments and fine tonal shadings are remarkable." - Classic CD |
GIUSEPPE TARTINI
Tartini: The Devil's Sonata (original version of the "Devil's Trill" sonata) Andrew Manze (violin) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 9/Aug/2019 ] 'We have learnt to take virtuosity for granted with Manze.' - Gramophone. |
