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) |
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) |
VIVALDI / TELEMANN
Oboe Sonatas Paul Goodwin (baroque oboe) Nigel North (lute) with John Toll [ Harmonia Mundi 1 + 1 / 2 CD - released 16/Aug/2006 ] "His playing is bold and bright with solid, versatile technique and fluid phrasing, and his interpolations are detailed and intelligent while losing nothing in spontaneity." - Gramophone |
MARTIN CODAX / JAUFRE RUDEL / DOM DINIS / ANONYMOUS
Cantigas Paul Hillier / Theatre of Voices / Andrew Lawrence-King [ Harmonia Mundi 1 + 1 / 2 CD - released 16/Aug/2006 ] "This is a jewel, both for its music and in its performance. Paul Hillier interprets each composer with intense sympathy and remarkable command of the two languages - Galician-Portuguese and Old Occitan." - Gramophone |
JOHN CAGE
Litany for the Whale Paul Hillier / Theatre of Voices / Terry Riley [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 5/Aug/2002 ] "A landmark for Cage" - Gramophone |
Paul Hillier-voice; Nigel North-lute, theorbo, guitar
The Rags of Time-17th-c. English lute songs and dances [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 2/Jul/2002 ] ***** Five Stars (Pick of the Month) BBC Music Magazine(Aug 02) |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Für Elise and Bagatelles Opp. 33, 119 & 126 Paul Lewis (piano) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 1/Aug/2020 ] "All told, another hugely impressive disc from one of our greatest Beethovenians" Gramophopne Editor's Choice Sept 2020 |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas, Vol 4 (Nos 5-7, 15, 19, 20, 26, 30-32) Paul Lewis (piano) [ Harmonia Mundi / 3 CD - released 23/May/2008 ] GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE AWARD WINNER 2008 - RECORDING OF THE YEAR - "Every one of Paul Lewis's now-complete Beethoven Sonatas series has been selected as an Editor's Choice. Deservedly so. This final instalment boasts all the virtues of its... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas, Vol.1 (op.31 no.1, 2 & 3) Paul Lewis (piano) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 19/Sep/2005 ] EDITOR'S CHOICE GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE Awards Issue 2005 "An epic Beethoven journey begins and this strong start promises well" |
SCHUBERT
Piano Sonata No. 16, Wandererfantasie & Impromptus Paul Lewis (piano) [ Harmonia Mundi / 2 CD - released 20/Sep/2012 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD FINALIST 2013: Instrumental |
SCHUBERT
Piano Sonata D959 and D960 Paul Lewis, piano [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 30/Apr/2003 ] "As an overall conception, however, it's exceptionally impressive. Lovely recordings, too, with the piano placed at what feels like the ideal distance." - BBC Music Magazine. Pick of the Month (June 2003) |
SCHUBERT
Sonate no. 19 D.958 / Sonate no.14 D.784 Paul Lewis (piano) [ Harmonia Mundi Musique d'abord / CD - released 1/Aug/2008 ] "Paul Lewis's passionate performance..playing at once spacious and implacably rhythmic." (Sunday Times) |
FRANCESCO da MILANO
Francesco da Milano: Il divino Paul O'Dette (lute) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 29/Apr/2013 ] "O'Dette captures this music's improvisatory quality with effortless finger work and fluent ornamentation. Above all, he reveals the underlying rhetoric of this vocally inspired music" (BBC Music) |
J.S. BACH
Lute Works Vol 1 Paul O'Dette (lute) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 2/Dec/2007 ] Johann Sebastian Bach so admired the sound of the lute that he designed a gut-strung harpsichord to imitate it (Lautenwerk) which 'deceived the ears of the best lutenists'. This invention permitted him, as a keyboard virtuoso, to compose astonishing... |
KAPSBERGER / BACH / DOWLAND / MOLINARO
The Art of the Lute Paul O'Dette (lute) [ Harmonia Mundi / 5 CD Box Set - released 10/Oct/2009 ] "These are first class productions and performances that will give great satisfaction to anyone who likes the lute, and make a lot of new fans as well." (AudAud.com) |
DANIEL BACHELAR
The Bachelar's Delight: Lute Works Paul O'Dette (lute) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 10/Dec/2010 ] "All in all, a significant contribution to our understanding of the Golden Age of English music." (Gramophone) |
JOHN DOWLAND
Complete Lute Works (Volumes 1 - 5) Paul O'Dette (lute) [ Harmonia Mundi / 5 CD Box Set - released 10/Oct/2009 ] "His technique is faultless...All this, together with the fine sound and excellent notes, make these Dowland discs some of the most attractive available." BBC Music Magazine |
Paul O'Dette - lute
Italian Music for Lute Vol. 2 (Borrono, L'Aquila, Milano, Ripa) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 16/Sep/2001 ] lutenist Paul O'Dette has enchanted listeners with his recordings |
VALLET
Le Secret des Muses Paul O'Dette (lute) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 20/Mar/2006 ] “Lute-playing doesn’t come much better than this.” – BBC Music Magazine |
MELCHIOR NEUSIDLER
Lute Music Paul O'Dette (lute) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 10/Jan/2009 ] The son of a lute maker and prominent teacher, Melchior Neusidler was lucky enough to gain the favour of the Fuggers, a rich family of Augsburg bankers: soon his skills as a performer and their passion for his art enabled him to make his living from... |