Paul O'Dette - lute
Molinaro / Battista / Severino - Lute Works [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 9/Dec/2001 ] "One of the supreme living masters of his instrument"-SF Examiner |
JOHN DOWLAND
My favorite Dowland Paul O'Dette (lute) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 19/Jun/2014 ] Paul O'Dette's newly recorded personal selection of favourite pieces from the pinnacle of lute repertoire by 'the Liszt of the lute'. Many of these pieces are melancholy but consistently lovely |
MARCO DALL'AQUILA
Pieces for Lute Paul O'Dette (lute) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 10/Oct/2009 ] "O'Dette, whose playing is always beguilingly eloquent, presents as many dimensions of Dall'Aquila's output as he can. Josquin's In te Domine speravi is an appropriate conclusion given that the disc is dedicated to the [L'Aquila] earthquake's... |
IANNIS XENAKIS
Psappha, Rebonds A & B / Okho Pour Trois Djembes Pedro Carneiro [ Harmonia Mundi / CD ] |
Pennetier/Pasquier/Pidoux
Schubert: Trio Op.100 [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 10/Feb/2003 ] |
Percussions Claviers De Lyon/P
Pecou: Tremendum [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 30/Jul/2012 ] |
Peres/Ensemble Organum
Cistercian Chants [ Harmonia Mundi / CD ] |
TRADITIONAL / CLAUDE DEBUSSY / JOAQUIN TURINA / MANUEL de FALLA
Alhambra, a musical tour Alain Planes, Albert Guinovart, Bernarda Fink, Javier Perianes / Atrium Musicae de Madrid / The Dufay Collective / Orquesta Ciudad de Granada [ Harmonia Mundi Resonances / 2 CD - released 20/Nov/2016 ] From the Arab conquest to the 20th century, Granada was at once the centre and the object of intense musical creation, embodied in the emblematic Alhambra Palace and its gardens, the subjects of musical fantasies of all kinds. It was a fascination... |
ABEL /TELEMANN / PFEIFFER / GRAUN
Telemann, Pfeiffer & Graun: Concerti Hille Perl (viola da gamba) / Freiburger Barockorchester [ Deutsche Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 3/Dec/2012 ] |
G F HANDEL
Water Music (complete) Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan [ Harmonia Mundi Gold / CD - released 29/Sep/2008 ] "This is a very attractive account of the three suites which comprise Handel's Water Music. The Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra are a San Francisco-based ensemble whose members play period instruments or copies of them. Nicholas McGegan has been their... |
CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Debussy: Le Martyre de saint Sébastien, La Mer, Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune Philharmonia Orchestra / Pablo Heras-Casado [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 22/Jun/2018 ] A century after his death on 25 March 1918, many harmonia mundi artists are eager to pay tribute to Claude Debussy, the magician of melody and timbre, the great 'colourist' and father of modern music. Alongside two shimmering masterpieces, La Mer and... |
STEVE REICH / JOHN ANTHONY LENNON / TERRY RILEY / LOU HARRISON / ANDREW YORK / STEPEHN JAFFE
Guitar in USA Philippe Azoulay [ Harmonia Mundi / CD ] |
BOULEZ / MESSIAEN / DUTILLEUX / JOLIVET / VARESE
La flute soliste au XXe siecle: Flute Sonatas Philippe Bernold (flute) Alexandre Tharaud (piano) [ Harmonia Mundi Musique d'abord / CD - released 1/Aug/2008 ] Five of the indispensable masterpieces in the contemporary flute repertoire |
GABRIEL FAURE
Fauré: Requiem, version 1893 / Messe des Pêcheurs de Villerville Agnes Mellon (soprano) Peter Kooy (baritone) / La Chapelle Royale, Les Petits Chanteurs de Saint-Louis, Philippe Herreweghe [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 21/Jul/2023 ] In 1988, Philippe Herreweghe and his musicians recorded a pioneering disc of Fauré's Requiem in its 1893 version. The French composer's masterpiece received an ideal interpretation, displaying restrained emotion alongside clarity and precision. As... |
J S BACH
St Matthew Passion (complete oratorio) Ian Bostridge, Franz-Josef Selig, Sibylla Rubens, Andreas Scholl, Werner Gura / Collegium Vocale / Philippe Herreweghe (director) [ Harmonia Mundi Heritage / 3 CD - released 20/Aug/2015 ] It was in 1985 that Philippe Herreweghe made his first recording of the St Matthew Passion, following a public performance that created a deep impression. Thirty years later, this trail-blazing interpretation is still among the top recommendations. |
J. S. BACH
Bach, (J.S.): St John Passion / St Matthew Passion Philippe Herreweghe, Collegium Vocale Gent [ Harmonia Mundi / 4 CD Box Set - released 1/Mar/2019 ] "superbly conceived and excitingly performed production of Bach's 1725 score" - Classics Today [St John] |
BACH / BIBER / BRAHMS / FAURE / KRENEK / MAHLER / MONTEVERDI
"Choral Works" (10 CD boxset) Philippe Herreweghe / RIAS Kammerchor / Andrew Manze / Kent Nagano / and more [ Harmonia Mundi Gold / 10 CD Box Set - released 25/Oct/2011 ] An amazing 10-CD bargain boxes from Harmonia Mundi of classic recordings from their catalogue. We know from experience that these will sell out quickly: incredible price, limited edition, while stocks last. |
Philippov/Pompa-Baldi
Van Cliburn Silver Medal [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 12/Nov/2001 ] |
PIERRE HENRY
Henry: Carnet de Venise Various artists, Source material & Monteverdi madrigals [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 1/May/2020 ] Pierre Henry's Carnet de Venise in his own fashion recreates the soundscape of the City of Doges, juxtaposed with the shifting harmonies of Monteverdi madrigals. |
DEBUSSY / FERNEYHOUGH / YOSHIHISA TAIRA
Pierre-Yves Artaud: Flute Master & Teacher Pierre-Yves Artaud / Emmanuel Pahud / Brian Ferneyhough [ Harmonia Mundi / DVD - released 1/Mar/2011 ] One of a series edited by François Manceaux & Olivier Bernager in partnership with Arte & France Musique, uncovering great musicians of our time. |