VARIOUS / TRADITIONAL
Ices and Longboats: Ancient Music of Scandinavia Ake & Jens Egevad, Ensemble Marie Balticum [ Delphian / CD - released 22/Jul/2016 ] Scandinavia's archaeologically known prehistory encompasses around twelve thousand years, culminating in the Viking period (c.800-1050AD). The Middle Ages then followed, around six hundred years later than in continental Europe - a late development... |
ERIK SATIE
Best of Satie Aldo Ciccolini, Anne Queffelec (piano) / Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House [ Warner Classics Inspiration Series / CD - released 20/Jun/2015 ] Meditative piano sounds and glitter of Parisian cabaret. Satie was one of the most interesting figures of early 20th century Paris moving in the same artistic circles as Pablo Picasso, Jean Cocteau and Man Ray. He was known for his droll sense of... |
GIACOMO PUCCINI
Puccini: Gianni Schicchi (complete opera) Glyndebourne Opera / Alessandro Corbelli, Felicity Palmer, Marie McLaughlin / Massimo Giordano, Sally Matthews / Vladimir Jurowski (cond) [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 16/Jun/2005 ] G :- "A delightful humorous and warm production of the final part of Puccini's Il trittico." (MusicWeb July 2005) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Alexandre Dumas: Et La Musique Karine Deshayes (mezzo-soprano), Marie-Laure Garnier (soprano), Kaëlig Boché (tenor), Raphaël Jouan (cello), Alphonse Cemin (piano) [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 23/Oct/2020 ] 'There are few people as susceptible to certain musical beauties as I am; the more learned and complicated the instrumentation, the less I sense it, the faster it escapes me; on the contrary, if a simple and melancholic motif appears, I feel flooded... |
Andre Marie Tala
Bend Skin Beats [ CD - released 18/Nov/2009 ] |
BARBER / CORIGLIANO / BATES
The American Masters Anne Akiko Masters, London Symphony Orchestra [ Entertainment One / CD ] |
Arvo Pärt, Jakub Ciupinski, John Corigliano, Maurice Ravel, Morten Lauridsen, Philip Glass
Mirror in Mirror Anne Akiko Meyers (violin) / Elizabeth Pridgen (keyboard) / Jakub Ciupinski (electronics) / Philharmonia Orchestra / Kristjan Järvi [ AVIE / CD - released 7/Sep/2018 ] Superstar violinist Anne Akiko Meyers is one of today's most in-demand classical performers. A Billboard Top Selling Classical Instrumentalist of the Year, she is beloved by audiences around the world, with a reputation for groundbreaking recital... |
SCHWANTNER
Orchestral Music Anne Akiko Meyers (violin) Gregory Hustis (horn) James Diaz (organ) / Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Andrew Litton [ Hyperion / CD - released 17/Sep/2005 ] 'Andrew Litton's excellent Dallas Symphony Orchestra does full justice to all the works … And the three soloists for whom the later pieces were written could hardly be bettered' (BBC Music Magazine) |
Arcangelo Corelli, Astor Piazzolla, Duke Ellington, George David Weiss, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Hugo Peretti (etc.)
Shining Night Anne Akiko Meyers (violin), Jason Vieaux (guitar), Fabio Bidini (piano) [ Avie / CD - released 6/May/2022 ] Anne Akiko Meyers has amassed a multitude of fans and admirers for her exquisitely curated recordings, often exploring her passion for new music, and old music in new guises. Her quest for creative collaborations has inspired countless commissions... |
EINOJUHANI RAUTAVAARA / KAROL SZYMANOWSKI / MAURICE RAVEL
Fantasia Anne Akiko Meyers (violin) / Philharmonia Orchestra, Kristjan Jarvi [ AVIE / CD - released 1/Aug/2018 ] "Anne Akiko Meyers is one of the most adventurous soloists on the international scene today." - Chicago Classical |
ARVO PART
Part: Estonian Lullaby Anne Akiko Meyers (violin), Reiko Uchida (piano) [ Avie / CD - released 8/May/2020 ] Anne Akiko Meyers states, "I love lullabies. Seemingly simple and incredibly soothing, they take the listener on a musical journey that embraces the soul. Often just a few minutes in length, they are emotionally deep and satisfyingly complete... |
Anne Briggs
An Introduction to... [ Topic Records / CD - released 9/Feb/2018 ] Specially selected 15 track compilation / Tracks from the rare Hazards Of Love Topic E.P. and Topic solo LP / 3 Tracks from the long lost Sing A Song For You LP / Track by track information. Anne Briggs began singing in local folk clubs in her... |
JOHANN GOTTFRIED MUTHEL
Müthel: Duets & Sonatas for Harpsichord Anne Clemente, Giacomo Benedetti [ Brilliant Classics / 3 CD - released 15/Jul/2022 ] Johann Gottfried Müthel (1728 - 1788) was the last pupil of the great Johann Sebastian Bach. He was present at the master's deathbed, and he performed the funeral services, taking over the duties of the deceased Cantor. Mühtel's music ("full of... |
GIOVANNI COPRARIO
Funeral Teares, Songs of Mourning and The Masques of Squires Anne Delafosse-Quentin (Soprano) / Paulin Bundgen (countertenor) / Les Jardins de Courtoisie / Ensemble Celadon [ Zig Zag Territoires / CD - released 1/Jul/2009 ] John Cooper - named Coprario at the Elizabethan court very found of Il Cortegiano of Castiglione - expresses with his music the contradictions of his time. |
Bartók, Bé
Klavierkonzert No. 3 Sz 119, Sinfonie No. 1 D-Dur Anne Fischer, Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti [ ORFEO / CD - released 29/Jul/2004 ] |
HENRY MADIN
Madin: Te Deum pour les Victoires de Louis XV Anne Magouet, Michiko Takahashi, Robert Getchell, Alban Dufourt, Alain Buet / Stradivaria & Les Cris de Paris, Daniel Cuiller [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 1/Sep/2016 ] [Madin] writes vividly…[and] Daniel Cuiller is well in command of his forces in both pieces; worth investigating" (Gramophone) |
Anne Murray
Anne Murray's Christmas Album [ EMI Music / CD - released 10/Nov/2008 ] Here are 15 seasonal songs from Anne - including "Joy to the World", "Let It Snow", "Away in a Manger", "Baby, It's Cold Outside" (with Michael Bublé), "O Holy Night", "Silent Night", "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (with Diana Krall). |
Anne Murray
Duets: Friends & Legends [ EMI Music / CD - released 10/Mar/2008 ] Featuring duets with Shania Twain, Martina McBride, Nelly Furtado, Sarah Brightman, k.d. lang, Celine Dion, Emmylou Harris, Isabelle Boulay, Celtic Woman, Carole King, Dusty Springfield, Jann Arden, Amy Grant, Olivia Newton-John, Shelby Lynne, Indigo... |
CHOPIN
Anne Queffelec plays Chopin [Mazurkas, Nocturnes, Polonaises, Waltzes] Anne Queffelec (piano) [ Mirare / CD - released 29/Mar/2010 ] "This is a very French-style Chopin concept album...There are more than a few Proustian hints: this is a Chopin a la recherche du temps perdu...Queffelec places emphasis on subtlety, elegance, singing tone and an intimacy of spirit." (BBC Music) |
SCHUBERT
Piano Works For Four Hands Anne Queffelec / Imogen Cooper (piano) [ Warner Apex / 2 CD - released 2/Mar/2009 ] |