MAX BRUCH
Bruch: Concerto for 2 Pianos Mona Bard, Rica Bard (pianos), Staatskapelle Halle, Ariane Matiakh [ Capriccio / CD - released 2/Oct/2020 ] "This fine disc presents two Bruch rarities....Mona and Rica Bard are more poetically thoughtful, which works especially well in the opening Andante sostenuto." BBC Music |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Requiem K626 (recorded live in Tokyo 1998) Mona Julsrud / Wilke te Brummelstroete / Zeger Vandersteene / Jelle Draijer / Netherlands Chamber Choir / Orchestra of 18th Century / Frans Bruggen [ Glossa / CD - released 16/Mar/2010 ] Much is known about the special and particular circumstances surrounding the composition of Mozart's Requiem. 1791 was a tumultuous year, and before Mozart's life was cut short at the start of December he had composed, among other works, Die... |
Golfam Khatam, Mona Matbou Riahi
Narrante [ ECM / CD - released 10/Jun/2016 ] Narrante is the ECM debut album of Golfam Khayam and Mona Matbou Riahi, otherwise known as the Naqsh Duo. The guitarist and clarinetist, both born in Teheran, have pursued further musical adventures outside Iran while remaining fascinated and... |
HANDEL
Jephtha (complete oratorio) (two CDs for the price of one) James Gilchrist / Mona Julsrud / Elisabeth Jansson / Marianne B. Kielland / Collegium Vocale Gent / Stavanger Symphony Orchestra / Fabio Biondi [ BIS / CD - released 1/Feb/2011 ] "...He (James Gilchrist) is now unsurpassed among lyric tenors in sweetness and technical security, and for his musical intelligence." The Independent |
Mona
Mona [ Island Records U.K. / CD - released 2/Jun/2011 ] The only thing slick about Mona is their hair. The rest is arm-pumping, vein-throbbing, knee-jittering, raw-throated, singalong rock'n'roll. |