MONTEVERDI
Vespro della Beata Vergine [Vespers] La Chapelle Royale, Collegium Vocale Gent / Philippe Herreweghe [ Harmonia Mundi Gold / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2010 ] In autumn of 1610 Monteverdi dedicated a luxuriant collection of religious music to Pope Paul V, of which the Vespers of the Blessed Virgin is by far the most prodigious work. A spectacular synthesis of Franco-Flemish polyphony and Italian innovations. |
MENDELSSOHN
Sacred Choral Works La Chapelle Royale, Collegium Vocale, Philippe Herreweghe - conductor [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 10/May/2003 ] "Elegant and fluent singing" - Gramophone |
LULLY
Grands Motets La Chapelle Royale / Philippe Herreweghe [ Harmonia Mundi Musique d'abord / CD - released 20/Mar/2007 ] The large motet 'à la française' is a quite distinctive affair that has nothing in common with the more traditional notion that a composer like Bach, for instance, had of the genre. If a comparison must be made, we will find that the French motet is... |
SCHUTZ
Musikalische Exequien La Chapelle Royale / Philippe Herreweghe [ Harmonia Mundi Gold / CD - released 20/Feb/2009 ] Commissioned for the funeral of a prince, this German 'burial music' deals with subjects that lie at the heart of Schütz's output: the misery of earthly life and the promise of the hereafter. In a mood of searing intensity, the music arranges texts... |
JOSQUIN DESPREZ
Stabat mater & Motets La Chapelle Royale, Philippe Herreweghe [ Harmonia Mundi Musique d'Abord / CD - released 10/Feb/2011 ] Josquin: the first name that comes to mind when one discusses the masters of Renaissance. In this now classic recording, Philippe Herreweghe offers an exceptionally rich portrait of his music, midway between the liturgical (Stabat Mater) and the... |
La Chicana
Lejos [ CD - released 23/Jul/2007 ] |
La Chiva Gantiva
Vivo [ Crammed Discs / CD - released 28/Feb/2014 ] The story of La Chiva Gantiva began in Brussels when three young Colombian students started to play percussion together. Driven by a desire to assert their roots, they began to blend Afro-Colombian rhythms with other styles of music they loved... |
La Coka Nostra
A Brand You Can Trust [ Shock Records / CD - released 31/Aug/2009 ] La Coka Nostra is the real deal and is comprised of members Ill Bill (Non Phixion), Everlast (House Of Pain), Danny Boy (House Of Pain), Slaine (Special Teamz) and DJ Lethal (House Of Pain, Limp Bizkit). |
CARLO GESUALDO
Madrigali libro sesto, 1611 [Madrigals Book 6] La Compagnia del Madrigale [ Glossa / CD - released 14/Jan/2013 ] "a masterclass in quicksilver dynamic shading, meticulous cadential shaping, crystal-clear poetic declamation and flawlessy judged harmonic shifts" (Gramophone) |
LUCA MARENZIO
Primo Libro di Madrigali 1580 La Compagnia del Madrigale [ Glossa / CD - released 20/Aug/2014 ] GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE AWARD WINNER 2014 - Early Music |
GESUALDO
Responsoria et alia ad Officium Hebdomadae Sanctae spectantia La Compagnia del Madrigale [ Glossa / 3 CD - released 1/Nov/2014 ] "La Compagnia del Madrigale are sensitive to every word of the text as well as to every note of the music. All in all, a superb recital." (BBC Music Choral & Song Choice July 2014) |
La Danse du Chien
Black Painted Bones [ Iris Music / CD - released 31/Aug/2009 ] |
La Dispute
Panorama [ Epitaph / Warner / CD - released 22/Mar/2019 ] Panorama is the fourth full-length album from Michigan natives La Dispute and their first with Epitaph Records. It can be difficult for punk and hardcore bands in particular to evolve and maintain momentum simultaneously the longer they stay active.... |
La Dispute
Panorama (5.1 Surround Sound Blu-Ray Audio) [ Epitaph / Blu-Ray Audio - released 7/Aug/2020 ] Featuring the band's latest album Panorama in both 5.1 PCM Surround Sound (24bit/96khz) and Hi-res PCM Stereo (24bit/96khz). Includes free Hi-Res (24/96) album download. Panorama is the fourth full-length album from Michigan natives La Dispute and... |
La Dispute
Panorama (Limited Edition LP) [ Epitaph / Warner / LP - released 22/Mar/2019 ] Panorama is the fourth full-length album from Michigan natives La Dispute and their first with Epitaph Records. It can be difficult for punk and hardcore bands in particular to evolve and maintain momentum simultaneously the longer they stay active.... |
La Dispute
Panorama (LP) [ Epitaph / Warner / LP - released 22/Mar/2019 ] Panorama is the fourth full-length album from Michigan natives La Dispute and their first with Epitaph Records. It can be difficult for punk and hardcore bands in particular to evolve and maintain momentum simultaneously the longer they stay active.... |
La Fenice
Un Camino De Santiago - 17Th C [ Ricercar / CD - released 16/May/2011 ] |
VINCENZO BELLINI
Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi (complete opera recorded in 2015) La Fenice / Jessica Pratt, Sonia Ganassi, Rubén Amoretti, Shalva Mukeria / Shalva Mukeria (cond) [ Naxos DVD / DVD - released 13/May/2022 ] "I can tell you that from the first to the fourth performance, which was on Sunday, enthusiasm reached, or perhaps surpassed, the levels of Il Pirata and La Straniera in Milan" Bellini in a letter to a friend |
VINCENZO BELLINI
Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi (complete opera recorded in 2015) BLU-RAY La Fenice / Jessica Pratt, Sonia Ganassi, Rubén Amoretti, Shalva Mukeria / Shalva Mukeria (cond) [ Naxos Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 13/May/2022 ] "I can tell you that from the first to the fourth performance, which was on Sunday, enthusiasm reached, or perhaps surpassed, the levels of Il Pirata and La Straniera in Milan" Bellini in a letter to a friend |
PUCCINI
La Rondine (complete opera recorded in 2008) BLU-RAY La Fenice Opera / Fiorenza Cedolins / Fernando Portari / Sandra Pastrana / Carlo Rizzi, conductor [ Arthaus Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Aug/2009 ] BLU-RAY - The score of the operetta-like threeact "lyrical comedy", which tells the story of the love between Magda and Ruggero, must be one of Puccini's most subtle creations. |