J.S. & J.C. BACH / SCHUTZ / BOHM
Beloved and Beautiful Johannette Zomer (soprano) / Netherlands Bach Society / Jos Van Veldhoven [ Channel Classics SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Feb/2009 ] "The Netherlands Bach Society proves their mettle time and time again and so once more here. Though I am usually rigorously opposed to such small ensembles, like the use of a string quartet here, the soundness of the performance and particulars of... |
BUXTEHUDE
Membra Jesu Nostri Johannette Zomer (soprano) / Netherlands Bach Society / Jos Van Veldhoven [ Channel Classics SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 14/Apr/2006 ] "Magnificent new versions of moving meditations on the crucified Christ" Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine (June 2006) |
FRANZ BERWALD / ÉDOUARD Du PUY
A Bassoon in Stockholm… Donna Agrell (bassoon), with Lorenzo Coppola (clarinet), Teunis van der Zwart (horn), Ronald Brautigam (fortepiano), etc [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 31/Dec/2015 ] Donna Agrell has chosen three chamber works which were all premièred with Preumayr on the bassoon. She is joined by colleagues from the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century as well as by Ronald Brautigam - all of them playing period instruments. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Sackbutt: Trombone in the 17th and 18th Century Jorgen van Rijen (trombone) / Combattimento Consort Amsterdam / Jan Willem de Vriend [ Channel Classics SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/May/2009 ] "Fans of the trombone will no doubt fined this of interest, but the music turns out to be far more worthwhile and rewarding than just a sackbut showcase." Gramophone |
ROBERT & CLARA SCHUMANN
Works for oboe and piano Joris van den Hauwe (oboe, oboe d'amore) & Jean-Claude Vanden Eynden (piano) [ Etcetera SACD / SACD - released 1/Jun/2007 ] Joris Van den Hauwe (oboe) is, without doubt, one of today's greatest oboists. His many performances and CD recordings, ranging from baroquer to avant-garde, have been widely acclaimed by both the public and the press alike. The quality of his music,... |
DUKAS
Dukas: Ariane et Barbe-Bleue (Recorded live at Gran Teatre del Liceu, June & July 2011) José van Dam, Jeanne-Michèle Charbonnet / Orchestra and Chorus of the Gran Teatre del Liceu, Stéphane Denève (conductor) & Claus Guth (director) [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 2/Feb/2013 ] José van Dam is cast as the villainous Barbe-bleue, while taking on the immensely demanding role of Ariane - who does not leave the stage throughout the entire opera - is American soprano Jeanne-Michèle Charbonnet. |
W.A. MOZART
Concerto for 2 Pianos and Orchestra / Concerto for Flute, Harp and Orchestra / Horn Concerto No 3 Jos van Immerseel and Yoko Kaneko (pianos) Franck Theuns (flute), Marjan de Haer (harp), and Ulrich HAbner (horn) / Anima Eterna Orchestra [ Zig Zag Territories / CD - released 24/Jul/2006 ] "Every once in a while a disc comes along that you know you are going to treasure...This is a disc that I'll be playing again and again." (Recording of the Month Gramophone August 2006) |
RACHMANINOV
Suites Pour Pianos [Suites for Piano] Jos Van Immerseel, Claire Chevallier (pianos) [ Zig-Zag Territories / CD - released 10/Apr/2009 ] "they bring a delicious piquancy to these attractive scores" Jeremy Nicholas - Gramophone |
W.A. MOZART
Piano Concertos Nos. 1-27 (Complete) Jos van Immerseel (fortepiano) / Anima Eterna [ Channel Canal Grande / 10 CD Box Set - released 15/May/2008 ] "Anima Eterna's stunning playing in the tuttis is perfectly balanced with the fluent playing of Immerseel" Gramophone |
W.A. MOZART
Piano Concertos Nos 20 & 21 Jos van Immerseel (piano) / Anima Eterna [ Channel Classics Canal Grande / CD - released 1/Oct/2006 ] Awards 10/10 CD review/ ƒƒƒƒ Télérama/ Disque du Jour |
FRANZ LISZT
Pieces Tardives Jos van Immerseel (pianos Erard) Sergei Istomin (violoncelle) [ Zig-Zag Territories / CD - released 10/Apr/2009 ] 'My piano is to me what his frigate is to the sailor, his stallion to the Arab; even more than that, for my piano, until now, has been my very self, my speech, my life.' Franz Liszt |
Josephine Barstow, Julian Forsyth, Sheila Hancock, Richard van Allan / National Symphony Orchestra, John Owen Edwards
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Oliver! - selected highlights [cast recording] [ Showtime! / CD - released 29/Jun/1995 ] A Studio Cast recording from 1991 |
FRANCIS POULENC
Poulenc: Chamber Music Vol. 3 Laurent Lefevre, Jacques Mauger, Ronald van Spaendonck, Alexandre Tharaud, Guy Touvron [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Feb/2001 ] This is excellent-warm, cozy, and digitally clean-American Record Guide |
HANDEL
Alcina (complete) Joyce DiDonato / Karina Gauvin / Laura Cherici / Maite Beaumont / Sonia Prina / Kobie van Rensburg / Vito Priante / Il Complesso Barocco / Alan Curtis [ Deutsche Grammophon Archiv / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/May/2009 ] "This Alcina is polished and passionate, the standard of da capo ornamentation unsurpassed. The acoustical environment of this recording is near-perfect." Gramophone Magazine - Editor's Choice (May 2009) |
Jozef Van Wissem
It's Time for You to Return [ Made To Measure / CD - released 14/Nov/2014 ] The New York-based Dutch lutenist Jozef Van Wissem has been given wider exposure with the award-winning soundtrack he composed for Jim Jarmusch's film "Only Lovers Left Alive". As an avant-garde composer as well as a baroque lutenist, on this overtly... |
J.S. BACH / ARVO PART
Fratres - Pärt & Bach Jörgen van Rijen, Camerata RCO [ BIS / CD - released 28/Oct/2018 ] Sensing a special relationship between Arvo Pärt and J.S. Bach, Jörgen van Rijen on his first recording for BIS Records brings together music by the two composers. It's a relationship which has several aspects. First, Pärt has readily admitted to his... |
KALEVI AHO
Aho: Concertos for Trombone and Trumpet Jörgen van Rijen (trombone), Alain De Rudder (trumpet), Antwerp Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins [ BIS / CD - released 10/Dec/2018 ] Hugely prolific as well as widely acclaimed, Kalevi Aho has composed 30 concertos to date. Many of them are available in recordings from BIS, and the present release features two works from the past decade. The Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra was... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Mirrored in Time Jörgen van Rijen (trombone), Alma Quartet [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 3/Feb/2023 ] Despite its long history, the trombone has a very limited chamber music repertoire. Jörgen van Rijen, principal trombonist of the Concertgebouworkest, has wished to rectify this deficiency by initiating a fruitful collaboration between his own... |
Jargen van Rijen (trombone) with various orchestras and accompaniments
First Chairs of The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra: the works of Tomasi, Biber, Dutilleuz, Kurtag, etc. [ Channel Classics SACD / SACD - released 23/Feb/2005 ] "Since my early youth, music has played an important role in my life. I had the privilege of growing up in a musical household, and being encouraged from the beginning to learn to play an instrument." - SACD/hybrid pcm, stereo, multichannel |
J.S. BACH
Da Gamba: Original and Transcribed Works for Viola da Gamba Mieneke van der Velden (viola da gamba), LAEArmonica Sonora [ Ramee / CD - released 25/Mar/2008 ] In the programme presented on this CD, the ensemble "L'Armonia Sonora" have attempted a reconstruction of the original versions of these compositions of which only copies or arrangements have survived. The result is a beautifully crafted recording... |