JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Complete Symphonies & Serenades Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, Jaap van Zweden [ Brilliant Classics / 5 CD Box Set - released 25/Sep/2020 ] "This is an unfailingly warm-hearted, full-blooded Brahmsian sound and seems to represent a genuine attempt at redirecting the modern symphony orchestra towards the sort of sound-mix Brahms himself is likely to have heard." MusicWeb |
BRAHMS
Brahms - Symphonies (Complete), Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, Radio Filharmonisch Orkest Holland. Jaap van Zweden [ Brilliant Classics / 3 CD - released 17/Aug/2005 ] This is the conductor's debut of Jaap van Zweden, formerly star violinist, soloist and concertmaste of Gothenborg, Dallas, Cleveland, WDR Symphoniorchester, Bayerische Rundfunk, Orchetre de Paris, Orchestre National de France, London Philharmonic... |
Nick van Dijk
Oceans Like These [ Rata Records New Zealand / CD - released 28/May/2007 ] Joining Van Dijk on this album are fellow greats of NZ jazz - Roger Sellers (drums), Paul Dyne (bass) and Hannah Griffin (vocals). This is very cool jazz, with an almost hypnotic forward momentum, indicative of the crashing NZ ocean. |
Nienke Oostenrijk soprano; Margriet van Reisen contralto ; Marcel Reijans tenor ; Hubert Claessens bass ; The Netherlands Concert Choir ; Residentie O
Verhulst - Mass, Op. 20 for 4 solo voices, choir and orchestra [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 25/Feb/2003 ] 'A large scale Mendelssohn-style mass receives a delightful performance from native performers.' Gramophone |
A Nocte Temporis, Anna Besson, Reinoud van Mechelen
The Dubhlinn Gardens [ Alpha / CD - released 22/Feb/2019 ] The Dubhlinn Gardens: an evening in the high society of 18th century Dublin, where traditional music was 'civilising' itself for the salon… This programme was inspired by the passion for traditional Irish music that flautist Anna Besson has felt... |
ANONYMOUS
Oh, ma belle brunette Reinoud Van Mechelen (tenor), A Nocte Temporis, with Anna Besson (baroque flute) [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 27/May/2022 ] The term 'brunette' refers not only to a young woman with brown hair, but also to a musical form that was highly fashionable from the late seventeenth century to the early eighteenth. |
RICHARD STRAUSS / RICHARD WAGNER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Strauss/Wagner: Vocal and Orchestral Works Robert Plane (clarinet), Lesley Hatfield (violin), Jard van Nes (contralto) / Northern Sinfonia, Richard Hickox [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Mar/1995 ] "This is a disc for anyone who prefers Wagner out of the opera house, and more intimate than grandiloquent. Hero and lover alike are seen at one remove, through the shimmering haze of Hans Werner Henze's chamber-orchestra scoring of the Wesendonck... |
JEAN CASSANEA de MONDONVILLE
Mondonville: Titon et l'Aurore (complete opera recorded in 2021) BLU-RAY Opéra Comique / Reinoud van Mechelen, Gwendoline Blondeel, Emmanuelle de Negri, Marc Mauillon / Les Arts Florissants, William Christie [ Naxos FRA Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 3/Dec/2021 ] Recorded at the Opéra Comique, Paris, France, 18-19 January 2021 |
HENRY PURCELL
Purcell: Dido and Aeneas (complete opera recorded in 2008) Opéra Comique / Malena Ernman, Christopher Maltman, Judith van Wanroij, Hilary Summers / Les Arts Florissants William Christie [ Naxos DVD / DVD - released 21/Jan/2022 ] Recorded at the Opéra Comique, Paris, France, 7 and 9 December 2008 |
HENRY PURCELL
Purcell: Dido and Aeneas (complete opera recorded in 2008) Blu-ray Opéra Comique / Malena Ernman, Christopher Maltman, Judith van Wanroij, Hilary Summers / Les Arts Florissants William Christie [ Naxos Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 21/Jan/2022 ] Recorded at the Opéra Comique, Paris, France, 7 and 9 December 2008 |
JEAN PHILIPPE RAMEAU
Rameau; Hippolyte et Aricie (complete opera recorded in 2020) Opéra Comique / Reinoud van Mechelen, Elsa Benoit, Sylvie Brunet-Grupposo, Séraphine Cotrez / Raphaël Pichon (cond) [ Naxos DVD / DVD - released 19/Nov/2021 ] Recorded at the Opéra Comique, Paris, France, 12 and 14 November 2020 |
JEAN PHILIPPE RAMEAU
Rameau; Hippolyte et Aricie (complete opera recorded in 2020) BLU-RAY Opéra Comique / Reinoud van Mechelen, Elsa Benoit, Sylvie Brunet-Grupposo, Séraphine Cotrez / Raphaël Pichon (cond) [ Naxos Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 19/Nov/2021 ] Recorded at the Opéra Comique, Paris, France, 12 and 14 November 2020 |
JEAN CASSANEA de MONDONVILLE
Mondonville: Titon et l'Aurore (complete opera recorded in 2021) Opéra Comique / Reinoud van Mechelen, Gwendoline Blondeel, Emmanuelle de Negri, Marc Mauillon / Les Arts Florissants, William Christie [ Naxos FRA DVD / DVD - released 3/Dec/2021 ] Recorded at the Opéra Comique, Paris, France, 18-19 January 2021 |
W.A. MOZART.
Don Giovanni / Die Entfahrung aus dem Serail (Complete operas) (Rec 1995 & 1999) Paul Groves, Yelda Kodalli, Nancy Argenta, Elena Vink, Werner van Mechelen. Collegium Compostellanum. La Petite Bande. Sigiswald Kuijken / Scottish Ch [ Brilliant Classics Mozart Edition Vol 18 / 5 CD - released 18/Aug/2005 ] "From the first notes of the overture, Mackerras gives us a brilliant, dramatic reading of "Die Entführung aus dem Serail". Speeds are fast but not overly so and one is left in no doubt that this is a stage work. The attractive, fresh voiced cast... |
Paul Van Dyk
The Best of Paul Van Dyk - Volume [ Liberation Records / 3 CD/DVD - released 20/Jul/2009 ] Dishing up an amazing package, Paul van Dyk shows us his best work so far as both a producer and a remixer. 'Volume' encompasses track selections from his massive 15-year catalogue, and includes classic cuts... |
Paul Van Dyk
Evolution [ Central Station Records / 2 CD/DVD - released 10/Apr/2012 ] 15 astounding new creations, plus a bonus 2nd disc/DVD, from Berlin's favourite trance son, multi-award winning DJ, producer and audio architect, Paul van Dyk. |
Paul Van Dyk
VOLUME: Greatest Hits [ Ultra / 2 CD ] |
WECKMANN / BIBER / J.C. BACH / BRUHNS / SCHMELZER
De Profundis Clavami-German Sacred Cantatas Peter Kooij (bass) / L'Armonia Sonora / Mieneke van der Velden [ RAMEE / CD - released 1/Apr/2008 ] |
JAN VAN DER ROOST
Sinfonia Hungarica & From Ancient Times Philharmonic Winds OSAKAN / Jan Van der Roost [ Naxos Wind Band Classics / CD - released 3/Feb/2014 ] The music of Belgian-born Jan Van der Roost has been performed all over the world, gaining popular acclaim wherever it is heard. From Ancient Times pays tribute to the golden age of the Franco-Flemish School of the 15th and 16th centuries represented... |
FRANCIS POULENC
Poulenc: Chamber Music Vol. 1 (Incls 'Sonata for Oboe and Piano') Philippe Bernold (flute) Olivier Doise (oboe) Ronald van Spaendonck (clarinet) Alexandre Tharaud (piano) etc [ Naxos / CD - released 9/Nov/2007 ] "As it stands, this initial installment, brightly and clearly recorded, is indispensable. Look for further volumes to be released throughout 2000, beginning in early spring." - Classics Today (10/10) |