HECTOR BERLIOZ
Berlioz: Béatrice et Bénédict (complete opera recorded in 2016) Glyndebourne Opera / Stéphanie d'Oustrac, Paul Appleby, Philippe Sly, Sophie Karthäuser, Lionel Lhote / Antonello Manacorda (cond) [ Opus Arte / BBC DVD / DVD - released 15/Aug/2017 ] "This is Pellyland, a deeply satisfying comic world with its own style conjured up for Glyndebourne by one of the most assured opera directors at work today" Five Stars BBC Music Opera Choice Sept 2017 |
HECTOR BERLIOZ
Berlioz: Béatrice et Bénédict (complete opera recorded in 2016) BLU-RAY Glyndebourne Opera / Stéphanie d'Oustrac, Paul Appleby, Philippe Sly, Sophie Karthäuser, Lionel Lhote / Antonello Manacorda (cond) [ Opus Arte / BBC Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 15/Aug/2017 ] "This is Pellyland, a deeply satisfying comic world with its own style conjured up for Glyndebourne by one of the most assured opera directors at work today" Five Stars BBC Music Opera Choice Sept 2017 |
HANDEL
Arias from Alcina, Giulio Cesare & Rinaldo Graham Pushee (countertenor) with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra [period instruments] / Paul Dyer [ ABC Classics / CD - released 20/May/2008 ] "The two names 'Handel' and 'Pushee' are sufficient to send a shiver down a music lover's spine and this recording does not disappoint." (Amazon.com) |
ANTONIO VIVALDI
Pinchas Zukerman plays Vivaldi Pinchas Zukerman (violin & conductor) with Isaac Stern (violin) / Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra, New York Philharmonic [ Sony RCA Classical Masters / 6 CD Box Set - released 25/Jul/2018 ] Violinist-conductor Pinchas Zukerman recorded many of Vivaldi's best-loved concertos for CBS/Sony, with the English Chamber Orchestra in the 1970s and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra in the 1980s, when he served as that ensemble's music director and... |
Hindemith,
Symph. in B "Die 4 Temperamente"/ Kammerkonzert Haskil, Marschner, Seemann; Symphonieorchester des BR, Paul Hindemith [ ORFEO / CD - released 8/Nov/1987 ] |
HAVERGAL BRIAN
The First Commercial Recordings Paul Taylor (tenor) / Leicestershire Schools Symphony Orchestra, James Loughran, Eric Pinkett, Laszlo Heltay [ Heritage / 2 CD - released 4/Oct/2013 ] An important 2 CD release of the very first commercial recordings of the music of Havergal Brian, made for Columbia and Unicorn in the 1970s. The performances, given by the Leicestershire Schools Symphony Orchestra, have been re-mastered and feature... |
EUGEN d'ALBERT
Tiefland (complete opera recorded in 1963) Heinz Hoppe, Hanne-Lore Kuhse, Ernst Gutstein, Theo Adam / Staatskapelle Dresden, Paul Schmitz [ Brilliant Classics Opera Collection / 2 CD - released 20/Apr/2015 ] s.Considered the composer's masterpiece, Eugen d'Albert'sTiefland tells the story of Marta, a poor young woman who is the mistress of the wealthy local landowner Sebastiano. Sebastiano is about to marry an heiress, and plans to have Marta marry his... |
VIVALDI
Music for Vespers Helen Groves, Nigel Short, Ruth Gleave, Paul Agnew / Ex Cathedra, Jeffrey Skidmore, conductor [ ALTO / CD - released 20/Sep/2012 ] Ex Cathedra, Jeffrey Skidmore |
RAVEL
The Best Of Ravel (Incls Bolero, Gaspard de la Nuit & Piano Concerto in G) Helene Grimaud, Paul Crossley (piano)/ Orchestre National de France under Eliahu Inbal / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under Jesus Lopez-Cobos [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 26/Apr/2007 ] Ravel’s Boléro has become an evergreen. These 2 CD’s provide material for those who would like to hear more by this typically French composer. |
The Highwaymen / The Brothers Four / The Limeliters / Peter, Paul & Mary
Classic Folk - Four Classic Albums Plus (The Highwaymen / The Brothers Four / The Slightly Fabulous Limeliters / Peter, Paul & Mary) [ Avid Roots / 2 CD - released 5/Mar/2021 ] AVID Roots continues with its Four Classic Albums series with a re-mastered 2CD third set release from Elvis Presley complete with original artwork, liner notes and personnel details. 'Elvis Presley'; 'Loving You'; 'Golden Records', 'Golden... |
KURT WEILL
Das Berliner Requiem (with works by Hindemith, Stravinsky & Milhaud) Hilde Venken (sop) Ivan Goossens (ten) Jacob Bloch Jespersen (bass) / I Solisti del Vento / Flemish Radio Choir / Paul Hillier [ Glossa SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Jun/2010 ] "The performance [of Stravinsky's Octet] here is beautifully executed with a delightful and exuberant finale." BBC Music Magazine, June 2010 **** |
ORTHODOX CHANT
Orthodox Chant: Orthodox Music of the 17th & 18th Centuries Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Paul Hillier [ Harmonia Mundi Gold / CD - released 10/Apr/2008 ] "The choir...sing with exceptional blend and purity of tone" (The Absolute Sound) |
WOLFGANG RIHM
Et Lux Huelgas Ensemble & Minguet Quartett, Paul van Nevel [ ECM New Series / CD - released 1/May/2015 ] "Tropes waft in from across the ages: this music treads the line of tangibility, with sudden rushes of anger or fondness and the messy half-memories that come with grief...van Nevel doubles the vocal parts to create broad, generous textures that soun |
DUFAY
O Gemma Lux - Complete Isorhythmic Motets Huelgas Ensemble, Paul van Nevel [ Harmonia Mundi Gold / CD - released 20/May/2011 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (Pre 1700) - A sumptuous farewell to the musical Middle Ages. |
SIMONE de BONEFONT
Simone de Bonefont: Missa pro Mortuis Huelgas-Ensemble (early music ensemble) / Ensemble Huelgas, Paul Van Nevel [ Cypres / CD - released 10/Jul/2020 ] International Classical Music Awards 2021 WINNER - Early Music |
ANONYMOUS / GERARDE / DESPREZ / LASSUS / etc
Le Chant de Virgile Huelgas-Ensemble, Paul Van Nevel [ Harmonia Mundi Musique d'abord / CD - released 10/Feb/2014 ] "Sung with such exquisite fluency, the Huelgas Ensemble under Van Nevel conveys the excitement of an epoch that yielded some of the most beautiful combinations of poetry and music." - The Observer (13 Jan 2002) |
JEAN RICHAFORT
Richafort: Requiem Mass Huelgas-Ensemble, Paul van Nevel [ Harmonia Mundi Musique d'Abord / CD - released 1/Feb/2013 ] We possess many works by Jean Richafort, but very little biographical information on the composer. In the 16th century he was the object of veneration and admiration. The great Ronsard himself spoke of him in the most enthusiastic terms, and most of... |
CIPRIANO de RORE
Missa Praeter rerum serium Huelgas-Ensemble / Paul Van Nevel [ Harmonia Mundi Musique d'abord / CD - released 25/Jul/2014 ] Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine (Feb 2003) |
HENRY COTTER NIXON
Henry Cotter Nixon: Complete Orchestral Music, Vol. 2 Ian Hobson (piano) / Kodaly Philharmonic Orchestra, Paul Mann, with Ferenc Nagy (euphonium) [ Toccata / CD - released 5/Jun/2020 ] "Collectors who invested in the previous volume of Nixon's orchestral music will be glad to have the chance to continue their exploration through this valuable release" MusicWeb |