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HENRY MADIN
Madin: Te Deum pour les Victoires de Louis XV Anne Magouet, Michiko Takahashi, Robert Getchell, Alban Dufourt, Alain Buet / Stradivaria & Les Cris de Paris, Daniel Cuiller [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 1/Sep/2016 ] [Madin] writes vividly…[and] Daniel Cuiller is well in command of his forces in both pieces; worth investigating" (Gramophone) |
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CHOPIN
Anne Queffelec plays Chopin [Mazurkas, Nocturnes, Polonaises, Waltzes] Anne Queffelec (piano) [ Mirare / CD - released 29/Mar/2010 ] "This is a very French-style Chopin concept album...There are more than a few Proustian hints: this is a Chopin a la recherche du temps perdu...Queffelec places emphasis on subtlety, elegance, singing tone and an intimacy of spirit." (BBC Music) |
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CLAUDE DEBUSSY/ MAURICE RAVEL / GABRIEL FAURE
Anne Queffelec [3 CD set] Anne Queffelec (piano) with Pierre Amoyal (violin) / Orchestre National de Monte-Carlo [ Erato / Warner Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/Aug/2014 ] A collection of Anne Queffélec's Erato recordings of French repertoire which in which she expresses great musicality, allowing us to rediscover her fine recordings of Ravel's Miroirs, Debussy's Etudes and Fauré's Violin Sonatas (with Pierre Amoyal),... |
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SCHUBERT
Piano Works For Four Hands Anne Queffelec / Imogen Cooper (piano) [ Warner Apex / 2 CD - released 2/Mar/2009 ] |
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CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Debussy: Etudes (LP) Anne Queffelec (piano) [ Warner Classics / LP - released 7/Jul/2023 ] Anne Queffélec is consistently notable for her insight and eloquence. Gramophone magazine has described her recordings thus: 'Delicious playing …', 'Outstanding … thoughtful, poetic …', 'Articulate, clear-textured and vivacious … |
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SCARLATTI
Lettre a Elise... Anne Queffelec (piano) [ Mirare / CD - released 20/Nov/2009 ] Anne Queffélec (piano) |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: The Last 3 Piano Sonatas Op. 109, 110, 111 Anne Queffélec (piano) [ Mirare / CD - released 11/Sep/2022 ] "Here you have the sense that she has been pondering these pieces for decades - and they emerge as personal and deeply considered." Gramophone Editor's Choice Feb 2023 |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Entrez Dans La Danse... Anne Queffélec (piano) [ Mirare / CD - released 28/Jul/2017 ] The musical France of the Belle Époque and interwar period found refuge in the exhilaration of rhythm; but, in that 'dance age', it was only one short step from celebrations to nostalgic reverie. Anne Queffélec invites us to a crepuscular ball where... |
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LISZT / MAHLER
Der Himmlische Leben Anne Schwanewilms (soprano) & Charles Spencer (piano) [ ONYX / CD - released 10/Mar/2013 ] "Schwanewilms's voice is an acquired taste; those who crave full-bodied Italianate lushness of tone will not 'get' the singing of this gifted German jugendlich dramatisch soprano" (International Record Review) |
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RICHARD STRAUSS
Vier letzte Lieder [Four Last Songs] / Arabella, Capriccio, Der Rosenkavalier [excerpts] Anne Schwanewilms (soprano) / Gürzenich-Orchester Köln, Markus Stenz [ Orfeo / CD - released 10/Mar/2013 ] "she soars through them all, pearl-like, backed by the succulent purr of Cologne's Gürzenich Orchestra, conducted by Markus Stenz." (The Times) |
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MAHLER
Kindertotenlieder & Rückert Lieder (with Schoenberg - 4 Lieder Op. 2) Anne Schwanewilms (soprano) & Malcolm Martineau (piano) [ Onyx Classics / CD - released 10/Jul/2015 ] Anne Schwanewilms is considered one the greatest dramatic sopranos of our time, and her performances in operas by Richard Strauss, Wagner and Mozart have earned her praise from critics and public alike around the world. She is also equally... |
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GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No. 2 'Resurrection' Anne Schwanewilms (soprano) & Olga Borodina (mezzo) / Münchner Philharmoniker & Munich Philharmonic Choir, Valery Gergiev [ Br Klassik Muncher Philharmoniker / CD - released 20/Oct/2016 ] The first releases from the Munich Philharmonic's own recording label feature sensational performances of works by two composers with whom the orchestra is closely associated: Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 2 and Anton Bruckner's Symphony No. 4. |
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BERNSTEIN / COPLAND / MAHLER / PART / MESSIAEN / LISZT / etc
Anne Sofie von Otter - A Simple Song Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo), Bengt Forsberg (Marcussen organ of St. Jacobs kyrka, Stockholm) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Nov/2018 ] A brief glance at the list of contents is enough to reveal who the singer is - only Anne Sofie von Otter could have come up with a programme as varied and wide-ranging. And only von Otter could hold it together seamlessly by finding the resonances... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
A Summer's Day - Swedish Romantic Songs Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano) Bengt Forsberg (piano), with Fredrik Zetterström, baritone [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/May/2012 ] Anne Sofie von Otter, accompanied by Bengt Forsberg and joined by baritone Fredrik Zetterström for two duets, performs works by four Swedish composers whose works were all composed within a century of each other. |
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SEBASTIAN FAGERLUND
Fagerlund: Höstsonaten (Autumn Sonata), an opera Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano), Erika Sunnegårdh (soprano), Helena Juntunen (soprano), Tommi Hakala (baritone), Finnish National Orchestra [ BIS / 2 CD - released 10/Sep/2018 ] A new opera by Sebastian Fagerlund based on Ingmar Bergman's celebrated film. Sebastian Fagerlund has made a name for himself primarily through his concertos and orchestral works. As demonstrated on previous recordings, his music displays a huge... |
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JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Tapiola / En Saga / Eight Songs Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano) / Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hannu Lintu (conductor) [ Ondine SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 24/Aug/2017 ] "Lintu's Tapiola does indeed settle into one of the finest performances on record, reconciling the obvious with the mysterious...Again, [En Saga] is a superb performance: rich down below, perky up top, full of delectable solos" Gramophone |
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Anne Sofie von Otter, Salon Orchestra of the Komische Oper Berlin, Adam Benzwi
Berlin! Berlin! Berlin! Kabarett Und Exil [ BIS / CD - released 3/Jul/2026 ] Reflecting a society marked by profound upheaval, the music of 1920s-1940s Germany was caught between vitality and despair. The era featured a diverse blend of classical traditions, popular rhythms, and early jazz, yielding everything from energetic... |
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JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Songs Volume 1 Anne Sophie von Otter (soprano) Bengt Forsberg (piano) [ BIS / CD - released 1/Nov/1989 ] The international fame of Jean Sibelius rests principally upon his orchestral works, above all teh seven mighty symphonies. His substanial output of smaller compositions tends to be overlooked, even though both the number and the quality of his songs... |
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SIBELIUS
Songs Volume 2 Anne Sophie von Otter (soprano) Bengt Forsberg (piano) (with Monica Groop, mezzo-soprano) [ BIS / CD - released 1/Aug/2003 ] "Given the artistry and insight of this splendid partnership, and the interest and beauty of the repertoire, this is a self-recommending issue" (Gramophone) |
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JACQUES OFFENBACH
Offenbach: La princesse de Trébizonde (complete operetta) Anne-Catherine Gillet, Virginie Verrez, Antoinette Dennefeld, Josh Lovell / Philharmonic Orchestra, Opera Rara Chorus, Paul Daniel [ Opera Rara / 2 CD Box Set - released 22/Sep/2023 ] "... the whole thing has an immediacy that Daniel suggests is an attempt to recreate the acoustic of the Bouffes-Parisiens." Gramophone Recording of the Month November 2023 |