ANDRE-MODESTE GRETRY
Gretry: L'Épreuve Villageoise Sophie Junker, Talise Trevigne, Francisco Fernández-Rueda, Thomas Dolié / Opera Lafayette, Ryan Brown [ Naxos Opera / CD - released 1/Nov/2016 ] L'épreuve villageoise (The Village Trial) - which, in its original form as Théodore et Paulin, was first performed before Marie Antoinette at Versailles - was one of André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry's most popular works. For a century after its 1784... |
CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Debussy: Harmonie du Soir- Mélodies, songs Sophie Karthäuser (soprano), Stéphane Degout (baritone) / Eugene Asti (piano), Alain Planès (piano) [ Harmonia Mundi / 2 CD - released 24/Aug/2018 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD NOMINATION 2019 TOP THREE - Solo Vocal |
MICHEL-RICHARD de LALANDE
Leçons De Ténèbres Sophie Karthäuser (soprano) / Ensemble Correspondances, Sébastien Daucé [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 10/Nov/2015 ] "Karthauser's plangent singing covers a broad range of dynamic expression without ever obscuring a refined emotional essence, and tasteful embellishments always serve the meaning of the Lamentation texts." (Gramophone) |
FRANCIS POULENC
Poulenc: Les Anges musiciens Sophie Karthäuser (soprano), Eugene Asti (piano) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 7/Apr/2014 ] Belgian soprano Sophie Karthäuser studied with Noelle Barker at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. She is now in great demand in the foremost international venues. |
HUGO WOLF
Wolf: Kennst du das Land [lieder by Goethe, Eichendorff, Mörike] Sophie Karthäuser (soprano) & Eugene Asti (piano) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 1/Sep/2016 ] "Karthäuser here proves herself a natural in Lieder...With her fresh, limpid soprano and sharp feeling for character and nuance, she gives unfailing delight in the these settings...[Asti] is a model partner, commentator and animator." (Gramophone) |
SPOHR
Music for Violin and Harp Vol.1 Sophie Langdon (violin) Hugh Webb (harp) [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Jul/2001 ] "An expertly recorded CD" Gramophone Magazine November 2001 |
LOUIS SPOHR
Complete Music for Violin and Harp Volume 2 Sophie Langdon (violin), Hugh Webb (harp), Susan Dorey (cello), Roger Montgomery (horn), Alison Smart (soprano) [ Naxos / CD - released 25/Apr/2010 ] Louis Spohr won an enormous reputation during the nineteenth century as a composer, violin virtuoso, conductor and teacher. He was also known for his upright, noble character and as a man of convinced liberal and democratic beliefs who was not afraid... |
Sophie Milman
Her Very Best...So Far [ Linus / CD - released 13/May/2013 ] |
Sophie Milman
Take Love Easy [ Linus Entertainment / CD - released 9/Aug/2010 ] |
MONTGEROULT / VIOTTI / MENDELSSOHN / WEBER
Violin Sonatas Sophie Rosa (violin), Ian Buckle (piano) [ Rubicon / CD - released 26/Feb/2021 ] Hélène de Montgeroult (1764-1836) was one of the most influential pianist composers of the early 19th Century - no mean feat at a time when figures such as Dussek (her teacher), Hummel, Field, Kalkbrenner, Cramer, Moscheles and last but not least... |
MARIN MARAIS
Marais: La rêveuse et autres pièces de viole Sophie Watillon [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 25/Jun/2021 ] The late Sophie Watillon displays her extreme sensitivity in the finest chamber music of Marin Marais, taken from his books of pieces for viol: La Rêveuse, Dialogue, Plainte, Caprice, Les Folies d'Espagne, and the Tombeau pour Monsieur de... |
CHRISTOPHER SIMPSON
The Seasons, The Monthes & other divisions of Time-I Sophie Watillon, Friederike Heumann, Brian Franklin (viols) / Matthias Spaeter (theorba) / Luca Guglielmi (organ) [ Alpha / CD - released 21/Aug/2006 ] Christopher Simpson was one of England's finest composers of viol music in the 17th century, and his treatise on viol technique, which included discussion of the prized art of improvisation, was an important contribution to the compendium of... |
J. C. BACH
:6 Sonatas Sophie Yates (harpsichord) [ Chaconne / CD - released 7/Sep/2009 ] "…Yates is an engaging advocate: registral choices are intelligent, making the most of the "orchestral" sound that periodically underlies Bach's writing." (Gramophone) |
COUPERIN
Pieces de clavecin Sophie Yates (harpsichord) [ Chandos / CD - released 1/May/2005 ] 'Sophie Yates has an instinctive feel for the repertoire and her playing is elegant, stylish and poised.' International Record Review |
BLOW / CLARKE / CROFT / GREENE / JONES / ARNE / BACH
The Pleasures of the Imagination Sophie Yates [ Chandos Chaconne / CD - released 15/Jul/2016 ] On this new album, our exclusive artist Sophie Yates focuses on English harpsichord music, after successful French and Spanish recordings and a highly praised Handel series, among much else. From the influence of Purcell in the opening pieces by his... |
WILLIAM BYRD / JOHN BULL / WILLIAM TISDALE / GILES FARNABY / etc
Elizabethan Virginals Music Sophie Yates (harpsichord) [ Chandos / CD - released 1/May/2003 ] "I can't recall a more attractive virginal programme than this: largely familiar music from the positively frisky to the deeply sombre, played on two markedly contrasting version of a beautiful Italian pentagonal virginal. Sophie Yates plays with... |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Harpsichord Works (Volume 2): Suites Nos 1 - 5 Sophie Yates (harpsichord) [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Aug/2001 ] 1001 Classical recordings to hear before you die (1700-1760) - "Sophie Yates confirms her credentials as one of Britain's most talented harpsichordists" |
J. S. BACH
Bach: The Transcriptions of Concertos by Vivaldi Sophie Yates (harpsichord) [ Chandos Chaconne / CD - released 19/Jul/2013 ] "performances that outclass most of the catalogue competition...Her finely honed legato technique shines in slow movements...Yates's informative, well-written notes complement the stylish sensitivity of her harpsichord artistry" Gramophone Magazine, Aug |
GUSTAV MAHLER
The Gustav Mahler Celebration (recorded live at Kalište) Thomas Hampson / Anne Sophie von Otter / Marita Solberg / Mahler Chamber Orchestra / Manfred Honeck [ EuroArts DVD / DVD - released 22/Dec/2010 ] The renowned Mahler Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Austrian maestro Manfred Honeck, and world famous soloists commemorate the composer with an unique outdoor live concert. |
W.A. MOZART
Cosi fan Tutte (complete opera recorded the Salzburg Festival in 2006) Vienna State Opera / Ana Maria Martinez/ Sophie Koch / Shawn Mathey / Thomas Allen / Vienna Philharmonic / Manfred Honeck(cond) [ Decca Classics Mozart 22 / 2 DVD - released 23/Nov/2006 ] G - "A musical and vocal pleasure... A major festival event in the anniversary year." -Donaukurier |