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ANTONIO CALDARA
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KURT WEILL
Berliner Requiem / Concerto pour violon et instruments a vent Alexandre Laiter / Peter Kooy / Elisabeth Glab / La Chapelle Royale, Ensemble Musique Oblique, Philippe Herreweghe [ Harmonia Mundi Musique d'abord / CD - released 1/Sep/2007 ] 'Herreweghe and his group have extricated true beauty and elegance, in this Berliner Requiem. A resounding success.' - CD Classics |
MUSSORGSKY
Pictures at an Exhibition (with Stravinsky - Rite of Spring) Andrea¯ Vieru, Dan Grigore (pianos) [ Harmonia Mundi Musique d'abord / CD - released 23/Feb/2008 ] Drawing their strength from a certain vision of Old Russia, Mussorgsky's and Stravinsky's two most famous 'orchestral' works were both originally written for the piano. Andrei Vieru demonstrates the emotional heights to which the original version of... |
MONTEVERDI
Vespro della Beata Vergine [Vespers] La Chapelle Royale, Collegium Vocale Gent / Philippe Herreweghe [ Harmonia Mundi Gold / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2010 ] In autumn of 1610 Monteverdi dedicated a luxuriant collection of religious music to Pope Paul V, of which the Vespers of the Blessed Virgin is by far the most prodigious work. A spectacular synthesis of Franco-Flemish polyphony and Italian innovations. |