domingo, 31 de março de 2013

J.S.Bach Edition [Deutsche Harmonia Mundi]



remembering Johann Sebastian Bach on his birthday
(31 March 1685 – 28 July 1750)

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):

CD 1 & 2 - Brandeburg Concertos:
Brandenburg Concerto I, in F major BWV 1046
Brandenburg Concerto II in F major BWV 1047
Brandenburg Concerto III in G major BWV 1048
Brandenburg Concerto IV in G major BWV 1049
Brandenburg Concerto V in D major BWV 1050
Brandenburg Concerto VI in B flat major BWV 1051

La Petite Bande [on period instruments]
Sigiswald Kuijken - conductor


CD 3 & CD 4:
Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080

members of the Collegium Aureum [on period instruments]


CD 5 & 6:
Mass in B minor BWV 232

Isabelle Poulenard - soprano
Guillemette Laurens - mezzo-soprano
René Jacobs - alto
John Elwes - tenor
Max van Egmond - bass
Harry van der Kamp - bass
Collegium Musicum van de Nederlandse Bachvereniging
La Petite Bande [on period instruments]
Gustav Leonhardt - conductor


CD 7 & 8 - Three Sonatas & Three Partitas for solo violin:
Sonata I in G minor BWV 1001
Partita I in B minor BWV 1002
Sonata II in A minor BWV 1003
Partita II in D minor BWV 1004
Sonata III in C major BWV 1005
Partita III in E major BWV 1006

Sigiswald Kuijken - violin


CD 9:
Musicalisches Opfer BWV 1079

Barthold Kuijken - transverse flute
Sigiswald Kuijken - violin
Wieland Kuijken - viola da gamba
Robert Kohnen - harpsichord


CD 10:
selection of Notenbüchlein für Anna Magdalena Bach

Elly Ameling - soprano
Hans-Martin Linde - baritone
Tölzer Knabenchor
Gustav Leonhardt - harpsichord
Johannes Koch - viola da gamba
Angelica May - cello
Rudolf Ewerhart - positive

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J.Haydn – Keyboard concertos – Andreas Staier



remembering Franz Joseph Haydn on his birthday
(31 March 1732 – 31 May 1809)

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809):
Keyboard Concerto in G major Hob. XVIII:4
Keyboard Concerto in D major Hob. XVIII:11
Concerto for Keyboard, Violin and Strings in F major Hob. XVIII:6

Andreas Staier - fortepiano
Freiburger Barockorchester [on period instruments]
Gottfried von der Goltz - conductor

J.S. Bach – The Six Brandenburg Concertos – Jordi Savall



remembering Johann Sebastian Bach on his birthday
(31 March 1685 – 28 July 1750)

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) the Six Brandenburg Concertos:

CD 1:
Concerto I, in F major BWV 1046
Concerto II in F major BWV 1047
Concerto III in G major BWV 1048

CD 2:
Concerto IV in G major BWV 1049
Concerto V in D major BWV 1050
Concerto VI in B flat major BWV 1051

Le Concert des Nations [on period instruments]
Jordi Savall - conductor

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J.S.Bach – Easter & Ascension Oratorios – Matthew Halls



remembering Johann Sebastian Bach on his birthday
(31 March 1685 – 28 July 1750)

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
Easter Oratorio BWV 249
Ascencion Oratorio BWV 11

Carolyn Sampson - soprano
Iestyn Davies - countertenor
James Gilchrist - tenor
Peter Harvey - bass
Retrospect Ensemble
Matthew Halls - conductor

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J.Haydn – Die Schöpfung – René Jacobs



remembering Franz Joseph Haydn on his birthday
(31 March 1732 – 31 May 1809)

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809):
Die Schöpfung

Julia Kleiter - soprano
Maximilian Schmitt - tenor
Johannes Weisser - bass
RIAS Kammerchor
Freiburger Barockorchester [on period instruments]
René Jacobs - conductor

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J.S. Bach - Thomanerchor Leipzig



remembering Johann Sebastian Bach on his birthday
(31 March 1685 – 28 July 1750)

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):

CD 1 & CD 2:
Mass in B minor BWV 232

Ruth Holton - soprano
Matthias Rexroth - alto
Christoph Genz - tenor
Klaus Mertens - bass
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

CD 3:
Motet BWV 225 - Lobet den Herrn in seinen Taten
Motet BWV 226 - Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf
Motet BWV 227 - Jesu, meine Freude
Motet BWV 228 - Fuerchte dich nicht
Motet BWV 229 - Komm, Jesu, komm
Motet BWV 230 - Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden

Capella Thomana

CD 4:

Bach - Motet - Der Gerechte kommt um (BWV deest)
Johann Adam Hiller (1728-1804):
Motet - Alles Fleisch ist wie Gras
Johann Friedrich Doles (1715-1797):
Motet - Fuerchte dich nicht, ich bin mit dir
Bach - Motet - Ich lasse dich nicht, du segnbest mich denn (BWV Anh.III 159)
Bach - Motet - O Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht (BWV 118)
Johann Friedrich Doles - Motet - Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele
Gottlob Harrer (1703-1755):
Motet - Mein Herz ist bereit, Gott, dass ich singe und Lobe
Bach - Motet - Jauchzet dem Herrn, alle Welt

Capella Thomana
Baroque Brass of London

CD 5 & CD 6:
Weinachtsoratorium BWV 248

Barbara Schlick - soprano
Yvonne Naef - alto
Christoph Pregardien - tenor
Klaus Mertens - bass
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig


Thomanenchor Leipzig
Georg Christoph Biller - conductor

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sábado, 30 de março de 2013

Alexander Gauk edition [Historical Russian Archives]



remembering Alexander Gauk on the anniversary of his death
(15 August 1893 – 30 March 1963)

CD 1:
Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
Manfred Symphony in B minor, op.58

CD 2:
Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
Orchestral Suite No. 1 in D minor, Op. 43
Orchestral Suite No. 2 in C major, Op. 53

CD 3:
Orchestral Suite No. 4 in G major "Mozartiana", Op. 61
Symphony No.4 in F minor, op.36

CD 4:
César Cui (1835-1918):
Suite No.2 in E major, op.38
Suite No.3 (Petite Suite), op.43 "In modo populari"
Alexander Dargomyschski (1813-1869):
Baba-Yaga (from the Volga to Riga)
Kazatchok

CD 5:
Sergey Taneyev (1856-1915):
Symphony No.4 in C minor, op.12
The Oresteia: Entr'Acte - The Temple of Apollo at Delphi
Canzona in F minor for Clarinet and Orchestra
Ivan Lakovsky (1799-1855):
Mazurka for Clarinet and Orchestra

CD 6:
Sergey Lyapunov (1859-1924):
Symphony No.1 in B minor, op.12
Żelazowa Wola - symphonic poem op.37
Vladimir Kryukov (1902-1960):
Czech Rhapsody

CD 7:
Boris Tchaikovsky (1925-1996):
Sinfonietta in G minor for Strings
Fantasia in D minor/major on Russian Folk Themes
Yakov Solodukho (1911-1987):
Zoya - Tone Poem
Evgeny Svetlanov (1928-2002):
Daugava - Symphonic Poem


CD 8:
Sulkhan Tsintsadze (1925-1991):
Fantasia for Piano and Orchestra
Alexi Machavariani (1913-1995):
Georgian Festival Overture
Fikret Amirov (1922-1984):
Azerbaijan - Symphonic Suite
Alexander Dolukhanian (1910-1968):
Armenian Capriccio
Jānis Ivanovs (1906-1983):
Symphony No.7 in C minor

CD 9:
Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
Symphony No.3 in D major D200
Symphony No.4 in C minor D417 "Tragic"
Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Kinderszenen, op.15 (orchestrated)

CD 10:
Claude Debussy (1862-1918):
Danse sacrée for harp and strings
Danse profane for harp and strings
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
Introduction et Allegro for harp, flute, clarinet and strings
Albert Roussel (1869-1937):
Symphony No.4 in A major, op.53
Walter Piston (1894-1976):
Symphony No.6 "Gettysburg"

USSR RTV Large Symphony Orchestra
Moscow Symphony Orchestra
USSR State Radio Symphony Orchestra
Alexander Gauk - conductor

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Lekeu – Chamber Music – Ensemble Musique Oblique



Guillaume Lekeu (1870-1894):
Molto Adagio for string quartet
Piano Quartet (unfinished)
Larghetto for cello and ensemble
Adagio for string quartet
Trois Poèmes for soprano and piano

Rachel Yakar - soprano
Isabelle Veyrier - cello
Ensemble Musique Oblique

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Grieg - Piano Sonata, Lyric Pieces op.43, op.54 – Andsnes



Edvard Grieg (1843-1907):
Piano Sonata in E minor, op.7
Poetic Tone-pictures, op.3 nos.4, 5 & 6
Album Leaves, op.28 nos.1 & 4
Agitato
Lyric Pieces, op.43
Lyric Pieces, op.54

Leif Ove Andsnes - piano

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Penderecki – Utrenja – Andrzej Markowski



Krzysztof Penderecki (b.1933) - Utrejna:
The Entombment of Christ *
The Ressurection +

Delfina Ambroziak - soprano *
Stefania Woytowicz - soprano +
Krystyna Szczepańska - mezzo-soprano * +
Kazimierz Pustelak - tenor * +
Włodzimierz Denysenko - bass *
Bernard Ładysz - bass +
Boris Carmeli - basso profondo *
Peter Lagger - basso profondo +
Warsaw National Philharmonic Choir
Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra
Andrzej Markowski - conductor

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J.S.Bach – Oster-Oratorium, Cantata BWV.66 – Herreweghe



Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
Oster-Oratorium, BWV 249
Cantata BWV 66 "Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen"

Barbara Schlick - soprano
Kai Wessel - alto
James Taylor - tenor
Peter Kooy - bass
Collegium Vocale [on period instruments]
Philippe Herreweghe - conductor

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J.Haydn – The Seven Last Words – Borodin Quartet



Joseph Haydn (1732-1809):
"The Seven Last Words" (version for string quartet), op.51

Borodin Quartet

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Felix Nowowiejski – Missa pro Pace, Missa Stella Maris – VA



Felix Nowowiejski (1877-1946):
Missa pro Pace, for mixed choir, organ & orchestra, op.49 no.3 *
Missa Stella Maris, for mixed choir & organ +

Olsztyn Chamber Choir "Collegium Musicum"
Felix Nowowiejski Philharmonic in Olsztyn Symphony Orchestra *
Anna Dramowicz - organ *
Maciej Inglielewicz - organ +
Janusz Wiliński - conductor

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sexta-feira, 29 de março de 2013

Franz Lachner – Requiem in F minor – Hermann Meyer



Franz Lachner (1803-1890):
Requiem in F minor for Soloists, Choir and Orchestra

Marina Ulewicz - soprano
Ruby Hughes - soprano
Roxana Constantinescu - contralto
Colin Balzer - tenor
Gerhard Werlitz - tenor
Günther Papendell - bass
Kammersolisten Augsburg
Hermann Meyer - conductor

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Andrzej Siewinski – Requiem – Anna Szostak



Andrzej Siewiński (fl.1725):
Requiem

Zespół Śpiewaków Miasta Katowice Camerata Silesia
Zespół instrumentów historycznych "Parnasssos" [on period instruments]
Anna Szostak - conductor

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Penderecki – Passio et Mors Domini Nostri Iesu Christi secundum Lucam – Henryk Czyż



Krzysztof Penderecki (b.1933):
Passio et Mors Domini Nostri Iesu Christi secundum Lucam

Stefania Woytowicz - soprano
Andrzej Hiolski - baritone
Bernard Ładysz - bass
Leszek Herdegen - reciting voice
Cracow Philharmonic Choir
Cracow Philharmonic Orchestra
Henryk Czyż - conductor

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Rosetti – Requiem, Symphony, Religious works – Moesus



Antonio Rosetti (1750-1792):
Requiem in E flat major (Murray H 15)
Symphonie in E flat major (Murray A 23)
Graduale for Soprano, Choir and Orchestra in E flat major (Murray H 24)
Graduale for Choir and Orchestra in B flat major (Murray H 25)
Salve Regina for Soprano and Orchestra in E flat major (Murray F 85)
Jesu, rex fortissime. Hymn for Choir and Orchestra (Murray H 31)

Marcía Porter - soprano
Anna Havlíková - mezzo-soprano
Ondřej Socha - tenor
Matthew Markham - baritone
The Prague Singers
La Gioia
Camerata Filarmonica Bohemia
Johannes Moesus - conductor

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J.S.Bach – Apocryphal St.Luke Passion – Wolfgang Helbich



Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
Apochryphal Lukas-Passion, BWV 246 Anh. II, 30

Mona Spägele - soprano
Christiane Iven - alto
Rufus Müller - tenor
Harry van Berne - tenor
Stephen Schreckenberger - bass
Marcus Sandmann - bass
Alsfelder Vokalensemble
Barockorchester Bremen [on period instruments]
Wolfgang Helbich - conductor

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J.S.Bach – St.Matthew Passion – Jos van Veldhoven



Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244

Amaryllis Dieltiens - soprano
Siri Karoline Thornhill - soprano
Tim Mead - alto
Matthew White - alto
Gerd Türk - tenor
Charles Daniels - tenor
Peter Harvey - bass
Sebastian Noak - bass
The Netherlands Bach Society
Jos van Veldhoven - conductor

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J.S.Bach – Johannes Passion – Herreweghe



Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
Johannes-Passion BWV 245 *
Cantatas for Quinquagesima Sunday +

Sibylla Rubens - soprano *
Dorothee Mields - soprano +
Andreas Scholl - alto *
Matthew White - alto +
Mark Padmore - tenor *
Jan Kobow - tenor +
Sebastian Noack - bass *
Michael Volle - bass *
Peter Kooy - bass +
Collegium Vocale Gent [on period instruments]
Philippe Herreweghe - conductor

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quinta-feira, 28 de março de 2013

A.Scarlatti – Lamentazioni per la Settimana Santa – Enrico Gatti



Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725):
Lamentazioni per la Settimana Santa

Cristina Miatello - soprano
Gian Paolo Fagotto - tenor
Ensemble Aurora [on period instruments]
Enrico Gatti - conductor

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Zelenka – Officium defunctorum, Requiem – Václav Luks



Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679-1745) - Music for the funeral rites of Augustus the Strong:
Officium defunctorum ZWV 47
Requiem in D major ZWV 46

Hana Blažíková - soprano
Markéta Cukrová - contralto
Sébastian Monti - tenor
Tomáš Král - bass
Marián Krejčík - bass
Collegium Vocale 1704
Collegium 1704 [on period instruments]
Václav Luks - conductor

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Glazunov – Piano Music Vol.4 – Tatjana Franová



Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936) - Piano music Vol.4:
4 Preludes and Fugues, op.101
Idylle, op.103
Fantasy for 2 Pianos, op.104 *

Tatjana Franová - piano
Silvia Cápová - piano *

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Mozart – Requiem – Harnoncourt



Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) - sacred works:
Requiem in D minor KV 626

Rachel Yakar - soprano
Kurt Equiluz - tenor
Robert Holl - bass
Konzertvereiningung Wiener Staatsopernchor
Concentus musicus Wien [on period instruments]
Nikolaus Harnoncourt - conductor

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Rossini – Early Sinfonias – Alun Francis



Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868) - Early Symphonies:
Sinfonia scritta al conventello
Sinfonia "L'occasione fa il ladro"
Sinfonia "La cambiale di matrimonio"
Sinfonia "Il signor Bruschino"
Sinfonia "L'inganno felice"
Sinfonia "La Pietra del Paragone"
Sinfonia (di Odense)
Grand'overtura obbligato a contrabasso
Sinfonia (di Bologna)

Haydn Orchestra Bolzano
Alun Francis - conductor

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