Marc Minkowski & Les Musiciens du Louvre-Grenoble To Saint Cecilia - Purcell, Handel, Haydn
V5183 CD2+BOOK NAÏVE £22.50
Marc Minkowski and Les Musiciens du Louvre’s latest recording present three major works celebrating Saint Cecilia, the patron saint of music. While St Cecilia is the figure who inspired this recording, the album showcases music by three composers whose anniversary years are being celebrated in 2009: Purcell was born in 1659, while Handel and Haydn died in 1759 and 1809, respectively. The three featured works have never before been brought together on a single recording.
Kiev Chamber Choir & Mykola Hobdytsch Valentin Silvestrov: Sacred Works
4763316 CD ECM NEW SERIES £!2.30
This album of sacred a cappella works from recent years - haunting beauty, characterised in turns by calm introspectionserene lightness - offers a fascinating addition to the wide works by Valentin Silvestrov on ECM New Series. The imprint, named ‘Label of the Year’ in the 2009 Gramophone Awards, championed the Ukrainian master (born 1937) since 2001,Works represents a new development by the composer. Silvestrov’s compositions for chamber choir have a uniquely transparent sound with otherwordly shifting harmonies and free timing.
Rolf Lislevand Ensemble Diminuito
4763317 CD ECM NEW SERIES £12.30
Following his highly successful ECM debut with Nuove Musiche in 2006, the new CD by Norwegian lutenist Rolf Lislevand and his group of international early music virtuosi is an album of melodic beauty and rhythmic energy that transcends the genres and is likely to appeal to listeners from different Lislevand is one of the most charismatic figures in today's early music scene and an outstanding lute virtuoso.
Accentus, Latvian Radio Choir & Laurence Equilbey
Strauss: A Cappella (Deutsche Motette op.62, Zwei Gesänge op.43 etc)
V5194 CD NAÏVE £13.00
Acclaimed choral and orchestral conductor, Laurence Equilbey, conducts the Latvian Radio Choir along with her own fantastic professional ensemble, Accentus, in a recording showcasing the brilliance of Richard Strauss’ choral music. The chamber choir Accentus was founded by Laurence Equilbey in 1991, and is now recognised as one of the leading ensembles in Europe. Accentus' recording of Fauré’s Requiem, released last year, was shortlisted for the 2009 Gramophone Awards in the 'Choral' category.
David Greilsammer & Suedama Ensemble Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos 22 & 24
V5184 CD NAÏVE £13.00
The young, articulate and passionate Israeli pianist, David Greilsammer, returns to Naïve with his much anticipated third album for the label, featuring Mozart’s Piano Concertos Nos. 22 and 24. David Greilsammer conducts from the keyboard, offering a highly personal all around vision of Mozart’s works. The 22nd and 24th piano concertos are some of the best loved of Mozart’s compositions. In 2008, David Greilsammer amazed the press and public when he performed the complete Mozart Piano Sonatas in a oneday marathon in Paris, and again at the Verbier Festival.
Anne Gastinel & Pablo Márquez Ibérica - Music by Manuel de Falla, Gaspar Cassadó, Enrique Granados
V5182 CD NAÏVE £13.00
The highly acclaimed French cellist Anne Gastinel collaborates with the follow up to her successful Schubert Sonatas and Bach Suites albums sees Gastinel select the pieces and arrange them for cello. The recording includes Spanish Classical music standards by Enrique Granados, Manuel de Falla and Gaspar Cassadó. Anne Gastinel records exclusively for Naïve, each new release is hailed by the international press and showered with awards.
Sirba Octet, Isabelle Georges, Orch de Pau-Pays de Bearn & Fayçal Karoui Yiddish Rhapsody
AM191 CD AMBROISE £13.00
A wonderfully bizarre collaboration between the Sirba Octet, Isabella Georges and Orchestre de Pau Pays de Béarn produces a release that takes us on a journey into the very heart of Yiddish music. Yiddish Rhapsody is the fruit of an improbable encounter between a group of classical musicians who play Yiddish music (Sirba Octet), a singer with a passion for musical comedy and jazz (Isabelle Georges), and a symphony orchestra, the Orchestre de Pau Pays de Béarn conducted by Fayçal Karoui. This highly unusual trio invites you on a journey into the heart of Yiddish melody.
Mariss Jansons & Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra Mahler: Symphony No 7 in E Minor
PSC1271 CD SIMAX £13.00
Gustav Mahler’s strange and unworldly Symphony No. 7 is performed here by one of the great musical collaborations of the last 20 years, the internationally renowned conductor Mariss Jansons and the orchestra with which he originally came to prominence, the Oslo Philharmonic. Today Mariss Jansons is one of the most sought after conductors in the world. Through their long collaboration Jansons and the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra have developed a unique relationship.
Tine Thing Helseth, Isa Katharina Gericke & Norwegian Chamber Orchestra
My Heart is Ever Present
PSC1276 CD SIMAX £13.00
22-year-old Tine Thing Helseth performs as soloist in front of the best orchestras of Europe on a full time basis. Her highly successful debut recording last year with the classic trumpet concertos is followed now by a beautiful album where Tine performs a selection Christmas music in classic arrangements.
Christoph Prégardien & Michael Gees Between Life and Death: Songs & Arias
CC72324 HYBRID SACD2 CHALLENGE £21.55
The selection of songs and arias on this double SACD set reflect on the fundamental question of life and death and cover a period of almost two centuries, the composers featured ranging from Bach through to Tchaikovsky. They are performed by one of the great lyric tenors of our age Christophe Prégardien, accompanied by the pianist Michael Gees. The common theme in the music of this recording is the most fundamental of all, existence itself, life and death.
Rudolf Koelman, Netherlands Symphony Orchestra & Jan Willem de Vriend
Niccolò Paganini: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
CC72343 SACD CHALLENGE £16.90
On this hybrid SACD the highly regarded Dutch soloist Rudolf Koeman plays Paganini’s first two Violin Concertos with the etherlands Symphony Orchestra and conductor Jan Willem de Vriend. In order to reflect the virtuosic and operatic style of the concertos, the disc also includes an overture by Rossini entitled “Matilda di Shabran”.
Ars Antiqua Austria & Gunar Letzbor Karl Kohaut – Haydn’s Lute Player
CC72323 CD CHALLENGE £13.00
The Viennese musician Karl Kohaut was not only a great lutenist and string player who performed with Haydn and the young Mozart, but also a composer in his own right. The pieces on this new CD, which were written during the time of transition between the baroque and classical periods, are here performed by a group which specialises in music from this age, Ars Antiqua Austria.
Lagos Ensemble Kagel: String Quartet No. 4, Keuris: String Quartet No. 1
TR75531 HYBRID SACD CHALLENGE £16.90
String Quartets by two important musical figures of the late 20th century are here given outstanding interpretations by the Lagos Ensemble. The two composers featured on this new hybrid SACD, Mauricio Kagel (1931– 2008), and Tristan Keuris (1946–1996), both wrote highly varied works of particularly high quality. In their string quartets they use extremes of rhythm,timbre and register, with complete control of emotional and technical elements. Despite these modernist techniques, the music is often tonal and approachable.
Håkon Austbø Norwegian Imperatives - Fartein Valen, Klaus Egge, Finn Mortensen, Rolf Wallin
ACD5060 HYBRID SACD AURORA £13.00
The Norwegian pianist Håkon Austbø, internationally known for his work in contemporary music, here performs a collection of 20th and early 21st century works by his compatriots, Fartein Valen, Klaus Egge, Finn Mortensen, and Rolf Wallin. Norwegian pianist Håkon Austbø is internationally known for his work in contemporary music.
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