J.S.Bach – Mass in B minor – Herreweghe

HAPPY 2015

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
Mass in B minor, BWV 232

Barbara Schlick - soprano
Catherine Patriasz - soprano
Charles Brett - alto
Howard Crook - tenor
Peter Kooy - bass
Collegium Vocale Gent [on period instruments]
Philippe Herreweghe - conductor

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Mozart, Haydn – Piano Concertos – Alexandre Tharaud

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Piano Concerto no.9 in E flat major, K.271 "Jeunehomme"
Rondo for Piano and Orchestra in A major, K.386
"Ch'io mi scordi di te?" Concert aria, K.505 *
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809):
Piano Concerto in D major, Hob.XVIII:11

Alexandre Tharaud - piano
Joyce DiDonato - mezzosoprano *
Les Violons du Roy
Bernard Labadie - conductor

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Hummel – Symphonic Works, Chamber Works – Various Artists

Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837):

CD 1:
Trumpet Concerto in E flat major
Mandolin Concerto in G major
Introduction, Theme and Variations for Oboe in F major, op.102
Gesellschafts Rondo for Piano in D major, op.117

Maurice André - trumpet
André Saint-Clivier - mandolin
Jacques Chambon - oboe
Anne Queffélec - piano
Orchestre de Chambre Jean-François Paillard
Ensemble Orchestral de Paris
Jean-François Paillard - conductor
Jean-Pierre Wallez - conductor


CD 2:
Sonata for Flute and Piano in D major, op.50
Sonata for Flute and Piano in G major, op.2 no.2
Sonata for Flute and Piano in A major, op.64
Grand Rondo Brillant for Flute and Piano in G major, op.126

András Adorján - flute
Noël Lee - piano

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Pierné – 'Les Enfants à Bethléem', Piano Quintet, Violin Sonata – Various Artists

Gabriel Pierné (1863-1937):

CD 1:
Les Enfants à Bethléem - a Mystery in two parts *

CD 2:
Piano Quintet, op.41 +
Violin Sonata, op.36 #

Jocelyne Chamonin - soprano *
Hanna Schaer - soprano *
Jean-Claude Orliac - tenor *
Jean-Marie Frémeau - baritone *
Georges Delvallée - organ *
Maîtrise de Radio France *
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France *
Michel Lasserre de Rozel - conductor *
Jean Hubeau - violin #
Olivier Charlier - piano + #
Quatuor Viotti +

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Milhaud – Symphonic Music – Robertson, Nagano

Darius Milhaud (1892-1974):

CD 1:
Le Carnaval d'Aix, op.83b *
Concerto pour Piano et Orchestre no.1, op.127 *
Cinq études pour Piano et Orchestre, op.63 *
Concerto pour Piano et Orchestre no.4, op.295 *
Ballade pour Piano et Orchestre, op.61 *

CD 2:
Le boeuf sur le toit, op.58 +
La création du monde, op.81 +
Concerto pour harpe, op.323 #

Claude Helffer - piano *
Frédérique Cambreling - harp #
Orchestre National de France *
Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon + #
David Robertson - conductor *
Kent Nagano - conductor + #

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Albinoni – 12 Concertos op.10 – Claudio Scimone

Tomaso Albinoni (1671-1751):
12 Concertos op.10 for Violin, Strings and B.C.

Giuliano Carmignola - violin
Piero Toso - violin
I Solisti Veneti
Claudio Scimone - conductor

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Albinoni – 12 Concertos op.9 – Claudio Scimone

Tomaso Albinoni (1671-1751):
12 Concertos op.9

Pierre Pierlot - oboe
Jacques Chambon - oboe
Piero Toso - violin
Astorre Ferrari - violin
I Solisti Veneti
Claudio Scimone - conductor

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Mahler – Das klagende Lied – Kent Nagano

Gustav Mahler (1860-1911):
Das klagende Lied

Eva Urbanová - soprano
Jadwiga Rappé - contralto
Hans Peter Blochwitz - tenor
Håkan Hagegård - bass
Terence Wey - boy soprano (from Wienersängerknaben)
Otto Jaus - boy contralto (from Wienersängerknaben)
Hallé Choir
Hallé Orchestra
Kent Nagano - conductor

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Copland, Joplin, Bernstein, Cage, Gershwin – Piano Music – Michel Legrand

Colon Nancarrow (1912-1997):
Prelude for piano
George Gershwin (1898-1937):
3 Preludes
Amy Beach (1867-1944):
5 Improvisations for piano, Op. 148
Scott Joplin (1868-1917):
Maple Leaf Rag
Aaron Copland (1900-1990):
Four Piano Blues
Morton Gould (1913-1996):
Boogie Woogie Etude
Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829-1869):
Manchega, étude de concert for piano, Op. 38
Edward MacDowell (1860-1908):
New England Idyls for piano, Op. 62
Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990):
5 Anniversaries
Scott Joplin (1868-1917):
The Entertainer
Samuel Barber (1910-1981):
Ballade, for piano, Op. 46
Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829-1869):
Le Banjo, esquisse américaine for piano, Op. 15
John Cage (1912-1992):
Bacchanale, for prepared piano

Michel Legrand - piano

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Shostakovich – Symphony No.12 – Mravinsky

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975):
Symphony No.12 in D minor, op.112 "1917"

Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra
Evgueny Mravinsky - conductor

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Delibes – Coppélia (highlights) – Kent Nagano

remembering Léo Delibes on the anniversary of his death

(21 February 1836 – 16 January 1891)

Léo Delibes (1836-1891):
Coppélia (highlights)

Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
Kent Nagano - conductor

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Schubert, Schumann, Debussy, Britten – Works for Cello and Piano – Gautier Capuçon

Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
Sonata in A major "Arpeggione" D.821
Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Fünf Stücke im Volkston op.102
Claude Debussy (1862-1918):
Sonata for Cello and Piano
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976):
Sonata in C

Gautier Capuçon - cello
Frank Braley - piano

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Milhaud – La création du monde, Le boeuf sur le toit, Concerto pour harpe – Kent Nagano

Darius Milhaud (1892-1974):
Le boeuf sur le toit, op.58
La Création du Monde, op.81
Concerto for Harp, op.323

Frédérique Cambreling - harp
Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
Kent Nagano - conductor

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J.S. Bach – Orchestral Suites – John Eliot Gardiner

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):

CD 1:
Ouverture (Suite) No.1 in C major BWV 1066
Ouverture (Suite) No.2 in B minor BWV 1067

CD 2:
Ouverture (Suite) No.3 in D major BWV 1068
Ouverture (Suite) No.4 in D major BWV 1069

English Baroque Soloists [on period instruments]
John Eliot Gardiner - conductor

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Stravinsky – Pulcinella, Le Chant du Rossignol – Pierre Boulez

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971):
Pulcinella *
Le Chant du Rossignol +

Ann Murray - mezzo-soprano *
Anthony Rolfe-Johnson - tenor *
Simon Estes - bass *
Ensemble Intercontemporain *
Patrice Fontanarosa - violin +
Patrick Gallois - flute +
Bertrand Grenat - oboe +
Yves Couëffe - trumpet +
Orchestre National de France +
Pierre Boulez - conductor

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Berlioz – L'Enfance du Christ – John Eliot Gardiner

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869):
L'Enfance du Christ

Anne Sofie von Otter - mezzo-soprano
Gilles Cachemaille - baritone
José van Dam - bass
Jules Bastin - bass
Anthony Rolfe-Johnson - tenor
René Schirrer - baritone
Michel Fockenoy - tenor
Monteverdi Choir
Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
John Eliot Gardiner - conductor

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Rachmaninov – Preludes – Moura Limpany

Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943):
24 Préludes

Dame Moura Lympany - piano

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Bach – Matthäus-Passion, Johannes-Passion, Mass in B minor – Ton Koopman

remembering Johann Sebastian Bach on the anniversary of his death

(31 March 1685 – 28 July 1750)

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):

CD1 - CD3:
Matthäus Passion, BWV 244

Guy de Mey - tenor
Peter Kooy - bass
Barbara Schlick - soprano
Kai Wessel - counter-tenor
Christoph Prégardien - tenor
Klaus Mertens - bass
De Nederlandse Bachvereniging
Sacramentskoor Breda


CD4 - CD5:
Johannes-Passion, BWV 245

Guy de Mey - tenor
Peter Kooy - bass
Barbara Schlick - soprano
Kai Wessel - counter-tenor
Gerd Türk - tenor
Klaus Mertens - bass
De Nederlandse Bachvereniging


CD 6 - CD7:
Mass in B minor

Barbara Schlick - soprano
Kai Wessel - counter-tenor
Guy de Mey - tenor
Klaus Mertens - bass
Amsterdam Baroque Choir


Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra [on period instruments]
Ton Koopman - conductor

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J.S.Bach – Missae Breves – Michel Corboz

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) - Missae Breves:

CD 1:
Missa in F major BWV 233
Missa in A major BWV 234
Sanctus in D minor 239
Sanctus in G major BWV 240
Sanctus in D major BWV 241

CD 2:
Missa in G major 236
Missa in G minor BWV 235
Sanctus in D major BWV 238
Christe Eleison in G minor BWV 242
Sanctus in C major BWV 237

Wally Staempfli - soprano
Mauricette Capt - soprano
Nicole Rossier-Maradan - mezzo-soprano
Claudine Perret - contralto
Hanna Schaer - contralto
John Elwes - tenor
Olivier Dufour - tenor
Philippe Huttenlocher - bass
Michel Brodard - bass
Ensemble Vocal de Lausanne
Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne
Michel Corboz - conductor

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Fauré – Trio, Quartets, Quintets – Quatuor Via Nova

Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924):

CD 1:
Quintet No.1 in D minor, op.89
Quintet No.2 in C minor, op.115

CD 2:
Piano Quartet No.1 in C minor, op.15
String Quartet in E minor

CD 3:
Piano Quartet No.2 in G minor, op.45
Piano Trio in D minor, op.120

Jean Hubeau - piano
Quatuor Via Nova
Raymond Gallois-Montbrun - violin
Colette Lequien - viola
André Navarra - cello

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