大象传媒

Amadis - opera LWV.63听听听听听听听

Performers:听听听听 Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset听听听听听

Composers:听听听 Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632 - 1687)听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听 APARTE : AP-094 听听听听

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Filiae mestae - motet in C minor RV.638 for countertenor and orchestra 听听听

Performers:听听听听 Ensemble Artaserse, Philippe Jaroussky (counter-tenor and director)听听听听听听听听

Composers:听听听 Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741)

Album Title:听听听听 ERATO : 082564-6257508 听听听

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A gentill Jhesu for 4 voices [Fayrfax MS,GB-Lbm Add.5465] 听听听听听听听听听

Performers:听听听听 Hilliard Ensemble听听听听听听听

Composers:听听听 Sheryngham听听

Album Title:听听听听 ECM : 481-1106 听听听听听听听

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Saltarello [Cantigas de Santa Maria no.77-119] 听听听听听听听

Performers:听听听听 Jordi Savall (rebec), Pedro Estevan (percussion)听听听听

Composers:听听听 Alfonso X听听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听 ALIA VOX : AVSA-9907 听听听听听听听

Berta Joncus compares recordings of Mozart鈥� opera Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail and makes a recommendation:

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MOZART: Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail, K384

Christine Schafer (Konstanze), Ian Bostridge (Belmonte), Alan Ewing (Osmin), Patricia Petibon (Blonde), Iain Paton (Pedrillo), Jurg Low (Bassa Selim), Les Arts Florissants, William Christie (conductor)

ERATO 2564659884 (2CD mid-price)

Become Ocean (opening)听听听听

Performers:听听听听 Seattle Symphony, Ludovic Morlot听听听

Composers:听听听 John Luther Adams听听听

Album Title:听听听听 CANTALOUPE : CA-21101 听

The harpsichordist Sophie Yates talks to Andrew about recent releases of music by Jean-Philippe Rameau in this anniversary year including a box set from the man who arguably awoke the world to the genius of Rameau, William Christie, and conductors who cut their teeth in his ensemble Les Arts Florissants, Herv茅 Niquet and Hugo Reyne.

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Jean Gilles: Rameau's Funeral (Paris 27 IX 1764)

Judith Van Wanroij (soprano), Robert Getchell (counter tenor), Juan Sancho (tenor), Lisandro Abadie (bass), Capriccio Stravagante Les 24 Violons, Collegium Vocale Gent, Skip Sempe (conductor)

PARADIZO PA0013 (CD)

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Rameau: Les Indes galantes, Castor & Pollux (complete operas)

RAMEAU: Les Indes Galantes; Castor & Pollux; Pygmalion; Nelee et Myrthis

Claron McFadden (Hebe, Zima), Sandrine Piau (Zaire), Isabelle Poulenard (L'Amour, Phani), Noemi Rime (Fatime), Miriam Ruggeri (Emilie), Howard Crook (Valere/Damon), Jean-Paul Fouchecourt (Don Carlos/Tacmas), Jerome Correas (Bellone/Ali), Bernard Deletre (Huascar/Don Alvar), Nicolas Rivenq (Osman/Adario), Howard Crook (Castor), Jerome Correas (Pollux), Agnes Mellon (Telaire), Veronique Gens (Phebe), Rene Schirrer (Mars/Jupiter), Sandrine Piau (Venus), Mark Padmore (L'Amour), Mark Padmore (Grand Pretre de Jupiter), Claire Brua (Minerva), Les Arts Florissants, William Christie (conductor)

HARMONIA MUNDI HMX2908700/09 (10CD budget)

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RAMEAU: Hippolyte et Aricie

Ed Lyon (Hippolytus), Christiane Karg (Aricia), Sarah Connolly (Phaedre), Stephane Degout (Theseus), Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, The Glyndebourne Chorus, William Christie (conductor) (conductor), Jonathan Kent (director)

OPUS ARTE OA1143D (2DVD Video)

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RAMEAU: Les Fetes de l'Hymen et de l'Amour, ou Les Dieux d'Egypte

Carolyn Sampson, Chantal Santon-Jeffery, Blandine Staskiewicz (sopranos), Jennifer Borghi (alto), Reinoud Van Mechelen, Mathias Vidal (countertenors), Tassis Christoyannis, Alain Buet (basses), Le Concert Spirituel, Herve Niquet (conductor)

GLOSSA GCD921629 (2CD mid-price)

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Rameau & Handel: Dom Bedos

HANDEL: Organ Concerto No. 10 in D minor, HWV309 Op. 7 No. 4; Organ Concerto No. 4 in F major, HWV292 Op. 4 No. 4; Organ Concerto No. 1 in G minor, HWV289 Op. 4 No. 1

RAMEAU: Pieces de clavecin en concerts: Troisieme concert; Concert No. 4 in B flat major; Hippolyte et Aricie: Ritournelle

Paul Goussot (organ Dom Bedos / Quoirin 1748), Ensemble Zais, Benoit Babel

PARATY PTY714127 (CD)

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RAMEAU: Les Indes Galantes

Valerie Gabail (Amour, Phani, Fatime, Zima), Stephanie Revidat (Hebe, Emilie, Zaire), Reinoud Van Mechelen (Carlos, Damon), Francois-Nicolas Geslot (Valere, Tacmas), Aimery Lefevre (Bellone, Osman, Huascar, Ali, Adario), Sydney Fierro (Alvar), Le Choeur du Marais, La Simphonie du Marais, Hugo Reyne (conductor)

MUSIQUES A LA CHABOTTERIE 605013 (3CD budget)

Concerto no. 1 in B flat minor Op.23 for piano and orchestra听听听听听听听听听听

Performers:听听听听 Nelson Freire (piano), Munich Philharmonic Orchestra, Rudolf Kempe听听听听听听

Composers:听听听 Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)听听听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听 SONY CLASSICAL : 88875-002282

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Concerto in A minor Op.54 for piano and orchestra

Performers:听听听听 Nelson Freire (piano), Munich Philharmonic Orchestra, Rudolf Kempe听听听听听听

Composers:听听听 Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)听听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听 SONY CLASSICAL : 88875-002282

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Carnaval - scenes mignonnes sur quatre notes Op.9 for piano 听听听听听听听

Performers:听听听听 Nelson Freire听

Composers:听听听 Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)听听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听 SONY CLASSICAL : 88875-002282

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Preludes Op.28 for piano no.s 3 and 4听听听听听听听听听听

Performers:听听听听 Nelson Freire听

Composers:听听听 Fryderyk Chopin (1810 - 1849)听听听听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听 SONY CLASSICAL : 88875-002282

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Sonata in B minor S.178 for piano 听听听

Performers:听听听听 Nelson Freire听

Composers:听听听 Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886)听听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听 SONY CLASSICAL : 88875-002282

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Etude for piano no. 5 in G flat Op.10听 no. 5

Performers:听听听听 Nelson Freire听

Composers:听听听 Fryderyk Chopin (1810 - 1849)听听听听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听 SONY CLASSICAL : 88875-002282

Nelson Freire: Radio Days

CHOPIN: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor Op. 11

LISZT: Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, S125

PROKOFIEV: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D flat major Op. 10

RACHMANINOV: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor Op. 30

SCHUMANN: Introduction and Allegro Op. 134

TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor Op. 23

Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Reinhard Peters, Eleazar de Carvalho, Yuri Ahronovitch (conductor), Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, David Zinman (conductor), Orchestre Philharmonique de l'ORTF, Kurt Masur (conductor), Nelson Freire (piano)

DECCA 4786772 (2CD budget)