Alpha Classics
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Bach & Abel: Solo
Klassiek - Released by Alpha Classics on 21 jan. 2022
Familiar music heard through an unfamiliar prism. It was par for the course in the Baroque era, when transcription and pasticcio (patching together mu ...
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Haydn 2032, Vol. 12: Les jeux et les plaisirs
Giovanni Antonini, Kammerorchester Basel
Klassiek - Released by Alpha Classics on 8 jul. 2022
The twelfth volume in the Haydn2032 series, in which Giovanni Antonini conducts the Kammerorchester Basel, is devoted to "games and pleasures". The sy ...
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Brahms: String Sextets
Belcea Quartet, Tabea Zimmermann, Jean-Guihen Queyras
Klassiek - Released by Alpha Classics on 11 mrt. 2022
Brahms was one of the first composers to write for pairs of violins, violas and cellos, blazing the trail for Dvořák, Tchaikovsky, Korngold and Schoen ...
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Albéniz: Iberia
Klassiek - Released by Alpha Classics on 6 mei 2022
Choc de ClassicaDebussy and Messiaen regarded Iberia as THE piano masterpiece of the twentieth century: "One’s eyes close, as if dazzled from having gazed upon too ma ...
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Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 5 Pohjola's Daughter
Santtu-Matias Rouvali, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Klassiek - Released by Alpha Classics on 21 okt. 2022
After the phenomenal critical success of the first two volumes of the complete Sibelius symphonies, the Finnish conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali and th ...
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Les frères Francœur
Justin Taylor, Théotime Langlois de Swarte
Klassiek - Released by Alpha Classics on 14 okt. 2022
Violinist Théotime Langlois de Swarte and harpsichordist Justin Taylor, two of the most promising virtuosos of the new generation and founder members ...
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Pergolesi: Stabat Mater
Jodie Devos, Adèle Charvet, Julien Chauvin
Klassiek - Released by Alpha Classics on 4 feb. 2022
Since the LP was released in the 1950s, there have been countless versions of Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater. The piece instantly captivates the listener, e ...
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Janáček - Brahms - Bartók
Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Fazil Say
Klassiek - Released by Alpha Classics on 6 jan. 2023
Violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja, or PatKop to her fans, and pianist Fazil Say have for some years united periodically for performances and recording ...
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Nisi Dominus
Eva Zaïcik, Vincent Dumestre, Le Poème Harmonique
Klassiek - Released by Alpha Classics on 2 sep. 2022
In the seventeenth century, the Ospedale della Pietà in Venice took in young orphan girls who received advanced musical instruction. The concerts give ...
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Dissonance
Asmik Grigorian, Lukas Geniušas
Klassiek - Released by Alpha Classics on 25 mrt. 2022
Choc de ClassicaThis recording has been highly anticipated. For years, Lithuanian soprano Asmik Grigorian has been renowned within the international scene, and now sh ...
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Bach: Ouvertures-Suites
Ensemble Masques, Olivier Fortin
Klassiek - Released by Alpha Classics on 3 jun. 2022
The orchestral suite, sometimes simply called "overture" because of the imposing dimensions of its opening movement, enjoyed great popularity in the e ...
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Rivales
Véronique Gens, Sandrine Piau, Julien Chauvin
Klassiek - Released by Alpha Classics on 1 apr. 2022
Here, Véronique Gens and Sandrine Piau assume the role of two of the best French opera singers of the 18th century: Madame Dugazon and Madame Saint-Hu ...
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Hypnos
La tempête, Simon-Pierre Bestion
Klassiek - Released by Alpha Classics on 7 jan. 2022
Here Simon-Pierre Bestion presents the incantatory magnetism of a choral music that spans centuries. This fascinating programme is strongly linked to ...
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Bridge, Britten, Debussy: Cello Sonatas
Klassiek - Released by Alpha Classics on 26 aug. 2022
The great Norwegian cellist Truls Mørk makes a triumphal return to chamber music with his regular piano partner Håvard Gimse. The programme features t ...
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Le monde selon George Antheil
Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Joonas Ahonen
Klassiek - Released by Alpha Classics on 13 mei 2022
“Pianist – Futurist” is how American virtuoso pianist George Antheil (1900-1959) once introduced himself. “Bad Boy” or “Wild Child” could just as easi ...
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Nocturne: Rachmaninov Vespers & Byzantine Hymns
Simon-Pierre Bestion, La tempête
Klassiek - Released by Alpha Classics on 14 okt. 2022
"I discovered Rachmaninov’s Vespers singing in a choir, and the work made a genuine emotional impact on me! This music gives off an impression of natu ...
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Handel: Coronation Anthems
Hervé Niquet, Le Concert Spirituel
Klassiek - Released by Alpha Classics on 19 aug. 2022
‘Well, what a surprise – a divine surprise! I have delighted in immersing myself in the world of Handel for more than forty years now. But I must admi ...
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Franck: Symphony in D Minor - Rédemption - Le chasseur maudit
Alain Altinoglu, Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Klassiek - Released by Alpha Classics on 9 dec. 2022
This recording marks the beginning of the collaboration between the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra and its new music director, the French conducto ...
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L'aimable. Une journée avec Louis XV
Klassiek - Released by Alpha Classics on 20 mei 2022
"But what are we going to do with all these pleasures?" A question sung tête-à-tête by the Princess and the Prince in Jacques Demy’s film Peau d’âne ( ...
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Handel: Enchantresses
Sandrine Piau, Les Paladins, Jérôme Correas
Klassiek - Released by Alpha Classics on 7 jan. 2022
After having embodied numerous heroines in her various recital albums, Sandrine Piau now embodies the powerful and wounded women depicted by Handel. " ...
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Sibelius : Symphony No. 1 - En saga
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Santtu-Matias Rouvali
Klassiek - Released by Alpha Classics on 18 jan. 2019
Alpha begins a complete cycle of the symphonies by Sibelius alongside some of his symphonic poems with Gothenburg Symphony and its new chief conductor ...
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