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Bach John Passion Dunedin Consort John Butt
February 13, 2013 | MDT Mail Order
This is the premiere recording of J.S. Bach’s John Passion heard for the first time within its original liturgical context. This recording marks the return of Dunedin Consort’s star-studded cast including, Nicholas Mulroy, Matthew Brook, Robert Davies, Joanne Lunn and Clare Wilkinson. Director John Butt has given listeners an interpretation that will provide a refreshing [...]
Richard Egarr Upcoming Release of Bach The English Suites
January 18, 2013 | MDT Mail Order
Whatever the elusive truth may be regarding the ‘Englishness’ of these ‘Six Suittes avec leurs Preludes’, there is no denying the imagination of the keyboard writing. Each Suite is headed by a Prelude of substantial proportions, followed by wonderfully varied dance movements, all perfectly suited to showcase the joyful brilliance of Richard Egarr’s harpsichord skill. [...]
Nathalie Stutzmann Latest Album Bach Une Cantate Imaginaire
October 17, 2012 | MDT Mail Order
Nathalie Stutzmann Sings and conducts her “Cantate Imaginaire” (Imaginary Cantata)… After attracting attention at the French “Victoires de la Musique Classique” Awards in 2012, the contralto and conductor Nathalie Stutzmann is back with her Orfeo 55 ensemble. For her new album, Nathalie Stutzmann has imagined an “ideal” cantata based on the most beautiful music composed [...]
Florilegium latest release Bach Organ Trio Sonatas
August 17, 2012 | MDT Mail Order
Pre-order at a special price. Available for release 10th September. Bach Organ Trio Sonatas. Florilegium. Channel Classics SACD. BACH Organ Trio Sonatas. Florilegium. Channel Classics SACD (…) Ashley Solomon and his superb period instrumental ensemble Florilegium continue to produce recordings of the Baroque repertoire for Channel Classics that are thrilling in execution and imaginatively conceived. [...]
Stephen Hough French Album
August 6, 2012 | MDT Mail Order
Pre-order at a special price. Available for release 3rd September. French Album: Works by Bach, Faure, Ravel, Massenet, Chabrier, Poulenc etc. HOUGH, STEPHEN French Album. Works by Bach, Faure, Ravel, Massenet, Chabrier, Poulenc etc. Stephen Hough. Hyperion “A pianist so free from difficulty that he can soar, inflect and alter the course of a musical argument [...]
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