ALPHA

Is the imitation of rolling thunder, howling winds and bleating sheep a form of musical composition worthy of the name? Can we take seriously a composer who boasts of being able to 'set a restaurant...

After Franck, Debussy and Strauss, Mikko Franck and the Philharmonic Orchestra of Radio France here continue their collaboration with Alpha Classics, this time with the spotlight on Igor Stravinsky...

L'Arpeggiata and Christina Pluhar have blazed new trails in the rediscovery and interpretation of Baroque music, Italian in particular. The five recordings they made for Alpha are among the...

Although Giuseppe Tartini was taught the first rudiments of music at the College of the Padri dell Scuole Pie in Capodistria, and may have received lessons in counterpoint from the Franciscan...

After several recordings with Anima Eterna and Jos Van Immerseel, the French violinist Chouchane Siranossian tackles a programme of extremely virtuosic concertos that few Baroque violinists dare to...

This new release comes to us from the winner of the 2015 Musica Antiqua Festival in Bruges, Justin Taylor. The festival is one of the most celebrated harpsichord competitions in the world, and has...

Paavo J?rvi, Principal Conductor and Music Director of the Tonhalle-Orchester Z?rich since October 2019, here launches a complete recording of Tchaikovsky's symphonies, the first in both his rich...

Principal Conductor and Music Director of the Tonhalle-Orchester Z?rich since October 2019, Paavo J?rvi continues his complete cycle of Tchaikovsky's symphonies, following a first volume devoted to...

Paavo J?rvi and the Tonhalle-Orchester Zu?rich have put the finishing touches to their complete recording of Tchaikovsky's symphonies. Assembled here are the six famous works, coupled with the...

After two volumes praised by the international press (Diapason d'Or, Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik etc.) the Tonhalle-Orchester Z?rich presents the third release in it's Tchaikovsky cycle,...

Telemann / Armonico / Antonini Telemann CD

The year 2017 will mark the 250th anniversary of the death of Georg Philipp Telemann, one of the most prolific composers of the Baroque era. Giovanni Antonini and Il Giardino Armonico have taken this...