Chamber Music & Recitals

The remarkable Baroque cellist Bruno Cocset with the ensemble he co-founded, Les Basses Reunies is joined by Italian gambist Guido Balestracci in this second volume of sonatas exploring the Baroque legacy of composer Jean Barriere. The compelling...

The relevance of the piano in Karol Szymanowski's work may hardly be underestimated. During his whole career the composer took the instrument into high consideration. As a result of that, piano music- starting from 1900 with the Nine Preludes Op. 1 and...

The relationship between the three composers on this release is apparently linear, given that it is widely known how important Rameau was for Debussy, and how important Debussy was for Boulez. Yet in spite of the superficial differences between the music...

The relationship between Hans Werner Henze and Oliver Knussen was one of great mutual respect. The German composer admired the British conductor and composer for electrifying performances of Henze's own and other composers' works. Knussen was an untiring...

The relationship between composers and performers has been a key element in musical creation. This is the case of the Spanish composer Joaqu?n Rodrigo (Sagunto, Valencia, 1901 - Madrid, 1999), who was acquainted with many prominent guitarists of his time...

The reissue of the recordings made in 1978 and 1988 pays tribute to the unforgettable Czech tenor Vil?m Pribyl's superb performance of three extraordinary Czech song cycles. The artist dazzled several generations of music-lovers in Bedrich Smetana's and...

The reissue of a glorious recording of Bach?s sacred masterwork, the St. Matthew Passion! This performance from the 70ties brings together two of the most esteemed choirs of Germany: the Thomanerchor Leipzig and the Dresdner Kreuzchor, both with...

The rediscovery of the music of the Edinburgh composer Charles O'Brien (1882-1968) continues with this first recording of his chamber music. These two stately 'Sonatas for Pianoforte, Violin and 'Cello' (as O'Brien styled them), with echoes of both...

The rediscovery of the Italian organ literature of the early twentieth century, long forgotten and undervalued, is enriched by this release which is focused on the figure of Ulysses Matthey, a great virtuoso of the instrument, talented teacher and...

The rediscovery of Florence Price's music has revealed one of the most significant bodies of work by an African American composer in the20th century. The variety of genres represented on this release place Price's immense artistic imagination on full...

The recordings with the renowned Clemencic Consort conducted by Ren? Clemencic include selected works by the important composers Johann Joseph Fux (1660-1741) and Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber. In the selection of Fux's works, cosmopolitan skill meets...

The recordings on this release are all world premieres, apart from the Suite, Op.11 by Feinberg, which was recorded by the composer himself in 1929. There is no direct connection between the two twentieth century composers, Samuil Feinberg and Hans...