Harmonia Mundi & Hyperion Sale!
This Tuesday Harmonia Mundi & Hyperion will release a new batch of recordings with performances by Richard Egarr, Stephen Hough, Steven Isserlis, Conspirare and a new volume in the widely followed Romantic Piano Concerto series. With titles like that, how could we not put them on sale for the weekend? Both labels' complete catalogs will be discounted through Monday at Midnight!
Egarr Brings The Brandenburgs To Their Roots
Richard Egarr and the Academy of Ancient Music have endeavored to return to the original ‘chamber’ conception of the Brandenburg Concertos, with one player per part. Also of interest is Egarr’s choice to use French baroque pitch, which is nearly a full step lower than modern tuning. This change adds a remarkable richness to the sound and improves balances in some of the concertos.
Harmonia Mundi's Musique d'Abord - $7.49 Each!
Plain-Chant From Cathédrale d'Auxerre/ Pérès, Ensemble OrganumPurcell: Chamber Music / London BaroqueMozart: String Quintets K 515 & 516 / Chiara Banchini, Ensemble 415Jadassohn & Draeseke: The Romantic Piano Concerto Vol. 47
Though barely remembered now, both Salomon Jadassohn and Felix Draeseke were major figures in German musical life in the second half of the 19th century. While not ground-breaking, these concertos are thoroughly enjoyable examples of the genre. One must question why the Jadassohn works in particular, which have truly memorable themes, have been almost completely forgotten.
New From Hyperion
Stephen Hough In RecitalSchumann: Music for Cello and Piano / Isserlis, VárjonVaet: Missa Ego flos campi, etc / Il CinquecentoLukaszewski: Via crucis / Layton, Polyphony, Britten Sinfonia, et alConspirare's Requiem Returns
This CD returns Conspirare’s grammy-nominated recording Requiem to the active catalog. Selections on the disc range from Herbert Howells’ Requiem to selections from Eric Whitacre’s sublime Three Songs of Faith. Two works - We remember them by Donald Grantham and Eliza Gilkyson’s Requiem (written in response to the catastrophic Asian tsunami in 2004) – received their debut recordings on this release.
New Releases From Harmonia Mundi - On Sale This Weekend!
Jesu, deine Passion - Bach: Cantatas / Herreweghe, Mields, WhiteMozart: Violin Sonatas / Petra Müllejans, Kristian BezuidenhoutBrahms: Piano Quintet, String Quartet / Avenhaus, Arcanto QuartetVespro della beata Vergine - Virgilio Mazzocchi / Junghänel, Cantus Cölln
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