Tracklista: Philip Glass: 1. Metamorphosis II Arvo Pärt: 2. Fratres 3. Spiegel im Spiegel Maurice Ravel: 4. Tzigane John Corigliano: 5. Lullaby for Natalie Jakub Ciupiński: 6. Edo Lullaby 7. Wreck of the Umbria Morten Lauridsen: 8. O Magnum Mysterium
Tracklista: CD 1 1. The Canterville Ghost 2. Lord Arthur Savile's Crime CD 2 1. When Greek Meets Greek 2. The Happy Hypocrite
During their first 200 years, Johann Sebastian Bach's solo suites for cello led a curiously obscure existence. By 1720, the time of their composition, suites of their kind were already beginning to seem slightly outdated, and many of the dances which in stylized form appear in them were going out of fashion. Furthermore, the cello was generally regarded as a continuo instrument, and pieces allowing it a more prominent role were few and far between. In consequence, the suites were rarely performed – especially in their entirety – and rather treated as more suited for teaching the instrument. They were also often regarded as incomplete, and the fact that Schumann, among others, attempted to provide them with piano accompaniments serves as an illustration of how foreign the concept of solo works for the cello remained. It is Pablo Casals who is credited with the rediscovery of the cello suites: encountering them in the 1890's, he first brought them to the concert hall around the turn of the century. Soon after, in 1916, came the first published edition of the suites arranged for the viola. But again they were mainly seen as learning aids for budding violists, and it is only during the past decades that they have become part of the concert and recording repertoire of international soloists on the instrument. The latest of these is the highly regarded Ukrainian-born violist Maxim Rysanov, named 2008 Young Artist of the Year by Gramophone. Rysanov's career has developed rapidly, with acclaimed recordings and high profile appearances, including the Last Night of the BBC Proms in 2010. For his first recording for BIS he has selected the first, fourth and fifth of Bach's suites – these works of which Casals once wrote: 'They are the very essence of Bach, and Bach is the essence of music.'
The American composer Steve Reich pioneered the style of minimalism in music. He has been hugely influential on contemporary composers such as John Adams, but also on the progressive rock movement of the 80s with bands such as King Crimson and rock musicians such as Brian Eno. The Guardian has described him as one of ‘a handful of living composers who can legitimately claim to have altered the direction of musical history’. The Desert Music is perhaps Reich’s most ambitious orchestral score to date – a setting of texts by the American poet William Carlos Williams (1886 – 1963) for chorus and large orchestra. It is a highly symphonic piece which is inspired by Reich’s own travels in California’s Mojave Desert, the White Sands – and perhaps in particular the Alamagordo in New Mexico, which carries sinister associations with secret weapons of mass destruction and suggests a geographical link with the poet’s somber warning to mankind in the work’s central movement. Another opportunity to write for large orchestra came when the St Louis Symphony Orchestra commissioned Reich to write his Three Movements. This work was premiered in St Louis under Leonard Slatkin in April 1986. As in The Desert Music, the sizeable string section is divided, here into two subsections which are placed to the left and right of the conductor to create the alternating antiphonal effect that is so characteristic of Reich’s style. Hearing these performances, Steve Reich described them as ‘Incisive, focused, and intense’ and continued ‘this recording of Three Movements is the best I have ever heard. The Desert Music is full, rich, yet full of detail. Kristjan Järvi, the Tonkünstler-Orchester, and Sine Nomine perform with a relaxed rhythmic precision that perfectly fits the music. Bravo and thanks to all.’ This is the third SACD recording on Chandos by the Vienna-based Tonkünstler-Orchester, Niederösterreich under Kristjan Jarvi, its Chief Conductor and Music Director from 2004 – 2009. They are joined by Chorus Sine Nomine, one of Austria’s leading vocal ensembles and winner of numerous awards and prizes.
2-płytowy album zawiera zremiksowane wersje utworów amerykańskiego kompozytora, jednego z pionierów minimalizmu w muzyce Steva Reicha. Hołdem dla tego twórcy, uważanego przez wielu za "ojca kultury DJ-skiej", jest wydana właśnie w roku 1999 płyta Reich Remixed z nowymi wersjami utworów kompozytora, wykonywanych przez współczesnych twórców m.in. takich jak Coldcut, Dj Spooky, Howie B, D Note, Ken Ishii czy Alex Smoke.
1. Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F major, BWV 1046 20:022. Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047 12:173. Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048 11:064. Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049 15:275. Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050 20:156. Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B flat major, BWV 1051 16:537. Suite for orchestra No 1 in C major, BWV 1066 19:248. Suite for orchestra No 2 in B minor, BWV 1067 19:469. Suite for orchestra No 3 in D major, BWV 1068 18:1910. Suite for orchestra No 4 in D major, BWV 1069 18:40
This recording presents the entirety of Prokofiev’s highlights from his ballet Romeo and Juliet. No one is more warmly dramatic in Prokofiev than Jarvi, making his issues consistently recommendable…. The Guardian
Koronacja Poppei Monteverdiego w wykonaniu włoskiego zespołu La Venexiana specjalizującego się w nagraniach muzyki tego kompozytora.
Tracklista: CD 1 1. Grande Fantaisie Triomphale Sur L'hymne National Brésilien, RO108, Op. 69 2. The Dance Of The Blessed Spirits 3. Gavotte 4. Turkish March 5. No. 8 In G Major 6. Guitarre 7. La Jongleuse, Op. 52, No. 4 8. Nocturne (Extended) 9. Mazurka In D Major, Op. 33, No. 2 10. No. 6 In A Major, 'Spring Song'. Allegretto Grazioso 11. Gnomenreigen 12. Waldesrauschen 13. Hexentanz 14. Feux-Follets 15. Tango Brasileiro 16. Tango 17. Ständchen 18. O Polichinelo 19. Le Petit Âne Blanc 20. Grande Fantaisie Triomphale Sur L'hymne National Brésilien, RO108, Op. 69 CD 2 1. Feux-Follets 2. Jeunes Filles Au Jardin 3. Sonata In G Minor, K450 4. Sonata In G Major, K125 5. La Tendre Nanette 6. L'Hirondelle 7. Toccata In D Major, BWV912 8. Rondo In A Minor, K511 9. Ballade No. 3 In A Flat Major, Op. 47 10. Caprice Sur Les Airs De Ballet D'Alceste 11. O' Ciranda, O' Cirandinha. Circle Dance 12. Come Here, Vita 13. In Bahia 14. Garibaldi Went To Mass 15. Throw The Ball 16. Blind Man's Buff 17. Let Us Go, Maruca 18. Pease Porridge Hot 19. Hurray For The Carnival 20. Alnitah 21. Alnilam 22. Mintika 23. Branquinha 24. A Pobrezinha 25. Moreninha 26. Run, Run! 27. Ring Around The Rosy 28. March, Little Soldier 29. Sleeping Time 30. Hobby-Horse 31. Toccata 32. Book 1, No. 1. Evocacion 33. Book 2, No. 3. Triana
Tracklista: 1. Confitebor tibi Domine 2. Ricercar del sesto tuono (organ solo) 3. Missa Confitebor tibi Domine 4. Introduxit me rex in cellam 5. Ricercar del quinto tuono 6. Benedicta sit sancta Trinitas 7. Loquebantur variis linguis 8. Magnificat primi toni a 8