In many of J. S. Bach’s cantatas, passions and oratorios, the oboe – and its various relatives such as the oboe d’amore and oboe da caccia – plays a prominent role. Using it as his preferred obbligato instrument, Bach obviously cherished the versatility of the oboe and selected it to accompany arias that deal with grief and heavenly joys, repentance and pastoral calm. It is therefore odd that no major concertante works for oboe by Bach have survived – or have they? Researchers have for a long time thought that his keyboard concertos were originally composed for other instruments, and much evidence points to certain of them being intended for the oboe, or oboe d’amore. Four such works have been gathered here, together with the Adagio from the composer’s Easter Oratorio, in performances by Alexei Ogrintchouk, one of today’s outstanding oboists. Starting to perform internationally at the age of 13, Ogrintchouk is currently principal oboist of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, combining the position with solo engagements around the world. On his first solo disc for BIS he also directs the Swedish Chamber Orchestra himself, and is joined by dazzling young violinist Alina Ibragimova in the well-loved Double Concerto in C minor.

• Wykonawca Ibragimova Alina , Ogrintchouk Alexei
• Data premiery 2010-11-01
• Nośnik SACD

Tracklista: CD 1, 2 & 3 1. Harpsichord Music by the Young J. S. Bach CD 4 1. Toccatas CD 5 1. Concerto, Fantasia & Fugue – Keyboard Works from the Weimar Period CD 6 1. Inventions and Sinfonias CD 7 & 8 1. Bach as Teacher – Keyboard Works from the Cöthen Period CD 9 1. Zweyter Theil der Clavier Übung CD 10 1. Works for the Lute Harpsichord CD 11 & 12 1. Original and Transcription CD 13 & 14 1. Concerti – Arrangements of Various Other Composers Works CD 15 & 16 1. Goldberg Variations CD 17 & 18 1. English Suites CD 19 & 20 1. French Suites CD 21 & 22 1. Six Partitas CD 23, 24, 25, 26 1. The Well-Tempered Clavier

• Wykonawca Levin Robert , Pinnock Trevor , Hill Robert , Watchorn Peter , Aldwell Edward , Koroliov Evgeni
• Data premiery 2018-02-01
• Nośnik CD

Giovanni Battista Pergolesi is unquestionably one of the most fascinating personalities of the 18th century. While his life remains generally shrouded in mystery, his name and his works have so intrigued later generations that he has become a truly legendary figure.The three cantatas for soprano, strings and basso continuo presented here appear, along with a fourth for alto, in an elegant collection published around 1736. This was a posthumous compilation of works composed during the Neapolitan composer’s all-too-brief career. They all exhibit the new pre-galant manner characteristic of the latest Neapolitan music of the time, while remaining close to the baroque style with their dense harmonic language and expressive melodic lines.Pergolesi’s extraordinary popularity only a few years after his death coincided with a considerable craze for the Neapolitan school in most of the European courts. From the 1740s, Neapolitan music became the benchmark and model. Nicola Antonio Porpora in all probability played, along with many others, an important role in this growing recognition. His instrumental works, few in number, include some chamber sinfonie.

• Wykonawca Ensemble Rosasolis , Leger Magali
• Data premiery 2011-02-01
• Nośnik CD

Hyperion’s Bach Piano Transcriptions series reaches volume 8, and continues to surprise and delight with a disc containing many first recordings. The controversial figure of Eugen d’Albert was one of the greatest pianists of his day and, although largely forgotten now, a composer of genuinely international renown. A sometime student at the Royal College of Music, d’Albert rejected his British upbringing and nailed his colours to the mast of German music. Bach was an important part of his performing career—and like other great nineteeth-century pianists, d’Albert saw in the monumental scale of the organ works an opportunity to synthesize the works of the Master with the expanded capabilities of the modern piano.‘Lane commands the golden tone and effortless, spirited virtuosity needed to make these transcriptions come alive, and makes them sound easy to boot. A honey of a release’ (BBC Music Magazine) ‘Wonderful music, consummately transcribed and movingly played’ (International Piano) ‘This is wonderfully crafted piano music, marvellously executed by Lane … the playing is always supremely fluid and musically enquiring … this is another fascinating release from Hyperion’ (International Record Review) ‘A truly fascinating disc … Lane clearly relishes in the amusing challenges, but he also makes you wonder at the immensity of Bach’s genius’ (Classic FM Magazine)

• Wykonawca Lane Piers
• Data premiery 2010-01-01
• Nośnik CD

The young Oxford choir turns its immaculate ensemble, lucid diction and faultless tuning to an exciting find: a hugely neglected composer from the 16th century. Relatively little is known about Dominique Phinot’s life—there is a suggestion that he was executed for homosexual practices, cutting short a productive and impressive composing career. Phinot’s output consists of over a hundred motets, two Masses, and settings of Vesper Psalms and the Magnificat, as well as two books of French chansons and two Italian madrigals. The acclaim with which his sacred compositions were received is evident both in the frequency of their publication as well as in the writings of his contemporaries. He was clearly renowned as a master of imitative polyphonic writing. The publication in Lyons during 1547/8 of two collections of Phinot’s motets secured his reputation for the rest of the century and beyond. Not only do the five-voice motets in the Liber primus mutetarum confirm his outstanding polyphonic skills but the Liber secundus contains five eight-voice works which are of considerable historical importance. The latter are unique in the mid-sixteenth century in their treatment of double-choir dialogue, a technique in which two four-part ensembles normally alternate thematically related phrases of varying lengths. These works, of which four are included in this recording, are the antecedents of the resplendent Venetian polychoral tradition of the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. 'The Brabant Ensemble's performances of these fascinating works are as polished and assured as we have come to expect, full-throated yet finely modelled and shimmering with lively intelligence. Rice unerringly finds the right pace for each work … and pays full heed to Phinot's expressive use of contrasting textures. Amidst all the drama of the larger works, the ensemble's caressing, translucent rendition of O sacrum convivium is a particular high point. This is a valuable and engrossing premiere for a neglected and somewhat unconventional sixteenth-century master' (International Record Review) 'There are many laurels to award in this column, but arguably the biggest, shiniest and bushiest wreath should land on Stephen Rice and his spirited Brabant Ensemble for their outstanding disc of works by Dominique Phinot. What a discovery! Extraordinary music, not least the 'secret chromatic art' exemplified in the motet _Pater Peccavi_, which deserves the widest hearing thanks to these sinuous, assured performance, captured in an edgy acoustic that enhances the curious architecture of the polyphony' (Choir & Organ Magazine)

• Wykonawca Brabant Ensemble
• Data premiery 2009-01-01
• Nośnik CD

Ensemble Signal perform a selection of works by the German composer Helmut Lachenmann. Known for requiring performers to play his music using unusual techniques, Lachenmann here supervises the recordings, as well as performing as soloist for three of the piano works.

• Data premiery 2016-01-18
• Nośnik DVD

A word from Angèle Dubeau…I have never placed limits on my choice of repertoire, and for this project, I reached toward a unique world that was creative and vibrant in its originality. In my quest to discover the gems of modern music, I listened to many works written and revisited by composers of great talent. When I began my research, video games quickly emerged as a logical avenue of exploration. I have always strived to interest young people in classical music because I feel it has the power to touch everyone. Seeing the passion of young people for video games, I wanted to understand the secrets of their success and to evaluate their musical value. On my most recent recording, I approached movie music without consideration for the images and scenes that inspired it, and I took the same tack in reviewing the gold mine that is video game music. I have assembled here the works that spoke to me, giving no real thought to the adventures they accompany. I immersed myself in the worlds that created these excerpts, and I conveyed my new conception to the musicians of La Pietà, going into great detail to bring forth all of their beauty and power. Above all, I wanted to avoid distorting them, and my intention has been to preserve the form that initially won over video game aficionados while at the same time breathing new life into them.So it is with great pleasure that I invite you to dive into the fantastical world of video games with me. Angèle Dubeau O.C., C.Q.

• Wykonawca La Pieta
• Data premiery 2012-11-01
• Nośnik CD

Tracklista:1. Baryton Trio in G major, H. 11/80 8:292. Baryton Trio in D major, H. 11/85 8:073. Baryton Trio in D major, H. 11/14 11:224. Baryton Trio in D major, H. 11/97 17:545. Baryton Trio in G major, H. 11/59 8:526. Baryton Trio in B minor, H. 11/96 12:327. Work(s): Adagio en Ré Majeur 3:56

• Wykonawca Rincontro Quartet
• Data premiery 2008-06-17
• Nośnik CD

Apollo’s Fire with founder/director Jeannette Sorrell has won widespread critical acclaim with their half-dozen releases on AVIE. Most recently they released two adventurous albums that explored the byways of historically informed performance practice: early Americana on Come to the River (AV 2205) and ancient Celtic Christmas music on Sacrum Mysterium (AV 2269). Returning to their baroque roots, they offer a selection of works by Handel that showcases the Apollo’s Fire Chorus. The centrepiece of the album is the grand Dixit Dominus written during the composer’s early days in Rome. In a gesture to Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee year, Sorrell has chosen two works written for the monarch’s forbearers – the Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne which celebrated that sovereign’s birthday in 1713, and Zadok the Priest composed for the coronation of King George II in 1727. As a bonus, Sorrell includes "The Lord Shall Reign" from the epic Israel in Egypt.

• Wykonawca Apollo's Fire
• Data premiery 2012-11-01
• Nośnik CD

Tracklista:1. Work(s): [Unspecified] Prelude2. Work(s): [Unspecified] Allemande3. Double de la Courante for harpsichord in G minor (Pièces de Claveçin)4. Sarabande by Pinel - Double, for piano5. Work(s): [Unspecified] Chaconne6. Allemande du Vieux Gautier 'La Vestemponade' for Lute7. Work(s): [Unspecified] Courante du Vieux Gautier8. Work(s): [Unspecified] Courante du Vieux Gautier9. Sarabande for Lute transcribed from René Mésangeau10. Gigue du Vieux Gautier 'La Cloche' for Lute11. Chaconne Du Vieux Gautier for harpsichord in C12. Gaillarde for keyboard in C major13. Work(s): [Unspecified] Courante du Vieux Gautier14. Sarabande du Vieux Gautier, for piano15. Sarabande for keyboard in D minor after Gaultier16. Allemande transcribed from Louis Couperin17. Courante by Chambonnières - Double, for piano18. Sarabande by Richard - Double, for piano19. Sarabande transcribed from Marin Marais

• Wykonawca Erdas Paola
• Data premiery 2006-01-01
• Nośnik CD