Various Artists - Premiere Portraits - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

A Portrait - La Petite Band / Kuijken, Portrait / Various, Date 07/24/2012, Composer Jean-Baptiste Lully, Jean-Féry Rebel, Jean-Philippe Rameau, Antonio Vivaldi, Performer Howard Crook, Sigiswald Kuijken, Ewald Demeyere, Conductor Sigiswald Kuijken, Orchestra/Ensemble La Petite Bande, Number of Discs 3. La Petite Bande (Belgium) was founded in 1972 by Sigiswald Kuijken at the request of the record company Harmonia Mundi (Germany) in order to record Lully's Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, under the direction of Gustav Leonhardt. The orchestra takes it's name and constitution from Lully's own orchestra at the court of Louis XIV. All it's members are internationally renowned specialists in the early music field. Venue Polish Radio Concert Studio S-1, Warsaw Date of Recording 07/1996 Album Tracks 1. Overtura 2. Ballo 3. Ah! Se Intorno a Quest'urna Funesta 4. Che Farò Senza Euridice? 5. Invano Ti Lusinghi 6. Vado... Vado. Ed Avrai Core 7. Sempre in Contrasti 8. Ouverture 9. Un Aura Amorosa 10. Ei Parte, Senti, Ah No!... Per Pietà, Ben Mio, Perdona 11. Madamina, Il Catalogo È Questo 12. Presto, Presto, Pria Ch'ei Venga 13. Venite Pur Avanti 14. Deh Vieni Alla Finestra 15. Non So Più, Cosa Son, Cosa Faccio 16. Non Più Andrai, Farfallone Amoroso 17. Giunse Alfin Il Momento 18. Gente, Gente, All'armi, All'armi 1. Zu Dir, O Herr, Blickt Alles Auf 2. Vollendet Ist Das Große Werk 3. Introitus 4. Kyrie 5. Sequenz Dies Irae 6. Passacaille 7. Tambourin 8. Chaconne 9. Musette 10. Gavotte 11. Passepied 12. Bourée - Rigoudon - Bourée 13. Ouverture 14. Menuet en Rondeau 15. Tambourins I and II 16. Contredanse 17. Allegro 18. Allegro 19. Largo E Pianissimo Sempre 20. Danza Pastorale 21. Andante 22. Finale - Allegro Assai 23. Adagio 24. Finale 25. Adagio 26. Finale 1. Wo Gott Der Herr Nicht

With InchPremière PortraitsInch Capriccio set an example for the support of young and talented artists and invite them to their première CD for a worldwide audience. German baritone, Christian Miedl. Has gained an international reputation especially in the field of contemporary music, with highly acclaimed world premieres and national premieres of important works by Wolfgang Rihm, Peter Eötvös, Ennio Morricone, Salvatore Sciarrino, and Luca Francesconi. Among other prizes and awards, he holds the Lied Prize of the prestigious Francisco Vinas Competition of Barcelona. Opera engagements have taken him to Teatro alla Scala Milan, Bayerische Staatsoper, Staatsoper Hamburg, Wiener Staatsoper, Staatsoper Stuttgart, Suntory Hall Tokyo, the opera houses of Lyon, Malmö, Frankfurt, Cologne, Bonn, Seattle, and the Spoleto Festival USA. Album Tracks 1. Lockung 2. Im Herbst 3. Nachts 4. Étoile 5. Ich aber weiß 6. Zum Abschied meiner Tochter 7. Hochzeitslied 8. 6 Gedichte von Friedrich Nietzsche~Der Einsamste 9. 6 Gedichte von Friedrich Nietzsche~Der Herbst 10. 6 Gedichte von Friedrich Nietzsche~Der Wanderer 11. Oh quand je dors 12. Comment, disaient-ils 13. Nachtgang 14. Ständchen 15. Nacht 16. Due Melodie~No. 2 Lo sguardo velato 17. Mensch und Sein Tag~Verdämmern 18. Mensch und Sein Tag~Nacht 19. Mensch und Sein Tag~Stille 20. Maskenball im Hochgebirge

Antony Hopkins is a phenomenon - a fact which escapes much of the public and even press who still confuse him with the actor (Anthony). Composer, pianist, conductor, broadcaster, lecturer, author a true man of music. A livewire at the age of 91, (as we write in May 2012), his genius has suffered from fickle fashion, his 'serious' music being lyrical and tuneful though certainly deep and complex; his lighter music now seen as 'period' - and just ripe for re-discovery. This double album contains much fine music including eight pieces written by top British composers as tributes to Antony. For all interested in the evolution of 20th century music this album will be invaluable, and it's also made with wit and humor, to suit the character of Hopkins himself. Album Tracks 1. Sonata for Viola and Piano March 2. Sonata for Viola and Piano Ground 3. Sonata for Viola and Piano Scherzo 4. Sonata for Viola and Piano Epilogue 5. Ronda from Piano Sonata No 2 in F Sharp minor 6. A Humble Song to the Birds Cantata Moderato 7. A Humble Song to the Birds Cantata Andante 8. A Humble Song to the Birds Cantata Allegro Con Brio 9. A Humble Song to the Birds Cantata Lento Assai 10. Partita in G minor Andante Fugato 11. Partita in G minor Virgoroso 12. Partita in G minor Moderato Molto Rubato 13. Partita in G minor Mesure 14. Partita in G minor Allegro Glusto 15. Piano Sonata No 3 in C Sharp minor Allegro Vigoroso 16. Piano Sonata No 3 in C Sharp minor Largo 17. Piano Sonata No 3 in C Sharp minor Tranquillo Allegro Glusto 18. Suite for Descant Recorder and Piano Prelude 19. Suite for Descant Recorder and Piano Scherzo 20. Suite for Descant Recorder and Piano Canon 21. Suite for Descant Recorder and Piano Jig Vicace 22. Pastiche Suite for Treble Recorder and Piano Allegro Molto Glusto 23. Pastiche Suite for Treble Recorder and Piano Alla Sicil