Arundo Quartet -Bach: Goldberg Variations

After Debussy and Schumann, Nelson Goerner comes back to the composer who revealed him to the great audience of recorded music: Chopin. His first Chopin recordings won him high praise and countless distinctions (3 Diapasons d'Or!): 'Everything he touches seems 'right' wrote Gramophone in a recent issue. Nicknamed 'the great poet of the piano', he now attacks Chopin's 24 Pr�ludes, which he chose to record live, in a single go, in Poland where he is particularly appreciated and considered an essential pillar of the Chopin Institute. As a complement, Nelson Goerner opts for the Barcarolle Op. 60, the Polonaise Op. 44 and the Berceuse op. 57. 3760014192241 ALLP224.2 29291175 .00 20.99 .13 ALPHA COMPACT DISCS CLASSICAL CHAMBER MUSIC & RECITALS 01/29/2016 https://media.aent-m.com/graphics/items/sdimages/a/500/3/7/7/5/3045773.jpg 16 1 N BOISMORTIER / LE CONCERT SPIRITUEL / NIQUET DON QUIXOTE AT THE DUCHESS The Niquet, Shirley & Dino trio was formed on the occasion of Purcell's King Arthur, a show that marked the lyric stage and the world of the DVD. Five years later, their complicity has been further reinforced, and they present a work close to Herv� Niquet's heart: Boismortier's Don Quichotte chez la Duchesse. This opera-ballet, written for Carnival and first performed in Paris in 1743, occupies a particular place in Herv� Niquet's career since it was the first work played by Le Concert Spirituel 27 years ago: 'In addition to being composed by a genius of the Enlightenment, this comic opera is a gem of music, wit and humour,' says he. The wit of the famous Benizio couple is felicitously expressed in this story of which they have rewritten the comedy scenes, which had disappeared: 'From this succession of episodes, one more incongruous than the next, from this incredible accumulation of remarkably constructed gags (Niquet as Don Quichotte, Corinne Benizio/Shirley in a hilarious cantadora number, accompanied by Herv� Niquet with castanets, Gilles/Dino singing - not too badly! - a courtly air with harpsichord whilst the hysterical Duchess bellows in the wings), ensues a perfectly mad show' (ResMusica). The whole thing with all the necessary strictness in reproducing the music... Worth noting: the performance of the singer-actors and the splendid costumes and sets. A total spectacle filmed at the Royal Opera of the Ch�teau de Versailles. Bonus: a 52-minute documentary on the behind-the-scenes preparation of the production. 'First of all, we must hail the remarkable writing and dramaturgical work that is marvellously faithful to the work's off-beat universe. In phase with the reading of Shirley and Dino, the prize goes to the orchestra and dynamic, lively and invigorating conducting. Decidedly, Niquet has no rivals for transmitting his boundless love for this Poulenc of the Enlightenment.' 3760014197116 ALLP711DVD 29291212 .00 34.99 .25 ALPHA DIGITAL VIDEO DISC CLASSICAL CHAMBER MUSIC & RECITALS 01/29/2016 https://media.aent-m.com/graphics/items/sdimages/c/500/8/2/6/7/3077628.jpg 47 1 N VOIGT / VOIGT / ERIKSSON JAG DROMMER OM ETT LAND Erland Svenungsson is a priest, psychotherapist and author of several books. Camilla Voigt is a composer and church musician in the Swedish Church. For a few years, they have collaborated, among other things, on a project with poems and Bible texts. Mirjam Simonsson is a freelance violinist and Karl Peter Eriksson is an opera singer who is active at his own opera company Man Must Sing. By chance, these musicians met and these songs somehow found a sound world from which to grow. The music and the texts want to inspire the listener to quietly and meditatively reflect on the importance of living a life that is their own, walking a path that is their, and getting close with comfort and hope. 7320470232408 NLTO1813.2 38810770 .00 20.99 .25 NILENTO RECORDS COMPACT DISCS CLASSICAL CHAMBER MUSIC & RECITALS 04/26/2019 https://media.aent-m.com/graphics/items/sdimages/c/500/7/7/2/7/3907277.jpg 11 1 N BACH,J.S. / ARUNDO QUARTET GOLDBERG VARIATIONS The legendary Goldberg Variations are among the most frequently recorded Johann Sebastian Bach works; besides numerous versions for piano and harpsichord, there are recordings of transcriptions for other instruments, including the banjo. Even though at first glance the arrangement for wind quartet appears overly distant from the composer's original notion, when listening to it you may have the feeling that Bach himself might have had such an ensemble on his mind when writing the work. The reed instrument timbres wonderfully merge into joint harmony, while their shadings allow for tracing the leading of the individual parts within the polyphonic texture, which is most definitely an advantage as against the original keyboard version. The Aria and the 30 Variations afford sufficient scope for cantilena and foregrounding of the instruments' gracious colours, as well as for showcasing their uttermost virtuosity. The intimate universe of the Goldberg Variations is followed by the festive Suite in C major, BWV 1066, the earliest and the most French" of Bach's four orchestral suites. The remarkable album has been made by four extraordinary musicians, superb soloists and chamber players, who have adorned some of the most renowned orchestras, including the Berliner Philharmoniker and the Czech Philharmonic.