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Mozart: Gran Partita, serenade for winds / Orchestre des Champs-Elysees, Philippe Herreweghe

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2013-06-11

Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe
Ensemble: Orchestre des Champs-Elysees

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 / Melanie Diener, soprano; Petra Lang, contralto; Endrik Wottrich, tenor; Dietrich Henschel (1998 Recording)

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2013-03-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Performers: Diener, Melanie; Henschel, Dietrich; Lang, Petra; Wottrich, Endrik
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe
Ensemble: La Chapelle Royale

Recording information: l'Arsenal de Metz (10/1998)....continue...

Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Hebrides Overture / Herreweghe

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-07-10

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe
Ensemble: ; Chapelle Royale

This reissue in harmonia mundi's hmGold series features Philippe Herreweghe's acclaimed 1994 recording of two favorite works by Felix Mendelssohn. Performed here on period instruments...continue...
Recording information: 02/1994....continue...

Monteverdi: Missa in illo tempore / Philippe Herreweghe, Ensemble Vocal Europeen

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-02-14

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Messa da capella a 4; Christe, adoramus te a 5; Missa de capella a 6 "In illo tempore"
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Vocal Europeen

Recording information: 11/1990....continue...

Noël - Christmas Edition Sampler

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-11-08

Works: Franz Gruber: Silent Night; Heinrich Schütz: Heute ist Christus der Herr geboren, SWV 439; Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Pastorale sur la naissance de N.S. Jesus-Christ, H. 483; Arcangelo Corelli: C...
Performers: Banchini, Chiara; Lawrence-King, Andrew; Mellon, Agnes [Soprano Vocal]; Roure, Yves; Saorgin, Rene
Conductors: Gronostay, Uwe; Jacobs, René; Christie, William; ; Herreweghe, Philippe; Hillier, Paul; Pérès, Marcel
Ensemble: ; Concerto Vocale; Ensemble 415 (Ensemble); Ensemble Organum; La Chapelle Royale; Les Arts Florissants

Recording information: 1976-2002....continue...

The Voice, Vol. 2 / Andreas Scholl: The Art of Folksong & Baroque Cantatas

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-08-09

Works: Oswald von Wolkenstein: Ach senliches leiden; Nu rue mit Sorgen; Kum, liebster Man; John Dowland: Third and Last Booke of Songes; First Book of Songs or Ayres; Second Book of Songs or Ayres; Can she...
Performers: Guilmette, Helene; Markl, Markus; Scholl, Andreas
Conductors: Young, Crawford; ; Dantone, Ottavio; Herreweghe, Philippe
Ensemble: ; Accademia Bizantina; Concerto di Viole; Shield of Harmony

Berlioz: L'Enfance du Christ / Veronique Gens; Paul Agnew - Herreweghe

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-07-12

Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe
Ensemble: Champs-Élysées Orchestra

Josquin Desprez: Stabat mater; Motets

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-01-11

Works: Josquin Desprez: Ave Maria... virgo serena, motet for 4 parts; Stabat mater dolorosa, motet for 5 parts; Salve Regina, motet for 4 parts; Ave nobilissima creatura/Benedicta tu, motet for 6 parts; O b...
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe
Ensemble: La Chapelle Royale

Recording information: La Basilique Notre-Dame des Tables, Montpellier, France (05/1996)....continue...

Bach: Magnificat BWV 243 & 243a; Christmas Cantatas / Schlick, York, Padmore, Kooy et al.

3 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2010-11-09

Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe
Ensemble: Collegium Vocale Gent; La Chapelle Royale

Bach: Advent & Christmas Cantatas / Rubens, Connolly, Padmore; Pregardien, Kooy

3 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2010-11-09

Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe
Ensemble: Collegium Vocale Gent

Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine / Herreweghe

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2010-07-13

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine
Performers: Crook, Howard [Tenor Vocals]; Kendall, William; Kooy, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Laurens, Guillemette; Mellon, Agnes [Soprano Vocal]; O'Beirn, Gerhard; Thomas, David [Bass Vocal]
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe
Ensemble: Les Sacqueboutiers

Recording information: Abbaye-aux-Dames, Saintes (Charentes-Maritimes) (07/1986)....continue...

Beethoven: Missa Solemnis

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2010-06-08

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123
Performers: Hauptmann, Cornelius [Bass Vocal]; Mannion, Rosa; Taylor, James [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe

Artists:
Rosa Mannion (soprano), Birgit Remmert (mezzo), James Taylor (tenor), Cornelius Hauptmann (bass)
Chapelle Royale Choir, Collegium Vocale & Orchestre des Champs Elysees, Philippe ...continue...
Recording information: Auditorium Stravinsky de Montreux (02/1995)....continue...

Berlioz: Nuits d'été, Herminie / Philippe Herreweghe

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-10-13

Works: Hector Berlioz: Les nuits d'été, Op. 7, song cycle; Herminie, cantata ("scène lyrique") for soprano & orchestra, H. 29
Performers: Balleys, Brigitte; Delunsch, Mireille
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe
Ensemble: Champs-Élysées Orchestra

Schütz: Musikalische Exequien / Herreweghe, Chapelle Royale

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-04-14

Works: Heinrich Schütz: Musikalische Exequien (Funeral Music), for double chorus & continuo, SWV 279-281 (Op. 7); Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt, motet for soprano, alto, 2 tenors, bass & continuo, SWV...
Performers: Cable, Jonathan; de Reyghere, Greta; Fouchecourt, Jean-Paul; Jansen, Jan Willem; Junghanel, Konrad; Kooy, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Lamy, Herve [Tenor Vocals]; Lika, Peter; Machart, Renaud; Mello...
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe
Ensemble: La Chapelle Royale Chorus Paris; La Chapelle Royale Paris

BBC Music Magazine
From early-Baroque Germany no more heart-felt funeral meditation exists than Schütz's Exequien, supplemented here by six exquisite motets. This superb chamber-scale p...continue...

Bruckner: Symphony no 5 / Herreweghe, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-04-14

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 5 in B flat major, WAB 105
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe
Ensemble: Champs-Élysées Orchestra

Rarely did the premiere of a Bruckner symphony arouse such enthusiasm; even if, in this case, the first performance took place nearly twenty years after...continue...

Jesu, deine Passion - Bach: Cantatas BWV 22, 23, 127 & 159 / Herreweghe, Mields, White, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-03-10

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 22, "Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwölfe," BWV 22; Cantata no 23, "Du wahrer Gott und Davids Sohn," BWV 23; Cantata no 127, "Herr Jesu Christ, wahr' Mensch und Gott" ...
Performers: Kobow, Jan; Kooy, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Mields, Dorothee
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe
Ensemble: Collegium Vocale (Ghent)

"Four sublime cantatas intended for the Sunday before Lent begins in February, an important part of the Easter calendar. Herreweghe's definitive recordings of Bach cantatas...continue...

Lassus: Hieremiae prophetae lamentationes / Herreweghe

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-02-10

Works: Orlande de Lassus: Lamentations of Jeremiah
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe
Ensemble: Royal Chapel European Vocal Ensemble

Johann Sebastian Bach - The Essentials

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-02-10

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 5 in D major, BWV 1050; Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244; Suite for Cello solo no 5 in C minor, BWV 1011; Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846 (The Well-...
Performers: Bostridge, Ian; Connolly, Sarah [Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal)]; Egarr, Richard; Frisch, Celine; Gilbert, Kenneth; Henschel, Dietrich; Jezovsek, Vasiljka; Kooy, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Manze, Andrew; O...
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe; Müllejans, Petra; Junghanel, Konrad; Jacobs, René
Ensemble: ; Cantus Cölln ; Ghent Collegium Vocale; Ghent Collegium Vocale Orchestra; La Chapelle Royale Paris

How can one sum up on two CDs all that Johann Sebastian Bach contributed to music? The artists of harmonia mundi offer you this concise...continue...

Lassus: Cantiones sacrae à 6 / Herreweghe, Ghent Collegium Vocale

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2008-11-11

Works: Orlande de Lassus: Cantiones sacrae à 6 (30)
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe
Ensemble: Ghent Collegium Vocale

"There are many highlights; a marvelous descending passage in Qui timet Deum; a dense web of polyphony spreading out from a single pitch as in...continue...

Bach: Trauerode BWV 198, Cantate BWV 78 / Herreweghe et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2008-09-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Trauer-Ode; Cantata no 78 "Jesu, der du meine Seele" BWV 78
Performers: Crook, Howard [Tenor Vocals]; Kooy, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Schmithusen, Ingrid
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe
Ensemble: La Chapelle Royale Paris

Fauré: Requiem [1893 Version] / Herreweghe, Mellon, Kooy, Chapelle Royale, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2008-09-09

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48; Messe des pêcheurs de Villerville, for solo voices, women's chorus, organ & violin or small orchestr
Performers: Kooy, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Mellon, Agnes [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe
Ensemble: Ensemble Musique Oblique

Brahms: Requiem / Philippe Herreweghe, La Chapelle Royale

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2008-04-08

Works: Johannes Brahms: German Requiem, Op. 45
Performers: Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Oelze, Christiane [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe
Ensemble: La Chapelle Royale

Stereophile (USA)
Herreweghe's innate sense of Brahms's musical lines is evident everywhere as he sculpts this works. Herreweghe's combined choirs respond magnificently to his direction
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Weill: Berliner Requiem, Vom Tod im Wald, Violinkonzert

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2007-07-10

Works: Kurt Weill: Vom tod im Wald (Death in the Forest), ballad for bass & 10 wind instruments, Op. 23; Concerto for Violin & wind orchestra, Op. 12; Das Berliner Requiem, cantata for tenor, baritone, male...
Performers: Glab, Elisabeth; Kooy, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Laiter, Alexandre
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe
Ensemble: Ensemble Musique Oblique

Mozart: Messe in C Minor / Herreweghe, Oelze, Larmore, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2007-06-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Masonic Funeral Music in C minor, K 477 (479a); Mass in C minor, K 427 (417a) "Great"
Performers: Kooy, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Larmore, Jennifer; Oelze, Christiane [Soprano Vocal]; Weir, Scot
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe
Ensemble: Champs-Élysées Orchestra

"Herreweghe offers the most gentle rendition of this work that I've ever heard...The soloists are uniformly fine, always within a conception that achieves its strongest...continue...

Lully: Grands Motets; Dumont: Memorare / Chappele Royale

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2007-03-20

Works: Jean-Baptiste Lully: Dies irae, motet for double chorus & orchestra, LWV 64/1; Miserere, motet for double chorus & orchestra, LWV 25; Henry du Mont: Memorare, grand motet for double choir, strings & ...
Performers: Brown, Donna; Crook, Howard [Tenor Vocals]; Kooy, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Lamy, Hervé [Tenor Vocals]; Laurens, Guillemette; Ledroit, Henri; Studer, Ulrich
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe
Ensemble: La Chapelle Royale Paris

BBC Music Magazine
A dramatic account of music that combines grandeur, passion and tedium. Superb blend in the upper voices and clarity of diction entrance. For...continue...

Bach: Messe en si / Philippe Herreweghe, Collegium Vocale

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2007-02-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232
Performers: Gens, Veronique; Kooy, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Muller-Brachmann, Hanno; Pregardien, Christoph; Zomer, Johannette [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe
Ensemble: Collegium Vocale

Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn / Connolly, Henschel, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2006-11-14

Works: Gustav Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn
Performers: Connolly, Sarah [Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal)]; Henschel, Dietrich
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe
Ensemble: Champs-Élysées Orchestra

Between 1892 and 1901, Gustav Mahler composed the orchestral songs of 'Des Knaben Wunderhorn', set to texts from a collection of German folk poetry of...continue...

Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde / Herreweghe, Remmert, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2006-07-11

Works: Gustav Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde
Performers: Blochwitz, Hans-Peter
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe
Ensemble: Ensemble Musique Oblique

Mendelssohn: Motets & Psaumes / Philipe Herreweghe, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2006-01-10

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Psalms (3), Op. 78; Mein Gott, Warum Hastdu Mich Verlassen?; Nunc Dimittis, motet for soloists & chorus in E flat major (English Church Pieces), Op. 69/1; Ehre sei Gott in der Hohe...
Performers: Berkvens, Andre; Chesneau, Marie-Helene; Conan, Laurence; de Reyghere, Greta; Gijsegem, Ludwig van; Huys, Johan; Kooy, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Lamy, Herve [Tenor Vocals]; Paya, Jean-Louis
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe

Bach: Magnificat, Cantata BWV 80 / Herreweghe, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2005-04-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Magnificat; Cantata no 80, "Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott," BWV 80 (BC A183)
Performers: Crook, Howard [Tenor Vocals]; Kooy, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Mellon, Agnes [Soprano Vocal]; Schlick, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe
Ensemble: Collegium Vocale; La Chapelle Royale Paris

The 'Magnificat' was the very first work Bach composed after his appointed as Cantor of St. Thomas in Leipzig in 1723. It was revised some...continue...

Palestrina: Missa Viri Galilaei, etc / Herreweghe, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2002-07-01

Works: Gregorian Chant: Viri Galilaei, Introit, Mode 7; Work(s); Ascendit Deus in jubilatione, offertory for Ascension, Mode 1; Vere dignum et Iustum est, prefatory hymn; Psallite Domino, communion, mode 1;...
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe
Ensemble: Ensemble Organum; Ensemble Vocal Européen

"The performances are simply splendid." -American Record Guide...continue...

Fauré: Requiem; Franck: Symphony / Herreweghe, Zomer, Genz

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2002-06-01

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48; César Franck: Symphony in D minor, M 48
Performers: Genz, Stephan; Zomer, Johannette [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe
Ensemble: Champs-Élysées Orchestra; Collegium Vocale

"This beloved piece deserves to be called 'the people requiem' - it has been performed everywhere by ensembles of all sizes and ability levels, from...continue...

Bach: Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis, etc /Herreweghe, Collegium

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2002-06-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 21, "Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis BWV 21; Cantata no 34a, "O ewiges Feuer, O Ursprung der Liebe" (incomplete), BWV 34a
Performers: Crook, Howard [Tenor Vocals]; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Kooy, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Schlick, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe
Ensemble: Collegium Vocale (Ghent); La Chapelle Royale

Superbly constructed, the cantata "Ich hatte viel Bekummernis" is incontestably one of Bach's finest works. The masterly arrangement of the material endows it with an...continue...

Charpentier: Miserere, Motets/Herreweghe, La Chapelle Royale

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2002-05-01

Works: Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Miserere mei Deus, motet for 5 voices, chorus, 2 flutes, strings & continuo, H. 219; O Deus, o salvator noster, motet for 3 voices, chorus, strings & continuo, H. 372; Pour ...
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe
Ensemble: La Chapelle Royale

"Poignantly affecting... Warmly recommended." -Gramophone...continue...

Bach: St John Passion / Herreweghe, Scholl, Rubens, et al

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2002-01-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint John Passion, BWV 245
Performers: Kempenaers, Cecile; Noack, Sebastian; Padmore, Mark [Tenor Vocals]; Rubens, Sibylla; Volle, Michael; Worner, Dominik
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe
Ensemble: Ghent Collegium Vocale

"...In his new release of the St. John Passion Herreweghe, by contrast with his earlier recording, has opted for Bach's 1725 Leipzig version in which...continue...

Bach: Cantatas for Solo Bass / Kooy, Herreweghe, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2001-07-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 82, "Ich habe genug" BWV 82; Cantata no 56, "Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen" BWV 56; Cantata no 158, "Der Friede sei mit dir" BWV 158
Performers: Kooy, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocals]
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe
Ensemble: La Chapelle Royale Chorus Paris; La Chapelle Royale Paris

These three cantatas for bass solo are based on episodes from the life of Christ (the healing of the lame man, the presentation in the...continue...

Schumann: Concertos / Coin, Staier, Herreweghe, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2001-06-01

Works: Robert Schumann: Concerto for Cello in A minor, Op. 129; Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54
Performers: Coin, Christophe; Staier, Andreas [Keyboard]
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe
Ensemble: Champs-Élysées Orchestra

These two concertos by Schumann constitute the true quintesence of German Romanticism. With two exceptional soloists, Christophe Coin and Andreas Staier, Philippe Herreweghe here gives...continue...

The Voice / Andreas Scholl

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2001-01-01

Works: English Traditional: The Three Ravens, folk song; Scottish Traditional: Barbara Allen, folk song; George Frederick Handel: Der Messias; MEDLEY; Antonio Vivaldi: Cessate omai cessate, RV 684; Amen; Jo...
Performers: Gasser, Brigitte; Heumann, Friederike; Markl, Markus; Martin, Andreas [Lute]; Scholl, Andreas; Schroder, Karl-Ernst [Lute, Guitar]; Verzier, Alix
Conductors: Banchini, Chiara; Herreweghe, Philippe;
Ensemble: Akademie für Alte Musik, Berlin ; Collegium Vocale (Ghent); Ensemble 415 (Ensemble)

"It's a voice that has no artificial edge or unsteadiness (an unfortunate feature typical of many "made" countertenors) because, according to Scholl himself, this is...continue...

Rameau: Les Grands Motets / Herreweghe, La Chapelle Royale

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2000-08-01

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: In convertendo, grand motet for soloists, chorus, 2 flutes, 2 horns, violin, viola & continuo; Quam dilecta, grand motet for soloists, chorus, 2 flutes, 2 violins, viola & conti...
Performers: de Mey, Guy; Gari, Suzanne; Jansen, Jan-Willem [Hpsch]; Kooy, Peter; Ledroit, Henri; Monbaliu, Lieve; Varcoe, Stephen
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe
Ensemble: La Chapelle Royale

Rameau: Les Indes Galantes Suites / Herreweghe, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2000-08-01

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Les Indes galantes
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe
Ensemble: La Chapelle Royale Paris

Bach: Cantates de Noël (Christmas Cantatas)

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 1996-10-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 122, "Das neugeborne Kindelein" BWV 122; Cantata no 110, "Unser Mund sei voll Lachens" BWV 110; Cantata no 57, "Selig ist der Mann" BWV 57
Performers: Bach, Johann Sebastian; Jezovsek, Vasiljka; Kooy, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Padmore, Mark [Tenor Vocals]
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe
Ensemble: Collegium Vocale (Ghent)

Early Music Review
Philippe Herreweghe is possibly the very best Bach choral director.
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