Anna Netgrebko

Anna Lucia Richter returns to PENTATONE after her acclaimed Schubert album Heimweh with Il delirio della passione; a recording full of Monteverdi treasures, from heart-wrenching opera scenes (Lamento d’Arianna, ‘Pur ti miro’ from Poppea and the Prologue of L’orfeo) and religious music (Confitebor) to bucolic songs (Si dolce è il tormento). Richter works together with Ensemble Claudiana and Luca Pianca, one of the most eminent Monteverdi interpreters of our age. They offer a fresh perspective on Monteverdi’s music by penetrating deeply into the original sources.

This album showcases the expressive artistry of pianist Anna Reichert as she explores the intimate and evocative works of Swiss composer Johann Carl Eschmann.

Flautist Alexis Kossenko’s latest offering is evocative, impressionistic: a programme in which flute, piano and voice together have pride of place.

Pergolesi completed his Stabat Mater a few days before his death, on 17 March 1736, prompting comparisons with another mythical figure, Mozart composing his Requiem. It is framed here by three more masterpieces of the pianto genre in a similar spirit of bittersweet sadness.

This album showcases the expressive artistry of pianist Anna Reichert as she explores the intimate and evocative works of Swiss composer Johann Carl Eschmann.

Anna Geniushene and Lukas Geniušas both have brilliant careers as soloists: Anna won the silver medal at the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 2022 and now records for Fuga Libera, while Lukas’ two Rachmaninov recordings, a recital of solo works (ALPHA997) and songs with Asmik Grigorian (ALPHA796), have both won major awards.

Christmas has always been a source of inspiration for musicians, and this harp album contains many Christmas pieces and famous melodies.Charles Bochsa (1789–1856) wrote much harp music, including his Fantasy on "Adeste fideles (dedicated to Clementi). Joseph Mazzinghi’s (1765–1844) Andante from Sonata, Op. 30 No. 3 consists of a series of variations on the, likely pre-existing, melody that almost a century later would become the famous song Deck the Halls. Charles Oberthür (1845–1924) was the first harp professor of the Royal Academy of Music in London. His piece Virgo Maria is based on the ancient Marian hymn O Sanctissima. Unlike other tracks, Edmund Schüecker's (1860–1911) Weihnachtslied is not inspired by any traditional Christmas melody. His other didactic compositions are well known and still used in conservatories, unlike his concert pieces.

Dieses Album erlaubt es uns, die Vielseitigkeit der jungen Künstlerin Anna Urpina zu schätzen, deren Ziel es war, sich jeder Partitur aus einer historisch informierten Perspektive zu nähern. Die Kompositionen aus dem 17. und 18. Jahrhundert (Castello, Biber, Corelli und Telemann) sind mit Barockvioline (mit Darmsaiten) und -Bogen neben dem Cembalo aufgenommen.