Tafelmusik has a comprehensive discography of over 75 recordings on the Analekta, CBC Records, Sony Classical, Collegium, Hyperion and BMG Classics labels, as well as new releases and re-releases available on the Tafelmusik Media label starting Spring 2012. Tafelmusik has received nine JUNO Awards for "Best Classical Album", and extensive international recording prizes including Germany's highest recording honour – the ECHO Klassik award as "Best Orchestra of the Year" in 1996. Our recent releases are listed below, or use the menu on the left to view the full Tafelmusik discography.
New releases on the Tafelmusik Media label will include the Sing-Along Messiah and Galileo Project DVDs. For more information, see the Tafelmusik Media Label.
Sing-Along Messiah
DVD
(2012)
TMK1008DVD
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Vivaldi Concertos for Strings
CD
TMK1009CD
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Purcell Ayres for the Theatre
CD
TMK1010CD
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The Galileo Project: Explore the fusion of the arts, science and culture in the 17th and 18th centuries in this imaginative DVD and CD commemorating Galileo's first public demonstration of the telescope. The Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra performs music by Monteverdi, Vivaldi, Bach and Handel to a backdrop of high-definition images from the Hubble telescope, NASA and Canadian astronomers. Actor Shaun Smyth narrates a compelling script and the musicians, playing by memory, weave in and around a magical stage set. The Galileo Project was created, programmed and scripted by Alison Mackay, and filmed by the international award-winning 90th Parallel Productions. BONUS FEATURES: The DVD includes two bonus tracks of original animated films of Tafelmusik by director David New, and the package also includes a music-only CD soundtrack of the gorgeous baroque music featured in the film. |
“The musical performance, through it all, was of the highest order … bursts of virtuosity were too widespread and numerous to list.”
The New York Times (on the live concert of The Galileo Project) |
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BACH: Brandenburg Concertos Tafelmusik Media Beloved is the operative word in this re-release of the masterpieces in the hands of JEANNE LAMON and the TAFELMUSIK BAROQUE ORCHESTRA. Critic Teb Libbey wrote, “Lucid and refreshingly pure, like water drawn from a cool, clear stream, these accounts are notable for the consistently clean textures and solid bass lines, for the way melodic lines and voice leading are clearly delineated, and for the manner in which the solo instruments emerge from the tutti with just the right amount of presence. With excellent sound, these are well-nigh ideal realizations.” 1995 JUNO Award Winner – “Best Classical Album: Large Ensemble.” |
“To my ears, these are Brandenburgs straight from the heart and as such they are performances which invite repeated listening.” Gramophone |
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VIVALDI: The Four Seasons Tafelmusik Media There are literally hundreds of recordings of this work, but this particular re-release with the TAFELMUSIK BAROQUE ORCHESTRA and JEANNE LAMON stands out as one of the best. Although first released in 1992, one need only check some of the current on-line comments (amazon.com) to find there are still passionate consumers declaring the performance as “enlightened,” “disciplined,” “elegant and dignified without being stuffy and stilted.” Or how about, “This is one of those done-to-death works that serious collectors must own.” Winner of England's The Penguin Guide’s highest accolade in 1994 — the Rosette. |
“riveting performance …highly imaginative and stylistically faithful to Vivaldi.” The Sunday Times |
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Johann Sebastian Bach Analekta J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 70 & 154; |
“If there's a better countertenor in the world than Daniel Taylor, he keeps himself well hidden...the beauty of his sound and especially his phrasing are extraordinary.” Richard Todd, Ottawa Citizen |
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“Lamon is a true virtuoso. There are few better baroque violinists in the world today…” Continuo |
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“[John Abberger’s] playing is meticulous, exquisite and musically sensitive...” WholeNote Magazine |
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Ludwig Van Beethoven Analekta Tafelmusik is grateful to Scott & Ellen Hand and Thomas Bogart & Kathy Tamaki for their support of this recording. |
“Tafelmusik has finally caught up with a composer whose music they seem, in retrospect, to have been destined to play.” Robert Everett-Green, The Globe and Mail
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Gloria In Excelsis Deo (2007) SMCD 5244 CBC Records Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir Ann Monoyios, soprano; Matthew White, countertenor; Colin Ainsworth, tenor Directed by Ivars Taurins |
“Superb choral singing….the choir is unbeatable – ensemble, blend, balance, phrasing, diction and style are wonderful…Happy silver anniversary and best wishes for many more to come. Five stars.” Rick Phillips, Sound Advice, CBC Radio Two |
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Vivaldi L'estro armonico with Elizabeth Wallfisch Bonus DVD: The Four Seasons Mosaic Vivaldi's Four Seasons Reimagined (2007) AN 2 9835 Analekta 2008 JUNO Award Nominee - "Classical Album of the Year: Large Ensemble " |
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ORCHESTRAL CHOICE OF THE MONTH - "Great energy derived from crisp articulation…Tafelmusik’s 13 strings, impeccably in tune, create a taut ensemble while slow movements are treated to beautifully expressive playing…an irresistible buy.” BBC Music Magazine. 2008 |
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“Scintillating, dynamic, articulate and vibrant….nothing short of phenomenal” Classics Today |
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Mozart Symphonies Nos. 40 & 41 AN 2 9834 Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra; Jeanne Lamon, Music Director
Many thanks to Scott & Ellen Hand and Gordon & Pamela Henderson for their support of this recording.
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Tafelmusik's first children's CD! For detailed information about this amazing recording, click here to visit Analekta's website.
As part of a partnership between Analekta and the Coalition for Music Education in Canada, Analekta will donate $1 from each CD sold in Canada to the Coalition, whose mandate is to help ensure that Canadian children have access to music education. To find out more, go to http://www.weallneedmusic.ca.
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Baroque Adventure: The Quest for Arundo Donax AN 2 9832 Analekta 2006 JUNO Award Winner - "Children's Album of the Year" |
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Compilation Concerti Virtuosi (2005) AN 2 9815 Analekta 2006 JUNO Award Nominee - "Classical Album of the Year: Large Ensemble " |
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Compilation 2005 JUNO Award Winner - "Classical Album of the Year: Vocal or Choral Performance" |
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Ludwig Van Beethoven Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 5 &6 (2005) AN 2 9831 Analekta Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra; Jeanne Lamon, Music Director 2006 JUNO Award Winner - "Classical Album of the Year: Large Ensemble " As featured on CBC Radio 2 Tempo's "Beethoven on the Red Carpet" week, Sept. 14-18, 2009 during the Toronto International Film Festival. This recording was made with the support of Scott & Ellen Hand. |
