Tafelmusik has two new releases this season: Vivaldi L’estro armonico (Analekta) featuring violinist Elizabeth Wallfisch and Gloria in Excelsis (CBC Records) featuring the Tafelmusik Chamber Choir.
Tafelmusik has a comprehensive discography of over 70 recordings on the Analekta, CBC Records, Sony Classical, Collegium, Hyperion and BMG Classics labels. 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.
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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 " 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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Released by Analekta for North American distribution.
Released on Sony/BMG's Deutsche Harmonia Mundi label for European and Asian distribution. |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Mozart Symphonies Nos. 40 & 41 (2006) 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. |
Tafelmusik's first children's CD! For detailed information about this amazing recording, visit www.analekta.com/tafelkids.
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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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 " |
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*Nominated for a 2004 Juno Award: Classical Album of the Year: Large Ensemble or Soloist with Large Ensemble Accompaniment
To learn more about the life and music of Joseph Boulogne, Le Chevalier Saint Georges, also known as "Le Mozart Noir", visit Media Headquarter's website www.lemozartnoir.com
Media Headquarters' Le Mozart Noir - Reviving A Legend, a fascinating performance art documentary featuring the Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, had its Canadian premiere on CBC Television (March 6, 2003), and has since been broadcast by PBS(U.S.A.), BBC (Britain), ARTV and TV5 (France), ABC (Australia) as well as broadcasters in the Netherlands, Finland and Israel.
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Jean-Philippe Rameau CBC Records 2005 Grammy Award Nominee for Best Small Ensemble Performance (with or without Conductor) **WINNER** |
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*Nominated for a 2004 Juno Award: Classical Album of the Year: Large Ensemble or Soloist with Large Ensemble Accompaniment.
"DISK OF THE MONTH - There is a compelling ardour to these sprightly performances, particularly so in the thrilling renditions of the joyous passages for trumpets, timpani and oboes that enervate the Third and Fourth Suites. This is a recording to treasure."
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Compilation *Winner - 2003 Opus award for Best Choral Recording |
*Nominated for a 2004 Juno Award: Classical Album of the Year: Vocal or Choral Performance
"Five stars out of five. This is a ravishing all-French program of mostly acapella choral works. It would be difficult to start playing this collection and not play it straight through."
