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The Hanover Band, Mary Verney - Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 1, Piano Concerto No. 1 (1983)

Posted By: ArlegZ
The Hanover Band, Mary Verney - Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 1, Piano Concerto No. 1 (1983)

The Hanover Band, Mary Verney - Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 1, Piano Concerto No. 1 (1983)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 225 Mb | Total time: 60:09 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Nimbus Records | # NI 5003 | Recorded: 1982

For the first time it is possible to present the orchestra music os Beethoven to the listening public of today in a form which he would recognise. For the Hanover Band is an orchestra of 29 specialist performers on late 18th-century instruments, a classical orchestra modelled in size and type on the Burgtheater orchestra in theVienna of 1800 which Beethoven engaged for the premiere of these two works.

Roy Goodman, The Hanover Band - Gioacchino Rossini: William Tell and other Overtures (1995)

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Roy Goodman, The Hanover Band - Gioacchino Rossini: William Tell and other Overtures (1995)

Roy Goodman, The Hanover Band - Gioacchino Rossini: William Tell and other Overtures (1995)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 300 Mb | Total time: 63:48 | Scans included
Classical | Label: RCA Victor Red Seal | # 09026-68139-2 | Recorded: 1994

There isn't exactly a shortage of Rossini overture recordings on the market, but there are surprisingly few of them done on period instruments in historically informed performances. For the past couple of decades the two leading contenders in this specialized field have been Roy Goodman's recording with the Hanover Band, reissued here by Newton Classics, and Roger Norrington's renditions with the London Classical Players on EMI (now Warner Classics). Of the two, Norrington is probably the more refined, more cultured, but I've never been entirely sure that was what every prospective buyer of a period-instruments recording wanted. Goodman's accounts appear just as well played but a bit more rustic and bucolic. It's good to have them back in this mid-priced release.

The Hanover Band & Andrew Arthur - J.S. Bach: Harpsichord Concertos (2023)

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The Hanover Band & Andrew Arthur - J.S. Bach: Harpsichord Concertos (2023)

The Hanover Band & Andrew Arthur - J.S. Bach: Harpsichord Concertos (2023)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 428 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 157 Mb | 01:08:32
Classical | Label: Signum Classics

“JS Bach’s seven concertos for solo harpsichord & strings, occupy a significant place in the history of music, marking as they do the origin of the keyboard concerto genre. Collectively, they encompass the gamut of Baroque rhetorical expression; indeed, leaving aside the six ground- breaking ‘Brandenburg’ Concerts avec plusieurs instruments, it is difficult to think of a more diverse, revolutionary and technically refined set of instrumental concertos from the Baroque period” - Andrew Arthur

Anthony Halstead, The Hanover Band - Johann Christian Bach: Complete Symphonies Concertantes [6CDs] (2007)

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Anthony Halstead, The Hanover Band - Johann Christian Bach: Complete Symphonies Concertantes [6CDs] (2007)

Anthony Halstead, The Hanover Band - Johann Christian Bach: Complete Symphonies Concertantes [6CDs] (2007)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue & Log) ~ 1,61 Gb | Total time: 352:25 | Scans included
Classical | Label: CPO | # 777 292-2 | Recorded: 1995-2001

The German label CPO, consistently dedicated to underappreciated music, has brought along many recordings of unfamiliar works ranging in status from central to the literature to wholly unworthy of revival. One of the most distinguished, and consequential, projects that CPO has undertaken is its recording of the complete Symphonies Concertantes of Johann Christian Bach as performed by the Hanover Band under Anthony Halstead.

Anthony Halstead, The Hanover Band - Johann Christian Bach: Complete Keyboard Concertos [6CDs] (2002)

Posted By: ArlegZ
Anthony Halstead, The Hanover Band - Johann Christian Bach: Complete Keyboard Concertos [6CDs] (2002)

Anthony Halstead, The Hanover Band - Johann Christian Bach: Complete Keyboard Concertos (2002)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue & Log) ~ 1,78 Gb | Total time: 371:19 | Scans included
Classical | Label: CPO | # 999 930-2 | Recorded: 1994-1996, 1998-1999

These splendid performances from Anthony Halstead directing the Hanover Band from the keyboard are appealingly fluent, full of flair and vitality… His solo playing is very persuasive and the result is delightfully intimate.

Anthony Halstead, The Hanover Band - Johann Christian Bach: Complete Opera Overtures (2003)

Posted By: ArlegZ
Anthony Halstead, The Hanover Band - Johann Christian Bach: Complete Opera Overtures (2003)

Anthony Halstead, The Hanover Band - Johann Christian Bach: Complete Opera Overtures (2003)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue & Log) ~ 868 Mb | Total time: 176:57 | Scans included
Classical | Label: CPO | # 999 963-2 | Recorded: 1994, 1996, 2000

The brief biographical note duplicated in each of the three booklets (these CDs were previously available separately and were recorded over several years) tell a rather sad tale of yet another famous and successful composer destined to die young, in debt, and unmourned by a hard-hearted public. That he was a close friend of none other than Mozart for twenty years of his short life draws the parallel still closer. It is too easy to see the post J.S.Bach period as one consisting of a gap followed by Haydn and Mozart. In fact the sons of Bach included several very fine musicians indeed; Johann Christian is one, with the other most significant being Carl Philipp Emanuel. These two have only to be heard to alert the listener to their importance. Sons of Bach they may have been, but clones they were not.

The Hanover Band & Andrew Arthur - JS Bach: Harpsichord Concertos, BWV 1052, 1054, 1055 & 1058 (2022)

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The Hanover Band & Andrew Arthur - JS Bach: Harpsichord Concertos, BWV 1052, 1054, 1055 & 1058 (2022)

The Hanover Band & Andrew Arthur - JS Bach: Harpsichord Concertos, BWV 1052, 1054, 1055 & 1058 (2022)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 420 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 161 Mb | Digital booklet | 01:09:05
Classical | Label: Signum Classics

“JS Bach’s seven concertos for solo harpsichord & strings, BWV 1052-1058, occupy a significant place in the history of music, marking as they do the origin of the keyboard concerto genre. Collectively, they encompass the gamut of Baroque rhetorical expression; indeed, leaving aside the six ground-breaking ‘Brandenburg’ Concerts avec plusieurs instruments, it is difficult to think of a more diverse, revolutionary and technically refined set of instrumental concertos from the Baroque period” – Andrew Arthur

Nathalie Stutzmann, Roy Goodman, The Hanover Band - Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantatas Nos. 54, 82, 170 (1996)

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Nathalie Stutzmann, Roy Goodman, The Hanover Band - Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantatas Nos. 54, 82, 170 (1996)

Nathalie Stutzmann, Roy Goodman, The Hanover Band - Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantatas Nos. 54, 82, 170 (1996)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 259 Mb | Total time: 60:15 | Scans included
Classical | Label: RCA Victor Red Seal | # 09026 62655 2 | Recorded: 1994

Nathalie Stutzmann is regarded as one of the most remarkable musical personalities of our time and one of a few genuine contralto voices.

Anthony Halstead, Hanover Band - Johann Sebastian Bach: The Brandenburg Concertos (2004)

Posted By: ArlegZ
Anthony Halstead, Hanover Band - Johann Sebastian Bach: The Brandenburg Concertos (2004)

Anthony Halstead, Hanover Band - Johann Sebastian Bach: The Brandenburg Concertos (2004)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 471 Mb | Total time: 43:47+48:58 | Scans included
Classical | Label: EMI | 5 86043 2 | Recorded: 1992

Listeners used to the Hanover Band will need no prompting to buy this excellent series of performances, excellently recorded. They avoid some of the more quirky and, to some, off-putting aspects of period performance. There are no ugly bulges of tone and wirey shafts of under-nourished violin tone. The wind and brass play bang in tune and the instruments are fully under the control of these top players.

Nathalie Stutzmann, Roy Goodman, The Hanover Band - Handel: Opera Arias (2005)

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Nathalie Stutzmann, Roy Goodman, The Hanover Band - Handel: Opera Arias (2005)

Nathalie Stutzmann, Roy Goodman, The Hanover Band - Handel: Opera Arias (2005)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 293 Mb | Total time: 68:42 | Scans included
Classical | Label: RCA | 09026 61205 2 | Recorded: 1991

The contralto Nathalie Stutzmann was not yet 30 years of age when she made this extraordinarily dramatic recording of arias from Handels Italian operas. It showcases her impressive depth of tone, a voice of tremendous indeed, in these days, almost unrivalled projection that inevitably brings to mind the great contraltos of yore from Clara Butt to Marian Anderson. Stutzmann was, and remains, however, an entirely modern artist, who has continued to innovate in her choice of repertoire and musical partners.