Stephen Tharp’s newest CD release, the Complete Organ Works of Jeanne Demessieux on Aeolus Recordings, has been awarded the Preis der Deutschen Schallplatten Kritik, Germany’s top critic’s prize for recordings. Established in 1963, the award was “inaugurated to set the most rigorous standards for achievement in the field of recording, comprising 114 music critics, writers and editors from German speaking countries.”
Prizes are awarded based on the excellence of interpretation, outstanding creativity and the importance of the repertoire. The current winners list also includes soprano Cecilia Bartoli, the Philadelphia Orchestra (Christoph Eschenbach, conductor), Bach Collegium Japan (Masaaki Suzuki, director), and pianist Marc-André Hamelin.
This is this recording’s second award this year. In February, Diapason classical music magazine in France awarded the release its Diapason 5 high rating for excellence. That and other reviews can be seen on Tharp’s website: www.stephentharp.com. The Complete Organ Works of Jeanne Demessieux is available in the USA from JAV Recordings at www.pipeorgancds.com.
