SCHINDLER'S LIST
ATMA Classique / ACD2 2579 - ©2009
Release : March 2009

Recorded with the Symphony Orchestra of Bienne in Switzerland in March 2008, Alexandre Da Costa illuminates all the beauty of John William's masterpiece with his composition for the movie "Shindler's List " (Steven Spielberg) which won the Oscar of the best original music in 1993.

This story, full of nobility in the heart of the big tragedy of the Holocaust, allows to create a dramatic music as well as aspects of the tenderness and the nostalgia for the Jews of this time.

Furthermore, with the Swiss-American composer Ernest Bloch whose Jewish origins are a big source of inspiration, the Hebraic Suite for violin and orchestra presents us a solemn, stormy and tragic style and, at the same time, tinged with contemplation. Marc Pantillon on the piano adds his touch with the Grosso Concerto in the baroque style. Alexandre plays on Stradivarius "Di Barbaro" 1727 and a Sartory bow, lent by Canimex.

	Suite Schindler's list for violin and orchestra
	John Williams (1932-)
1	Theme		4:19
2	Krakow - Jewish Town		4:58
3	Remembrances		6:05
	Hebraic Suite for violin et orchestra
	Ernest Bloch (1880-1959)
1	Rhapsody		6:19
2	Processional		2:33
3	Affirmation		3:26
	Gross Concerto No.1 for string orchestra and piano
	Ernest Bloch (1880-1959)
1	Prelude: Allegro energico e pesante		2:53
2	Dirge: Andante moderato		7:25
3	Pastorale and Rustic Dances: Assai lento		7:14
4	Fugue: Allegro		6:05

LES GRANDS CLASSIQUES D’EDGAR
Productions Octave Inc. / OCT 2 6956 - ©2009
Release : February 2009

In this album, LES GRANDS CLASSIQUES D’EDGAR - LA MUSIQUE ROMANTIQUE, Edgar Fruitier offers wonderful and enchanting masterpieces from the romantic period performed by the greatest musicians, conductors and orchestras of all time . Deep, fascinating and mysterious music on 6 CD devoted to the human passion and wildest dreams.

Furthermore, Edgar Fruitier offers us the best: this immortal music and new recordings of the two greatest artists recognized and acclaimed throughout the world: Alexandre Da Costa (Valses & Miniatures) and Wonny Song (Clair de Lune).

LES GRANDS CLASSIQUES D’EDGAR - La Musique Romantique, a logical and audacious result: the quintessence of the classical music.

VALSES ET MINIATURES
Octave Classique Inc. / OCT 2 6957 - ©2009
Release : February 2009

Alexandre da Costa plays Fritz Kreisler’s original compositions and arrangements with the Canimex Ensemble, a string ensemble composed of some of the finest string players in Canada and conducted by Jean-François Rivest. Da Costa used 4 different Stradivarius violins from the Canimex collection for the recording and many of the players also played on prestigious instruments from this same collection.

	Valses et Miniatures
	Fritz Kreisler
1	Liebenslied
2	Schön Rosmarin
3	Liebesfreud
4	La vida breve (Manuel de Falla)
5	La Gitane
6	Dans Espagnole (Enrique Granados)
7	Tango (Isaac Albeniz)
8	Prélude et Allegro
9	Tambourin Chinois
10	Polichinelle
11	Caprice Viennois
12	Syncopation
13	Recitativo & Scherzo
14	Petite valse pour piano solo

MUSICA PORTUGESA
ATMA Classique / A-CD 2 2578 - ©2007
Release : November 2007

Alexandre Da Costa's debut ATMA recording is a salute to his roots and features music by two Portuguese composers, Armando José Fernandes and Luís de Freitas Branco. The latter’s Sinfonia is representative of the Neoclassical style that contributed to a renaissance in Portuguese concert music. Fernandes’ violin concerto was composed in 1948 and is the perfect vehicle to demonstrate Da Costa’s superb talent.

	Concerto for violin and orchestra en E (1948)
	Fernandes, Armando José
1	Allegro Assai		12:17
2	Scherzo Allegreto		3:55
3	Andantino sostenuto		9:10
4	Finale : Molto vivace		5:54
	Symphony No. 2 in b-flat
	Freitas Branco, Luis
5	Andante		13:02
6	Andantino con moto		10:24
7	Allegro vivace		8:25
8	Adagio		10:38

BRUCH CONCERTO
Disques XXI-21 / XXI-CD 2 1552 - ©2006

Canadian violinist Alexandre da Costa has joined forces with the Orchestre de la francophonie canadienne under its young conductor Jean-Philippe Tremblay, on this exciting recording of Max Bruch’s Concerto for Violin No. 1: a live recording produced during the Summer of 2005 by Radio-Canada’s Espace Musique at the Festival Classique des Hautes-Laurentides, Mont-Laurier, Québec, Canada.

	Concerto for violin and orchestra in g, op. 26 (1868)
	Bruch, Max
1	Vorspiel: Allegro moderato
2	Adagio
3	Finale: Allegro energico

LE QUATTRO STAGIONI
Disques XXI-21 / XXI-CD 2 1528 - ©2006

Following his critically acclaimed recording of Freitas Branco’s Violin Concerto (10/10 Classics Today, Classical Recording of the Year in Canada), Alexandre Da Costa presents his fiery version of Vivaldi’s Le Quattro Stagioni. This recording was made in Vienna at the Konzerthaus with the Wiener Concert-Verein under Christian Schulz. Da Costa and Vivaldi: an event not to be missed.

EXTREMADURA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Disques XXI-21 / XXI-CD 2 1521 - ©2006

10/10 ClassicsToday.com

Canadian violonist Alexandre Da Costa and the Extremadura Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Maestro Jesus Amigo, present a first recording of rarely performed or recorded works by Portugese composers Luís Freitas Branco (1890-1955) and Joly Braga Santos (1924-1988).

This "100%-Portugal" CD is the beginning of a series with Da Costa and the Extremadura Symphony Orchestra.

SOLITARIO
Disques XXI-21 / XXI-CD 2 1507 - ©2005

Recorded in 2004, Alexandre Da Costa’s latest release features solo violin works from masters such as J.S. Bach (Sonata no.1) and E. Ysaye (Sonata no.2), as well as two modern works by two Canadian composers, Robert Lafond (Solitario) and André Prévost (Improvisation).

Alexandre Da Costa recorded on the 1689 "Baumgartner" Stradivarius, courtesy of the Canadian Council for the Arts.

MOZART DUOS FOR VIOLIN & VIOLA
Disques XXI-21 / XXI-CD 2 1479 - ©2004

Recorded in Vienna in April 2004, Da Costa and Frohn present a version of Mozart’s duos KV. 423 & 424 for violin and viola. We can also hear 6 extracts from Mozart’s opera "The Magic Flute" arranged for violin and viola, as well as the Haendel/Halvorsen Passacaglia. Christian Frohn is first solo viola at the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra.

Alexandre Da Costa recorded on the 1689 "Baumgartner" Stradivarius, courtesy of the Canadian Council for the Arts.

TCHAIKOVSKY VIOLIN CONCERTO
Disques XXI-21 / XXI-CD 2 1477 - ©2004

Recorded in March 2003, Alexandre Da Costa delivers on CD a brilliant performance of the Tchaikovsky Concerto for violin and orchestra, accompanied by the State Philharmonic Orchestra of Arad conducted by Viennese conductor Christian Schulz. The Ysaye 3^rd solo violin sonata completes this recording.

ESPAÑA
Disques XXI-21 / XXI-CD 2 1423 - ©2003

This disc was recorded in August 2001 and pays tribute to Manuel de Falla, Joaquín Turina, Isaac Albéniz, Joaquín Nin and Enrique Granados. It is typical Spanish repertoire inspired from the Andalusian tradition. Many of the pieces heard on this CD were recorded for the first time.

HENDRIX - McCARTNEY - YSAY
Disques XXI-21 / XXI-CD 2 1422 - ©2002

There are many tribute recordings to Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970), in rock, jazz and other styles, but in this recording, Alexandre Da Costa uses the class and magic of classical piano and violin to explore these extraordinary melodies born from a soul-burning guitar.

A Leaf is Sir Paul McCartney’s second composition in the classical idiom and was conceived for solo piano. As of today, Alexandre Da Costa’s rendition is certainly the best recording of this work.

ALEXANDRE DA COSTA
Disques Amberola / AMBC-CD 7101 - ©1998

Alexandre Da Costa’s first CD was recorded in 1998 and is dedicated to Robert Schumann and Pierre-Max Dubois for their works for piano, and to Pablo de Sarasate, Camille Saint-Saëns and Vittorio Monti for their works for violin. Lorraine Prieur is the accompanist on this CD.