With the renowned oboist Alexei Ogrintchouk the Rotterdam Chamber Orchestra, under the direction of Conrad van Alphen, records the reconstruction of Beethoven’s sketches of the second movement of his oboe concerto.

Sinfonia Rotterdam, Doelen Quartet and Arjan Woudenberg record with Conrad van Alphen the “Kammerkonzert” for clarinet, string quartet and orchestra by Karl Amadeus Hartmann. An excellent recording made in De Doelen in Rotterdam and produced by Cybele.

“Ein Auftritt voller Leidenschaft! Das ging los mit furios gehämmerten Eingangs-Signalen und endete im Schluss-Spurt mit einer rasanten Stretta. Dirigent Conrad van Alphen gönnte sich allenfalls im Schluss des Andante eine schöne Ruhepause, um freilich im dritten Satz speziell die Celli und Kontrabässe mit atemberaubendem Tempo herauszufordern”
General Anzeiger

Well known bassoon concertos by Vivaldi flanked by compositions of Villa Lobos and DuPuy result in a premiere recording by Dutch composer Olthuis, making this disc produced by Brilliant Classics a first choice for bassoon concertos from all genres.

During 2006, the centenary year commemorating the birth of Shostakovich, Conrad van Alphen held the position of chief conductor in Kislovodsk, Russia. With sound engineer Piotr at his side reading the score of his father and legendary conductor Kiril Kondrashin, Conrad conducts a concert registration of the monumental 7th Symphony of Dmitry Shostakovich “Leningrad”.

With the famous guitar duo “Katona Twins” Conrad recorded the Concerto Madrigal by Rodrigo for Channel Classics. This disc was not only excellently reviewed but was editors choice in the Gramophone Magazine.

On the well known label Telarc Conrad recorded the famous serenades and suites of Grieg, Dvorák and Elgar with the Rotterdam Chamber Orchestra.

“What a lovely sound they produce. Listen to the warm glow given off in the opening Moderato movement of the Dovrák”
Gramophone Magazine

“The eighth quartet has been over recorded, but this account is one to reckon with.The tenth quartet is even finer”
Gramophone Magazine

On Talent Records Conrad van Alphen conducts the WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln in premiere recordings of the four piano concerto’s written by Ferdinand Hérold. Soloist is the French pianist Angeline Pondepeyre.

“…a truly outstanding set of all four of Herold’s piano concertos.”
American Record Guide