A. VIVALDI / J. S. BACH
Vivaldi / Bach: Magnificat & Concerti Pierre Hantaï (clavecin solo) / Le Concert des Nations / La Capella Reial de Catalunya / Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox SACD + DVD / 2 Hybrid SACD/DVD - released 15/Feb/2015 ] "with performers of this calibre…the performances were always going to be impressive. All fans of Savall will want the set." (Early Music Review) |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Suites Pour Clavecin Pierre Hantaï (harpsichord) [ Mirare / CD - released 20/Nov/2020 ] GRAMOPHONE Award Nomination 2021 - Instrumental |
COUPERIN
Pieces for Viol Pierre HantaA¯ (harpsichord) & Eduardo EgAez (theorbo, guitar) [ Mirare / CD - released 1/Nov/2008 ] "Philippe Pierlot and his ensemble draw out the dark drama of this music in performances that fuse lyricis, with visceral intensity." BBC Music Magazine, August 2008 ***** |
J.S. BACH
Goldberg Variations Pierre Hantai (harpsichord) [ Mirare / CD - released 18/Feb/2004 ] 1001 Classical recordings to hear before you die (1700-1760) - "A rewarding conjunction of heart and mind." BBC Music Magazine (Recording of the Month) |
Pierre Moerlen's Gong
Downwind [ Esoteric Recordings / CD - released 29/Nov/2010 ] |
Pierre Moerlen's Gong
Time is the Key [ Esoteric Recordings / CD - released 29/Nov/2010 ] |
NICOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade Op 35 (rec 1954) / Le Coq d'Or [The Golden Cockerel] Suite Pierre Nerini (violin) / Paris Conservatoire Orchestra / L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande / Ernest Ansermet [ Australian Decca SBS Eloquence / CD - released 1/Aug/2008 ] While Ansermet's stereo Suisse Romande recording of Scheherazade is well-known and has been frequently reissued, his early (1954) Paris Conservatoire Orchestra recording of this piece is a relative rarity and here receives its first CD outing on... |
Pierre Rameau & Orchestra
Romeo And Juliet [ Naxos / CD ] |
GABRIEL FAURE
Faure: Barcarolles / Ballade Pierre-Alain Volondat (piano) [ Naxos / CD ] "Volondat displays poetry and sensitivity, adding introversion or passion as appropriate. With more Faure and works by Franck and Dukas to come, Volondat promises to be a valuable addition to the Naxos stable." BBC Music |
GABRIEL FAURE
Faure: Piano works Pierre-Alain Volondat (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Nov/1999 ] |
GABRIEL FAURE
Faure: Four Hand Piano Music Pierre-Alain Volondat, Patrick de Hooge (pianos) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jan/2007 ] Faure's musical language bridged a gap between the romanticism of the nineteenth century and the world of music that had appeared with the new century, developing and evolving, but retaining its own fundamental characteristics. |
MOZART / BEETHOVEN / RAVEL / BERG / REICH / CARTER / etc
The Pierre-Laurent Aimard Collection Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano) with various orchestras & performers [ Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 4/May/2009 ] |
NOTE BY NOTE
Note by Note - The Making of the Steinway Pierre-Laurent Aimard / Harry Connick Jr. / Helene Grimaud / Hank Jones / Lang Lang [ BBC / DVD - released 10/Sep/2008 ] G - A feature-length independent documentary that follows the creation of a Steinway concert grand, #L1037 - from forest floor to concert hall. |
J.S. BACH
Bach: The Art of Fugue 'Die Kunst der Fuge' Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 21/Mar/2008 ] "Once again Pierre-Laurent Aimard demonstrates that he is not only one of the most technically gifted pianists around today, he is also one of the most intelligent. Musical intellect shines through every bar in this account of The Art of Fugue, as... |
SCHUMANN
Carnival / Etudes Symphoniques Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano) [ Warner Classics / CD - released 1/Dec/2006 ] "On his own, Aimard combines virtuoso panache with a limpid touch." Daily Telegraph, Jan 2005 |
MESSIAEN
Hommage A Messiaen (Incls 'Preludes pour piano') Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 11/Aug/2008 ] "Aimard achieves insight through clarity, a quality aided by superb sound-recording, with a rich range of meticulously graded dynamic levels, and just the right amount of space and resonance around the instrument." Gramophone Magazine, November 2008 |
CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Debussy: Images / Etudes Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano) [ Warner Classics / CD - released 13/Feb/2004 ] "Hugely impressive Debussy performances, making him still sound modern today" Editor's Choice Gramophone magazine (Nov 2003) |
GYORGY LIGETI
Ligeti: Music for Piano (includes Etudes for piano) Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano) [ Sony Ligeti Edition Vol 3 / CD - released 29/Feb/2008 ] "Pierre-Laurent Aimard is Ligeti's ambassador extraordinaire, it would seem. His championship of the (now nineteen) Etudes has made audiences cheer around the world, and it is always a salutary experience to see as well as hear him negotiate these... |
DEBUSSY
Préludes - Books 1 & 2 (24, complete) Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 1/Nov/2012 ] "As you'd expect, Aimard's accounts of the 24 pieces are technically impeccable, whether articulating every rhythmic detail in La Danse de Puck, or perfectly layering the chordal accumulations of La Cathédrale Engloutie, but there is something matter... |
RAVEL
Piano Concertos / Miroirs Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano) / Cleveland Orchestra, Pierre Boulez [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 10/Mar/2011 ] "Aimard is a pianist completely immersed in the French repertoire of the 20th century and attuned to Ravel's particular sound world." (Gramophone Awards Shortlisted 2011) |