JOSEPH CANTELOUBE
Canteloube: Songs Of The Auvergne [24 numbers] Netania Davrath (Soprano) / Orchestra conducted by Pierre De La Roche [ ALTO / CD - released 20/Oct/2017 ] "The Chants d'Auvergne are not easy to sing and demand a well-trained voice. But Canteloube did not want them to be sung in an overtly operatic fashion; he preferred an earthier, more unaffected approach. And that is the great glory of Netania... |
J. S. BACH
Bach, J.S. - Brandenburg Concertos, Keyboard Concertos, Violin Concertos, Orchestral Suites Orchestre de Chambre, Jean-Francois Paillard, with Jean-Pierre Rampal, Marie-Claire Alain, Maurice André, etc [ Erato / 15 CD Box Set - released 25/Mar/2022 ] "Full of life, and I enjoyed them immensely. I recommend this release wholeheartedly" - MusicWeb on the Orchestral Suites |
PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tchaikovsky: Les Concertos Peter Donohoe, Sylvia Kersenbaum, Georges Cziffra (piano) Leonide Kogan (violin) Pierre Fournier (cello) / Bournemouth Symphony, Philharmonia Orchestr [ EMI Classics / 2 CD Box Set - released 1/Mar/1993 ] "These are distinguished interpretations, in which Donohoe's staggering technique is sensitively supported by the Bournemouth Symphony." (Gramophone on the Donohoe) |
BELA BARTOK
Béla Bartók - The Hungarian Soul Pierre Amoyal, James Conlon, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Sakari Oramo, Franz Welser-Möst, Mariss Jansons, Constantin Silvestri, András Schiff, Iván Fischer [ Warner Classics / 20 CD Box Set - released 1/Oct/2021 ] Béla Bartók is regarded as one of the greatest composers of the twentieth century, the creator of a body of works as immense as it is complex. He was passionate about Hungarian folk music and carried out serious ethnological research in the field. |
BEETHOVEN / FAURE / FRANCK / CHAUSSON / PIERNE / etc
Pierre Barbizet - The Complete Erato & HMV Recordings Pierre Barbizet (piano) with Christian Ferras (violin), Jean-Pierre Rampal (flute), Quatuor Parrenin, etc [ Warner Classics / 14 CD Box Set - released 13/Nov/2020 ] Best known as the duo partner of violinist Christian Ferras, Pierre Barbizet was notable for bringing integrity, vitality and generosity to all his music-making. |
CORELLI / TELEMANN / RAMEAU
Le Concert Spirituel Pierre Hamon (flauto) Erico Onofri (violino concertino) / Le Concert des Nations / Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox / Hybrid SACD - released 20/May/2010 ] "The selection of pieces is splendidly varied and expressively wide-ranging, and the performances are absolutely stunning. Outstanding!" (10/10 ClassicsToday Oct 2010) |
FRANCIS POULENC
Poulenc: Chamber Music Vol. 4 (Incls 'Le Bal masque') Pierre Laniau (Guitar) Alexandre Tharaud (Piano) Franck Leguerinel (Baritone) / Jean Delescluse [ Naxos / CD - released 15/May/2001 ] The continuing series of Poulenc's chamber music |
CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Impressions: The Sound of Debussy Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Jean-Pierre Armengaud, Michel Beroff, Renaud Capucon, Philippe Cassard, Aldo Ciccolini, Andres Cluytens, Natalie Dessay, etc [ Warner Classics / 3 CD - released 1/Jan/2017 ] "Hugely impressive Debussy performances, making him still sound modern today" Editor's Choice Gramophone magazine (Nov 2003) on the Pierre-Laurent Aimard 'Images' |
OLIVIER MESSIAEN
Messiaen: Catalogue d'Oiseaux Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano) [ Pentatone SACD / 3 Hybrid SACD - released 9/Mar/2018 ] "It's hard to imagine the textures having greater impact or precision, or the continuity and discontinuity being projected with greater concentration…Not a single sound emerges with indifference." Gramophone |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Complete Piano Concertos Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano) / Chamber Orchestra Of Europe, Nikolaus Harnoncourt [ Teldec / Warner Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 24/Feb/2003 ] "Readings of purposeful spontaneity which do justice to both the lyrical and the epic." Editor's Choice Gramophone April 2003 |
ELLIOTT CARTER
Carter: Late Works Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano) Isabelle Faust (violin) Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello) Colin Currie (percussion) / Birmingham Contemporary Music [ Ondine / CD - released 10/Oct/2017 ] "Carter's very last, centenarian works...prove concise, poetic and delightfully mischievous as ever." BBC Music Award WINNER 2018 - Jury Award - Premiere |
GYORGY LIGETI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Ligeti Project vol. 1 Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano) Schonberg Ensemble, ASKO Ensemble Reinbert De Leeuw (conductor) [ Teldec / CD - released 19/Oct/2003 ] This first of a projected five-disc series of Ligeti's music is an essential disc of indispensable music, brilliantly performed and recorded. |
YVES PRIN
Prin: Dioscures / Ephemeres / Le souffle d'Iris Pierre-Yves Artaud (flute) / Philippe Graffin (violin) / Pascal Post (clarinet) / Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France [ Naxos 21st Century Classics / CD - released 1/Jan/2002 ] French contemporary music from Naxos |
CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Claude Debussy: The Complete Works Quatuor Ebene, Martha Argerich, Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Samson François, Renaud Capuçon, Natalie Dessay, André Cluytens, François-Xavier Roth, etc [ Warner Classics / 33 CD Box Set - released 13/Feb/2018 ] This 33-CD set, comprising outstanding recordings selected by Debussy experts, exemplifies the depth and breadth of the Warner Classics catalogue and the label's commitment to producing comprehensive landmark editions of the highest quality. |
J. S. BACH
Bach For My Baby Ralph Kirshbaum (cello), Piotr Anderszewski (piano), Taverner Choir & Players, Andrew Parrott, Pierre Hantaï (harpsichord), English Chamber Orchestra [ Warner Classics / Erato Classics / CD - released 1/Sep/2017 ] The music most people call "classical"--works by composers such as Bach, Beethoven, or Mozart--is different from music such as rock and country. Classical music has a more complex musical structure. Babies as young as 3 months can pick out that... |
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Flute Quartets Jean-Pierre Rampal (flute) / Trio Pasquier [ Aura / 2 CD ] Recorded in 1982 |
HECTOR BERLIOZ
Berlioz: La Damnation De Faust [recorded in 1959] (2 CDs plus Blu-ray audio) Richard Verreau, Consuelo Rubio, Michel Roux, Pierre Mollet / Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux, Igor Markevitch [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD/Blu-ray Disc - released 19/Jul/2019 ] 2-CDs + Blu-ray Audio disc. Presenting Igor Markevitch's searing 1959 reading of Berlioz's La Damnation de Faust with the Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux and a cast led by the impressive Richard Verreau. |
BACH FAMILY / WASSENAER / COUPERIN / VIVALDI / etc
Karl Munchinger - The Baroque Legacy Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Members of L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Karl Munchinger, with Jean-Pierre Rampal, flute [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 8 CD Box Set - released 1/Nov/2019 ] A newly remastered treasury of Baroque ensemble music from Gabrieli to Haydn, including several recordings receiving their first international CD release. The Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra was founded by Karl Münchinger in 1946, and it was only... |
W. A. MOZART
50 Best Mozart Classics [3 CDs special price] Thomas Allen, Cheryl Studer, Daniel Barenboim, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Sabine Meyer, Neville Marriner, etc [ Warner Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Jun/2019 ] All the greatest works of Amadeus Mozart performed by teh world's top soloists and performers. |
J.. S. BACH
Bach's Adagios Jean Pierre Rampal, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Marie-Claire Alain, Monica Huggett, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Cyprien Katsaris, etc [ Erato / 2 CD - released 29/Jun/1998 ] Beautiful Adagios and slow movements from the vast Bach catalogue |