GLUCK
Gluck: Iphigénie en Aulide & Iphigénie en Tauride (complete operas recorded in 2011) BLU-RAY Véronique Gens / Mireille Delunsch / Les Musiciens du Louvre Grenoble & Chorus of De Nederlandse Opera, Marc Minkowski & Pierre Audi [ Opus Arte Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Feb/2013 ] "[von Otter] presents a deeply sympathetic character...[Gens's] Iphigenia is equally touching and just as beautifully sung...one or two [production] oddities are far outweighed by the intensity that Pierre Audi secures from his team" (Gramophone) |
BRAHMS / DVORAK / SMETANA / NICOLAI / MAHLER / WEBER / etc
Rafael Kubelík - Complete Decca Recordings Wiener Philharmoniker, Israel Philharmonic, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Rafael Kubelik, with Pierre Fournier (cello) [ Decca Eloquence / 12 CD Box Set - released 28/May/2021 ] Rafael Kubelik, the Czech conductor, was in every way a big man: tall and robust in physique, he was the most generous of human beings and he inspired devoted affection among his friends and colleagues. |
HECTOR BERLIOZ
Pierre Boulez conducts Berlioz (Incls 'Symphonie fantastique & Les Nuits d'ete) Yvonne Minton (mezzo-soprano) Stuart Burrows (tenor) / New York Philharmonic, London Symphony, BBC Symphony, Pierre Boulez [ Sony Classics / 4 CD Box Set - released 13/Mar/2020 ] Sony Classical is now making available all of their Berlioz recordings conducted by Pierre Boulez. All at a very attractive price. The recordings have all been remastered and remixed, and the box set is available at budget price. |
ERIK SATIE
Erik Satie - Old Sequins and Ancient Breastplates [Historial Recordings 1926-1961] Aldo Ciccolini, Francis Poulenc, William Masselos, Manuel Rosenthal, Igor Markevitch, Pierre Bernac, etc [ Cherry Red Records / 4 CD Box Set - released 9/Dec/2022 ] A four disc Box set collection of historic Satie recordings, ranging from the 1920's onwards. Including such rarities as Henri Sauguet's 'Socrate' for solo voice and orchestra; piano sets by William Masselos and Aldo Ciccolini. |
CHARLES IVES
Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 19 'Concord' / Three Quarter-Tone Pieces for Two Pianos Alexei Lubimov (piano), Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano) [ Warner Apex / CD - released 27/Jan/2003 ] Born in Moscow, Russian pianist Alexei Lubimov is counted among today's most outstanding pianists. His wide repertoire, dedication to principles and musical morals make him a most welcome exception on the music scene today. |
TRADITIONAL
Mediterranea: Troubadours songs Alla Francesca: Brigitte Lesne, vocal, Pierre Hamon, flute and Carlo Rizzo, tabors & vocal [ Zig Zag Territories / CD - released 1/Aug/2009 ] Troubadours songs; laude to the Virgin and estampies from trecento mingle with Sephardic lullabies and folksongs collected in Italy. They tell the stories of simple men and women of the Mediterranean world. Languages and music have survived to the... |
CLAUDE DEBUSSY / MAURICE RAVEL
Boulez Conducts Debussy and Ravel (6 CDs special price) Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo) Krystian Zimerman (piano) / London Symphony, Berlin Philharmonic, Cleveland Symphony, Pierre Boulez [ Deutsche Grammophon / 6 CD Box Set - released 20/Jun/2012 ] "Zimerman's pianism is self-recommending. His trills in the first movement of the G major Concerto are to die for, his passagework in the finale crystalclear, never hectic, always stylish. Boulez and the Clevelanders are immaculate and responsive"... |
Antoine Pierre, Urbex Electric
Suspended (Live at Flagey) [ Outnote Records / CD - released 11/Sep/2020 ] Suspended is Urbex's third album, but also the first live recording of this adventurous group formed five years ago. |
Antoine Pierre; Urbex Electric
Suspended: Live at Flagey (LP) [ Outnote Records / LP - released 11/Sep/2020 ] Suspended is Urbex's third album, but also the first live recording of this adventurous group formed five years ago. |
HEINRICH IGNAZ FRANZ BIBER
Requiem in F / etc Arsys Bourgogne. Pierre Cao [ Ambroisie / CD - released 1/Apr/2012 ] |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Vepres a Vienne Arsys Bourgogne / Pierre Cao / L'Arpeggiata / Christian Pluhar [ Ambroisie / CD - released 20/May/2009 ] Vespers at the Court of Charles VI in Vienna |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Flute Quartets / Oboe Quartet // Clarinet Quintet (with Schubert - String Quintet in C) Arthur Grumiaux (violin) William Bennett (flute), Pierre Pierlot (oboe) George Pieterson (clarinet) / Grumiaux Trio [ Philips SBS Eloquence / 2 CD - released 12/Dec/2009 ] Grumiaux was an inveterate chamber musician and together with his Grumiaux Trio as well as selected soloists, delivers sublime, unforced yet probing performances of Mozart and Schubert. |
BOULEZ / BERG / STRAVINSKY / HENZE / MESSIAEN / SCHOENBRG / etc
Boulez: Le Domaine Musical - 1956-1967 Various performers conducted by Pierre Boulez [ Deutsche Grammophon / 10 CD Box Set - released 10/Feb/2016 ] For the occasion of Pierre Boulez' 90th birthday on 26 March 2015, Universal Classics France present a revised and enhanced version of the former edition celebrating his years at the helm of Paris' legendary "Le Domaine Musical" concerts. Initially... |
Berliner Philharmoniker. Pierre Boulez
Ravel - Bolero; Ma Mere l'Oye; Une Barque sur l'ocaan; Alborada del Gracioso; etc [ DG SACD / 2 SACD - released 24/Sep/2004 ] Stereo & Surround Sound Hybrid SACD - playable on all Cd players |
Niccolò Jo
Te Deum D-Dur; Messe D-Dur Berry, Benacková, La Pierre, Meer; Prager Kammerchor, Virtuosi di Praga, Griffiths [ ORFEO / CD - released 15/Mar/2001 ] |
WAGNER
Pierre Monteux conducts Wagner Birgit Nilsson (soprano) / Concertgebouw Orchestra, Pierre Monteux [ Testament / 2 CD - released 20/Aug/2015 ] |
JEAN-BAPISTE LULLY / MARC-ANTOINE CHARPENTIER / JEAN HENRY d"ANGLEBERT / etc
Splendeurs de Versailles [10 CD set] Cafe Zimmermann, Le poeme Harmonique, Vincent Dumestre, Ensemble Pierre Robert, Frederic Desenclos, etc [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 20/Nov/2016 ] Versailles: its court, its atmosphere and its music . . . So many splendours emblematic of a monument with an incomparably rich history. The works associated with the palace have travelled down the centuries and today represent a precious part of our... |
Cameron Pierre
Return to the Source [ CD ] |
VERDI
La Traviata [recorded 1956] Rosanna Carteri, Cesare Valletti, Leonard Warren / Coro e Orchestra del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Pierre Monteux [ Testament / 2 CD - released 1/Jan/2009 ] "perhaps the principal reason for valuing this vintage set lies in the conducting of the octogenarian, Pierre Monteux. He brings together lyrical warmth and vigour with a rhythmic lift that is amazing in an ageing conductor. The mono sound is nicely |