La Symphonie Du Marais/Reyne
Francour/Philidor: Festive & C [ Virgin Classics / 2 CD - released 4/Apr/2011 ] |
ERIK SATIE
Best of Satie Aldo Ciccolini, Anne Queffelec (piano) / Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House [ Warner Classics Inspiration Series / CD - released 20/Jun/2015 ] Meditative piano sounds and glitter of Parisian cabaret. Satie was one of the most interesting figures of early 20th century Paris moving in the same artistic circles as Pablo Picasso, Jean Cocteau and Man Ray. He was known for his droll sense of... |
MOZART / HAYDN
Jeunehomme Alexandre Tharaud (piano) / Les Violons du Roy, Bernard Labadie, with Joyce DiDonato [ Virgin Classics / CD - released 20/Sep/2014 ] "Alexandre Tharaud is an atmospheric, characterful pianist whose individuality seems to communicate best on CD … Vivid imagination meets deliciously poised pianism." Nicholas Kenyon, The Observer, Sunday 24 November 2013 Tharaud returns with a an... |
HECTOR BERLIOZ
Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14 Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française, Orchestre du Théâtre National de l'Opéra, André Cluytens [ Testament / CD - released 4/Feb/2002 ] |
CHARLES LECOCQ
Lecocq: La fille de Madame Angot (complete operetta) Anne-Catherine Gillet; Véronique Gens; Mathias Vidal / Orchestre de chambre de Paris; Sébastien Rouland; Chœur du Concert Spirituel, Sébastien Rouland [ Bru Zane / 2 CD Box Set - released 22/Oct/2021 ] La Fille de Madame Angot, an opéra-comique in three acts, was premiered at the Théâtre des Fantaisies-Parisiennes in Brussels on 4 December 1872 before scoring a similar triumph in France on 21 February 1873. |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: La Resurrezione (complete oratorio) Annick Massis, Jennifer Smith / Les Musiciens Du Louvre / Marc Minkowski [ ARCHIV / 2 CD - released 4/Jan/2008 ] La Resurrezione (HWV 47) is a sacred oratorio by George Frideric Handel, set to a libretto by Carlo Sigismondo Capece (1652-1728). Capece was court poet to Queen Maria Casimira of Poland, who was living in exile in Rome. It was first performed on the... |
JACQUES OFFENBACH
Offenbach: La Périchole (complete operetta) Aude Extrémo, Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Alexandre Duhamel, Eric Huchet / Les Musiciens du Louvre, Chœur de l'Opéra National de Bordeaux, Marc Minkowski [ Bru Zane / 2 CD/Book - released 28/Jun/2019 ] "In the pit are Les Musiciens du Louvre - part of a growing and welcome trend towards giving operetta the benefits of historically informed practice. " Gramophone |
BERLIOZ
Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14 / Herminie - Scène lyrique (cantata) Aurelia Legay (soprano) / Les Musiciens du Louvre & Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Marc Minkowski [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 20/Aug/2009 ] Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique of 1830 was his direct response to hearing Beethoven's Ninth Symphony for the first time. |
Bagad Du Moulin Vert
Pipes & Drums from Celtic Brittany [ Arc / CD - released 1/Aug/2013 ] The Bagad du Moulin Vert was formed in 1951 and began to compete in Grade 4 of the National Championships in 1982. Since 1995 they have been in Grade 1 and they have constantly been among the twelve best groups of Brittany. |
DAQUIN / HAYDN / LIGETI / RAVEL
La Bête et la Belle (Beauty and the Beast) (complete ballet recorded in 2013) Ballet du Capitole / Maria Gutierrez, Davit Galstyan, Takafumi Watanabe / David Coleman (cond) [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 20/May/2015 ] La Bete et la Belle is renowned French choreographer Kader Belarbi's compelling reimagining of the classic fairy tale Beauty and the Beast - a psychological drama that explores the rejection or acceptance of difference, centring around Beauty's disc |
ADOLPHE ADAM
Le Corsaire (complete ballet recorded May 2013) Ballet du Capitole / Maria Gutierrez, Davit Galstyan, Takafumi Watanabe, Demian Vargas / David Coleman (cond) [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 1/Dec/2008 ] "anyone whose main priority is to have a "Le Corsaire for the modern age" and anyone wanting to watch expertly and beautifully filmed performances by a very accomplished company of dancers - this innovative account from Toulouse could hardly be bette |
ADOLPHE ADAM
Adam: Le Corsaire (complete ballet recorded May 2013) BLU-RAY Ballet du Capitole / Maria Gutierrez, Davit Galstyan, Takafumi Watanabe / David Coleman (cond) [ Opus Arte Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Dec/2008 ] "for anyone wanting to watch expertly and beautifully filmed performances by a very accomplished company of dancers - this innovative account from Toulouse could hardly be bettered." (MusicWeb) |
DAQUIN / HAYDN / LIGETI / RAVEL / ADAM / TCHAIKOVSKY / etc
Three Ballets of Kader Belarbi [La Bête et la Belle (Beauty and the Beast), Le Corsaire, La Reine Morte] BLU-RAY Ballet du Capitole / Maria Gutierrez, Davit Galstyan, Takafumi Watanabe, Artjom Maksakov / Various conductors [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / 3 Blu-ray Box Set - released 20/Mar/2018 ] Three masterworks by Kader Belarbi shine in these stunning Ballet du Capitole productions. |
GIACOMO PUCCINI
Puccini: Turandot (complete opera recorded in 1977) Montserrat Caballé, Jose Carreras, Mirelle Freni / Choeurs de l'Opéra du Rhin, Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg, Alain Lombard [ Warner Classics Home of Opera / 2 CD - released 1/Feb/2016 ] "From the verystart Caballe conveys an element of mystery while Freni underlines the dramatic rather than the lyrical side of Liu's role." (Penguin Guide) |
TCHAIKOVSKY / MUSSORGSKY
Tchaikovsky Souvenir de Florence & Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition Camerata du Léman [ Pentatone / CD - released 6/Mar/2020 ] The young players of the Swiss string ensemble Camerata du Léman make their recording debut with energetic performances of Tchaikovsky's Souvenir de Florence and Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, in a new arrangement by concertmaster Simon... |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Serse (complete opera recorded in 1979) Carolyn Watkinson, Barbara Hendricks, Paul Esswood / la Grande Ecurie et la Chambre du Roy, Jean-Claude Malgoire [ Sony Classical Opera / 3 CD Box Set - released 28/Mar/2017 ] Jean-Claude Malgoire conducts his Parisian ensemble, La Grande Ecurie et La Chambre du Roy, in a complete 1979 recording of Handel's delightful comic opera Serse, best known for its universally familiar opening aria "Ombra mai fu". |
Chaelppe Du Roi
Tallis:music For Divine Office [ Signum / CD - released 8/Apr/2002 ] |
Chapelle Du Roi
Music For Philip Of Spain [ Signum / CD - released 8/Apr/2002 ] |
Chapelle Du Roi
Tallis: Lamentations [ Signum / CD - released 13/Sep/2004 ] |
Chapelle Du Roi
Tallis: Music At Reformation [ Signum / CD - released 8/Apr/2002 ] |