MASSENET
Manon (complete opera) (with works by Berlioz & Debussy) Victoria de los Angeles, Henri Legay, Michel Dens / Boston Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Monteux, Carol Smith, Charles Munch [ Testament / 3 CD - released 4/Dec/2000 ] "Recorded in mono in 1955, the set fell at a unique point in the opera's history on disc. Previous recordings from the 78rpm era had captured the special Opéra-Comique spirit for posterity, but they hold limited sonic appeal to present-day... |
FRANCIS POULENC
Poulenc: Dialogues des Carmelites (Complete opera) Denise Duval, Regine Crespin / Choeurs et Orchestre du Theatre National de l'Opera de Paris / Pierre Dervaux [ Warner Erato Home of Opera / 2 CD - released 20/May/2016 ] 'A classic and irreplaceable recording. It is evident that the singers were inspired by the piece to give of their considerable best and Pierre Dervaux's conducting of the work is both inspired and inspiriting.' (Gramophone) |
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No. 2 'Resurrection' (recorded at the Philharmonie Berlin 2005) Diana Damrau / Petra Lang / Deutschen Staatsoper Berlin Chorus / Eberhard Friedrich / Staatskapelle Berlin / Pierre Boulez [ Euroarts DVD / DVD - released 10/May/2007 ] G :- Recorded live at the Philharmonie, Berlin, 26-27 March 2005 |
MAHLER
Symphony No. 2 in C minor 'Resurrection' (recorded in 2005) BLU-RAY Diana Damrau & Petra Lang / Staatskapelle Berlin & Staatsopernchor, Pierre Boulez [ EuroArts BLU-RAY / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Dec/2011 ] Born in 1925 in Montbrison, France, Pierre Boulez is one of the most distinguished composers and conductors in the world today. |
MONTEVERDI / LEGUAY / FRESCOBALDI
Motets Croises Dominique Vellard (tenor) / Jean-Pierre Leguay (organ) [ Glossa / CD - released 1/Oct/2009 ] In the 30th anniversary year of Ensemble Gilles Binchois, Dominique Vellard is more active than ever. Following his arrival at Glossa in 2007 he is alternating projects of 'straight' medieval music such as the recent L'Arbre de Jessé, with his... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 & 'Triple' Concerto Elizabeth Sombart (piano), Richard Harwood (cello), Duncan Riddell (violin) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Pierre Vallet [ Signum Classics / CD - released 9/Oct/2020 ] Born in Strasbourg, Elizabeth Sombart studied piano from the age of seven. She studied all over the world with various teachers, including Bruno-Leonardo Gelber, Peter Feuchtwanger, Hilde Langer-Rühl and Sergiu Celibidache. Elizabeth received the... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 4 Elizabeth Sombart (piano) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Pierre Vallet (cond) [ Signum Classics / CD - released 12/Jun/2020 ] Born in Strasbourg, Elizabeth Sombart studied piano from the age of seven. She studied all over the world with various teachers, including Bruno-Leonardo Gelber, Peter Feuchtwanger, Hilde Langer-Rühl and Sergiu Celibidache. Elizabeth received the... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Concertos 3 & 4 Elizabeth Sombart (piano) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Pierre Vallet (conductor) [ Signum / CD - released 19/Jun/2020 ] Born in Strasbourg, Elizabeth Sombart studied piano from the age of seven. She studied all over the world with various teachers, including Bruno-Leonardo Gelber, Peter Feuchtwanger, Hilde Langer-Rühl and Sergiu Celibidache. |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 Elizabeth Sombart (piano) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Pierre Vallet (conductor) [ Signum / CD - released 13/Mar/2020 ] Born in Strasbourg, Elizabeth Sombart studied piano from the age of seven. She studied all over the world with various teachers, including Bruno-Leonardo Gelber, Peter Feuchtwanger, Hilde Langer-Rühl and Sergiu Celibidache. |
XENAKIS
Nomos Alpha / Thallein / Phlegra / Komboi / etc Benny Sluchin, Pierre Strauch, Elisabeth Chojnacka / Ensemble Intercontemporain [ Warner Apex / 2 CD - released 20/Sep/2014 ] ""A splendid introduction to Xenakis: exciting, rhythmic and frequently violent. All the performers dig in with relish, but special praise to Chojnacka, who manages the composer's virtual re-invention of the harpsichord with amazing virtuosity." BBC... |
PIERRE BOULEZ
Boulez: Repons / Dialogue de l'ombre double Ensemble Intercontemporain / Pierre Boulez (conductor) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 1/May/1998 ] Winner of the 2002 Grammy Award for best contemporary composition this recording of Boulez's masterpiece for 6 computer-transformed soloists (2 pianos, harp, vibraphone, xylophone and glockenspiel, cymbalum), electronics and orchestra is simply... |
PIERRE BOULEZ
Boulez: Orchestral works & chamber works Eva-Maria Rogner (soprano) / SWF Symphony Orchestra / Hans Rosbaud, Pierre Boulez [ Col Legno / CD - released 15/Dec/2009 ] |
BLOCH / BRUCH / LALO / SAINT-SAENS
Works for cello and orchestra Pierre Fournier (cello) / Orchestre Lamoureux, Berlin Philharmonic, Jean Martinon, Alfred Wallenstein [ Deutsche Grammophon Originals / CD - released 20/Jan/2009 ] "Fournier is impassioned and eloquent [in the Lalo]...expressive in the slow movement and rhythmic in the delightful Allegro presto dance section […] the Bruch is played with dignity and without undue emotionalism" Gramophone |
HENRY DU MONT
Grand Motets Frederic Desenclos (organ) Pierre Robert Ensemble / Frederic Desenclos [ Alpha / CD - released 9/Jul/2005 ] "Straight to the heart: ravishing music beautifully sung by this ensemble" (Gramophone Editor's Choice July 2005) |
MONTI / ELGAR / PAGANINI / SAINT-SAENS / POPPER / etc
Works for Cello & Piano Edgar Moreau (cello) Pierre-Yves Hodique (piano) [ Erato / Warner Classics / CD - released 20/Aug/2014 ] "This splendid recital, so astutely recorded, serves notice of a singular talent." (MusicWeb) |
DEBUSSY
Pelleas et Melisande (Complete opera recorded in 1970) George Shirley, Elisabeth Söderström & Yvonne Minton / Royal Opera House Chorus and Orchestra, Pierre Boulez [ Sony Opera House / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/Feb/2010 ] "Boulez's sharply dramatic view of Debussy's atmospheric score is a performance which will probably not please the dedicated Francophile but it rescues Debussy from the lanquid half-tone approach which for long has been accepted as authentic. He is... |
XENAKIS
Xenakis - Atrées, Morsima-Amorsima, Nomos Alpha, ST 4 & Achorripsis Georges Pludermacher (piano) Pierre Penassou (cello) / Ensemble Instrumental De Musique Contemporaine [ EMI 20th Century / 2 CD - released 20/May/2011 ] "These 40-year-old recordings still pack a considerable acoustic punch. Remastered to keep the original colours sharp without adding anachronistic atmosphere, they provide powerful testimony of the commitment of pioneering performers to difficult but... |
BEETHOVEN
Harnoncourt - Beethoven [includes Symphonies, Piano & Violin Concertos, Overtures, etc] Gidon Kremer & Pierre-Laurent Aimard / Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Nikolaus Harnoncourt [ Warner Classics / 14 CD Box Set - released 20/Nov/2006 ] A superb value 14 CD set of the complete Harnoncourt/Chamber Orchestra of Europe Beethoven recordings for Teldec Classics. |
MENDELSSOHN / BRUCH / BARTOK / SCHUBERT / BEETHOVEN / etc
Yehudi Menuhin - The Complete American Victor Recordings Yehudi Menuhin (violin), Wanda Landowska, with Robert Merrill, Theodore Saidenberg / Pierre Monteux, Charles Munch, Antal Dorati [ RCA Red Seal / Sony Classics / 6 CD Box Set - released 1/Oct/2019 ] Yehudi Menuhin - The Complete American Victor Recordings, a 6-CD set bringing together legendary early recordings by this violin legend. Gems from this set include the first ever releases in any format of two previously unpublished items. |
J.S. BACH
The Brandenburg Concertos / Concerto for two violins / etc Heinz Holliger (oboe) Michala Petri (recorder) Jean-Pierre Rampal (flute) / Neville Marriner [ Philips Duo / 2 CD - released 18/Jun/2001 ] Acclaimed recordings featuring the winning-combination of Marriner and the ASMIF |