BARTOK / LIGETI
Bartók & Ligeti Hidéki Nagano (piano) Pierre Strauch (cello) Jeanne-Marie Conquer (violin) / Ensemble Intercontemporain, Matthias Pintscher [ Alpha Classics / 2 CD - released 10/Feb/2016 ] Gramophone Magazine - Editor's Choice - December 2015 |
GIACOMO MEYERBEER
Meyerbeer In France Hjördis Thébault (soprano), PierreâYves Pruvot (baritone), Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 19/Aug/2016 ] Renowned in his lifetime, Giacomo Meyerbeer - born Jakob Liebmann Meyer Beer - was one of the first opera composers to truly establish himself as master of the genre. His fame was at a height in the mid 19th century, as he managed to produce hit... |
TOMASO ALBINONI
Tomaso Albinoni: The Collector's Edition I Solisti Veneti, Claudio Scimone / Ensemble Strumentale Albalonga, Annibale Cetrangolo, with Pierre Pierlot & Pietro Bongonovo (oboes) [ Warner Classics / Erato / 16 CD Box Set - released 29/Jan/2021 ] The 'Adagio' (re)composed by Remo Giazotto had been enjoying huge popularity for ten years when Claudio Scimone and his chamber orchestra joined the Erato family and began to investigate the authentic Albinoni catalogue. |
IGOR STRAVINSKY
Stravinsky: Le Sacre Du Printemps [The Rite of Spring] (10 Reference Recordings) Igor Stravinsky, Leopold Stokowski, Eugene Ormandy, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Michael Tilson-Thomas, Pierre Monteux, etc [ Sony Classical / 10 CD Box Set - released 25/Sep/2013 ] Released to celebrate the 100th anniversary of 'The Rite of Spring' (Le Sacre du Printemps). This boxed set accompanies the x2 CD set released 18th March. Features x10 reference recordings on individual discs. |
Irene Schweizer & Pierre Favre
Live in Zürich [ Intakt Records / CD - released 28/Jan/2014 ] Even at the farthest improv extremes, the work of both musicians is marked by a pristine clarity..."The two of them sound at the top of their game, and it's music-making of a joyous openness you certainly don't need to be a die-hard to hear. |
CHAUSSON / POULENC / ERNST / FAURE / etc
Poèmes: Irène Duval Irène Duval (violin) & Pierre-Yves Hodique (piano) [ Mirare / CD - released 23/Sep/2016 ] "Duval and Hodique's recital doubles as a self-portrait...The acoustic is close and dry…but one doubts Poulenc would have objected, and it suits these playful, salon-scale performances rather well. Duval and Hodique create a world and draw you in." |
DE LALANDE
Lecons De Tenebres Isabelle Desrochers(Soprano), Mauricio Buraglia, Nima Ben David, Pierre Trocellier [ ASTREE / CD ] |
Jacques Loussier Trio (with Jean pierre Wallez)
Encore!: Plays Bach / Original compositions [ Telarc Records / 2 CD - released 15/Oct/2007 ] Jacques stays true to the sound of a chamber orchestra, using the string textures familiar from his immersion in the music of the baroque era, but he also brings in contemporary resonanances. |
BIZET
Bizet: Les Pêcheurs de perles [The Pearl Fishers] (Complete opera recorded in 1960) Janine Micheau, Nicolai Gedda, Ernest Blanc / Chœurs et Orchestre du Théâtre National de l'Opéra Comique, Pierre Dervaux [ Warner Classics The Home of Opera / 2 CD - released 1/Sep/2016 ] "Ernest Blanc, in the difficult role of the alternately jealous and forgiving Zurga, is in superb voice, showing a real understanding of the right style and of character." (Gramophone) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Best Cello 100: Includes Bach's cello suites, The Swan & Kol Nidrei (Six CD set at a special price) Janos Starker / Mstislav Rostropovich / Pierre Fournier / Gautier Capucon / Paul Tortelier / Truls Mork / Jacqueline du Pre / Pablo Casals (cellos) [ EMI / 6 CD Box Set - released 27/Jul/2009 ] This 6 CD set contains a fine collection of 100 favourite cello classics, performed by some of the world's leading artists. |
Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello), Raphaël Imbert (saxophone), Pierre-François Blanchard (piano), Sonny Troupé (drums)
Invisible Stream [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 19/Aug/2022 ] Invisible Stream: the "unseen currents" are those that connect people and musical works by transcending styles or customary aesthetic and cultural boundaries. A feast of poetic expression organized by four key representatives of both the classical... |
PIERRE BOULEZ
Sur Incises / Messagesquisse / Anthames II Jean-Guihen Queyras / Hae-Sun Kang / Ensemble Intercontemporain / Pierre Boulez [ Deutsche Grammophon Grand Prix / CD - released 1/May/2007 ] "Late Boulez, in all its facets, brilliantly encapsulated on this supremely well-performed and engineered disc" - Gramophone |
TANSMAN
Chamber Music with Clarinet Jean-Marc Fessard (clarinet) / Eliane Reyes (piano) / Francis Pierre (harp) / Quatuor Elysee [ Naxos / CD - released 13/Jun/2007 ] "Tansman was never less than an efficient craftsman." Gramophone |
DEBUSSY
Four-Hand Piano Music Jean-Pierre Armengaud, Olivier Chauzu (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 16/Apr/2013 ] The recent discovery (2008) of the Première Suite d'orchestre for piano, four hands, is a large-scale, sonorous work which reveals Debussy's interest in constantly evolving form. |
ALBERT ROUSSEL
Piano Music Vol. 1 Jean-Pierre Armengaud (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Aug/2014 ] "even [Casadesus and Cortot] could hardly have made a finer case for the composer than Jean-Pierre Armengaud, whose rich experience is reflected in well-recorded performances of outstanding vitality and expertise." (Gramophone) |
ALBERT ROUSSEL
Piano Music, Vol. 2 Jean-Pierre Armengaud (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 29/Jan/2016 ] Though he is best known for his orchestral works, Albert Roussel wrote an important body of piano music. This second of three volumes of the complete piano works includes the composer's own reduction of his earliest orchestral work, Résurrection. |
VIVALDI / BACH / TELEMANN / MOZART / KUHLAU / TARTINI / etc
Le Triomphes de Jean-Pierre Rampal Jean-Pierre Rampal (flute) with various orchestras & performers [ Erato / 3 CD - released 12/Jun/2014 ] A brand new collection of the 20th century flute giant, featuring the best and the most popular pieces of flute repertoire |
KREBS / QUANTZ / BACH / TELEMANN / PEPUSCH / LOEILLET
Rampal and Friends Jean-Pierre Rampal (flute) with Mario Duschenes (flute & recorder) and Kenneth Gilbert (harpsichord) [ Marquis Records / CD - released 1/Mar/2009 ] Masterpieces of 18th-century flute repertoire are performed by the undisputed master of 20th century flute performance. Jean-Pierre Rampal is one of the most celebrated performers of recent years. His 'friends' on this recording are two of Canada's... |
MOZART / VIVALDI / BOLLING / TELEMANN / HAYDN / BACH FAMILY / etc
Jean-Pierre Rampal - The Complete CBS Masterworks Recordings Jean-Pierre Rampal (flute) with Maurice Andre, Claude Bolling, Placido Domingo, Kathleen Battle, Juilliard String Quartet, English Chamber Orchestra [ Sony Classical Masters / 56 CD Box Set - released 10/Dec/2021 ] The most comprehensive boxed sets ever to feature the recordings of the great master of the flute: Jean-Pierre Rampal. |
BERG
7 Early Songs / Altenberg Lieder and other songs Jessye Norman (soprano) / London Symphony Orchestra / Pierre Boulez [ Sony Classical / CD - released 1/Dec/1995 ] |