More By Artist: R Paris
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GABRIEL FAURE
Faure: Requiem & other works BLU-RAY Chen Reiss (soprano), Matthias Goerne (baritone) & Philippe Aïche (violin solo) / Choir of the Orchestre de Paris & Orchestre de Paris, Paavo Järvi [ EuroArts BLU-RAY / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Feb/2014 ] ""The expert choir's native French vowel sounds are a joy in themselves, [and] Eric Picard gives a mesmerising account of the haunting cello Elegie....Unmissable." (International Record Review) |
VARIOUS FRENCH COMPOSERS
Gautier Capucon - Destination Paris Gautier Capucon (cello), Jérôme Ducros (piano & harpsichord) / Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, Maîtrise de Radio France, Lionel Bringuier [ Erato Classics / CD - released 10/Nov/2023 ] A concept album of laidback repertoire from popular film melodies to French chansons to classical pieces - including "La Foule" by Édith Piaf, the main theme from Summer of '42 by Michel Legrand, "Beau soir" by Debussy, Sicilienne by Fauré, and "Chi... |
BIZET / CHABRIER / TCHAIKOVSKY / IBERT / DELIBES / POULENC / etc
Roger Desormiere - The Decca Recordings National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire de Paris, Roger Desormiere, with Janine Micheau, soprano [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 4 CD Box Set - released 5/Jun/2020 ] A landmark tribute to Roger Désormière, a great French conductor of the mid-twentieth century, including many recordings new to CD. |
IGOR STRAVINSKY / CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Stravinsky: Petrushka / Debussy: Jeux & Prélude à l'Après-midi d'un faune Orchestre de Paris, Klaus Mäkelä [ Decca / CD - released 29/Mar/2024 ] "The headline feature of this terrific Petrushka is characterisation. It's a performance full of animation and incident and from the Orchestre de Paris and their impressive line-up of wind soloists a dancer's sensibility." Gramophone Editor's Choice |
JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1-7 Orchestre de Paris, Paavo Järvi [ Sony / RCA Red Seal / 3 CD Box Set - released 10/Feb/2019 ] "From the clarinet solo that opens No 1 to the unforgettable C major scale launching No 7, intensity and idiomatic intelligence abound. No 7 is magnificent, and aptly follows No 6 (they're related) in this achronological sequence." Sunday Times |
IGOR STRAVINSKY / PETER EOTVOS
Stravinsky: Le Sacre du printemps / Eötvös: "Alhambra" Concerto Pablo Heras-Casado, Isabelle Faust, Orchestre de Paris [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 25/Jun/2021 ] More than a century after the historic scandal of its premiere at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, The Rite of Spring has established itself as one of the 'musts' of the modern orchestral repertory. And if the source of the telluric forces generated... |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: La Traviata (Complete opera recorded in 2014) BLU-RAY Paris Opera / Diana Damrau, Francesco Demuro, Ludovic Tézier / Francesco Ivan Ciampa (cond) [ Erato / Warner Classics Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 4/Sep/2015 ] "Violetta is played by Diana Damrau, a soprano of matchless intelligence. Technically, she is perfectly at ease in a role that has sometimes been described as demanding too much of one singer." Guardian |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1 - 9 (Recorded live from the Opéra Bastille and the Palais Garnier, Paris 2014-15) BLU-RAY Ricarda Merbeth, Daniela Sindram, Robert Dean Smitm, Günther Groissböck / Paris National Opera Chorus and Orchestra, Philippe Jordan [ Arthaus Blu-Ray / 3 Blu-ray Box Set - released 20/Sep/2016 ] "A seasoned Beethovenian will likely conclude that a lot of care and thought went into the interpretations as well." Classical-Net |
LEOS JANACEK
Janacek: The Cunning Little Vixen (complete opera recorded in 1995) BLU-RAY Théâtre Musical de Paris - Châtelet / Thomas Allen, Eva Jenis, Hannah Minutillo , Ivan Kusnjer / Charles Mackerras (cond) [ Arthaus Legendary Performances BLU-RAY / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Mar/2016 ] This enchanting production by Nicholas Hytner, sung in the original Czech, is conducted by Charles Mackerras, a master of the best Janáček style. Through myriad shifts of scene, the episodic story is presented in brightly coloured sets and costumes... |
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Various Artists incls Gray Bartlett, The Keil Isles, The Tornados, The Invaders, Bob Paris Combo, etc
Themes From Beyond An Empty Coffee Lounge [ Frenzy / CD - released 23/Jul/2021 ] Volume 1 of this series is titled 'Themes From An Empty Coffee Lounge' and is thematically compiled to reflect the post Beatles (1963-1964) instrumental guitar sound of Kiwi music, after all it was something we did well. |
THIERRY PECOU
L'Oiseau Innumerable Alexandre Tharaud (piano) / Ensemble Orchestral de Paris / Andrea Quinn [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 1/Jun/2008 ] "..the perfect starting point for an adventurous new listener" (William Dart NZ Herald) |
PIERRE de la RUE
De La Rue: Mass of the Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Ars Antiqua de Paris, Michel Sanvoisin [ Naxos Early Music / CD - released 3/Jul/2000 ] "The 'deserve-to-be-better-known' group of composers is a large one, populated by countless rather tiresome strugglers. But Pierre de la Rue (d 1518) is a genuine exception. His breathtaking music was mainly composed for a string of... |
Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris, Hugo Marchand, Amandine Albisson, Matthias Heymann, Mathieu Ganio, Léonore Baulac, Germain Louvet, Dorothée Gilbert, Paul
Opéra de Paris: A Very Special Season (a Film By Priscilla Pizzato) BLU-RAY [ BelAir classiques Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 27/May/2022 ] The Paris Opera Ballet is one of the most active dance companies in the world. The dancers, used to practicing 5 to 7 hours a day, develop themselves by working with coaches and choreographers. |
DVORAK / DEBUSSY / RAVEL / TCHAIKOVSKY / RACHMANINOV
The Sound of Herbert von Karajan Alexis Weissenberg (piano) / Berliner Philharmoniker [Berlin Philharmonic], Orchestre de Paris, Herbert von Karajan [ Warner Classics / 3 CD - released 1/Jan/2018 ] Herbert von Karajan is recognised as one of the greatest conductors of the last century and during his career he produced a vast discography of what are still considered some of the greatest recordings ever made. |
Bunk Johnson Band, George Lewis New Orleans Band, Wilbur de Paris, Kid Ory Creole Jazz Band, Louis Armstrong All Stars, etc
Very Best of: Dixieland New Orleans [ Alto / CD - released 9/Mar/2018 ] "78 minutes of well-mastered vintage classic tracks chosen by experts - a great romp!" |
HENRI DUTILLEUX
Duilleux: Symphonie No. 1 / Métaboles / Sur un Même Accord Christian Tetzlaff (violin) / Orchestre de Paris, Paavo Järvi [ Erato / Warner Classics / CD - released 20/Feb/2015 ] This recording is the first in a series featuring the Orchestre de Paris and its Music Director Paavo Järvi. The programme offers three works by Henri Dutilleux, widely considered the most important French composer of the second half of the 20th... |
LAVAILLAT
La Petite Danseuse De Degas (from The Opéra Garnier, Paris 2010) BLU-RAY Clairemarie Osta / Dorothée Gilbert / Mathieu Ganio / Corps De Ballet & Orchestre De L'Opéra National De Paris / Koen Kessels [ ArtHaus Musik Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 8/Aug/2011 ] "An inspired and visually ravishing creation. This ballet deserves to go from success to success." (recording of the Month MusicWeb Aug 2011) |
THEODORE GOUVY
Gouvy: Cantate, Oeuvres Symphoniques et Musique de Chambre Clémentine Margaine (mezzo-soprano), Emmanuelle Swiercz (piano) & Tedi Papavrami (violin) / Trio Arcadis, Quatuor Cambini-Paris, Quatuor Parisii, etc [ Bru Zane Ediciones Singulares / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/Nov/2015 ] 1 Book + 3 CDs Each volume in the "Portraits" series is devoted to a French composer who has now largely been forgotten; it presents a panorama of his works, performed by many artists from various backgrounds. Torn between France and Germany... |
BELA BARTOK
Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra / Viola Concerto Daniel Benyamini (viola) / Boston Symphony / Orchestre de Paris [ SBS Deutsche Grammophon Eloquence / CD - released 1/Apr/2010 ] 'the committed performance here by soloist and conductor shows the concerto in the best possible light; and the slow movement is really touching' Gramophone [Viola Concerto] |
