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HECTOR BERLIOZ
Berlioz: Roméo et Juliette / Cléopâtre Joyce DiDonato (mezzo) / Cyrille Dubois (ten), Christopher Maltman (bar) / Coro Gulbenkian, Chœur de l'OnR, Philharmonique de Strasbourg, John Nelson [ Erato / Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 31/Mar/2023 ] "What makes Hector Berlioz such a great composer?", asks conductor John Nelson. "In one word, originality ... He broke all existing traditions of orchestration, structure, harmonic language and storytelling. Even today, his music is fresh, surprising... |
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FRANK MARTIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Martin: Golgotha (complete oratorio) / Mass for Unaccompanied Double Choir Lausanne University Choir, Midi Chamber Choir, Faller Choir & Symphony Orchestra, Robert Faller [ Warner Erato / 2 CD - released 26/Feb/2007 ] "Frank Martin himself supervised this fervent and purposeful recording of his Debussy-shadowing post war oratorio Golgotha. Following without a break, the Mass delivers an introspective if less convincingly performed postscript." (BBC Music) |
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FRANK MARTIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Frank Martin - Petite Symphonie Concertante, 6 Monologe aus 'Jedermann'. etc Gilles Cachemaille (baritone) / Orchestre de la Suisse Romande. Armin Jordan [ Erato Apex / CD - released 14/Nov/2002 ] Recorded 1989 & 1991, in Victoria Hall, Genève |
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ALBERT ROUSSEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Roussel: Symphonies No.1 - 4 Orchestre National de France, Charles Dutoit [ Erato Ultima / 2 CD - released 30/Jan/2001 ] Original recordings from 1987 |
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ALBERT ROUSSEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Roussel: Bacchus Et Ariane / Le Festin de l'Araignee / Petite Suite / etc Orchestre National De L'O.R.T.F., Jean Martinon / Orchestre de Chambre Jean-Francois Paillard, Jean-Francois Paillard [ Erato / 2 CD - released 27/Apr/1998 ] The very best of Albert Roussel on a specially priced CD. |
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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 |
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ANTONIO CALDARA
Caldara in Vienna - Un concert pour Mazarin Philippe Jaroussky (countertenor) / Concerto Köln, Emmanuelle Haïm [ Erato Veritas / CD - released 29/Jan/2021 ] Philippe Jaroussky, one of the foremost countertenor opera singers today, has a passion for enlightening neglected composers. This is masterfully exemplified by his first recital, Un concert pour Mazarin, and the best-seller album Caldara Arias. |
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FRANCESCO CAVALLI
Ombra mai fu: Francesco Cavalli Opera Arias Philippe Jaroussky (counter-tenor) / Ensemble Artaserse, with Emöke Baráth (soprano) [ Erato / Warner Classics / CD - released 15/Mar/2019 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD NOMINATION 2019 WINNER - Recital |
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POULENC / DOWLAND / PURCELL / PAISIELLO / RAMIREZ / etc
Philippe Jaroussky: À sa guitare Philippe Jaroussky (countertenor), Thibaut Garcia (guitar) [ Erato Classics / CD - released 15/Oct/2021 ] The first joint album from countertenor Philippe Jaroussky and guitarist Thibaut Garcia, À sa guitare takes its name from a song by the 20th century French composer Francis Poulenc. |
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J. S. BACH / GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN
Bach / Telemann: Sacred Cantatas Philippe Jaroussky (counter-tenor) / with Ann-Kathrin Brüggemann (oboe) / Freiburger Barockorchester, Petra Mullejans [ Erato Classics / CD - released 1/Jun/2018 ] Grammy Awards 60th Awards (2017) Nominee - Classical Solo Vocal Album |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos 17 & 20 Piotr Anderszewski (piano and conductor) / Scottish Chamber Orchestra [ Erato Classics / CD - released 1/Feb/2006 ] "In both these concertos everything is perfectly in proportion; the drama is never over-played in the D minor, while the slow movement of the G major is made that concerto's emotional heart" (Guardian) |
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FELIX MENDELSSOHN / GEORGE ENESCU
Octets: Mendelssohn & Enescu Quatuor Ébène, Belcea Quartet [ Erato / CD - released 9/Jan/2026 ] Two of the world's leading string quartets, the Ebène and the Belcea, come together to perform octets written 75 years apart by two phenomenally gifted teenage composers, Felix Mendelssohn and George Enescu. The two ensembles, the Ebène based in... |
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ERIC TANGUY
Tanguy: In a dream - Chamber Music Quatuor Diotima (string quartet) Suzana Bartal (piano) Pierre Génisson (clarinet), Alexandra Conunova (violin) Edgar Moreau (cello) Lise Berthaud [ Erato Warner Classics / CD - released 20/May/2022 ] The album 'In a Dream' takes it's title from a piece for violin and piano, one of the eight chamber works on its programme. Composed between 1999 and 2019, they are performed here by various soloists and ensembles. |
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HANDEL / KREISLER / RACHMANINOV / DVORAK / TCHAIKOVSKY / etc
Renaud Capucon - Un Violon a Paris Renaud Capucon (violin) Guillaume Bellom (piano) [ Erato / CD - released 12/Nov/2021 ] This album of popular short pieces provides a memento of the first French lockdown in 2020: Renaud Capuçon and pianist Guillaume Bellom performed on social media each day, raising the spirits of their fans. This collection includes music by Enrico... |
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ANTONIO VIVALDI / CHEVALIER de SAINT-GEORGES
Vivaldi: Les 4 Saisons [The Four Seasons] / Saint-George: Violin Concertos Nos 1 & 9 Renaud Capucon (violin/conductor) / Orchestre de chambre de Lausanne [ Erato Classics / CD - released 30/Sep/2022 ] Renaud Capuçon recognises Vivaldi's Four Seasons as "a highlight of the violin repertoire", but it has taken him some time to add it to his discography. "For years, I refused to play it," he explains. "I'd heard it too much in the corridors of the... |
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EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: Violin concerto / Violin Sonata Renaud Capuçon (violin), Stephen Hough (piano) London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle [ Erato / CD - released 5/Mar/2021 ] GRAMOPHONE Award Nomination 2021 - Concerto |
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CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
Saint-Saëns: Sonates & Trio Renaud Capuçon (violin), Bertrand Chamayou (piano) Edgar Moreau (cello) [ Erato / Warner Classics / CD - released 27/Nov/2020 ] 2021 marks 100 years since the death of Camille Saint-Saëns, one of the acknowledged masters of French music. Pianist Bertrand Chamayou, violinist Renaud Capuçon and cellist Edgar Moreau salute him with this album of three fine chamber works. |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Violin Sonatas 1-3 Renaud Capucon (violin) Nicholas Angelich (piano) [ Erato Classics / CD - released 16/Sep/2005 ] "Beautifully considered performances taking an expansive, romantic view" Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine Nov 2005 |
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OFFENBACH / FLOTOW / GIORDANO / PUCCINI / MASCAGNI / VERDI / etc
Opera Recital Rolando Villazon (tenor) / Bayerischer Rundfunkchor / Munchner Rundfunkorchester / Michel Plasson [ Erato / CD - released 25/Feb/2006 ] "If you want play the comparisons game, then Villazón has some of the breathy tone of Neil Shicoff, the phrasing and attack of Domingo and occasionally some of the lovelier crooning effects (without the scooping) of José Cura. But Villazón is clearly... |
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W. A. MOZART / RICHARD STRAUSS
Mozart & Strauss: Lieder Sabine Devieilhe (soprano), Mathieu Pordoy (piano), with Vilde Frang (violin) [ Erato / Warner Classics / CD - released 3/May/2024 ] "Devieilhe and Pordoy's interpretations of Strauss's Ständchen and In Schwebe, and Mozart's Das Veilchen are among the countless delights here, radiating purity, clarity and musicality" Sunday Times |