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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 |
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. |
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 |
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. |
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 |
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) |
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. |
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... |
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 |
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. |
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 |
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... |
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 |
ANTONIO SOLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Soler, A: Concertos (6) for two organs / Sonatas for harpsichord Tini Mathot, Ton Koopman (organs), Scott Ross (harpsichord) [ Erato Ultima / 2 CD - released 23/Sep/1999 ] Antonio Soler (1729-1783) was a scholar, musicologist (he wrote about the history of Spanish music), composer and virtuoso keyboard player. |
ALEXANDER SCARLATTI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Scarlatti: Alexandre Tharaud plays Scarlatti Alexandre Tharaud (piano) [ Erato / Warner Classics / CD - released 20/Mar/2011 ] "Tharaud brings all of the resources of the modern grand piano to Scarlatti's music and is unapologetically pianistic in his approach." (Recording of the Month MusicWeb March 2011) |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Goldberg Variations Alexandre Tharaud (piano) [ Erato CD + DVD / 2 CD/DVD - released 16/Oct/2015 ] Music of the Baroque era - Bach keyboard concertos and Scarlatti sonatas - already features in the eclectic Erato catalogue of the French pianist Alexandre Tharaud. Now he is giving us his interpretation of one of the monuments of the repertoire for... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Alexandre Tharaud - Le poète du piano Alexandre Tharaud (piano) with various orchestras & conductors [ Erato / 3 CD - released 23/Oct/2020 ] Thirty years of recording. A discography built from stones of many different, and sometimes clashing, colours, but a discography with a broad and solid structure, a kind of self-portrait. |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Tharaud Plays Rachmaninov Alexandre Tharaud (piano) / Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Alexander Vedernikov, with Sabine Devieilhe (soprano) [ Erato / CD - released 14/Oct/2016 ] "After the famous introductory bars - following the score rather than the composer's recording - the sweeping first subject enters faster, thankfully, than Richter's celebrated account but with the same majestic assurance" Gramophone Award Nomination |
RAMEAU / ROYER / COUPERIN / D'ANGLEBERT / DUPHLY
Versailles Alexandre Tharaud (piano), with Sabine Devieilhe (soprano), Justin Taylor (piano) [ Erato / Warner Classics / CD - released 5/Nov/2019 ] "His sense of characterisation and fine detailing is everywhere apparent… Even for aficionados of this repertoire there are surprises to be had" Gramophone Editor's Choice Feb 2020 |
