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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... |
Mica Paris
Gospel (Limited Edition LP) [ Warner UK / LP - released 5/Mar/2021 ] Mica Paris is back with Gospel, returning to her roots with an album inspired by legends of the genre and the experiences of her life. Featuring classic Gospel hits such as "Oh Happy Day" and "Something Inside (So Strong)", combined with more... |
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 |
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 |
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... |
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) |
J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach: Concertos for 3 & 4 Pianos Jean-Philippe Collard, Michel Beroff, Michel Dalberto, Bruno Rigutto, Gabriel Tacchino (pianos) / Ensemble Orchestral de Paris, jean-Pierre Wallez [ EMI Classics / CD - released 1/Jan/1981 ] Recorded At - Salle Wagram, Paris |
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... |
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] |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Handel: Oratorio Arias David Daniels (alto) / Paris Ensemble Orchestral, John Nelson [ Virgin Records / CD - released 4/Sep/2002 ] "His really is a beautiful voice, far removed from the traditional 'churchy' countertenor timbre." -Editor's Choice (Gramophone Magazine Sept 2002) |
BERLIOZ / RAVEL / FAURE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: David Daniels recital David Daniels (counter-tenor) / Ensemble Orchestral de Paris / John Nelson [ Virgin Classics / CD - released 27/May/2004 ] This disc features the world premiere recording of Berlioz's Les Nuits D'été sung by a countertenor. The decision to record this work was David Daniels' own, and comes from his desire to stretch the boundaries of the countertenor repertoire. |
HERSANT / SAINT-SAENS / CHAMINADE / FAURE / POULENC / MOZART
Emmanuel Pahud - Mozart & Flute in Paris Emmanuel Pahud (flute), François Leleux (oboe), Anneleen Lenaerts (harp) / Orchestre de chambre de Paris [ Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 23/Jul/2021 ] "[Philippe Hersant's Dreamtime supplies] some of the most instantly beguiling and exciting bars of music I've heard open a disc in some time." Gramophone Editor's Choice October 2021 |
TCHAIKOVSKY / ALBÉNIZ / CHABRIER / de FALLA / DVORAK / GRANADOS / etc
Enrique Jorda - Decca Recordings 1950-51 Enrique Jorda conducting L'Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire de Paris & New Symphony Orchestra of London, with Clifford Curzon [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 9/Apr/2021 ] A new collection of Decca's legendary 'ffrr' recordings from the early 1950s, made by an underrated Spanish master of orchestral colour in London and Paris. Includes several items new to CD. |
W. A. MOZART / J. C. BACH / J. M. HAYDN /
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Chamber music for Oboe and Strings Heinz Holliger (oboe & English horn)) with Antonio Salvatore (violin) Massimo Paris (viola) Vito Paternoster (cello) & Lucio Buccarella (bass) [ Denon Recorded and Pressed in Japan / CD - released 12/Dec/1983 ] Recorded in november 1979, Nippon Columbia Studio 1, Tokyo (JAP). |
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GEORGES BIZET
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bizet: Les Pecheurs des Perles [The Pearl Fishers] (Complete Opera recorded in 1963) Ileana Cotrubas, Alain Vanzo, Guillermo Sarabia, Roger Soyer / Choeur & Orchestre du Theatre National de 'Opera de Paris / Georges Pretre [ EMI Classics For Pleasure / 2 CD - released 10/Feb/1990 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die - "The well-recorded CfP set is valuable principally because it has Cotrubas at her best, a most appealing Leila and worth the bargain price of the discs on her own account." (Gramophone) |
SARASATE / SAINT-SAENS / LALO / CHAUSSON / RAVEL / BERLIOZ
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Itzhak Perlman: Greatest Hits (Incls Saraste - Carmen Fantasy) Itzhak Perlman (violin) / New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta / Orchestre de Paris, Daniel Barenboim [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 30/Oct/1993 ] Born in Israel in 1945, Itzhak Perlman completed his initial training at the Academy of Music in Tel Aviv. He came to New York and soon was propelled into the international arena with an appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1958. (Wiki) |
