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VALENTIN SILVESTROV
Silvestrov: Symphony for Violin and Orchestra / Postludium for Piano and Orchestra Janusz Wawrowski (violin) Jurgis Karnavičius (piano) / Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra, Christopher Lyndon-Gee/ [ Naxos / CD - due 24/May/2024 ] Berlin-born Lukas Foss studied music in Paris before settling in Philadelphia in 1937. Though he freely explored diverse compositional styles, three of the works in this recording fall into his early neo-Classical period and exemplify his dictum that... |
EDOUARD LALO / PABLO SARASATE
Lalo: Symphonie espagnole / Sarrasate: Zigeunerweisen (LP) Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), Orchestre National de France, Seiji Ozawa [ Warner Classics LP / LP - due 10/May/2024 ] "...pure intonation, the sweet tone and the warmly emotional and committed treatment that this much admired young artist gives the work." Gramophone |
GEORGE ENESCU
Enescu: Symphonies Nos. 1-3 / Romanian Rhapsodies 1 & 2 Orchestre National de France, Cristian Măcelaru [ Deutsche Grammophon / 3 CD Box Set - due 26/Apr/2024 ] DG present a new recording of fascinating repertoire completely new to the Universal Music catalogue: Symphonies No. 1-3 by George Enescu, plus his most well-known works, the Romanian Rhapsodies. GRAMMY® Award winning conductor Cristian Măcelaru,... |
PAUL DUKAS
Dukas: Music for Piano / Orchestral Music / Ariane et Barbe-Bleue Philippe Jaroussky (countertenor), Jean Hubeau, Martha Argerich, Alexander Rabinovitch (pianos) / Orchestre National de I'O.R.T.F., etc [ Warner Classics / 4 CD Box Set - released 15/Mar/2024 ] The composer Paul Dukas was known for abandoning many of his musical undertakings, resulting in a limited output of published works. This collection consolidates the core of his oeuvre in landmark renditions by prominent artists. |
EDOUARD LALO
Lalo: Symphony in G Minor / Suites Nos 1 & 2 from ''Namouna'' / etc Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi [ Chandos / CD - released 23/Feb/2024 ] "… Conductor Neeme Järvi is a trusted guide through the byways of French repertoire, bringing vigorous joie de vivre to the livelier pieces, such as 'Fête foraine', yet sustaining the controlled insouciance of 'Dolce far niente (La Sieste)'." BBC |
GIACOMO PUCCCINI
Puccini: Symphonic Suites Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Carlo Rizzi [ Signum / CD - released 9/Feb/2024 ] Puccini never made any orchestral suites from his immensely popular operas. Carlo Rizzi's new imaginings neatly fill this gap (all the best bits without any of that pesky singing …) and this useful album also explores two early-and decidedly... |
MICHAEL JARNEFELT
Jarrell: Orchestral Works Ilya Gringolts (violin), Florent Jodelet (percussion), Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire, Pascal Rophé [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Dec/2023 ] "The excellent Pays de la Loire Orchestra, who accompany the two concertos in exemplary fashion, take centre stage in the album's centrepiece, the Sechs Augenblicke...A very strong recording." Gramophone Editor's Choice Jan 2024 |
COPLAND / CRESTON / KAY / PISTON
Copland: The Tender Land Suite / Creston: Saxophone Concerto / etc Timothy McAllister (Alto Saxophone) / National Orchestral Institute Philharmonic, JoAnn Falletta [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 24/Nov/2023 ] This recording brings together four extraordinary mid-20th-century composers who helped shape America's musical destiny. Aaron Copland's The Tender Land is a moving tribute to the American rancher and farmer. It forms a profound celebration of those... |
The National
Laugh Track [ 4AD / CD - released 17/Nov/2023 ] The surprise companion to The National's April release First Two Pages of Frankenstein, Laugh Track is the band's most freewheeling, all-hands-on-deck album in years. If Frankenstein represented a rebuilding of trust between group members after 20+... |
The National
Laugh Track (Limited Edition LP) [ 4AD / 2 LP - released 17/Nov/2023 ] Pink vinyl LP. The surprise companion to The National's April release First Two Pages of Frankenstein, Laugh Track is the band's most freewheeling, all-hands-on-deck album in years. If Frankenstein represented a rebuilding of trust between group... |
The National
Laugh Track (LP) [ 4AD / 2 LP - released 17/Nov/2023 ] The surprise companion to The National's April release First Two Pages of Frankenstein, Laugh Track is the band's most freewheeling, all-hands-on-deck album in years. If Frankenstein represented a rebuilding of trust between group members after 20+... |
MAURICE RAVEL / MANUEL de FALLA
Ravel: Piano Concertos / De Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain Alexandre Tharaud (piano) / Orchestre National de France, Louis Langree [ Erato / CD - released 13/Oct/2023 ] "There is much to admire here, not least the Orchestre National de France, which is on superlative form under Louis Langrée...Tharaud is the star of the show, though." BBC Music |
VANGELIS / MORRICONE / PORTMAN / ROTA / RODGERS / etc
The Sound of Movies Jonas Kaufmann (tenor), Czech National Symphony Orchestra, Jochen Rieder [ Sony Classical / CD - released 15/Sep/2023 ] Great songs from classic movies have been a passion of Jonas Kaufmann throughout his life, and his new album celebrates that with almost a century of unforgettable movie songs that have thrilled global audiences and includes hit songs from classic... |
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VANGELIS / MORRICONE / PORTMAN / ROTA / RODGERS / etc
The Sound of Movies [Limited Deluxe Edition] Jonas Kaufmann (tenor), Czech National Symphony Orchestra, Jochen Rieder [ Sony Classical / CD - released 15/Sep/2023 ] Great songs from classic movies have been a passion of Jonas Kaufmann throughout his life, and his new album celebrates that with almost a century of unforgettable movie songs that have thrilled global audiences. |
TAN DUN
Tan Dun: Buddha Passion Shenyang (bass-baritone) Zhu Huiling (soprano) Yining Chen (pipa), etc / Orchestre National de Lyon, International Choir Academy Lübeck, Tan Dun [ Decca / 2 CD - released 1/Sep/2023 ] "This is an attractive work, instantly and uncomplicatedly gratifying. Where the Water Passion wrestles and distils and provokes, the Buddha Passion affirms and entertains. Is it enough? Perhaps. Is it really a Passion? I'm not so sure." Gramophone |
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ENGLEBERT HUMPERDINCK
Humperdinck: Konigskinder [The King's Children] (complete opera recorded in 2022) Dutch National Opera / Daniel Behle, Olga Kulchynska, Josef Wagner, Doris Soffel / Marc Albrecht (cond) [ Naxos DVD / DVD - released 11/Aug/2023 ] Hänsel und Gretel brought Humperdinck worldwide fame but his tragic fairy storybrought Humperdinck worldwide fame but his tragic fairy story KönigskinderKönigskinder ('The King's Children') offers a stark contrast to it and has only begun to be... |
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ENGLEBERT HUMPERDINCK
Humperdinck: Konigskinder [The King's Children] (complete opera recorded in 2022) BLU-RAY Dutch National Opera / Daniel Behle, Olga Kulchynska, Josef Wagner, Doris Soffel / Marc Albrecht (cond) [ Naxos Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 11/Aug/2023 ] Hänsel und Gretel brought Humperdinck worldwide fame but his tragic fairy storybrought Humperdinck worldwide fame but his tragic fairy story KönigskinderKönigskinder ('The King's Children') offers a stark contrast to it and has only begun to be... |
HENRI DUTILLEUX / PASCAL DUSAPIN
Dutilleux: Tout un monde lointain / Dusapin: Outscape Victor Julien-Laferrière (cello) / Orchestre National de France; Kristiina Poska, David Robertson [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 26/May/2023 ] Victor Julien-Laferrière, winner in 2017 of the first Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition of Belgium dedicated to the cello, presents here two French works for cello and orchestra: Outscape by Pascal Dusapin: "The title itself carries the... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Concerto Nos. 3 & 4 Elisabeth Leonskaja (piano), Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Tugan Sokhiev [ Warner Classics / CD - released 19/May/2023 ] "When I play, I am not presenting myself on the stage, but the music I am playing. It is the music that matters."- Elisabeth Leonskaja Elisabeth Leonskaja's recordings of Beethoven's Piano Concertos Nos 3 and 4, with the Orchestre National du... |
GEORGES BIZET
Bizet: Carmen (3 LP) Maria Callas, Nicolai Gedda, Andréa Guiot, Robert Massard / Orchestre du Théâtre National de L'Opera, Georges Pretre [ Warner Classics LP / 3 Vinyl Box Set - released 19/May/2023 ] Towards the end of Callas's career, there were many rumours that she was planning to perform Carmen on stage. This was never to be, but Carmen became her penultimate complete recording of an opera. |
