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100 BEST RELAXING PIANO
100 Best Relaxing Piano (6 Discs) Various artists incls Daniel Barenboim, Bertrand Chamayou, Aldo Ciccolini, Georges Cziffra, Samson François, Hélène Grimaud, Stephen Kovacevich, etc [ Warner Classics / 6 CD Box Set - released 1/Jul/2018 ] The collection gathers the best relaxing tunes from the piano repertoire performed by most eminent musicians from the catalogues of Warner and Erato. |
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50 BEST RELAXING PIANO
50 Best Relaxing Piano (3 Disc) Various artists incls Piotr Anderszewski, Leif Ove Andsnes, Daniel Barenboim, Bertrand Chamayou, Aldo Ciccolini, Samson François, Hélène Grimaud, etc [ Warner Classics / 3 CD - released 1/Jul/2018 ] The collection gathers the best relaxing tunes from the piano repertoire performed by the most eminent musicians from the catalogues of Warner and Erato. |
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JOHN ADAMS / SAMUEL BARBER / GEORGE GERSHWIN / LEONARD BERNSTEIN / STEVE REICH / etc
American Classics Hélène Grimaud, Renaud Capuçon, Labèque Sisters, Peter Donohoe, John McGlinn, Paavo Jarvi, Christopher Warren-Green, Simon Rattle [ Warner Classics / 6 CD Box Set - released 12/Aug/2016 ] "Under Rattle the foxtrot from The Chairman Dances has unabated energy" (Rosette Penguin Stereo) |
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JEAN CASSANEA DE MONDONVILLE
Mondonville: Le Carnaval du Parnasse Alexis Kossenko; Hasnaa Bennani; Hélène Guilmette; Mathias Vidal; Les Ambassadeurs ~ La Grande Écurie; Choeur de Chambre de Namur; Gwendoline Blondeel [ Château de Versailles Spectacles / 2 CD - released 12/Apr/2024 ] The cornucopia of delights confirms why Le carnaval du Parnasse appealed instantly to mid-18th-century Parisian audiences. -Gramophone |
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SIVAN ELDAR
Like Flesh (Live) Florent Baffi; Le Balcon; René Ramos Premier; Sean Clayton; Adèle Carlier; Juliette Allen; Hélène Fauchère; Guilhem Terrail; Maxime Pascal; Helena Ras [ B Records / CD - released 4/Jul/2025 ] Suffering in an unhappy marriage, Woman yearns for a world beyond the boundaries of flesh and an existence outside of the conventions of human society. A secret young Lover's desire instigates an explosive metamorphosis, and Woman finds perfect... |
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CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
Saint-Saëns: Le Timbre d'argent (complete opera) Yu Shao (tenor), Jodie Devos (soprano), Edgaras Montvidas (tenor), Hélène Guilmette (soprano) / Les Siècles, Accentus, François-Xavier Roth [ Bru Zane / 2 CD/Book - released 28/Aug/2020 ] International Classical Music Awards 2021 Winner - Opera |
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PER NORGARD
Nørgård: The Will-o'-the-Wisps in Town Helene Gjerris (mezzo soprano) / Athelas Sinfonietta Copenhagen [ Dacapo / 2 CD - released 30/Jul/2012 ] "It's a fascinatingly approachable piece, sometimes recalling Pierrot Lunaire or The Soldier's Tale, but more often conjuring up its own, rather quirky fairytale world, full of typical Nørgård gestures and slithering harmonic allusions." (Guardian) |
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LERA AUERBACH
Auerbach: Tatiana (a ballet by John Neumeier) BLU-RAY Hamburg Ballet / Helene Bouchet, Edvin Revazov, Leslie Heylmann, Alexandr Trusch / Simon Hewett (cond) [ C Major Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 22/Aug/2016 ] In choreographic episodes, combining dream, memory, premonition and reality, John Neumeier's ballet Tatiana brings to life the story of Tatiana, a young girl brought up in the Russian countryside and her first great love. When considering Pushkin's... |
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LERA AUERBACH
Auerbach: Tatiana (complete ballet recorded in 2014) Hamburg Ballet / Helene Bouchet, Edvin Revazov, Leslie Heylmann, Alexandr Trusch / Simon Hewett (cond) [ C Major DVD / DVD - released 10/Oct/2017 ] In choreographic episodes, combining dream, memory, premonition and reality, John Neumeier's ballet Tatiana brings to life the story of Tatiana, a young girl brought up in the Russian countryside and her first great love. When considering Pushkin's... |
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MACHE / OHANA
Music for Two Pianos Helene Bellanger (Piano) / Christine Chareyron (Piano) / Leonor Lopez Cossani (Piano) / Clotilde Ovigne, piano / Martine Vialatte (Piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 13/Jun/2006 ] François-Bernard Mâche has been the recipient of many awards for his compositions, more than eighty in number, ranging from the Paris Prix de la Biennale in 1963 to the Sacem Grand Prix for symphonic music in 2002. |
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BACH / COUPERIN / SOLER / RAMEAU / HAYDN / MOZART / DEBUSSY
Portrait (10CD) Helene Boschi [ Profil / CD Box Set ] The Francophone Swiss pianist Hélène Boschi was born in Lausanne on August 11, 1917. She studied at the École Normale de Musique de Paris with Yvonne Lefébure, and with Alfred Cortot. Throughout her life, Boschi pursued a twin career as teacher and... |
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CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
Saint-Saens: Samson et Dalila (complete opera, recorded in 1946) Helene Bouvier / Jose Luccioni / Louis Fourestier (cond) [ Naxos Great Opera Recordings / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2010 ] Orchestra of the National Opera of Paris, Chorus of the National Opera of Paris, Louis Foureslier |
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BARTOK / BERG / MOZART / LISZT
Resonance Helene Grimaud (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 21/Oct/2010 ] "The French pianist's concept album is her strongest yet. At the core are two sonatas - Liszt's monument of romantic rhetoric, humanised as only Grimaud can, and Alban Berg's one-movement sonata from 1910." (William Dart NZ Herald) |
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SCHUMANN
Piano music (incls 'Kreisleriana Op 16) Helene Grimaud (piano) [ Portrait Classics / CD - released 1/Sep/2009 ] 'And through the endearing naturalness, truthfulness and immediacy of her response to the printed text, you fall in love with the young Schumann all over again.' (Gramophone of Kreisleriana) |
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BRAHMS
Piano Sonatas Nos. 2 & 3 Helene Grimaud (piano) [ Portrait Classics / CD - released 20/Jan/2010 ] 'a splendid urgency and commitment' Gramophone of Sonata No. 2 / 'This account of the Third Sonata is also distinguished' Gramophone of Sonata No. 3 |
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SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: The Last Romantic Hero (2LP) Helene Grimaud (piano), Leif Ove Andsnes (piano), Martin James Bartlett (piano), Nikolai Lugansky (piano), Borodin Quartet, Berliner Philharmoniker, e [ Warner Classics LP / LP - released 20/Oct/2017 ] Sergei Rachmaninov was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor renowned for his emotive and virtuosic music. His works, characterized by lush harmonies and sweeping melodies, include the iconic Piano Concerto no.2 and the hauntingly beautiful... |
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RAVEL
The Best Of Ravel (Incls Bolero, Gaspard de la Nuit & Piano Concerto in G) Helene Grimaud, Paul Crossley (piano)/ Orchestre National de France under Eliahu Inbal / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under Jesus Lopez-Cobos [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 26/Apr/2007 ] Ravel’s Boléro has become an evergreen. These 2 CD’s provide material for those who would like to hear more by this typically French composer. |
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HANDEL
Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne / Dixit Dominus Helene Guilmette (sop) Andreas Scholl (countertenor) Malcolm E.Bennet (ten) Andreas Wolf (bass) / Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin / Marcus Creed [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 20/Sep/2009 ] "The choral work is excellent, stylistically apropos, and executed with requisite flair and energy. With these two pieces such an interesting coupling...the clear and spacious sound is only an added incentive." ***** Five stars AudAud.com (Oct 2009) |
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J.S. BACH
Pieces for violin & basse continue Helene Schmitt (violin) Alain Gervreau (violoncello) Jan Willem Jansen (clavecin) [ Alpha / CD - released 1/Jun/2009 ] Hélène Schmitt (violin), Alain Gervreau (cello), Jan Willem Jansen (harpsichord) |
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Helene Tysman
Chopin: Piano Sonata No 2/24 P [ Oehms Classics / CD - released 13/Sep/2010 ] |