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MAURICE RAVEL
Ravel: Sheherazade / Le Tombeau de Couperin / Pavane pour une Infante defunte / Menuet antique Anne Sofie von Otter (soprano) / The Cleveland Orchestra / Pierre Boulez [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 13/May/2004 ] "Boulez's sharp ear Von Otter's beguiling voice combine to satisfying effect" (Editor's Choice Gramophone June 2004) |
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IGOR STRAVINSKY
Stravinsky: Le Chant Do Rossignol / Le Roi Des Étoiles / L'Histoire Du Soldat Cleveland Orchestra & Chorus, Pierre Boulez [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD ] "Boulez has this music so well under his skin that it flows with almost careless effortlessness. Such an effect is the result of meticulous preparation, but with an absolute trust in his musicians..a fascinatingly intense sense of narrative" MusicWeb |
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Cameron Pierre
Return to the Source [ CD ] |
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BERG
Kammerkonzert (with Mozart-Gran Partita) Christian Tetzlaff (violin) Mitsuko Uchida (piano) / Ensemble Intercontemporain / Pierre Boulez [ Decca Records / CD - released 10/Dec/2008 ] "Boulez brings clarity to every sound strand, colour and dynamic…you hear nuances that many performances sweep under the carpet" The Times |
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MAHLER
Symphony No 2 Christine SchANfer / Michelle DeYoung / Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra / Pierre Boulez [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 1/Jul/2006 ] "Boulez understands the spirituality of this symphony, creating a profoundly moving, life enhancing interpretation. It's a powerful illumination of the deeper aspects of Mahler, opening up new approaches to inspire a new, reflective era in Mahler... |
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STRAVINSKY
Boulez conducts Stravinsky [6 CD set] The Cleveland Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonic, Ensemble Intercontemporain, Pierre Boulez [ Deutsche Grammophon / 6 CD Box Set - released 1/Aug/2012 ] "Few conductors have invigorated repertoires with the verve that Pierre Boulez has brought to his interpretations of Stravinsky, compiled here across six CDs...Bristling with energetic innovation... it's an absolute bargain." (The Independent) |
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IGOR STRAVINSKY
Stravinsky: Petrouchka; Le Sacre du Printemps (LP) Cleveland Orchestra, Pierre Boulez [ Deutsche Grammophon Vinyl / 2 LP - released 16/Apr/2021 ] Originally recorded in 1992 |
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IGOR STRAVINSKY
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring / The Firebird / Petrushka (Complete Ballets) The Cleveland Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez [ Deutsche Grammophon Duo / 2 CD - released 10/Apr/2012 ] "Even in these days of super-efficient Rites and Petrushkas, Boulez can still find in these scores many subtle and beautiful details that are lost in the rush or the brilliance of some showier readings, and his precision of ear is audible on page... |
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FRANCIS POULENC
Poulenc: Dialogues des Carmelites (Complete opera) Denise Duval, Regine Crespin / Choeurs et Orchestre du Theatre National de l'Opera de Paris / Pierre Dervaux [ Warner Erato Home of Opera / 2 CD - released 20/May/2016 ] 'A classic and irreplaceable recording. It is evident that the singers were inspired by the piece to give of their considerable best and Pierre Dervaux's conducting of the work is both inspired and inspiriting.' (Gramophone) |
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GABRIEL PIERNE
Pierne: Complete Piano Works / Chamber, Orchestral & Vocal Music Diane Anderson, Jean Hubeau (piano) Lily Laskine (harp) Jean-Pierre Rampal (flute) / Jean-Baptiste Mari, Andre Cluytens, etc [ Warner Classics / 10 CD Box Set - released 17/Mar/2023 ] Gabriel Pierné - composer, pianist, organist, and conductor - This edition presents his compositions in dazzlingly diverse performances, with the composer himself at the piano and baton, inviting the listener on an exciting exploration of his career |
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XENAKIS
Nomos Alpha / Thallein / Phlegra / Komboi / etc Benny Sluchin, Pierre Strauch, Elisabeth Chojnacka / Ensemble Intercontemporain [ Warner Apex / 2 CD - released 20/Sep/2014 ] ""A splendid introduction to Xenakis: exciting, rhythmic and frequently violent. All the performers dig in with relish, but special praise to Chojnacka, who manages the composer's virtual re-invention of the harpsichord with amazing virtuosity." BBC... |
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PIERRE BOULEZ
Boulez: Repons / Dialogue de l'ombre double Ensemble Intercontemporain / Pierre Boulez (conductor) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 1/May/1998 ] Winner of the 2002 Grammy Award for best contemporary composition this recording of Boulez's masterpiece for 6 computer-transformed soloists (2 pianos, harp, vibraphone, xylophone and glockenspiel, cymbalum), electronics and orchestra is simply... |
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BLOCH / BRUCH / LALO / SAINT-SAENS
Works for cello and orchestra Pierre Fournier (cello) / Orchestre Lamoureux, Berlin Philharmonic, Jean Martinon, Alfred Wallenstein [ Deutsche Grammophon Originals / CD - released 20/Jan/2009 ] "Fournier is impassioned and eloquent [in the Lalo]...expressive in the slow movement and rhythmic in the delightful Allegro presto dance section […] the Bruch is played with dignity and without undue emotionalism" Gramophone |
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MONTI / ELGAR / PAGANINI / SAINT-SAENS / POPPER / etc
Works for Cello & Piano Edgar Moreau (cello) Pierre-Yves Hodique (piano) [ Erato / Warner Classics / CD - released 20/Aug/2014 ] "This splendid recital, so astutely recorded, serves notice of a singular talent." (MusicWeb) |
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BEETHOVEN
Harnoncourt - Beethoven [includes Symphonies, Piano & Violin Concertos, Overtures, etc] Gidon Kremer & Pierre-Laurent Aimard / Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Nikolaus Harnoncourt [ Warner Classics / 14 CD Box Set - released 20/Nov/2006 ] A superb value 14 CD set of the complete Harnoncourt/Chamber Orchestra of Europe Beethoven recordings for Teldec Classics. |
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J. S. BACH
Bach: The Brandenburg Concertos / Concerto for two violins / etc Heinz Holliger (oboe) Michala Petri (recorder) Jean-Pierre Rampal (flute) / Neville Marriner [ Philips Duo / 2 CD - released 18/Jun/2001 ] Acclaimed recordings featuring the winning-combination of Marriner and the ASMIF |
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TOMASO ALBINONI
Tomaso Albinoni: The Collector's Edition I Solisti Veneti, Claudio Scimone / Ensemble Strumentale Albalonga, Annibale Cetrangolo, with Pierre Pierlot & Pietro Bongonovo (oboes) [ Warner Classics / Erato / 16 CD Box Set - released 29/Jan/2021 ] The 'Adagio' (re)composed by Remo Giazotto had been enjoying huge popularity for ten years when Claudio Scimone and his chamber orchestra joined the Erato family and began to investigate the authentic Albinoni catalogue. |
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ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi: Concertos I Solisti Veneti, Claudio Scimone, with Nane Calabrese (viola d'amore), Pierre Pierlot (oboe), Jean-Pierre Rampal (flute), Maurice Allard (bassoon) et [ Warner Concertos / 15 CD Box Set - released 16/Sep/2019 ] Antonio Vivaldi and Claudio Scimone, two names forever bound to each other in a quest for originality and beauty. |
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Irene Schweizer & Pierre Favre
Live in Zürich [ Intakt Records / CD - released 28/Jan/2014 ] Even at the farthest improv extremes, the work of both musicians is marked by a pristine clarity..."The two of them sound at the top of their game, and it's music-making of a joyous openness you certainly don't need to be a die-hard to hear. |
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BIZET
Bizet: Les Pêcheurs de perles [The Pearl Fishers] (Complete opera recorded in 1960) Janine Micheau, Nicolai Gedda, Ernest Blanc / Chœurs et Orchestre du Théâtre National de l'Opéra Comique, Pierre Dervaux [ Warner Classics The Home of Opera / 2 CD - released 1/Sep/2016 ] "Ernest Blanc, in the difficult role of the alternately jealous and forgiving Zurga, is in superb voice, showing a real understanding of the right style and of character." (Gramophone) |