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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: La finta giardiniera, K196 (complete opera sung in Italian recorded in 2014) Le Concert d'Astrée / Carlo Allemano, Erin Morley, Enea Scala, Marie-Adeline Henry / Emmanuelle Haim (cond) [ Erato / Warner Classics DVD / 2 DVD - released 1/Jun/2015 ] The French conductor Emmanuelle Haïm conducts here her music ensemble Le Concert d'Astrée during this performance of Mozart's La Finta Giardiniera at the Opéra de Lille (France) on March 22nd and 25th 2014. This production, directed by David Lescot |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: La finta giardiniera, K196 (complete opera sung in Italian recorded in 2014) BLU-RAY Le Concert d'Astrée / Carlo Allemano, Erin Morley, Enea Scala, Marie-Adeline Henry / Emmanuelle Haim (cond) [ Erato / Warner Classics Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Jun/2015 ] The French conductor Emmanuelle Haïm conducts here her music ensemble Le Concert d'Astrée during this performance of Mozart's La Finta Giardiniera at the Opéra de Lille (France) on March 22nd and 25th 2014. This production, directed by David Lescot |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Lily Laskine: The Complete Erato & HMV Recordings Lily Laskine (harp) with Jean-Pierre Rampal, Maurice Andre, Yehudi Menuhin, Marie-Claire Alain & others [ Erato / Warner Classics Icon / 14 CD Box Set - released 1/Dec/2014 ] The harpist Lily Laskine (1893-1988) was a popular and influential figure whose name was particularly closely identified with the Erato label, although she also recorded for EMI. |
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JACQUES OFFENBACH
Offenbach: La Vie Parisienne (Complete opera recorded in 2007) Lyon Opera / Jean-Sebastien Bou, Marc Callahan, Marie Devellerea, Laurent Naouri / Sebastien Rouland (cond) [ Vigin Classics DVD / DVD - released 6/Jan/2009 ] "Pelly, one of the most imaginative of a new generation of French stage directors, has dragged La vie parisienne into our own time. In this stylish production from Lyon Opera." (BBC Music Five Stars) |
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J. S. BACH
Bach, (J.S.): Complete Organ Works Marie-Claire Alain (at the organs of the Martinikerk, Groningen; Grote Sint Laurenskerk, Alkmaar; Freiberger Dom; St Georgenkirche, Rötha; Église Sain [ Erato / 15 CD Box Set - released 24/Aug/2018 ] New Remastering in 24-BIT / 96KHZ from original tapes by Art & Son Studio, Annecy (2018) |
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RICHARD STRAUSS
Songs (Incls 'Ruhe, meine Seele' & 'All mein Gedanken') Marie McLaughlin (soprano) / Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 13/Apr/2005 ] "This is a thoroughly enjoyable recital, which has given me great pleasure. I hope others will enjoy it as much" (MusicWeb Aug 2005) |
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TRADITIONAL
Marie McLaughlin - Songs of Scotland Marie McLaughlin (soprano) Malcolm Martineau (piano) Isobel Frayling-Cork (clarsach) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 10/Jul/2009 ] "McLaughlin sings with passionate intensity, and her voice has all the colors of the rainbow for these widely varying songs … An album to treasure'" Fanfare |
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GIOACCHINO ROSSINI
Sì, Sì, Sì, Sì!: Rossini Opera Arias & Duets Marie Nicole-Lemieux (contralto) / Orchestre national de Montpellier Occitanie, Enrique Mazzola, with Patrizia Ciofi (soprano) [ Erato Classics / CD - released 1/Mar/2017 ] "The Quebecois singer recalls the great Marilyn Horne in this repertoire, though her voice is more feminine in timbre, her persona perhaps more coquettish for Rosina's and Isabella's arias...The rarities are treats." Sunday Times |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Marie Oppert - Enchantée Marie Oppert (soprano) / Orchestre National De Lille, Nicholas Skilbeck, with Natalie Dessay & Melissa Errico [ Warner Classics / CD - released 4/Sep/2020 ] In her debut album on Warner Classics, Enchantée, Marie Oppert embraces both the classics of Broadway repertoire and treasured songs of French origin, in order to represent her own musical upbringing and passion. The program explores the idea of this... |
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Marie Osmond
The magic of Christmas [ CD ] |
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ANDRE CAMPRA
Campra: Messe de Requiem (with works by Rameau & de Mondonville) Marie Perbost, Emmanuelle Ifrah (sops), Samuel Boden (countertenor), Zachary Wilder (ten), Victor Sicard (bar) / Le Concert d'Astrée, Emmanuelle Haim [ Erato / 2 CD - released 25/Aug/2023 ] Emmanuelle Haïm, a Baroque expert "with an instinct for the crucial balance between energy and eloquence" (New York Times), directs the orchestra and singers of her ensemble Le Concert d'Astrée in choral works by three French composers of the 18th... |
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DIETRICH BUXTEHUDE
Buxtehude: Organ Works Marie-Clair Alain (organ) [ Warner Classics Apex / 2 CD - released 11/Mar/2013 ] "this tightly-packed Buxtehudefest celebrates Alain's magisterial crisply-articulated purposefulness and the peerless Schnitger organ of Gronigen's Martinikerk" BBC Music |
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J. S. BACH
Organ Masterpieces on historic instruments Marie-Claire Alain (organ) [ Erato Warner Maestro / 2 CD - released 24/Feb/1995 ] Marie-Claire Alain (organ) |
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SAINT-SAENS
Symphonies 2 & 3 'organ' Marie-Claire Alain (organ) / Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Georges Pretre [ Warner Classics Maestro / CD - released 7/Apr/2008 ] |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Marie-Claire Alain: L'Orgue Francais Marie-Claire Alain (organ) [ Erato / 22 CD Box Set - released 20/May/2017 ] Known as the 'First Lady of the organ', Marie-Claire Alain was a strikingly mature, creative and intuitive artist. Spanning four centuries of music, from Baroque masterpieces by the likes of Couperin and Grigny, through cornerstones of the French... |
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IGOR STRAVINSKY
Igor Stravinsky Edition Natalie Dessay, Marie McLaughlin, Charles Dutoit, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Sabine Meyer, Alban Berg Quartett, Michael Collins, Pierre Boulez, etc [ EMI The Opera Series / 23 CD Box Set - released 12/Mar/2021 ] The release of this edition marks 50 years since the death of Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971), the most influential composer of the 20th century. |
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J. S. BACH
Bach, J.S. - Brandenburg Concertos, Keyboard Concertos, Violin Concertos, Orchestral Suites Orchestre de Chambre, Jean-Francois Paillard, with Jean-Pierre Rampal, Marie-Claire Alain, Maurice André, etc [ Erato / 15 CD Box Set - released 25/Mar/2022 ] "Full of life, and I enjoyed them immensely. I recommend this release wholeheartedly" - MusicWeb on the Orchestral Suites |
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MARIE AWADIS
Etudes Melodiques Marie Awadis (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 13/Sep/2024 ] Chopin, minimalism and Armenian flair come together on Études Mélodiques, the debut DG album from composer-pianist Marie Awadis. Its 12 tracks for solo piano reveal her individual and unique voice, a product of the diverse influences that enrich her... |
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MAURICE RAVEL
Ravel: L'Enfant et les Sortileges [complete opera] (with Ma Mere l'Oye) Pamela Nelson Stephen, Anne Marie Owens, Robert Lloyd / London Symphony Orchestra / Andre Previn [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD Box Set - released 20/Jul/2008 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) - "Andre previn has recorded the opera twice, but his later version has a greater sense of magic and a firmer voiced Child in Pamela Helen Stephen, while the menagerie of animated... |
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FRANCESCO CAVALLI
Ombra mai fu: Francesco Cavalli Opera Arias (LP) Philippe Jaroussky (counter-tenor), Artaserse, with EmÅ‘ke Baráth, Marie-Nicole Lemieux [ Warner Classics Vinyl / LP - released 1/Jun/2020 ] "Jaroussky is at his best in these whispery, crooned laments where the voice treads the line between sound and silence" Gramophone Awards 2019 Winner - Recital |