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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Best Cello 100: Includes Bach's cello suites, The Swan & Kol Nidrei (Six CD set at a special price) Janos Starker / Mstislav Rostropovich / Pierre Fournier / Gautier Capucon / Paul Tortelier / Truls Mork / Jacqueline du Pre / Pablo Casals (cellos) [ EMI / 6 CD Box Set - released 27/Jul/2009 ] This 6 CD set contains a fine collection of 100 favourite cello classics, performed by some of the world's leading artists. |
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TELEMANN / LECLAIR / LALANDE / COUPERIN / RAMEAU / etc
French Baroque Music Jean-François Paillard Chamber Orchestra, Jean-François Paillard, with Jean-Pierre Rampal (flute), Pierre Pierlot (oboe), Maurice Andre (trumpet), etc [ Erato / 14 CD Box Set - released 26/Aug/2022 ] A founding member of Erato, Jean-François Paillard always placed French Baroque music at the heart of his orchestra's repertoire and maintained it in a privileged position despite the growth of musical range and number of concerts. |
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VIVALDI / BACH / TELEMANN / MOZART / KUHLAU / TARTINI / etc
Le Triomphes de Jean-Pierre Rampal Jean-Pierre Rampal (flute) with various orchestras & performers [ Erato / 3 CD - released 12/Jun/2014 ] A brand new collection of the 20th century flute giant, featuring the best and the most popular pieces of flute repertoire |
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MOZART / TARTINI / TELEMANN / C.P.E. & J. S. BACH / MERCADANTE / VIVALDI / etc
Jean-Pierre Rampal: Famous Flute Concertos Jean-Pierre Rampal (flute) with various orchestras & soloists [ Erato / 12 CD Box Set - released 25/Aug/2023 ] Legendary flautist Jean-Pierre Rampal devoted just as much effort to establishing the masterpieces in their rightful place as to unearthing countless works from the baroque, classical and romantic eras. As far as concertos are concerned, cornerstones... |
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RAVEL
Bolero / Pavane pour une Infante defunte / Rapsodie espagnole / Daphnis et ChloAC: suite (with works by Debussy & Saint-Saens) Karlheinz Zoeller (flute) Pierre Cochereau (organ) / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Herbert von Karajan [ DG Karajan Collection / 2 CD - released 4/Aug/2003 ] "This is the most entertaining modern recording of what is usually counted a forbidding work." (Gramophone on Symphony No 13) |
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MAURICE RAVEL
Ravel: The Piano Concertos / Valses nobles et sentimentales (orchestral version) Krystian Zimerman (piano) Cleveland Orchestra / London Symphony / Pierre Boulez [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 20/Jul/2001 ] 1999 Gramophone Award Winner: Concerto - A Penguin Stereo Guide Rosette recording |
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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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BACH / BRAHMS / HAYDN / GLUCK / TCHAIKOVSKY / MOZART / STRAVINSKY / etc
Pierre Monteux: Decca & Philips Recordings 1956-1964 London Symphony Orchestra / Wiener Philharmoniker / Paris Conservatoire Orchestra / Pierre Monteux (cond) [ Decca Original Masters / 7 CD - released 19/Sep/2006 ] Pierre Monteux was born in Paris on 4 April 1875. He began his studies at the Paris Conservatoire at the age of nine and first conducted in Paris at the age of twelve. In 1911 Monteux was appointed principal conductor of Diaghilev's Ballets Russes... |
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GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn & Symphony No. 10 (Adagio) Magdalena Kozena (mezzo-soprano) & Christian Gerhaher (baritone) / Cleveland Orchestra / Pierre Boulez [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 10/Nov/2010 ] "...the Cleveland Orchestra's elegant subtlety almost passes belief in the adagio from the unfinished Tenth Symphony...But the voices inevitably take pride of place, with the baritone Christian Gerhaher superbly characterised." (The Times) |
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GYORGY LIGETI
Ligeti: Clear or Cloudy: complete recordings on Deutsche Grammophon Matt Haimovitz (cello) Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano) / Hagen Quartett / Weiner Philharmoniker / Ensemble Intercontemporain / Pierre Boulez / Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon Budget Boxed Set / 4 CD - released 1/Nov/2006 ] Benchmark recordings of 24 works by a master of soundscapes, who stretched the boundaries of the musically conceivable. |
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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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RAVEL / BERLIOZ / HONEGGER / ROUSSEL / BEETHOVEN / BLOCH / etc
Charles Munch - The Complete Warner Classics Recordings Nicole Henriot-Schweitzer (piano) André Navarra (cello) Alfred Cortot (piano) Denise Soriano (violin) Pierre Bernac (baritone) Charles Munch (cond) [ Warner Classics / 13 CD Box Set - released 10/Feb/2019 ] Prominent in the musical evolution of 20th century France, Charles Munch (1891-1968) also spent 13 epoch-making years with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. This collection assembles newly-remastered versions all the recordings he made for EMI and Erato... |
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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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CHAUSSON
Symphonie, Piano Quartet, Poemes & Concert Pascal Roge (piano) Chantal Juillet (violin) Pierre Amoyal (violin) / Quatuor Ysaye. Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal. Charles Dutoit [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 1/Apr/2005 ] Chausson's musical output is not vast and his career was short-lived. His earliest works date from the late 1870s and his last were produced shortly before he was killed as a result of a cycling accident in 1899. |
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BEETHOVEN / FAURE / FRANCK / CHAUSSON / PIERNE / etc
Pierre Barbizet - The Complete Erato & HMV Recordings Pierre Barbizet (piano) with Christian Ferras (violin), Jean-Pierre Rampal (flute), Quatuor Parrenin, etc [ Warner Classics / 14 CD Box Set - released 13/Nov/2020 ] Best known as the duo partner of violinist Christian Ferras, Pierre Barbizet was notable for bringing integrity, vitality and generosity to all his music-making. |
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TCHEREPNIN / RIMSKY-KORSAKOV / STRAVINSKY / SATIE / PROKOFIEV / BALAKIREV / etc
Diaghilev - Ballets Russes Pierre Boulez, André Cluytens, Igor Markevitch, Seiji Ozawa, André Previn, Sir Simon Rattle, Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Jean Martinon, Charles Dutoit, et [ Warner Classics / 22 CD Box Set - released 11/Mar/2022 ] The Ballets russes was founded in Paris in 1909 by the visionary impresario Serge Diaghilev. Innovative and flamboyant, he had a genius for bringing together the most brilliant composers, dancers, choreographers and designers. |
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J. S. BACH
Bach: Six (6) Suites for Solo Violoncello BWV 1007-1012 Pierre Fournier (cello) [ Deutsche Grammophon The Originals / 2 CD - released 24/May/2004 ] "Pierre Fournier gives memorably eloquent readings" - Gramophone |
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BEETHOVEN
Complete Works for Cello and Piano Pierre Fournier (cello) / Friedrich Gulda (piano) [ DG Original Masters / 2 CD - released 20/Jul/2006 ] The original recordings were released on 3 LPs and we described at the time as "A rare treat and an absolute must for every collector of choice chamber music" - Fono Forum (1960) |
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C.P.E. BACH / BOCCHERINI / BRAHMS / CHOPIN / COUPERIN / DVORAK / ELGAR / STRAVINSKY / etc
Aristocrat of the Cello Pierre Fournier (cello) with various orchestras and conductors [ DG Original Masters / 6 CD - released 1/Mar/2006 ] "A superb set with fine transfers and comprehensive documentation." (International Record Review March 2006) |
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MOZART / BEETHOVEN / RAVEL / BERG / REICH / CARTER / etc
The Pierre-Laurent Aimard Collection Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano) with various orchestras & performers [ Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 4/May/2009 ] |