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CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Impressions: The Sound of Debussy Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Jean-Pierre Armengaud, Michel Beroff, Renaud Capucon, Philippe Cassard, Aldo Ciccolini, Andres Cluytens, Natalie Dessay, etc [ Warner Classics / 3 CD - released 1/Jan/2017 ] "Hugely impressive Debussy performances, making him still sound modern today" Editor's Choice Gramophone magazine (Nov 2003) on the Pierre-Laurent Aimard 'Images' |
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SCHUMANN
Carnival / Etudes Symphoniques Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano) [ Warner Classics / CD - released 1/Dec/2006 ] "On his own, Aimard combines virtuoso panache with a limpid touch." Daily Telegraph, Jan 2005 |
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CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Debussy: Images / Etudes Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano) [ Warner Classics / CD - released 13/Feb/2004 ] "Hugely impressive Debussy performances, making him still sound modern today" Editor's Choice Gramophone magazine (Nov 2003) |
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OLIVIER MESSIAEN
Messiaen: Catalogue d'Oiseaux Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano) [ Pentatone SACD / 3 Hybrid SACD - released 9/Mar/2018 ] "It's hard to imagine the textures having greater impact or precision, or the continuity and discontinuity being projected with greater concentration…Not a single sound emerges with indifference." Gramophone |
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GYORGY LIGETI
Ligeti: Music for Piano (includes Etudes for piano) Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano) [ Sony Ligeti Edition Vol 3 / CD - released 29/Feb/2008 ] "Pierre-Laurent Aimard is Ligeti's ambassador extraordinaire, it would seem. His championship of the (now nineteen) Etudes has made audiences cheer around the world, and it is always a salutary experience to see as well as hear him negotiate these... |
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DEBUSSY
Préludes - Books 1 & 2 (24, complete) Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 1/Nov/2012 ] "As you'd expect, Aimard's accounts of the 24 pieces are technically impeccable, whether articulating every rhythmic detail in La Danse de Puck, or perfectly layering the chordal accumulations of La Cathédrale Engloutie, but there is something matter... |
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RAVEL
Piano Concertos / Miroirs Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano) / Cleveland Orchestra, Pierre Boulez [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 10/Mar/2011 ] "Aimard is a pianist completely immersed in the French repertoire of the 20th century and attuned to Ravel's particular sound world." (Gramophone Awards Shortlisted 2011) |
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DVORAK
Piano Concerto / The Golden Spinning Wheel Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano) / Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam / Nikolaus Harnoncourt [ Teldec / CD - released 1/Apr/2006 ] "The Concerto finally sounds like better music than it is - superb coupling, too." -Editor's Choice (Gramophone Magazine) January 2004 |
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ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorak Edition: The Slavonic Soul Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano) Lucia Popp (soprano) Jacqueline du Pré (cello) Alban Berg Quartett, Concertgebouw Orchestra, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, etc [ Warner Classics / 27 CD/DVD Box Set - released 11/Jun/2021 ] This box provides an illuminating and enriching survey of Dvorak's works, including his complete symphonies. A number of the celebrated performers have Slavonic roots themselves; all their interpretations draw on a deep affinity with the composer. |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
100 Best Beethoven (6 CD set) Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano), Maxim Vengerov (violin), Emil Gilels (piano), Nikolai Lugansky (piano), Renaud Capuçon (violin), and others [ Warner Classics / 6 CD Box Set - released 20/Sep/2019 ] Sit back, relax and take a wild Beethoven journey. Some of the world's most popular music are here performed by some of the finest artists from the Warner and Erato catalogue. |
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CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Claude Debussy: The Complete Works Quatuor Ebene, Martha Argerich, Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Samson François, Renaud Capuçon, Natalie Dessay, André Cluytens, François-Xavier Roth, etc [ Warner Classics / 33 CD Box Set - released 13/Feb/2018 ] This 33-CD set, comprising outstanding recordings selected by Debussy experts, exemplifies the depth and breadth of the Warner Classics catalogue and the label's commitment to producing comprehensive landmark editions of the highest quality. |
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CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Debussy: Sonatas & Trio Renaud Capucon (violin) Gérard Caussé (viola) Emmanuel Pahud (flute), Marie-Pierre Langlamet (harp) Edgar Moreau (cello) Bertrand Chamayou (piano) [ Erato Classics / CD - released 10/Nov/2017 ] Their readings of the late sonatas are packed with glorious detail, while Renaud Capuçon, Bertrand Chamayou and Edgar Moreau make a great case for the early Piano Trio.' BBC Music Award WINNER 2018 - Chamber |
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DVORAK
Dvorak: Composer Series [2 CD set] Pierre-Laurent-Aimard (pinao), Royal Concertgebouw & Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Nikolaus Harnoncourt [ Teldec / Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 17/Aug/2009 ] "This superbly played Seventh has a lot going for it...Harnoncourt is impressive...The recording is splendidly full and resonant, with every detail registering." (MusicWeb May 2006) |
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MARIN MARAIS
Marin Marais: 2nd Book Of Viole Pieces Jordi Savall (bass viol), Pierre Hantaï (harpsichord), Rolf Lislevand (theorbo & guitar) [ Alia Vox / CD - released 1/Sep/2003 ] |
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GYORGY LIGETI
The Ligeti Project (5 CDs special price) Siegfried Palm (cello) Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin) Pierre Laurent Aimard (piano) / Cappella Amsterdam / Amadinda Percussion / Reinbert de Leeuw [ Warner Classics / 5 CD Box Set - released 15/Jan/2016 ] "If Ligeti's music has a trademark, it is unpredictability…He remains one of the severest critics of contemporary music, as well as one of its greatest composers" The Guardian |
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W. A. MOZART
50 Best Mozart Classics [3 CDs special price] Thomas Allen, Cheryl Studer, Daniel Barenboim, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Sabine Meyer, Neville Marriner, etc [ Warner Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Jun/2019 ] All the greatest works of Amadeus Mozart performed by teh world's top soloists and performers. |
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MAHLER
Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen / Ruckert-Lieder / Kindertotenlieder Thomas Quasthoff, Violeta Urmana, Anne Sofie von Otter. Wiener Philharmoniker. Pierre Boulez [ DG Boulez 2005 / CD - released 28/Feb/2005 ] Anne Sofie von Otter sings the Kindertotenlieder, Violeta Urmana will be heard in the Rückert Lieder and Thomas Quasthoff in the early Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen. |
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MAHLER
Symphony No 8 Twyla Robinson, Erin Wall, Adriane Queiroz, Robert Holl / Cor der Deutschen Staatsoper Berlin / Staatskapelle Berlin / Pierre Boulez [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 26/Jan/2008 ] "I enjoyed the experience...Firstly, the presentation...soloists, orchestra and choruses...is top-drawer. The collective weight and momentum of these massive forces are well contained by DG's engineers, wave upon wave of exultant sound" Gramophone... |
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BEETHOVEN
Triple Concerto (with Brahms - Double Concerto) Wolfgang Schneiderhan (violin) Pierre Fournier (cello) Gaza Anda (piano) / Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin. Ferenc Fricsay [ Deutsche Grammophon The Originals / CD - released 19/Apr/2005 ] "Worth investigation if you need a top-class performance of the Triple Concerto." (Gramophone) |
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ERIK SATIE
Erik Satie - Old Sequins and Ancient Breastplates [Historial Recordings 1926-1961] Aldo Ciccolini, Francis Poulenc, William Masselos, Manuel Rosenthal, Igor Markevitch, Pierre Bernac, etc [ Cherry Red Records / 4 CD Box Set - released 9/Dec/2022 ] A four disc Box set collection of historic Satie recordings, ranging from the 1920's onwards. Including such rarities as Henri Sauguet's 'Socrate' for solo voice and orchestra; piano sets by William Masselos and Aldo Ciccolini. |