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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Mitridate, rè di Ponto, K87 (complete opera) Mathias Zachariassen, Henriette Bonde-Hansen, Maria Fontosh, Kristina Hammarstrom / Vocal Group Ars Nova & Danish Radio Sinfonietta, Adam Fischer [ Dacapo / 3 Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jun/2010 ] "I shall be surprised to hear a more satisfying Mozart opera recording any time soon." Recording of the Month: Gramophone June 2010 |
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CLAUDE DEBUSSY / FRANCIS POULENC / MAURICE RAVEL / CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
Debussy/Poulenc/Ravel/Saint-Saens: French Violin Sonatas Dong-Suk Kang (violin) Pascal Devoyon (piano) [ Naxos / CD ] "Authoritative playing, unfailingly sweet and accurate, accompanied by Pascal Devoyan, a talented young French artist." Gramophone |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Sonatas (Sonatinas) For Violin And Piano Dong-Suk Kang (violin), Pascal Devoyon (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 28/Sep/2007 ] "Korean-born Dong-Suk Kang plays with style and panache" - Penguin Guide |
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J. S. BACH
Bach: Matthäus [St Matthew] Passion / Johannes [St John] Passion Peter Schreier, Theo Adam, Siegfried Vogel, Adele Stolte / Dresdner Kreuzchor, Gewandhausorchester, Rudolf Mauersberger, Erhard Mauersberger [ Brilliant Classics Quintessence / 5 CD Box Set - released 4/Oct/2019 ] "… the excellence of soloists, choir and obbligato instrumentalists (a superb gamba and oboe da caccia) and, above all, the profound understanding shown by the conductor, make this a most moving interpretation." Gramophone |
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CAMILE SAINT-SAENS
Saint-Saens: Cello Concerto No.1 - Sonatas Nos. 2 & 3 Emmanuelle Bertrand (cello) / Luzerner Sinfonieorchester, James Gaffigan. with Pascal Amoyel (piano) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 1/Mar/2017 ] "[A] luscious and lyrical account of the concerto, with rich orchestral detail" Irish Times |
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CHARLES ALKAN
Cello Sonata Op.47 (with Liszt - Elegies, La Lugubre Gondole, etc) Emmanuelle Bertrand (cello) Pascal Amoyel (piano) [ Harmonia Mundi Musique d'abord / CD - released 25/Jul/2014 ] "intelligently played and beautifully recorded." - Gramophone February 2002 |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Johannes Brahms : Sonatas & Liebeslieder for cello and piano Emmanuelle Bertrand (cello) Pascal Amoyel (piano) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 23/Jul/2021 ] "It's rare to find interpretations that marry insight and naturalness, and that sends this recording to very near the top of an imposingly tall heap." Gramophone |
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ALKAN / SAINT-SAENS / GRIEG / STRAUSS / LISZT
Le Violoncelle Romantique [The Romantic Cello] (2 CDs for the price of 1) Emmanuelle Bertrand (cello) / Pascal Amoyel (piano) [ Harmonia Mundi Initiales / 2 CD - released 15/Sep/2011 ] "The enthusiastic playing of Bertrand and Amoyel captures Saint-Saëns' characteristic youthful vigour and gleeful virtuosity." Classic FM Magazine |
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GRIEG
Sonata for violoncello and piano in A minor op.36 / Lyric Pieces Emmanuelle Bertrand (cello) / Pascal Amoyel (piano) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 20/Sep/2008 ] Alongside the Sonata op.36 - one of the monuments of the repertoire for cello and piano - Emmanuelle Bertrand and Pascal Amoyel have transcribed some of the delightful Lyric Pieces as a sort of personal diary: in their own way, they retrace the life... |
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OLIVIER GREIF
Sonate de Requiem / Piano Trio Emmanuelle Bertrand (cello) / Pascal Amoyel (piano) / Antje Weithaas (violin) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 14/Apr/2006 ] 'I have never composed so much in my life. If I ask myself the reasons for such profusion, I realise that it is because I have nothing else in my life but music. If I stop composing, I die', Olivier Greif wrote after finishing his Trio in 1998. |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: String Quintet - Arpeggione Sonata - Lieder Emmanuelle Bertrand (cello), Pascal Amoyel (piano), Quatuor Parisii [ Harmonia Mundi / 2 CD - released 10/Apr/2026 ] In this double album, Emmanuelle Bertrand, Pascal Amoyel and the Quatuor Parisii explore the musical world of late Schubert in all its nuanced light and shade. Here with the well-known Arpeggione Sonata, the stupendous String Quintet, and selected... |
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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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NICCOLÒ ANTONIO ZINGARELLI
Zingarelli: Giulietta e Romeo Franco Fagioli; Adèle Charvet; Krystian Adam; Valentino Buzza; Nicolò Balducci; Florie Valiquette; Chœur & Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal; Stefan Plewniak [ Château de Versailles Spectacles / DVD - released 14/Feb/2025 ] In an intrigue-filled Verona, Giulietta and her beloved Romeo struggle to live out their love in the face of conflicts between their families... Inspired by Luigi Da Porto's original 16th-century novella, Niccoló Antonio Zingarelli breathed new life... |
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DEBUSSY
The Very Best of Debussy (Incls Reverie, Golliwogg's Cakewalk & Rapsodie for Saxophone & Orchestra) Francois-Joel Thiollier (Piano) / Rheinland-Pfalz State Philharmonic Orchestra / Leif Segerstam (Cond) / Dong-Suk Kang (Violin) Pascal Devoyon (Piano) [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 9/May/2006 ] Claude Debussy's music combines late nineteenth-century Romanticism with a soundscape that has been called an audible version of an impressionist painting. This 2 CD set includes Debussy's most frequently performed and recorded works. |
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CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
Monteverdi: Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria (complete opera) Furio Zanasi, Lucile Richardot, Krystian Adam, Hana Blažiková, Gianluca Burrato / Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 22/Apr/2022 ] Claudio Monteverdi was a pioneer in the origins and development of opera, taking vocal music beyond Renaissance polyphony and entering a modern era in which genuine feelings and emotions are expressed through a wide variety of characters. Part of a... |
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CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
Monteverdi: Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria (complete opera) BLU-RAY Furio Zanasi, Lucile Richardot, Krystian Adam, Hana Blažiková, Gianluca Burrato / Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner [ Opus Arte Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 22/Apr/2022 ] Claudio Monteverdi was a pioneer in the origins and development of opera, taking vocal music beyond Renaissance polyphony and entering a modern era in which genuine feelings and emotions are expressed through a wide variety of characters. Part of a... |
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CARL MARIA von WEBER
Weber: Der Freischtz (Complete opera) Gundula Janowitz-Edith Mathis-Peter Schreier-Theo Adam / Leipzig Radio Chorus; Staatskapelle Dresden / Carlos Kleiber [ DG The Originals / 2 CD - released 22/May/2000 ] ""Kleiber draws superb playing from the Dresden orchestra" (Gramophone) |
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Hassan and Adam Rudolph
Gift of the Gnawa [ CD - released 16/Jan/2017 ] |
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JOSEF HAYDN
Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 88 & 101 / 'L'isola disabitata' Overture Haydn Philharmonic, Adam Fischer [ MDG SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 21/Mar/2017 ] "[On the symphonies] …both performances are superb." International Record Review |
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EUGEN d'ALBERT
Tiefland (complete opera recorded in 1963) Heinz Hoppe, Hanne-Lore Kuhse, Ernst Gutstein, Theo Adam / Staatskapelle Dresden, Paul Schmitz [ Brilliant Classics Opera Collection / 2 CD - released 20/Apr/2015 ] s.Considered the composer's masterpiece, Eugen d'Albert'sTiefland tells the story of Marta, a poor young woman who is the mistress of the wealthy local landowner Sebastiano. Sebastiano is about to marry an heiress, and plans to have Marta marry his... |