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Jean Michel Jarre
Zoolook [ Dreyfus Records / CD - released 1/Feb/1994 ] This outstanding recording from Jarre was originally released in 1984 and features a mind-boggling cast of guests - Adrian Belew; Marcus Miller; Yogi Horton; and Laurie Anderson all appear. |
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BRITTEN
Phaedra and other chamber music Jean Rigby (mezzo) Roger Chase (viola) NIigel Hawthorne (narrator) The Nash Ensemble / Lionel Friend [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 23/Jan/2006 ] 'I can highly recommend this CD for the wonderful mixture of Britten's chamber works and the all-round excellent playing' (The Musician) |
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J. S. BACH
Bach: Goldberg Variations Jean Rondeau (harpsichord) [ Erato / Warner Classics / CD - released 11/Feb/2022 ] "An ode to silence" is how harpsichordist Jean Rondeau has described Bach's Goldberg Variations. "I feel they were written for silence, in the sense that they take the place of silence." |
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J. S. BACH
Bach Imagine Jean Rondeau (harpsichord) [ Erato / Warner Classics / CD - released 26/Feb/2015 ] IMAGINE is the first Warner Classics release from the dynamic young French harpsichordist Jean Rondeau, who sees it as "an exploration of all the possibilities that lie in the music of Johann Sebastian Bach and in the harpsichord". |
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FRESCOBALDI / ROSSI / STROZZI / JOHN BULL / PICCHI / etc
Melancholy Grace Jean Rondeau (harpsichord) [ Erato / Warner Classics / CD - released 7/May/2021 ] "[A] sense of breath and space pervades the album, and coming in at over 80 minutes, it's shed the feeling that it's a recording at all: Rondeau presents something closer to meditation." Gramophone Editor's Choice July 2021 |
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DOMENICO SCARLATTI
Scarlatti: Sonatas Jean Rondeau (harpsichord) [ Erato / Warner Classics / CD - released 5/Nov/2018 ] "Rondeau's readings of these sonatas give a sense of drama, particularly those marked Allegro. There is a real drive with moments of reprieve, all to great dramatic effect but in a considered manner. Highly recommended." Nicholas Butler/Marbecks |
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THE BACH FAMILY
Dynastie: Bach Concertos Jean Rondeau (harpsichord) with Sophie Gent, Louis Creac'h (violin) Fanny Paccoud (viola) Antoine Touche (cello) Thomas de Pierrefeu (contrabass) etc [ Erato / Warner Classics / CD - released 16/Mar/2017 ] "This spirited and eloquently ornamented playing serves the music of JS Bach and three of his sons uncommonly well" BBC Music Five Stars Concerto Choice March 2017 |
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RICHARD STRAUSS
Strauss, (R.):Complete Tone Poems & Concertos [13 CD set] Jean Yves Thibaudet, Dimitri Ashkenazy, Boris Belkin, Barry Tuckwell, Netherlands Wind Ensemble, Various orchestras [ Decca Records / 13 CD Box Set - released 25/Sep/2015 ] Decca celebrates the 150th anniversary of the birth of Richard Strauss with this new Collector edition containing many of the composer's most popular works in acclaimed performances. |
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BEETHOVEN
Complete Piano Sonatas Jean-Bernard Pommier (piano) [ Erato / Warner Classics / 10 CD Box Set - released 17/Apr/2006 ] Warners Boxed Sets - collector's editions at a special price |
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ALBENIZ / GRANADOS / FALLA / MOMPOU / TURINA
Espana: Piano Works [recorded 1989-1996] Jean-Francois Heisser (piano) [ Erato / 6 CD Box Set - released 1/Jul/2019 ] In the musical world of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the interaction between Spain and France was close and fruitful. The works of such composers as Albéniz, Granados, Falla, Turina and Mompou - colourful, sensual and haunting - have long... |
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DEBUSSY / SCHUMANN / SAINT-SAENS / TCHAIKOVSKY / WAGNER
Debussy Transcriptions Jean-Francois Heisser, George Pludermacher (pianos) [ Warner Apex / 2 CD - released 2/Mar/2009 ] Transcriptions of Debussy for 2 pianos and transcriptions by Debussy for piano 4 hands or for 2 pianos |
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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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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Cello Sonatas / Hungarian Dances Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello) Alexandre Tharaud (piano) [ Erato Classics / CD - released 1/Feb/2018 ] Pianist Alexandre Tharaud and cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras are long-established as a duo team, but this is the first time that Queyras has joined Tharaud for an Erato recording. |
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RAMEAU
Hippolyte et Aricie (Complete opera) Jean-Paul Fouchécourt, Veronique Gens, Bernarda Fink / Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski [ Deutsche Grammophon Archiv Opera! / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/May/2012 ] "Phèdre was a breakthrough role for Bernarda Fink, who sings here with grave sensuality, supported by a characterful and largely Francophone cast." (BBC Music) |
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The Jean-Paul Sartre Experience
I Like Rain: The Story of (3CD) [ Fire Records / 3 CD - released 26/May/2017 ] The comprehensive Jean-Paul Sartre Experience collection - I Like Rain: The Story of The Jean-Paul Sartre Experience, is a triple CD set with bonus tracks showcasing the group's very best. Now you can experience the Christchurch four-piece's full... |
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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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CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Debussy: Complete Works for Piano Volume 2 (Incls 'Images') Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano) [ Decca / 2 CD Box Set - released 10/Feb/2011 ] "If you want to hear Debussy new-minted, with air-spun and scintillating textures, Thibaudet is your man." (Gramophone Classical Music Guide) |
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ERIC SATIE
Satie: The magic of Satie's piano music Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano [ Decca Records / CD - released 15/Sep/2002 ] The disc also includes several previously unrecorded works |
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CESAR FRANCK
Cesar Franck: Edition Khatia Buniatishvili, Aldo Ciccolini, Jean-Philippe Collard, Marie-Claire Alain, Renaud Capucon, Nathalie Stutzmann, Augustin Dumay, etc [ Warner Classics / CD - released 20/Apr/2016 ] A towering figure in French music of the later 19th century, César Franck created a distinctive fusion of German Romanticism and French Classicism, enriching the symphonic, chamber, instrumental, vocal and sacred repertoires. As a teacher and mentor... |