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J.S. BACH
Stabat Mater / Salve Regina Le Concert Francais / Pierre Hantaa¯ [ Mirare / CD - released 20/Apr/2007 ] “Pierre Hantai, among the most impressive keyboard interpreters of Bach today, here assumes the additional role of directing Le Concert Francais, an ensemble he founded over 15 years ago…this performance is music making of a high order.” - Five... |
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PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOSVKY / STRAUSS / GLUCK / BRAHMS / STRAVINSKY
Pierre Monteux - The Complete RCA Stereo Recordings Leonid Kogan (violin) / Boston Symphony, San Francisco Symphony, Pierre Monteux [ Sony / 8 CD Box Set - released 27/Apr/2018 ] "All these performances have aged extremely well and remain benchmarks for both the conductor and the orchestras involved." (Classical Net) |
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MAURICE RAVEL
Ravel: Boléro / La Valse / Pavane pour une infante défunte / etc London Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Monteux [ Decca Australian Eloquence / CD - released 1/Nov/2015 ] Pierre Monteux as the ideal interpreter of Ravel, that great teaser and lover of mystification. Born less than a month apart in 1875, the two men were bound to come together in pre-war Paris, which was such fertile ground for artistic novelty. The... |
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DEBUSSY
Images / Nocturnes I & II / Prelude A l'aprAs-midi d'un faune / etc London Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Monteux [ Decca SBS Eloquence / CD - released 10/Mar/2013 ] "Some vintage performances but the competition from Munch is daunting" (MusicWeb April 2006) |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Pierre Monteux conducts Brahms [Incls Symphony No 2] London Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Monteux [ Decca Australian Eloquence / CD - released 20/Jul/2016 ] "...subtleties of nuance and timing, and modifications of pacing, reflect a lifetime's love and experience of the work, and a man who is still keen to explore its textural and structural possibilities." (Gramophone) |
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RAVEL
The Best of Ravel: Bolero; Daphnis et Chloe Suite No. 2; etc Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra / Zubin Mehta / London Symphony Orchestra / Pierre Monteux [ Decca Eloquence / CD - released 21/Aug/2002 ] 'the visceral excitement Mehta produces is most compelling one marvels at the vivid Decca sound' Penguin Guide to CDs (2000 Yearbook) |
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GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No. 6 in A minor 'Tragic' (with works by Stravinsky and Webern) Lucerne Festival Academy Orchestra, Pierre Boulez [ Accentus Music / 2 CD - released 25/Aug/2011 ] The first disc is gorgeously brilliantly programmed and gorgeously played" (BBC Music Magazine) |
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PIERRE BOULEZ
Inheriting the Future of Music (plus bonus concert of music of Boulez and Debussy) The Lucerne Festival Academy Orchestra / Pierre Boulez [ EuroArts / DVD - released 1/May/2010 ] Gramophone Awards 2010 Finalist - DVD Documentary |
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JOSEPH BODIN de BOISMORTIER
The Golden Hour Lucile Boulanger; Simon Pierre; Olivier Fortin [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 23/Feb/2024 ] Characterful music demands characterful playing, of course, and that is what it gets from these talented and experienced chamber musicians, who throughout avoid any sense of the routine. - Gramophone |
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CORELLI / MASCITTI / LECLAIR
Les Défis de Monsieur Forqueray- Corelli, Mascitti, Leclair Lucile Boulanger (viola da gamba),Pierre Gallon (harpsichord), Romain Falik (theorbo), Claire Gautrot (bass viol) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 16/Nov/2018 ] In her debut recording for harmonia mundi, Lucile Boulanger explores the facets of Antoine Forqueray's career as a virtuoso instrumentalist: adept in a wide range of Italian repertoire and skilled at transcribing works originally intended for the... |
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GEORGE BENJAMIN
Written On Skin / Duet for piano and orchestra Christopher Purves, Barbara Hannigan, Bejun Mehta, Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano) / Mahler Chamber Orchestra, George Benjamin [ Nimbus / 2 CD - released 11/Feb/2013 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD FINALIST 2013: Contemporary / BBC MUSIC AWARD WINNER 2014: Premiere Award |
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GUILLAUME de MACHAUT
Guillaume de Machaut Marc Mauillon; Angélique Mauillon; VivaBiancaLuna Biffi; Pierre Hamon [ Eloquentia / 4 CD - released 25/Feb/2022 ] This triptych devoted to the music of Guillaume de Machaut is important in several respects: firstly, L'Amoureus Tourment was the very first recording of the young Marc Mauillon, who has since made a remarkable career, and not just in early music.... |
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RAVEL / MOZART / BARTOK / DEBUSSY
Europakonzert 2003 from Lisbon Maria João Pires (piano), Berliner Philharmoniker, Pierre Boulez [ EuroArts Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 15/Feb/2015 ] The marvellous Portuguese pianist Maria João Pires was joined by Pierre Boulez and the Berlin Philharmonic for the European Concert 2003. Since 1991, when the Berlin Philharmonic gave their first European Concert, this annual musical summit in... |
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CESARE PUGNI
La Fille Du Pharon (The Pharaoh's Daughter) Marius Petipa / Pierre Lacotte / Svletana Zakharova / Serguei Filin [ Bel Air Classiques / DVD - released 20/Oct/2004 ] G :- This DVD was filmed in high definition with perfect lighting (no glare from spotlights etc). It is a model of ballet direction and DVD mastering. |
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CESARE PUGNI
La Fille Du Pharon (The Pharaoh's Daughter) [complete ballet recorded in 2003] BLU-RAY Marius Petipa / Pierre Lacotte / Svletana Zakharova / Serguei Filin [ Bel Air Classiques Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 10/Apr/2013 ] For the first time in Blu-ray, Bel Air Classiques present Petipa's extravaganza, The Pharaoh's Daughter, in the stunning production by Pierre Lacotte. This Russian ballet enjoys a special place in history. |
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BARTOK / BEETHOVEN / BERLIOZ / BRAHMS / DVORAK / BRUCKNER / etc
Masters of Classical Music: 20 documentaries on 4 Blu-ray Discs Martha Argerich (piano) Gil Shaham (violin) / Pierre Boulez, Claudio Abbado, Daniel Barenboim, Riccardo Chailly, Kurt Masur, Bernard Haitink [ Euroarts Blu-ray / 4 Blu-ray Box Set - released 29/Sep/2017 ] Masters of Classical Music is an informative and captivating guide to twenty of the most important works in music history. Outtakes from the original scores within the documentaries, assist the viewer by making it easier to follow the music and to... |
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GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: Rigoletto (Complete opera recorded in 1981) Metropolitan Opera / Louis Quilico, Christiane Eda-Pierre, Luciano Pavarotti, Isola Jones / James Levine (cond) [ Decca Music Group DVD / DVD - released 5/Nov/2014 ] "Musically there's much to admire...The vocalism is strong and occasionally outstanding." Gramophone |
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TRADITIONAL
Mare Nostrum [2 SACDs plus large book] Montserrat Figueras, Lior Elmaleh, Gursoy Dincer, Pierre Hamon, Driss Elmalouni, Pedro Estevan & Ferran Savall / Hespèrion XXI, Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 1/Apr/2012 ] "Like Hesperion's previous CDs, this one is a lovely tissue of local musics...The soloists are remarkable: Gursoy Dincer brings a gentle Turkish lilt, Lior Elmaleh an answering sound from Jerusalem" (BBC Choral & Song Choice - March 2012) |
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W. A. MOZART
Flute Concertos Nos 1 & 2 / Concerto for Flute & Harp Patrick Gallois (flute) Fabrice Pierre (harp) / Swedish Chamber Orchestra [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Oct/2009 ] Patrick Gallois (flute), Fabrice Pierre (harp) |
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JOSEPH CANTELOUBE
Canteloube: Songs Of The Auvergne [24 numbers] Netania Davrath (Soprano) / Orchestra conducted by Pierre De La Roche [ ALTO / CD - released 20/Oct/2017 ] "The Chants d'Auvergne are not easy to sing and demand a well-trained voice. But Canteloube did not want them to be sung in an overtly operatic fashion; he preferred an earthier, more unaffected approach. And that is the great glory of Netania... |