HECTOR BERLIOZ
Daniel Barenboim - The Complete Berlioz Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon Plácido Domingo, Dietrich Fischer- Dieskau, Yvonne Minton, Kiri Te Kanawa, Jessye Norman, Itzhak Perlman / Orchestre de Paris, Daniel Barenboim [ Deutsche Grammophon / 10 CD Box Set - released 1/Dec/2018 ] 10-CDs presenting Daniel Barenboim's complete Berlioz Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon available together for the first time in one edition |
Public Enemy / Paris
Rebirth of a Nation [ Guerilla Funk Music / CD - released 13/Jun/2006 ] In conjunction with rapper and producer Paris, 'Rebirth of a Nation' is an exercise in controlled chaos from arguably the most important hip hop group ever! |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1 - 9 (Recorded live from the Opéra Bastille and the Palais Garnier, Paris 2014-15) Ricarda Merbeth, Daniela Sindram, Robert Dean Smitm, Günther Groissböck / Paris National Opera Chorus and Orchestra, Philippe Jordan [ Arthaus DVD / 4 DVD Box Set - released 20/Sep/2016 ] "A seasoned Beethovenian will likely conclude that a lot of care and thought went into the interpretations as well." Classical-Net |
TCHAIKOVSKY / MENDELSSOHN / PROKOFIEV / DELIBES / HEROLD
My First Ballet Collection (26 highlights from your favourite ballets) The Royal Ballet, Covent Garden / The San Francisco Ballet / Pacific Northwest Ballet / Paris Opera Ballet [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 10/Jan/2010 ] G - Featuring some of the world's most exciting and talented dancers, this sparkling collection brings together the best scenes from your favourite ballets - from the graceful elegance and passion of Swan Lake, to the wit of La Fille mal Gardée. |
TRADITIONAL
Russian Orthodox Church Music Nicolai Gedda (tenor) / Russian Orthodox Choir (Paris), Eugen Evetz [ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 13/Oct/2003 ] |
Seiji Ozawa/Orch De Paris
Tchaikovsky: Symp. No.6 In Bm [ Pentatone / Hybrid SACD - released 6/Jan/2003 ] |
PHILIPPE MANOURY
60th Parallel Soloists / Orchestre de Paris / David Robertson [ Naxos 21st Century Classics / 2 CD - released 1/Jan/2007 ] 60th Parallel: Music like the unseen part of an iceberg |
OFFENBACH
Orphae aux Enfers 'Orpheus in the Underworld' (complete) Soloists / Paris Philharmonic Chorus & Orchestra Rene Leibowitz, conductor [ Regis Records / 2 CD - released 26/Nov/2003 ] "...as with the classic, truly French Belle Helene'(RRC 2062) conducted also by Leibowitz... this is the version close to the hearts of all operetta lovers since 1951..." |
JACQUES OFFENBACH
Offenbach: La Pericole (Complete Operetta recorded in 2022) {Blu-ray) Stephanie D'Oustrac, Philippe Talbot, Tassis Christoyannis, Eric Huchet / Orchestre de chambre de Paris, Julien Leroy [ Naxos BLU-RAY / Blu-ray - released 10/Feb/2023 ] La Perricholi - in reality, Micaela Villegas - was Lima's leading theatrical l lady in the 1770s when Peru was a Spanish colony. Her life was fictionalised in a one-act play by Prosper Mérimée and a libretto was fashioned on which Offenbach created... |
FRANZ LISZT
Liszt: Prometheus; Mephisto Waltz No. 1; Mazeppa; Hamlet. (with Wagner: Siegfried Idyll) Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Members of L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Karl Munchinger [ Decca Australian Eloquence / CD - released 1/Nov/2019 ] A quartet of Liszt tone-poem recordings, new to CD, plus a cherishable recording of Wagner's musical birthday card to his wife. Karl Münchinger founded the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra in 1946, and Decca began making records with them three years... |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV / ERNEST BLOCH
Prokofiev/Bloch -: Violin Concertos (with Bartok - Portrait Op 5 No 1) Joseph Szigeti (violin) / Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Paris, Charles Munch / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Thomas Beecham [ Naxos Historical Great Violinists / CD - released 2/Jun/2003 ] Penguin Guide - Rosette Winner |
BERLIOZ
Symphonie Fantastique / Harold en Italie (recorded 2001) Tabea Zimmermann (viola) / Orchestre de Paris / Christoph Eschenbach [ Bel Aire Classiques DVD / DVD - released 13/Nov/2006 ] G - Bel Air Classiques has released a DVD of Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique and Harold en Italie. The recording took place in the Salle Pleyel in Paris on 14 and 15 February 2001. Christoph Eschenbach conducts the Orchestre de Paris, with Tobea... |
ALBAN BERG
Berg: Lulu (Complete Opera recorded in 1979 with complete libretto) Teresa Stratas, Yvonne Minton, Robert Tear / Paris Opera Orchestra/Pierre Boulez [ Deutsche Grammaphon / 3 CD Box Set - released 16/Mar/2000 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) -- "This pioneering recording, the first to use Friedrich Cerha's realisation of Act 3, has not been bettered" (Gramophone) |
JULES MASSENET
Massenet: Werther (complete opera recorded in 1931) Paul Milliet, Edouard Blau, Georges Hartmann / Paris National Opera Orchestra & Chorus, Elie Cohen [ Naxos Great Opera Recordings / 2 CD - released 6/Nov/2000 ] "This first recording of Werther is still the best. There have been many others in up-to-date stereo sound with starry international casts, but none so idiomatic, well conducted, and beautifully sung." ClassicsToday |
ROBERT SCHUMANN
Violin Concerto / Symphony No. 1 "Spring" / Phantasy for Violin & Orchestra op. 131 Thomas Zehetmair (violin, conductor) / Orchestre de Chambre de Paris [ ECM New Series / CD - released 29/Apr/2016 ] "Zehetmair is both soloist and conductor, and what's fascinating is how he tells one story with his violin - passionate and resolute - while letting the orchestra hint at darker things" The Guardian, 24th March 2016 **** |
Tito Paris
Graca De Tchega [ Lusafrica / CD - released 30/May/2011 ] |
Tito Paris
Live In Lisbon [ Lusafrica / CD - released 30/May/2011 ] |
Dimitri From Paris / Various Artists
Return To Playboy Mansion [ Defected / 2 CD ] Dimitri, who is famed for his infinite knowledge of classic and contemporary records, has put together this 2CD mix of sublime disco, house, retro funk and soul, that really exhibits his passions and eclectic tastes. |
Various Artists / Mixed by Dimitri From Paris & Bob Sinclair
Defected Presents - Knights of the Playboy Mansion [ Defected / 2 CD - released 28/Mar/2011 ] |