PAUL DUKAS
Dukas: Cantates, choeurs et musique symphonique Flemish Radio Choir & Brussels Philharmonic, Hervé Niquet [ Bru Zane / 2 CD/Book - released 13/Nov/2015 ] "These orchestral and choral performances are much more than adequate, and Hervé Niquet brings out every textural point he can in Dukas's scoring." Guardian |
FELICIEN DAVID
David: Christophe Colomb & Musique de chambre, symphonique et sacrée, etc Flemish Radio Choir, Brussels Philharmonic, Hervé Niquet, Les Siècles, François-Xavier Roth [ Bru Zane Ediciones Singulares / 3 CD/Book - released 25/Aug/2017 ] "The performances are fabulous. François-Xavier Roth and Les Siècles mine the textures and sonorities of Christophe Colomb for all their worth" Gramophone Editor's Choice Oct 2017 |
MICHEL LEGRAND
The Essential Michel Legrand: includes The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg, The Summer Of 42 & The Thomas Crown Affair Flemish Radio Orchestra / Michel Legrand (piano & conductor) [ Silva Screen / CD - released 15/Dec/2007 ] Michel Legrand revisits some of his greatest work on this release including The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg, The Young Girls Of Rochefort, The Summer Of 42, The Thomas Crown Affair, Yentl and The Go-Between. |
BELLINI
La Sonnambula (complete opera recorded in 1992) Francesco Ellero d' Artegna / Alexander Papadjiakou / Raul Gimenez / Netherlands Radio Choir / Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra / Alberto Zedda [ Naxos Opera Classics / 2 CD - released 20/Aug/2007 ] "The singing is of amazingly high quality.. Orgonasova is simply wonderful - vibrant, girlish, fluid, singing off the text and with no problem with the role's sometimes outlandish upper reaches....I can't imagine a finer current exponent of the role.... |
RAVEL
The Very Best of Ravel Francois-Joel Thiollier (Piano) / Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra / Antoni Wit (Conductor) / Howard Zhang (Violin) [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 9/May/2006 ] Maurice Ravel was one of the most important French composers in the early twentieth century and developed his own musical idiom through the combination of French and Spanish influences. The 2 CD set contains selections of the most frequently... |
STRAVINSKY
The Rite of Spring (complete ballet) The Firebird (Suite 1919) Frankfurt Radio Symphony, Andrés Orozco-Estrada [ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 10/Feb/2016 ] All Igor Stravinsky needed to establish his worldwide reputation were three ballet works, composed in Paris between 1910 and 1913: L'Oiseau de Feu, Petrushka and Le Sacre du Printemps. It was in this period that the impresario Serge Diaghilev brought... |
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphonies Nos 3, 4 & 5 Helen Donath (soprano) / Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Eliahu Inbal [ Brilliant Classics / 15 CD - released 18/Aug/2005 ] "A highly recommendable issue for impecunious Mahler fans." (MusicWeb April 2003 Bargaibn of the Month) |
ERNESTO HALFFTER
Carmen (film score) Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra / Mark Fitz-Gerald [ Naxos Film Music Classics / CD - released 1/Jun/2011 ] This is not only the work's world première recording but the first performance to realise the composer's musical intentions in full. |
ANTON BRUCKNER
Bruckner: Symphony No 6 in A Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra / Paavo Jarvi (conductor) [ RCA Records / CD - released 1/Dec/2015 ] "Structure, emotion - Paavo Järvi proves once again in this superb Bruckner Sixth why he is deservedly one of the most recorded of today's conductors." (Gramophone Editor's Choice Awards Issue 2015) |
FRANZ LISZT
Liszt: Complete Piano Music Vol 26: Music for two pianos Franz Liszt Piano Duo / Hungarian Radio Children's Chorus / Gabriella Thesz [ Naxos / CD - released 24/Nov/2007 ] "The Naxos recording made at the Italian Cultural Institute in Budapest has an exceptional combination of clarity and balance. The booklet notes from Keith Anderson provide most of the essential information. The duo demonstrate that they can handle... |
ERIC SATIE
Orchestral Music (Incls 'Parade') French National Radio & Television Orchestra. / Manuel Rosenthal [ Everest / CD - released 1/Jun/2009 ] "If you'd like to hear a French orchestra playing Satie and having a whale of a time, this will be an excellent starting point." (Five Stars AudAud.com) |
French Radio Chamber Orch
Jeisler:swedish Cmpsr In Paris [ Proprius / CD ] |
French Radio Orch/Inghelbrecht
Berlioz/Bizet/Delibes/Ravel [ Testament / CD - released 20/May/2002 ] |
French Radio Orch/Inghelbrecht
Faure:pelleas/Cantique/Requiem [ Testament / CD - released 20/May/2002 ] |
French Radio Orch/Inghelbrecht
Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloe [ Testament / CD - released 20/May/2002 ] |
PIERRE RODE
Rode: Violin Concertos Nos. 7, 10, 13 Friedemann Eichhorn (violin) / South West German Radio Orchestra Kaiserslautern / Nicolas Pasquet [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Mar/2009 ] "Mr. Eichhorn plays with a sweet and airy tone… There is ample technical display to support Rode's reputation as a virtuoso, and Eichhorn carries off florid passages with ease." MusicWeb |
FRITZ GULDA / FRITZ PAUER
Recordings: 1970 & 1971 Friedrich Gulda (performer & conductor) Radio-Orchester Stuttgart & Südfunk-Tanzorchester (orchestras) [ Swr Music / CD - released 22/Jan/2021 ] The Symphony in G heard on this album was discovered in the SWR archive in the course of research for the Gulda album released on SWRmusic. Up to that point, nobody knew that the work existed, since there are no indications that Gulda was... |
FRANZ LEHAR
Der Rastelbinder (The Tinker) (complete operetta) (Rec 1981) Fritz Muliar / Hans Kraemmer / Helga Papouschek / Elfie Hobarth / Heinz Zednik / ORF Radio Symphony Orchestra / Hans Graf [ CPO / 2 CD - released 15/Mar/2006 ] "The First is flawed but with its strength concentrated in the first two movements. The Fourth is fascinating and well worth getting to know. The Gudrun overture is a fine addition to the ranks of late-romantic operatic preludes." (MusicWeb Feb 2006) |
CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
Saint-Saens: Complete Piano Concertos Gabriel Tacchino (piano) / Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg, conducted by Louis de Froment. [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD Box Set - released 20/Aug/2014 ] The reissue of one of the gems from the famous VOX catalogue: the complete Saint-Saëns Piano Concertos played by Gabriel Tacchino and the Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg, conducted by maitre Louis de Froment. Saint Saëns' piano concertos are... |
BENOIT / WAELPUT / FETIS
Romantic Flute Concertos Gaby Pas-van Riet (flute) / Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR / Fabrice Bollon [ Hanssler / CD - released 10/Jun/2009 ] Concertos for flute and orchestra from the Romantic era are a rarity - very few 19th century composers wrote concertante music for the flute. |