NIVERS, SUISSE, WIDOR, DUPRe, ROTH
Great European Organs Vol 64 Daniel Roth Plays the Cavailla-Coll Organ of Saint-Sulpice, Paris [ Priory / CD - released 16/Jun/2002 ] Great European Organs - Saint-Sulpice in Paris |
FREDERIC CHOPIN
Chopin: Concertos for piano & String Quintet David Lively, Quatuor Cambini-Paris, Thomas de Pierrefeu [ Aparté / CD - released 12/Apr/2019 ] Chopin's Piano Concertos are works of a twenty-year old composer and ambitious soloist. Powerful and challenging, their romantic dimension also carries sensitive effusions. This duality is highlighted here by an interpretation on period instruments... |
LUCIANO BERIO
Berio: Rendering / Stanze Dietrich Henschel, baritone / French Army Chorus / Orchestre de Paris / Christoph Eschenbach, conductor [ Ondine / CD - released 26/Jun/2005 ] "Stanze… is as much a conscious leave-taking as Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde… It's bleakly beautiful and Eschenbach and his soloist Dietrich Henschel catch the tone perfectly." BBC Music |
Dimitri From Paris / Various Artists
Return To Playboy Mansion Ltd Edition Boxset [ Defected / 2 CD ] |
LEO DELIBES
Delibes: Coppelia (Complete ballet recorded at the Palais Garnier March 2011) BLU-RAY Paris Opera Ballet / Dorothee Gilbert, Mathias Heymann, José Martinez / Koen Kessels (cond) [ BBC / Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Nov/2011 ] "Well worth watching…wonderment and terrific dancing…this is one that I will be returning to with anticipation and pleasure." (Blu-rayDefinition) |
DELIBES
Coppelia (Complete ballet recorded at the Palais Garnier March 2011) Dorothee Gilbert (Swanilda) / Mathias Heymann (Frantz) / José Martinez (Coppélius) / Paris Opera Corps de Ballet & Orchestre Colonne [ BBC / Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 20/Nov/2011 ] "On this DVD, excellent performances are provided by the quartet of principal dancers. The corps de ballet contributes delightfully in well-lit pools of light. Their routines are traditional and much as we would expect." (MusicWeb Feb 2012) |
RACHMANINOV
Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30 (with Saint-Saens - Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22) Emil Gilels (piano) / Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, André Cluytens [ Testament / CD - released 2/Feb/2012 ] "Gilels was a true king of pianists, and these Paris- and New York-based recordings only confirm his legendary status. Here, again, is that superlative musicianship, that magisterial technique and, above all, that unforgettable sonority. What... |
JEHAN ALAIN
Organ Works (2 CD set) Eric Lebrun (Cavaillé-Coll organ of l'Église Saint-Antoine des Quinze-Vingts, Paris) [ Naxos Organ Encyclopedia / 2 CD - released 20/Nov/2011 ] |
BEETHOVEN
Piano Concerto 5 (complete concerto with loads of extras) Francois-Rene Duchable (piano) / Ensemble Orchestral of Paris / John Nelson [ Lorcom / Ambroisie Interactive / 2 DVD - released 1/Aug/2003 ] G: Widescreen 16:9 / Regular 4:3 - DTS 5.1 Surround / Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround / Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo - Colour - 38 Minutes - PAL Includes :- -Ouverture - "invitation au voyage", avec Alain Carré -Concerto n°5 -Autour du cinquième... |
BEETHOVEN
Piano Concertos 1 & 3 (complete concertos with loads of extras) Francois-Rene Duchable (piano) / Ensemble Orchestral of Paris / John Nelson [ Lorcom / Ambroisie Interactive / 2 DVD - released 1/Aug/2003 ] G: Widescreen 16:9 / Regular 4:3 - DTS 5.1 Surround / Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround / Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo - Colour - 66 Minutes - PAL Includes :- -Ouverture - "invitation au voyage", avec Alain Carré -Concerto n°1 -Concerto n°3 -Autour... |
BEETHOVEN
Piano Concertos 2 & 4 (complete concertos with loads of extras) Francois-Rene Duchable (piano) / John Nelson / Ensemble Orchestral de Paris [ Ambroise / 2 DVD - released 27/May/2005 ] G :- All Regions - Widescreen 16:9 - Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo / Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround / DTS 5.1 Surround - Colour - 330 Minutes - PAL |
THIERRY MACHUEL
Clairvaux: Or, Les Murs, Beyond The Wall [CD/DVD] François-René Duchâble (piano) & Thierry Machuel (piano) / Trio Pasquier & Les Cris de Paris, Geoffroy Jourdain (director) [ Aeon CD & DVD / 3 CD/DVD - released 10/Jun/2012 ] |
HECTOR BERLIOZ
Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24 / La mort de Cleopatre Janet Baker, Nicolai Gedda, Gabriel Bacquier / Chœurs de 'Opera de Paris, Orchestre de Paris & LSO / Georges Pretre & Alexander Gibson [ EMI Gemini / 2 CD - released 1/May/2007 ] "Prêtre's "Damnation de Faust"...does have some of the finest singers of the day. Nicolai Gedda and Gabriel Bacquier both turn in excellent professional performances. Dame Janet Baker was evidently determined to stretch herself no matter what the... |
MAURICE RAVEL
Ravel: Jeux de Miroirs Javier Perianes (piano) / Orchestre de Paris, Josep Pons [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 29/Nov/2019 ] "I loved this disc. The music is wonderful; within this programme we experience Ravel as poet, sophisticate, wit and, always, as the master craftsman." MusicWeb Recommended Feb 2020 |
FRANCK
Complete Organ Works Jean Guillou (organ of St. Eustache in Paris) [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 20/Jan/2010 ] Jean Guillou (organ of St. Eustache in Paris) |
VERDI / DONIZETTI / GOUNOD / ARDITI
La Stupenda Joan Sutherland (soprano) / Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden & Paris Conservatoire Orchestra [ Alto / CD - released 10/Aug/2013 ] (* Penguin Guide Rosette on Art of Prima Donna vol.2) "this 1959 recital** at once put her on the map as one of the greatest recording artists of all time" "most cherishable of all operatic recital records" (Penguin Guide) "breathtaking display" re... |
Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo & Luciano Pavarotti / Orchestre de Paris, James Levine
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Three Tenors - Paris 1998 [ Decca Records / CD - released 5/Jun/1998 ] This album was recorded at a Three Tenors concert on 10 July 1998 during celebrations for the FIFA World Cup. The concert took place in front of the Eiffel Tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. The Orchestre de Paris accompanied the singers. |
CHARLES-MARIE WIDOR
Complete Organ Symphonies Vol 3 (Nos 3 & 4) Joseph Nolan (Cavaillé-Coll organ of La Madeleine, Paris) [ Signum / CD - released 29/Jul/2013 ] The third volume in a new series of Charles-Marie Widor's Organ Symphonies, performed by Joseph Nolan on the magnificent Cavaillé-Coll organ of L'église de la Madeleine, Paris. |
CHARLES-MARIE WIDOR
The Complete Organ Symphonies Volume 2 (Nos 1 & 2) Joseph Nolan [the Cavaillé-Coll organ of La Madeleine, Paris] [ Signum Classics / CD ] "Nolan is an utterly persuasive executants at the console. Thoroughly enjoyable" (Organist's Review) |
CHARLES-MARIE WIDOR
Complete Organ Symphonies Vol 5 (Nos 9 & 10) Joseph Nolan (Cavaillé-Coll organ of La Madeleine, Paris) [ Signum / CD - released 20/Feb/2016 ] "Nolan's instruments have been captured in beautiful sound. The engineers have made this recording a real winner. It is only to be hoped that Nolan is allowed to go on to record the organ symphonies with orchestra, as well as the shorter works." MWeb |