CHARLES-MARIE WIDOR
The Complete Organ Symphonies Volume 1 Joseph Nolan (Cavaillé-Coll organ of La Madeleine, Paris) [ Signum / CD - released 13/Jun/2011 ] "Nolan gives completely convincing performances of both works…his registration is exemplary…organ enthusiasts should certainly acquire this disc for the sake of Nolan's admirable musical intelligence." International Record Review |
CHARLES-MARIE WIDOR
The Complete Organ Symphonies Volume 4 (Nos 7 & 8) Joseph Nolan [the Cavaillé-Coll organ of La Madeleine, Paris] [ Signum Classics / CD - released 1/Feb/2016 ] "The latest volume in Joseph Nolan's swirling, swashbuckling Widor series showcases the tangy palette and earthy roar of the fabulous Cavaille-Coll organ at La Madeleine, Paris. In a word - glorious!" (BBC Music Five Stars) |
KAIJA SAARIAHO
Saariaho: Notes on Light / Orion / Mirage Karita Mattila (soprano) / Anssi Karttunen (cello) / Orchestre de Paris / Christoph Eschenbach [ Ondine / CD - released 20/Oct/2008 ] "Saariaho has always had an extraordinary ear for a beauty of sound, best described in terms of light." BBC Music Magazine, September 2008, Performance**** / Sound **** |
HAYDN / MOZART / BEETHOVEN / SCHUBERT
The Vienna Album Lang Lang (piano) / Orchestre de Paris, Christoph Eschenbach [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 10/Oct/2015 ] "Virtuoso," "prodigy," "genius" - these are some of the words used to describe Lang Lang -- the most popular pianist on the planet. This brand new 2CD collection presents Lang Lang at his best, performing core Viennese repertoire by Haydn, Mozart,... |
TCHAIKOVSKY / RACHMANINOV / BEETHOVEN / CHOPIN / etc
Lang Lang: Complete Recordings 2000-2009 [special edition box] Lang Lang (piano) with Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre, Orchestre de Paris, etc [ Deutsche Grammophon / 12 CD Box Set - released 21/Jun/2012 ] A stunning set: Lang Lang's complete recordings, on Deutsche Grammophon (9 CDs) and on Telarc (2 CDs), with the longest Bonus CD (82:49) you've ever heard. Plus the 200-page book, with new articles, original liner notes and photos galore of this... |
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 9 & 24 Lars Vogt (piano / conductor), Orchestre Chambre de Paris [ Ondine / CD - released 15/Sep/2023 ] "He sounds on top form, with his typically vivid articulation and sparkling touch, while his generously lyrical phrasing incorporates unfailing attention to detail." Five Stars BBC Music Concerto Choice |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Passions Les Cris de Paris, Geoffroy Jourdain [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 20/Sep/2019 ] Alternating between transcendentally inspired secular music and sacred music embodied in theatrical fashion, Geoffroy Jourdain invites us to explore the multiple expressions of human passions: this new adventure of Les Cris de Paris, built around... |
TCHAIKOVSKY / RACHMANINOV / PROKOFIEV / DOHNÁNYI / RIMSKY-KORSAKOV / MAHLER
Sir Adrian Boult - The Decca Legacy, Volume 3 - 19th & 20th Century Music London Philharmonic Orchestra, Wiener Philharmoniker, Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Kirsten Flagstad, Julius Katchen, etc [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 16 CD Box Set - released 7/Oct/2022 ] The third volume of Boult's complete Decca recordings features Boult the insightful accompanist and inspired Russian interpreter, featuring many long-unavailable and newly remastered Decca recordings. LIMITED EDITION. |
CLAUDE DEBUSSY / PAUL DUKAS
Debussy / Dukas: Orchestral Works L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Ernest Ansermet [ Decca SBS Australian Eloquence / CD - released 12/Aug/2018 ] 'The Swiss orchestra give each score a splendid performance, with the strings especially outstanding.' Gramophone, May 1959 (Jeux, La Péri) |
SIBELIUS
Symphonies Nos. 2 & 4 / Tapiola (with Rachmaninov-Isle of the Dead) L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande / Paris Conservatoire Orchestra / Ernest Ansermet [ Decca ABC Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 20/Jun/2008 ] While it remains a pity that Ansermet didn't venture further into the bleaker landscapes of Sibelius, less may well be more, and these epic recordings of the Second and Fourth symphonies, together with a raw reading of Tapiola are collected together... |
W. A. MOZART
Le Nozze di Figaro [The Marriage of Figaro] (complete opera recorded in 2010) Ludovic tezier / Barbara Frittoli / Ekaterina Siurina / Luca Pisaroni / Orchestra of the Paris National Opera / Philippe Jordan [ Bel Air Classiques DVD / 2 DVD - released 20/Sep/2012 ] G:- "Unlike many Figaro productions these days, the physicality is never vulgar, and there are constant small touches that add character...[Pisaroni] displays the ideal bass-baritone instrument for this role" (International Record Review) |
DELIBES
Lakme (complete opera) Mado Robin (soprano) / Agnes Disney (mezzo) / Libero de Luca (tenor) / Paris Opera-Comique Chorus and Orchestra / Georges Sebastien [ Naxos Historical / 2 CD - released 4/Mar/2007 ] The great soprano Mado Robin made her début at the Paris Opéra in 1945 as Gilda, and gave her first performance as Lakmé, which was to become her most famous rôle, the following year at the Opéra-Comique. |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 23 & 27 (recorded live in Paris in 2014) BLU-RAY Menahem Pressler (piano) / Orchestre de Paris, Paavo Järvi [ Euroarts Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Jul/2016 ] "..he doesn't attempt to decorate Mozart's sometimes skeletal melodic line... the playing is eloquent in its simplicity, and the final reprise of the melody, with the piano doubled by the first violins on their own, is infinitely touching." |
NICOLO PAGANINI
Paganini: Violin Concerto No 1 / "Mose in Egitto" Variations / 6 Caprices, Op 1 Yehudi Menuhin (violin) / Orchestre Symphoniique de Paris, Pierre Monteux, with George Enescu (piano) [ EMI Classics / CD - released 2/Feb/1996 ] "In 1934, Yehudi Menuhin recorded uncut, Paganini's D major Concerto with Emile Sauret's cadenza in Paris under Pierre Monteux." (Wiki) |
Mica Paris
So Good [ CHERRY POP / CD - released 23/May/2011 ] |
Michael Murray at the Organ at St. Sulpice, Paris
Dupre, Franck & Widor-Organ Works [ Telarc Records / CD - released 28/May/2002 ] Michael Murray was the first solo artist on Telarc |
VERDI
La Traviata (complete opera) Mireille Delunsch / Matthew Polenzani / Zeljko Lucic / Orchestre de Paris / Yutaka Sado / Peter Mussbach [ Harmonia Mundi Distribution / Arte / Bel Air Classiques / DVD - released 2/Mar/2005 ] G :- All Regions - Regular 1.33:1 / 4:3 - PCM Stereo / Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround / DTS 5.1 Surround / Colour - 130 Minutes - PAL |
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 3 / Violin Concerto / Suite No. 3 in G major / etc Mischa Elman (violin) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire de Paris, Sir Adrian Boult [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 6/Mar/2020 ] This new collection invaluably gathers up all the Tchaikovsky recordings Adrian Boult made for Decca between 1952 and 1956. |
GEORGES BIZET
Bizet: Carmen (Complete Opera recorded in June 2009) Opéra Comique, Paris / Anna Caterina Antonacci, Andrew Richards, Nicolas Cavallier, Monteverdi Choir / John Eliot Gardiner (cond) [ Naxos DVD / DVD - released 14/May/2021 ] On 3 June 1975, the day after the 33rd performance of Carmen - indicating limited success as the receipts were meagre - he died from a heart attack, at the age of 36, like Mozart. |
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
Antar / May Night / The Tale of Tsar Saltan / The Flight of the Bumblebee / Capriccio Espagnol / etc Motet de Genève / L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande / Paris Conservatoire Orch / Ernest Ansermet [ Decca ABC Eloquence / 2 CD - released 1/Aug/2009 ] "The Tsar Saltan suite shows Ansermet and the Decca engineers in glittering form... The Christmas Eve suite is played with much affection and that mixture of spontaneity and remarkably graphic orchestral palette which made Ansermet's performances... |