VERDI / MOZART / MONTEVERDI / OFFENBACH / PUCCINI / WAGNER
The Essential Opera Collection (19 DVD) Muziektheater Amsterdam / Glyndebourne Opera / Madrid Teatro Real / Gran Teatre del Liceu / Netherlands Opera / Royal Opera House / Paris Opera [ Opus Arte Essential Opera Collection DVD / 19 DVD Box Set - released 20/Nov/2015 ] The 'Essential Opera Collection' is an exciting new mid-price series that brings together popular operas and classic productions in simple stylish packaging. The ten launch titles represent the leading opera houses of the world, including The Royal... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Pictures of America: Natalie Dessay Natalie Dessay (soprano), Paris Mozart Orchestra, Claire Gibault [ Sony Classical / 2 CD - released 21/Dec/2016 ] Recorded with the Paris Mozart Orchestra and 2 Jazz Musicians, this is Natalie Dessay's exciting first album release for Sony Classical. The album is a journey through music (Great American Song Book, Broadway & Jazz) and Edward Hopper's art. The... |
IVANOV / NIKOLSKY / SOKOLOV / BORTNIANSKY / LIPAIEV / TCHESNOKOV
Russian Orthodox Church Music (rec 1975) Nicolai Gedda (tenor) / Choir Of The Orthodox Cathedral, Paris / Eugen Evetz [ Pentatone SACD / SACD - released 18/Aug/2006 ] “The mixed choir of the Russian Orthodox Cathedral of Paris under Eugen Evetz achieve a radiantly beautiful and transparent sonic quality in such selections as "Invincible Lord of Hosts" (Ancient Hymn), "The Angel declared to Mary" (Kompaneysky),... |
PROKOFIEV
Ivan The Terrible (complete ballet recorded in 2003) Nicolas Le Riche / Eleonora Abbagnato / Karl Paquette / Le Corps de Ballet and Opéra National de Paris / Vello Pähn [ Arthaus Musik DVD / DVD - released 1/Jul/2011 ] Arthaus presents one of the most fascinating choreographies to have emerged from Russia during the last decades: Yuri Grigorovich's original ballet dramatizing Ivan the Terrible's reign as Czar of Russia. |
LEO DELIBES
Delibes: Lakme (complete opera recorded in 2022) Opera Comique, Paris / Sabine Devieilhe, Grederic Antouni, Stephane Degout, Ambroisine Bre / Pygmalion, Raphael Pichon [ Naxos DVD / DVD - released 20/Oct/2023 ] "Laurent Pelly transforms Delibes's opera into an exploration of colonialism and cultural appropriation...Raphaël Pichon, conducting Pygmalion on original instruments, relishes Delibes's lush orchestration." BBC Music DVD of the Month Jan 2024 |
BIZET
Carmen (complete opera recorded in 2009) Opéra Comique, Paris / Anna Caterina Antonacci / Andrew Richards / Anne-Catherine Gillet / Nicolas Cavallier / John Eliot Gardiner (conductor) [ FRA Musica / 2 DVD - released 10/Oct/2010 ] Anna Caterina Antonacci is now acknowledged as a major artist, and her extraordinary vocal timbre and great acting skills have enabled her to perform a vast and varied repertoire in the world's most important theatres. She made her Covent Garden... |
REYNALDO HAHN
Hahn: Ciboulette (Complete Operetta recorded in 2013) Opéra Comique, Paris / Julie Fuchs, Jean-François Lapointe, Julien Behr, Eva Ganizate / Accentus Chamber Choir / Laurence Equilbey (cond) [ Naxos DVD / DVD - released 10/Oct/2021 ] Even if Ciboulette, with its fresh and spruce title, depicts the dawning of sentiments between two young people - the urban aristocrat and the little farm girl - it was written by an experienced and scrupulous composer of almost 50 years of age. |
REYNALDO HAHN
Hahn: Ciboulette (Complete Operetta recorded in 2013) BLU-RAY Opéra Comique, Paris / Julie Fuchs, Jean-François Lapointe, Julien Behr, Eva Ganizate / Accentus Chamber Choir / Laurence Equilbey (cond) [ Naxos Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 10/Oct/2021 ] Even if Ciboulette, with its fresh and spruce title, depicts the dawning of sentiments between two young people - the urban aristocrat and the little farm girl - it was written by an experienced and scrupulous composer of almost 50 years of age. |
CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
Monteverdi: L'Orfeo (Complete Opera recorded in June 2021) Blu-ray Opéra Comique, Paris / Luciana Mancini, Marc Mauillon, Sara Mingardo / A Capella Reial de Catalunya, Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall [ Naxos Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 9/Sep/2022 ] Monteverdi's L'Orfeo was premiered in 1607 and is the oldest opera still performed today. The narrative is based on the Greek legend of Orpheus who, armed only with the weapons of music and love, descends into Hades. |
Orchestra De Paris/Eschenbach
Roussel: Symphonies 1 & 4 [ Ondine / CD - released 5/Mar/2007 ] |
ROUSSEL
Symphony No 2 / Bacchus et Ariane Suites Orchestre de Paris / Christoph Eschenbach [ Ondine / CD - released 28/Jun/2008 ] "This is one disc that all lovers of French music, and great symphonies, simply must have." ClassicsToday.com, April 2006, Artistic Quality 10 / Sound Quality 9 |
ROUSSEL
Symphony No 3 Op 42 / Le Festin de l'araignee op 17 (complete ballet) Orchestre de Paris / Christoph Eschenbach [ Ondine / CD - released 1/Jun/2008 ] "Scintillating accounts of two of Roussel's most enduring scores...Eschenbach's understanding of Roussel is manifestly profound and his way with the music quietly compelling and persuasive. Very highly recommended." Guy Rickards, Gramophone, April 2008 |
DEBUSSY
Prelude a l'apres midi, Nocturnes / La Mer / Trois Nocturnes Orchestre de Paris, Daniel Barenboim [ Deutsche Grammophon Virtuoso / CD - released 14/Jul/2014 ] "In "De l'aube a midi sur Ia mer", the first movement of La riser, Barenboim obtains refined, quite persuasive, playing from the Orchestre de Paris." (Gramophone) |
Orchestre De Paris/Eschenbach
Bruckner: Symphony No 4 [ Ondine / CD - released 8/Mar/2004 ] |
PIERE HENRY
Pierre Henry: La Dixième Symphonie, Hommage à Beethoven Bruno Mantovani, Marzena Diakun, Benoît Rameau, Orchestre du Conservatoire de Paris, Jeune Chœur de Paris, Chœur de Radio France Orchestre Philharmoni [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 11/Sep/2020 ] Pierre Henry, a supreme innovator in the field of sound aesthetics, opened the gates to many other musical universes through the applications of his technological research..... |
The Organ of St. Eustache, Paris, France/ Roberto Bertero
Great European Organs Vol 59 [ Priory / CD - released 16/Jun/2002 ] Volume 59 of the on-going series |
CHARPENTIER / FRANCK / LALO / MASSENET
Fete a la Francaise [incls 'Rhapsodie Norvegienne' & Phedre - Overture] Paris Conservatoire Orchestra & Orchestre de l'Opéra-Comique Paris, Albert Wolff [ Australian Decca SBS Eloquence / 2 CD - released 20/Dec/2010 ] "beautifully warm and clear orchestral sound … a most excellent recording" Gramophone Magazine (Liszt) // "played with finesse and recorded with clarity" Gramophone Magazine (Massenet) |
TCHAIKOVSKY
Sleeping Beauty [highlights] (with Stravinsky - Firebird Suite) Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Pierre Monteux [ Decca SBS Eloquence / CD - released 10/Jan/2014 ] |
Paris Les Choeurs Rauget & O
Charpentier: Louise [ Naxos Historical / CD - released 2/Jun/2003 ] |
Paris Motel
In The Salpetriere [ CD - released 26/Nov/2007 ] |