Since you are interested in Ravel: Sheherazade / Berlioz: Les Nuits d'ete / with a recital of French songs (rec 1963), here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Prima Donna in Paris Regine Crespin (soprano) / L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande / Wiener Volksopernorchester / Alain Lombard / Georges Sebastian [ Decca Originals / 2 CD - released 1/Apr/2007 ] 'I am sure she enjoyed herself enormously, and on any count she stands very high in the list of Parisian prima donnas celebrated in this set ... she has been splendidly served by her accompanists, not to mention the recording engineers.' Gramophone... |
BRAHMS
Piano Trios Beaux Arts Trio [ Decca Originals / 2 CD - released 20/Nov/2008 ] "The playing is always highly vital and sensitive. There is a splendid, finely projected sense of line and the delicate, sensitive playing of Menahem Pressler is always a delight." The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs |
STRAVINSKY
Le Sacre du Printemps [The Rite of Spring] 1951 & 1959 recordings Philharmonia Orchestra / Igor Markevich [ Testament / CD - released 26/Jan/2008 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) - "If you really want to feel a real sensorial experience acquire this golden gem recording." (Amazon.com) |
LALO
Symphonie Espagnole / Namouna [excerpts] / etc (with music by Chabrier) Ruggiero Ricci (violin) / L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet [ Decca SBS Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 10/Apr/2011 ] It used to be fashionable to include the music of Lalo in concert in the mid-20th century. At the start of the 21st century, however, his works has fallen completely into neglect, in France as much as elsewhere. This is a cruel injustice for music... |