Orchestre Philharmonique de Monté-Carlo
The Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra began in the 19th century as the opera house orchestra of the city of Monte Carlo. Among the oldest permanently established orchestras in the French-speaking world, it is Monaco's main symphonic ensemble.
Unsurprisingly, the beginnings of the Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra were connected to the city's development as a gambling Mecca. At the beginning, the group was a pickup orchestra of 15, tasked with providing entertainment for Monaco's new Maison de Jeux ("Gaming House"), which would soon develop into the famed Casino that still exists today. The orchestra quickly grew in renown and was soon giving concerts in Nice, France, as well as in Monaco. Under the directorship of Eusèbe Lucas (1861-1871), the orchestra grew to 70 musicians and moved into a new hall designed by Paris Opéra architect Charles Garnier. Critic Stéphane Liégeard, who coined the term "Côte d'Azur," wrote: "Whether Paris likes it or not, it is in Monte-Carlo that you should come and listen to good music." The group's fame became pan-European under conductors Arthur Steck (1885-1894) and Léon Jehin (1894-1928). From 1928 to 1933, during World War II, and again in the '60s for a 42-city U.S. tour, the group was led by future Detroit Symphony Orchestra conductor Paul Paray.
By World War I, the orchestra had attracted major foreign artists such as Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, and in the 20th century, it was especially identified with opera and ballet productions. In 1953, by order of Prince Rainier III, the orchestra was renamed the National Orchestra of the Monte Carlo Opera. The name Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra is still sometimes used in connection with operatic productions, but the group had always played orchestral music as well, and in 1979, it was given its present name. Conductors in the later 20th and early 21st centuries included Louis Frémaux (1956-1965), Igor Markevitch (1967-1972), Lovro von Matačić (1972-1979), Lawrence Foster (1980-1990), James dePreist (1994-1998), Marek Janowski (2000-2006), Yakov Kreizberg (2009-2011), and Kazuki Yamada (2016-). The orchestra has made many recordings, releasing them on various labels, including Erato, Warner Classics, its own OPMC label, and more. Its repertory is not limited to music from Francophone countries. In 2023, the Monte Carlo Philharmonic backed contralto Marie-Nicole Lemieux on an Erato album of orchestral songs by Berlioz, Ravel, and Saint-Saëns.
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Berlioz: Les nuits d'été, Op. 7, H 81b - Ravel: Shéhérazade, M. 41 - Saint-Saëns: Mélodies persanes, Op. 26
Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Orchestre Philharmonique de Monté-Carlo, Kazuki Yamada
Klassiek - Released by Warner Classics on 29 sep. 2023
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Camille Saint-Saëns: Déjanire
Klassiek - Released by Bru Zane on 12 apr. 2024
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Verdi: Un ballo in maschera
Orchestre Philharmonique de Monté-Carlo, Marek Janowski, Freddie De Tommaso, Lester Lynch, Transylvania State Philharmonic Choir, Saioa Hernández
Opera - Released by PENTATONE on 16 jun. 2023
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A Night In Monte-Carlo (Live)
Marcus Miller, Orchestre Philharmonique de Monté-Carlo
Electronic - Released by Dreyfus Jazz on 29 mrt. 2010
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Saint-Saëns: Concerto pour violoncelle No. 1 - Tchaikovsky: Variations sur un thème rococo - Fauré: Élégie
Frédéric Lodéon, Orchestre Philharmonique de Monté-Carlo, Armin Jordan
Klassiek - Released by Warner Classics on 14 jan. 2022
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Fauré: Pénélope
Jessye Norman, Alain Vanzo, Orchestre Philharmonique de Monté-Carlo, Charles Dutoit
Opera - Released by Warner Classics International on 1 jun. 1991
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Florent Schmitt: Symphonie concertante, Rêves & Soirs
Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, David Robertson
Klassiek - Released by naïve classique on 24 mrt. 2014
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Jongen: Works for Orchestra
Orchestre Philharmonique de Monté-Carlo, Mariette Kemmer
Klassiek - Released by Cypres on 1 jun. 2003
Joker de Crescendo16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Lyrinx Recordings: Schumann, Grieg: Piano Concertos (1990)
Catherine Collard, Orchestre Philharmonique de Monté-Carlo, Michel Tabachnik
Concertmuziek - Released by Lyrinx on 8 jul. 2022
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Prokofiev : Roméo et Juliette, Op. 64 - Ballet en 4 actes de William Shakespeare (PROKOFIEV, S. )
Orchestre Philharmonique de Monté-Carlo
Klassiek - Released by Arion on 15 sep. 1997
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CONCERTOS CELLO
Orchestre Philharmonique de Monté-Carlo, Stéphane Denève, Emmanuelle Bertrand
Klassiek - Released by Arion on 1 sep. 2009
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Mozart Gran Partita
Kazuki Yamada, Orchestre Philharmonique de Monté-Carlo
Klassiek - Released by XXI Music on 17 mrt. 2023
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Lalo: Namouna (excerpts)
Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, David Robertson
Klassiek - Released by naïve classique on 24 mrt. 2014
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I Could Have Danced All Night (My Fair Lady)
Fatma Said, Sascha Goetzel, Orchestre Philharmonique de Monté-Carlo
Klassiek - Released by Warner Classics on 12 aug. 2022
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Pascal Zavaro: Into The Wild
Julien Masmondet, Orchestre Philharmonique de Monté-Carlo
Klassiek - Released by Claves Records on 18 mei 2018
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Hahn: Ciboulette
Cyril Diederich, Mady Mesplé, José Van Dam, Orchestre Philharmonique de Monté-Carlo
Klassiek - Released by Warner Classics on 1 jan. 1983
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Castillon: Concerto pour piano, Op. 12 & Esquisses symphoniques, Op. 15
Aldo Ciccolini, Orchestre Philharmonique de Monté-Carlo, Georges Prêtre
Klassiek - Released by Warner Classics on 23 okt. 2020
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Felix Mendelssohn: Symphonies No. 1 et No. 3
Kazuki Yamada, Orchestre Philharmonique de Monté-Carlo
Klassiek - Released by XXI Music on 18 sep. 2020
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Auber: Fra Diavolo
Nicolai Gedda, Mady Mesplé, Orchestre Philharmonique de Monté-Carlo, Marc Soustrot
Opera - Released by Warner Classics on 1 jan. 1984
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Brahms - Concertos pour piano
Orchestre Philharmonique de Monté-Carlo, Michal Nesterowicz, Philippe Bianconi
Klassiek - Released by Printemps des Arts de Monte-Carlo on 4 sep. 2020
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Emma Matthews in Monte Carlo
Brad Cohen, Orchestre Philharmonique de Monté-Carlo, Emma Matthews
Klassiek - Released by ABC Classic on 12 jan. 2018
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