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Les Grands Choeurs d'Opéras, Vol. 1

L'Orchestre National du Bolchoï

Opera - Released August 7, 2002 | Via Classic

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Gloire Immortelle !

Hervé Niquet

Classical - Released November 17, 2023 | Château de Versailles Spectacles

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Tchaikovsky: Eugène Onéguine (Diapason n°598)

Galina Vichnievskaia

Full Operas - Released September 25, 2010 | Les Indispensables de Diapason

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Lully: Armide

Les Talens Lyriques

Classical - Released March 24, 2017 | Aparté

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Jean-Baptiste Lully : Amadis (Édition 5.1)

Christophe Rousset

Opera - Released September 22, 2014 | Aparté

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Carmen - L'Arlésienne

Marc Minkowski

Classical - Released March 17, 2008 | naïve classique

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L'univers de l'orgue (Volume 1)

Henri-Charles Caget

Classical - Released February 25, 2010 | Alpha Classics

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Ugab, the name of a series of organ recordings on the Alpha label, is a Hebrew word from the Psalms thought to mean an instrument that was a forerunner of the organ. The aim of the series is to highlight a variety of the great organs of the world in repertoire for which they are especially well suited with an emphasis on their physical setting and to offer copious photographs of the organ and its setting to provide a visual as well as aural experience. This first installment features the organ of the church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Cintegabelle, in southern France. Judging from the recording, it's a magnificent instrument, with vast timbral variety, housed in a space with a clean but nicely reverberant acoustic. Yves Rechsteiner plays an eccentric but thoroughly engaging program: transcriptions he has made of music from the operas of Rameau, some including percussion and some requiring a third hand. The operas are appropriate material because they date from around the time the organ was built and consecrated in the mid-18th century. The brief pieces are mostly arrangements of dances from the operas, but also include airs, a chorus, and an overture. The music is largely sprightly, light-hearted, and elegant, and some of it, like the selections from the comedy Platée, is gleefully silly, but there are several contemplative airs that use the most delicate registrations. These selections don't represent the Baroque at its most profound, but they are unfailingly delightful, played with exceptional grace and style. Rechsteiner's arrangements (the theory and execution of which are discussed in great depth in the program notes) make inventive use of the array of the instrument's sonorous possibilities, and the album is notable for the colorful range of the registrations. Percussionist Henri-Charles Caget and "third hand" Vincent Bernhardt provide capable support on several tracks. The sound of Alpha's SACD, which can be played on conventional systems but was designed for optimal effect to be played in surround sound, is clear and spacious.© TiVo
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Mussorgsky (tr: Stokowski) : Pictures at an Exhibition/Boris Godounov Synthesis etc

Oliver Knussen

Symphonic Music - Released January 1, 2004 | Deutsche Grammophon (DG)

Enthusiasm for Leopold Stokowski's idiosyncratic arrangements is uncommon nowadays, and purists may reject this recording simply on spotting his name. Oliver Knussen's peculiar fascination with Stokowski started in childhood, and his position now seems that of a standard-bearer, eager to rehabilitate his idol and his arrangements for posterity. Appreciation of these versions may be difficult for those who like the polished orchestrations by Ravel and Rimsky-Korsakov, or who only take Mussorgsky's originals straight. Since Pictures at an Exhibition has been arranged many times, one may approach Stokowski's version with an open mind. However, "Tuileries" and "The Marketplace at Limoges" are missing, due to Stokowski's misapprehension that Ravel had composed them. Aside from these inexcusable cuts, Pictures comes off in a grandiose manner, though often too slow and atmospheric. The moody Symphonic Synthesis on "Boris Godunov" is less likely to raise objections, for the liberties Stokowski takes in the reduction of the opera to a synoptic suite are understandable. The flamboyant Night on Bare Mountain, made famous in Disney's Fantasia, comes off vividly in this recording. Knussen ably leads the Cleveland Orchestra through its harrowing passages, making this nightmarish piece the most enjoyable track on the disc. Deutsche Grammophon's soft recorded sound requires a fairly high volume setting.© TiVo
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Mussorgsky : Boris Godunov

Nikolaï Golovanov

Full Operas - Released April 30, 2002 | Preiser Records

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Debussy - Stravinsky - Ravel

Philippe Jordan

Symphonic Music - Released March 25, 2013 | naïve classique

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Francis Poulenc : Dialogues des Carmélites

Jean-Pierre Marty

Classical - Released November 1, 1999 | INA Mémoire vive

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Psyché

Ambroisine Bré

Classical - Released February 11, 2022 | Grande Ourse

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Jacques Offenbach : La Vie parisienne (5 septembre 1954)

Jules Gresssier

Classical - Released April 15, 2014 | Ina, musique(s)

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Handel: Flavio

René Jacobs

Classical - Released January 1, 1992 | harmonia mundi

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Dvořák: The Complete Piano Trios

Boris Giltburg

Classical - Released September 22, 2023 | Supraphon a.s.

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This recording landed on classical best-seller lists in the autumn of 2023, and several factors combined to place it there. One is the sensitive ensemble work throughout from the trio of violinist Veronika Jarůšková, cellist Peter Jarůšek, and pianist Boris Giltburg. Jarůšková and Jarůšek are members of the fine Pavel Haas Quartet, but the trio, as such, is quite new, and Giltburg, moreover, is better known for virtuoso repertory than for chamber music. One would never know it from the seamlessly executed conceptions and transitions, with Giltburg in no way spilling out of the texture. Another factor is the presence of the first two Dvořák trios, early but by no means immature works. Recordings of them are not common, but hear the absolutely characteristic opening of the Piano Trio No. 1 in B flat major, Op. 21, with its pentatonic melody; handled as sensitively as it is here by Jarůšková, the work is the equal of any of the later trios. Lastly, there is the fresh reading of the Piano Trio, Op. 90 ("Dumky"), one of Dvořák's most popular works. Several movements receive interesting interpretations. Consider the beginning, where the Lento maestoso designation is applied to the movement as a whole, with the opening chords kept consistent in tempo with what follows. This diverts the emotional center to the beautifully sad counterpoint between the cello and violin as the movement continues. The sound from the Wyastone Estate is warm but a bit close up, one of few complaints, and this is a major chamber music release that will yield a great deal of satisfying listening.© James Manheim /TiVo
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Ravel: Orchestral Works

John Wilson

Classical - Released January 28, 2022 | Chandos

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A conductor, arranger and musicologist, John Wilson is also a leading specialist in musical theatre, which he successfully directs in the UK. In 2018, he re-formed the Sinfonia of London, a studio orchestra that was in its prime back in the 1950s and recorded music for famous films such as Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo with a score by Bernard Herrmann. Today, as ever, the Sinfonia of London is comprised of the best instrumentalists in the British capital.Exceptionally meticulous, John Wilson always stays close to the source of the works he directs, as can be seen in the ballet Ma Mère l’Oye and the greatly received Boléro by Maurice Ravel (which sounds superb with the incessantly slow tempo that gives it an almost menacing grandeur). His take on these two works form part of a contemporary edition, and the final result is subtle and full of finesse.Wilson’s meticulousness is particularly suited to Ravel’s music, conducted here with plenty of flourish and grace whilst still maintaining that je-ne-sais-quoi that the French composer is known for. The incredibly talented musicians that form the Sinfonia of London allow the conductor to explore even the most minute of nuances. The sensuality of the music can sometimes be a little strange, perhaps even convoluted at times, but it all feels so typical of Ravel. A special mention also goes to the sound technicians at the Chandos label who do an incredible job of reproducing every tiny detail. This collection demonstrates just how nuanced music can be. © François Hudry/Qobuz
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Signature Philip Glass

Angèle Dubeau

Classical - Released November 3, 2023 | Les Productions Analekta Inc.

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With the continuing popularity of Philip Glass' music, various performers have arranged it for new combinations. He hasn't been notably dismayed by this, and indeed, one might draw a comparison with Arvo Pärt, whose works, to some extent, come into their own as they are performed in different versions. This release by veteran violinist Angèle Dubeau and her ensemble La Pietà is unique thus far. Dubeau reduces some larger items, like an excerpt from the Koyaanisqatsi film score, to chamber ensemble dimensions while performing some of Glass' relatively sparse output of chamber music unaltered. This results in some interesting insights, for example, that the chamber music, although for the most part relatively recent, mostly sticks closer to the minimalist core of Glass' style than the larger pieces, which open that style up to harmonic motion on a bigger scale. Dubeau thus shines a novel lens on Glass' music as a whole. The performances are arresting, with the edge of tension that makes a strong Glass performance, and the Analekta label wisely departs from its frequent choice of Montreal churches for the Multimedia Room at McGill University, an ideal space. Even those with large Glass collections will want to add this unusual release.© James Manheim /TiVo
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Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre: Céphale et Procris

Reinoud Van Mechelen

Classical - Released February 9, 2024 | Château de Versailles Spectacles

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Les frères Francœur

Justin Taylor

Classical - Released October 14, 2022 | Alpha Classics

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Violinist Théotime Langlois de Swarte and harpsichordist Justin Taylor, two of the most promising virtuosos of the new generation and founder members of the ensemble Le Consort, now present a duo album that pays tribute to a great eighteenth-century dynasty of musicians, the violinists and composers of the Francoeur family. The Sonatas of Louis Francoeur (ca. 1692-1745), known as "Francoeur the Elder", and those of his brother François (1698-1787) are dance suites featuring polyphonic effects produced by the use of double stopping. Justin Taylor and Théotime Langlois de Swarte bring these varied treasures back to life with the energy and grace for which they are already well known. © Alpha Classics