Orchestre de Paris
Although it does not have the long history of other European orchestras, the Orchestre de Paris has attracted top talent and played a major role in the cultural life of the French capital since its founding in 1967. The orchestra also has an associated choir, the Chœur de l'Orchestre de Paris, that was established in 1976 and has been highly regarded. The Orchestre de Paris was founded after the demise of the Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, which dated back to 1828 but had encountered financial difficulties. One of that group's former conductors, Charles Munch, held the auditions for the new orchestra and employed 50 members of the older group; the majority of its members, however, were new, and the orchestra owed its high quality from the start to the stature of Munch, who died in 1968 and was succeeded, as musical advisor rather than as permanent music director, by Herbert von Karajan. Concerts during the orchestra's first several years of existence featured top guest soloists such as Mstislav Rostropovich. The following music directors were of uniformly prestigious stature, including Georg Solti (1972-1975), Daniel Barenboim (1975-1989), Semyon Bychkov (1989-1998), Christoph von Dohnányi (1998-2000, another artistic advisor), Christoph Eschenbach (2000-2010), Paavo Järvi (2010-2016), and Daniel Harding (2016-2019). Principal guest conductor since 2016 has been Thomas Hengelbrock. The orchestra's concert life has been centered in Paris, but its headquarters have moved several times over its comparatively short existence. The orchestra's concerts took place for many years at the venerable Salle Pleyel hall, which was sold in 1998 and finally mothballed in 2002. For several years the orchestra moved among the Théâtre du Chatelet, the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, and, briefly, the renovated Salle Pleyel. In 2015 the orchestra moved into the new Philharmonie de Paris and has become its resident ensemble. The Orchestre de Paris has had a long recording career, including a 1982 recording of Ravel's Boléro that made the pop charts in the Netherlands. The group has recorded mostly for Deutsche Grammophon, Philips, Erato, Warner Classics, and Harmonia Mundi, for which it participated in a recording of Stravinsky's L'histoire du soldat in 2018.
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Opening Concerts: Live from the Philharmonie de Paris
Classical - Released by Orchestre de Paris on 27 Feb 2015
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Zemlinsky, A.: Lyric Symphony
Christine Schäfer, Matthias Goerne, Orchestre de Paris, Christoph Eschenbach
Classical - Released by Capriccio on 1 Jan 2006
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Tchaikovsky: Ballet Suites - The Nutcracker; The Sleeping Beauty
Orchestre de Paris, Seiji Ozawa
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Jan 1975
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Debussy: La Mer; Nocturnes; Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
Orchestre de Paris, Daniel Barenboim
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Jan 1993
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Berlioz: Romeo Et Juliette, Op. 17
Yvonne Minton, Francisco Araiza, Jules Bastin, Daniel Barenboim, Orchestre de Paris, Choeur De Paris
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 1 Jan 1992
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Bechara El-Khoury: Orages (Live)
Classical - Released by Naxos on 9 Jun 2017
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Daniel Barenboim & Orchestre de Paris
Orchestre de Paris, Daniel Barenboim
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 7 Sep 2018
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Mischa Maisky - Adagio
Mischa Maisky, Orchestre de Paris, Semyon Bychkov
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 1 Jan 1992
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Stravinsky: The Firebird
Classical - Released by Warner Classics on 21 Jun 2019
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Berlioz – Saint-Saëns – Dukas
Orchestre de Paris, Daniel Barenboim
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 1 Jan 1981
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Poulenc: Stabat Mater; Gloria; Litanies à la Vierge noire
Patricia Petibon, Orchestre de Paris, Paavo Järvi, Choeur De L'Orchestre De Paris
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 5 Nov 2013
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Debussy; Stephan; Lutosławski
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Orchestre de Paris, Daniel Barenboim
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 28 Oct 2022
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Wagner: Ride of the Valkyries
Orchestre de Paris, Daniel Barenboim
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 1 Jan 1995
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Saint-Saëns: Violin Concerto 3 - Wieniawski: Violin Concerto 2
Itzhak Perlman, Orchestre de Paris, Daniel Barenboim
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 1 Jan 1983
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Berlioz : Les nuits d'été - Cléopâtre
Kiri Te Kanawa, Jessye Norman, Orchestre de Paris, Daniel Barenboim
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 1 Jan 1982
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Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique (Le Décodeur du Classique)
Clément Lebrun, Orchestre de Paris
Classical - Released by Alpha Classics on 26 Nov 2021
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Camille Saint-Saëns : Complete Chamber Music With Winds (Intégrale de la musique de chambre avec vents)
Classical - Released by Indesens on 1 Apr 2010
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Bizet: Carmen Suites; L'Arlésienne Suites
Semyon Bychkov, Orchestre de Paris
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 4 Aug 1994
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Saint-Saëns: Les cinq concertos pour piano
Aldo Ciccolini, Orchestre de Paris, Serge Baudo
Classical - Released by Warner Classics on 28 Feb 2003
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Massenet: Werther
Victoria de los Angeles, Nicolai Gedda, Orchestre de Paris, Georges Prêtre
Opera - Released by Warner Classics on 1 Jan 1969
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Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring & The Firebird
Orchestre de Paris, Klaus Mäkelä
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 24 Mar 2023
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