Orchestre Jean-François Paillard
Conductor and musicologist Jean-François Paillard was one of the most visible French exponents of Baroque music from the 1960s onward. Paillard earned a degree in mathematics from the Sorbonne, but he turned to music soon after. He attended the Paris Conservatory as a musicology student, where he won first prize in music history; he later studied conducting at the Salzburg Mozarteum with Igor Markevitch. He formed the Ensemble Jean-Marie Leclair in 1952, which was renamed the Jean-François Paillard Chamber Orchestra the following year. Comprised of a dozen string players and a harpsichord, the group paralleled such small-scale English ensembles as the Boyd Neel Orchestra in performing Baroque-era works -- especially those from France -- as well as contemporary works for string orchestra. As the public's interest in Baroque music rose, the orchestra's popularity grew and was aided by a series of international tours covering dozens of countries. The group's recordings on Erato -- which included the standard Baroque repertory such as Bach's Brandenburg Concertos and the Orchestral Suites, as well as pieces by Couperin and Rameau -- were initially easier to find in Europe. But when RCA Victor picked up the Erato catalog for U.S. distribution in the 1970s, Paillard's records were snapped up by American listeners. Lightning struck for Paillard late in the decade with his recording of the Canon in D by Johann Pachelbel. Paillard's ran nearly twice as long as most rival recordings, by virtue of its uniquely slow tempo and its finely delineated parts for the strings, both bowed and pizzicato. Paillard further benefited when Victor issued it on a full-priced LP and paired it with Fasch's Trumpet Concerto and grouped with various RCA artists on a budget-priced compilation LP called Go for Baroque. Sales of Go for Baroque moved faster than Beatles' albums were sold. Paillard's performances and recordings have also included works by Roussel and Debussy. He worked with such celebrated soloists as Maurice André and Jean-Pierre Rampal. Paillard won numerous Grand Prix du Disque awards in France and Prix Edison awards in Holland and his release of Rameau's Les Indes galantes remains a highly regarded recording. Later in his career, Paillard turned more to guest conducting orchestras around the world and his avid interest in the sciences.
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Discography
13 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Messe de minuit pour Noël (Stereo Version)
Chorale des Jeunesses Musicales de France, Orchestre Jean-François Paillard, Louis Martini
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1962
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De Lalande: Te Deum (Stereo Version)
Martha Angelici, Orchestre Jean-François Paillard, Louis Martini
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1961
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Bach: Suites pour orchestre, BWV 1068 - 1070, vol. 2 (Mono Version)
Orchestre Jean-François Paillard, Jean-François Paillard
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1963
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Mozart: 13 Danses allemandes pour orchestre (Stereo Version)
Jean-François Paillard, Orchestre Jean-François Paillard
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1962
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Campra: Messe de requiem (Mono Version)
Orchestre Jean-François Paillard, Chorale Philippe Caillard, Louis Frémaux
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1960
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Torelli: Concerti et sinfonie (Mono Version)
Orchestre Jean-François Paillard, Jean-François Paillard
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1962
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Du Mont: Motets pour la chapelle du Roy, Extracts (Stereo Version)
Orchestre Jean-François Paillard, Louis Frémaux, Chorale Philippe Caillard
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1962
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Debussy: Danse sacrée et danse profane & Sonates (Stereo Version)
Orchestre Jean-François Paillard, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Lily Laskine
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1962
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M.-A. Charpentier: Messe de minuit pour Noël, H. 9 (Mono Version)
Andre Meurant, Orchestre Jean-François Paillard, Louis Martini
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1962
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Du Mont: Motets pour la chapelle du Roy, extraits (Mono Version)
Chorale Philippe Caillard, Orchestre Jean-François Paillard, Louis Frémaux
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1962
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
De Lalande: Te Deum (Mono Version)
Martha Angelici, Orchestre Jean-François Paillard, Louis Martini
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1961
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Musique vocale française de Lully à Rameau (Mono Version)
Orchestre Jean-François Paillard, Edith Selig, Jacques Villisech, Jean-François Paillard
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1961
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Debussy: Sonates (Mono Version)
Jean-Pierre Rampal, Orchestre Jean-François Paillard, Lily Laskine
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1962
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo