Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
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Arias by Gounod and Massenet
RecommendedRolando Villazon (tenor), Natalie Dessay
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Evelino Pido
This is mostly well-planned and executed recital mixes favourites with extracts from operas that have remained rarities, even with the increased interest in late 19th-century repertory. It begins... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2005, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2005, Winner - Recital
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Debussy: L'Enfant Prodigue & Ravel: L'Enfant et les sortilèges
RecommendedRoberto Alagna (Azaël), Karina Gauvin (Lia), Jean-François Lapointe (Siméon), Chloé Briot (L’Enfant), Nathalie Stutzmann (Maman/Tasse chinois/Libellule), Sabine Devieilhe (Le Feu/Rossignol))
Chœur et Orchestre de Radio France, Mikko Franck
Briot is well contrasted with the excellent Nathalie Stutzmann as Maman and two other characters, while Sabine Devielhe as The Fire and François Piolino as Mr Arithmetic are first class. In... — More…
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Building a Library, September 2018, Recommended Recording
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100 Best Film Classics
Gwynne Howell (bass), Alfreda Hodgson (mezzo-soprano), Arthur Davies (tenor), Yvonne Kenny (soprano), Ernest Blanc (baritone), Nicolai Gedda (tenor), Gerard Causse (viola), Gary Hoffman (cello), Augustin Dumay (violin), Cécile Ousset (piano), Timothy Beasley-Murray (boy soprano), Nikolaj Bloch (guitar),...
6 CDs
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Debussy: The Complete Works
Artists include Martha Argerich, Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Samson François, Renaud Capuçon, Natalie Dessay, André Cluytens, François-Xavier Roth, Jean Martinon, Michel Plasson, Kent Nagano and Carlo Maria Giulini
Exhaustive, the sum of the crème de la crème of the discography...THE Debussy box set to have…No richer panorama exists for the melodies (the complete EMI recordings alongside never-before-released... — More…
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2018, Winner - Archive
33 CDs
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Hector Berlioz – The Complete Works
Artists include Sir Roger Norrington, Sir Adrian Boult, André Previn, Louis Frémaux, Jean Martinon, Leonard Bernstein, Michel Plasson, Louis Langrée, John Eliot Gardiner, Sir John Barbirolli, Charles Dutoit, John Nelson, André Cluytens
Yes, all of Berlioz, including classic and historical recordings, rarities and rediscoveries, from a huge range of performers. The opening track is a breath of fresh air, the Francs-Juges overture... — More…
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Diapason d’Or, March 2019, Réédition
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The Times Records of the Year, 2019, Historical
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Au panthéon de Lodéon
William Steinberg, RCA Orchestra, Jascha Heifetz, Carlo Maria Giulini, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich, Martha Argerich, Jean-Pierre Wallez, Ensemble Orchestral de Paris, Maurice André, Mikhail Rudy, Michel Portal, Nelson Goerner, Tedi Papavrami, Orchestre de Chambre Jean-François...
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The Gounod Edition
Faust, Romeo & Juliette, Mirelle, Opera arias, Songs, Symphonies and choral works
Plácido Domingo, Mirella Freni, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Thomas Allen, Alfredo Kraus, Catherine Malfitano, Nicolai Gedda, Alain Vanzo, Barbara Hendricks, Kurt moll, José van Dam, Felicity Lott, Régine Crespin, Gérard Souzay, Michel Corboz, Michel Plasson, Georges Prêtre, Giuseppe Patanè
I found that when approached in the right, relaxed frame of mind these exquisitely-turned scores still work their magic…We should also warm pretty well to these star-studded performances. The... — More…
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Diapason d’Or, July/August 2018, Réédition
15 CDs
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100 Best Opera Classics
Teresa Berganza (mezzo-soprano), Heather Harper (soprano), Thomas Allen (baritone), Elizabeth Gale (soprano), Edda Moser (soprano), Cornelius Hauptmann (bass), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano), Ruggero Raimondi (bass), Delia Wallis (soprano), Shirley Verrett (mezzo-soprano), Maria Callas (soprano),...
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Bizet: La jolie fille de Perth
June Anderson (Catherine Glover), Alfredo Kraus (Henry Smith), Gino Quilico (Le Duc de Rothsay), José Van Dam (Ralph), Margarita Zimmermann (Mab), Gabriel Bacquier (Simon Glover), Daniel Ottewaere (Un Majordome), Philippe Duminy (Un Ouvrier), Christian Jean (Un Seigneur)
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Puccini: Le Villi
Mélanie Diener, Aquiles Machado, Ludovic Tézier, Sylvie David
Choeur de Radio France, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Marco Guidarini
Puccini's first two operas may have been written before he came to full maturity, but they do not deserve the neglect that they have suffered on disc.
If the complications of Edgar detract from... — More…Downloads
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