Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
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Special offer. Dusapin: Quatuor VI Hinterland & Quator VII OpenTime
Arditti Quartet, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
Both pieces reaffirm Dusapin’s quartet cycle as among the most significant now emerging. —
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The Times Records of the Year, 2017
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Gramophone Awards, 2018, Winner - Contemporary
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Special offer. Saint-Saëns: La Muse et le Poète
RecommendedRenaud Capuçon (violin), Renaud Capuçon (violin) & Gautier Capuçon (cello), Gautier Capuçon (cello)
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Lionel Bringuier
In the Violin Concerto, Renaud Capucon and the conductor provide a lesson in how to generate rubato organically from the material...the soloist's tone and technique deserve the highest praise...The... —
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2014, Editor's Choice
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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Messiaen: La Transfiguration de Notre-Seigneur Jesus-Christ
RecommendedOrchestre Philharmonique et Choeur de Radio France, Myung-Whun Chung
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2002, Editor's Choice
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Hilary Hahn - Paris
RecommendedChausson, Rautavaara, Prokofiev
Hilary Hahn (violin), Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Mikko Franck
Hahn praises the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France as one where ‘emotion is embraced rather than exaggerated’, and the disc is an embodiment of this crucial virtue...She admits [the Prokofiev... —
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2021, Recording of the Month
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2021, Concerto Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2021, Shortlisted - Concerto
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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Special offer. Kaija Saariaho: Maan Varjot, Chateau de l'Ame, True Fire, Offrande
Olivier Latry (organ), Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Hannu Lintu, Ernest Martínez Izquierdo
If I appear to be in the minority in continuing to view the late Saariaho’s output as a very mixed bag, there’s music on this valuable disc that I’ll return to while it reminds me, again, how... —
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Gramophone Awards, 2024 Winners, Contemporary
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Contemporary Music
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Special offer. 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... —
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2005, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2005, Winner - Recital
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Dutilleux: Correspondances
RecommendedBarbara Hannigan (soprano), Anssi Karttunen (cello)
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Esa-Pekka Salonen
Here is an oeuvre, not only of precise, masterly workmanship, but infused with emotional warmth and, beyond that, with profound passions, evidenced not least in Dutilleux's sympathy for the... —
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BBC Music Magazine, May 2013, Choral & Song Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2013, Winner - Contemporary
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Howard Shore: Anthology – The Paris Concerts
Olivier Doise (oboe), Jean-Paul Gasparian (piano), Raphaëlle Moreau (violin), Stéphane Guillaume (altosaxophone), Lydia Kavina (theremin), Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Maîtrise de Radio France, Choeur de Radio France, Le Balcon, Ludwig Wicki, Mike Schäperclaus, Bastien Stil
There’s a thrilling immediacy to the performances, with conductor Ludwig Wicki no stranger to the repertoire having toured Shore’s music for The Lord of the Rings regularly over the last 18... —
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BBC Music Magazine, June 2025, Screen Choice
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Poèmes
RecommendedSensual French Masterpieces
Renée Fleming (soprano)
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Orchestre National de France, Alan Gilbert, Seiji Ozawa
Always a strong Francophile, she makes an inspired exploration for the still-developing French tradition...it is easy to hear what inspired [Dutilleux]...Her lower register has become ever-richer... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 20th February 2012
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Grammy Awards, 55th Awards (2012), Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
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Debussy: La Damoiselle élue, Le martyre de Saint Sébastien & Nocturnes
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Maîtrise de Radio France, Chœur de Radio France, Mikko Franck
Fragments of Debussy’s incidental music for Le Martyre de Saint Sébastien, arranged by Caplet, are the moody centrepiece of this orchestral survey under Mikko Franck. It’s the thrillingly atmospheric... —
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Record Review, 9th April 2022, Record of the Week
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