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Offer, Un Frisson Français - A century of French song
Susan Graham (mezzo soprano) & Malcolm Martineau (piano)
The familiar here appears in unusual contexts and alongside a scattering of rarities. The performers are at one in their fluency, delicate rubato and avoidance of Anglo-Saxon archness, within... — More…
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Roussel: Évocations, Pour une fête de printemps & Suite in F
François le Roux (baritone), Alessandro Fisher (tenor), Kathryn Rudge (mezzo-soprano)
BBC Philharmonic, CBSO Chorus, Yan Pascal Tortelier
This is a wonderful treat…Tortelier draws a detailed, yet marvellously atmospheric performance from the BBC Philharmonic, perfectly judging the balance between moments of luxuriance and the need... — More…
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The playing sparkles. None of these pieces will challenge the intellect, but each in turn tickles the senses. — More…
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New, Offer, Victor Staub & Lazare-Lévy: The Complete Studio Recordings
Victor Staub (piano) & Lazare-Levy (piano)
2 CDs
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Kazuki Yamada conducts Roussel, Debussy & Poulenc
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Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Kazuki Yamada
Nicely done, with the OSR woodwind and strings playing with poise and Yamada controlling the narrow dynamic range with great skill…Yamada’s way with Roussel is high-voltage if occasionally raw... — More…
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French Ballet Music of the 1920s
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L’Éventail de Jeanne, ballet in one act by ten French composers; Les Mariés de la Tour Eiffel, ballet in one act by members of the group Les Six
Philharmonia Orchestra, Geoffrey Simon
The zany exuberance of Les mariés, concocted by five of Les Six in the 1920s, is infectiously captured in this colourful reissue, as is L'éventail, a contemporaneous ten-composer collaboration. — More…
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The jewels for me are his Vaughan Williams symphony recordings with the LSO: benchmark performances, most of them, from a conductor utterly in tune with the composer’s typical combination of... — More…
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$174.75
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Please note: This set weighs around 2.5kg, so we need to charge extra postage for delivery outside of the UK. Please contact us for further details.
French Chamber Music for Harp & Ensemble
Osian Ellis (harp), Marie-Claire Jamet (harp)
Melos Ensemble, Orchestre de Chambre, Paul Kuentz de Paris
Another, always welcome reissue of a delightful clutch of French music. — More…
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Roussel: Bacchus et Ariane & Le Festin de l'Araignée
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BBC Philharmonic, Yan Pascal Tortelier
The exhilarating (1931) score for Bacchus et Ariane teems with life and is full of rhythmic vitality. What a marvellously inventive and resourceful score it is! Tortelier offers the best version... — More…
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