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Beethoven: Piano Concerto no 4 Op. 58, Piano & Wind Quintet Op. 16 / Guy, Jordan, et al

1 CD / Naïve / 2008-11-25

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58; Quintet for Piano, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon and Horn in E flat major, Op. 16
Performers: Devilleneuve, Helene; Dreyfuss, Antoine; Duquesnoy, Jean-Francois; Guy, Francois-Frederic; Voisin, Jerome
Conductors: Jordan, Philippe
Ensemble: Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra

Gramophone Magazine
For Guy and his colleagues it is clearly essential that Beethoven be allowed his own voice, unclouded by mannerism or pretension, and throughout the...continue...

Dvorák: Symphony no 9; Schumann: Concertstück for 4 Horns / Krivine, La Chambre Philharmonique

1 CD / Naïve / 2008-09-30

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 9 in E minor, Op. 95/B 178 "From the New World"; Robert Schumann: Konzertstück for 4 horns & orchestra in F major, Op. 86
Performers: Dreyfuss, Antoine; Guerrier, David; Padieu, Emmanuel; Schirrer, Bernard
Conductors: Krivine, Emmanuel
Ensemble: La Chambre Philharmonique

Gramophone Magazine
Krivine secures biting attack in both works using a reduced body of strings, 8.8.7.6.5, which undoubtedly helps in securing great clarity, with timpani standing...continue...

Messiaen: La Transfiguration de Notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ, Visions de l'Amen / De Leeuw, Loriod, et al

6 CD / Naïve / 2008-05-27

Works: Olivier Messiaen: La Transfiguration de Notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ; Visions de l'amen; Sept haïkaï, for piano, 13 winds, 6 percussion & 8 violins, I/45; Couleurs de la cité c...
Performers: Boer, Harmen de; Bon, Maarten; Bon, Marja; Dullaert, Hans; Gijsegem, Ludwig van; Holthaus, Reiner; Leeuw, Reinbert de; Loo, Martine van der; Loriod, Yvonne [Piano/Composer]; Muruzabal, Arturo; Promme...
Conductors: Leeuw, Reinbert de; Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: ASKO Ensemble; Hilversum Radio Symphony Orchestra; Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra; Percussion Group The Hague; Schoenberg Ensemble

BBC Music Magazine
A marvellous six disc box from Nanve that handily gathers previously issued live performances. àmy admiration for de Leeuw's La Transfiguration, which is...continue...

Brahms: Piano Concerto no 2 / Guy, Berglund, London PO

1 CD / Naïve / 2004-02-01

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 83
Performers: Bissill, Richard; Guy, Francois-Frederic; Truman, Robert
Conductors: Berglund, Paavo
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Guy's exceptionally well-rounded, considered performance of this concerto has already been compared to the historic models of Schnabel and Fleisher....continue...