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Vivaldi: Sacred Music / Sandrine Piau, Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Philippe Jaroussky. Concerto et al. [6 CDs]

6 CD / Naïve / 2012-10-30

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Double Orchestra in F major, RV 584; Domine ad adjuvandum me festina (Psalm 69), for soprano, double chorus, 2 oboes, double strings & co; Ascende laeta, RV 635; Dixit D...
Performers: Bertagnolli, Gemma; Dantone, Ottavio; Ferreira, Mauro Lopes; Herrmann, Anke; Invernizzi, Roberta; Jaroussky, Philippe; Moi, Francesco; Montanari, Stefano; Piau, Sandrine; Piccinini, Monica; Polverell...
Conductors: Alessandrini, Rinaldo; Marchi, Alessandro de; Dantone, Ottavio; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe
Ensemble: Academia Montis Regalis; Accademia Bizantina; Concerto Italiano; Ensemble Matheus

For Christmas, a Naive boxed set that gathers the finest sacred works composed by Antonio Vivaldi and performed by some of the most recognized artists...continue...
Recording information: Abbaye de Saint-Michel, Thiérache (03/2009); Chiesa di S. Bernardino, Auditorium B. Manenti, Crema, (03/2009); Istituto di Musica Antica Academia Montis Regalis, Mond (03/2...continue...

Sogno Barocco - Italian Baroque Opera Arias by Monteverdi, Cavalli, Provenzale, Rossi / Anne Sofie von Otter, soprano

1 CD / Naïve / 2012-08-28

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Madrigals, Book 9; L' incoronazione di Poppea; Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria; Francesco Cavalli: Elena; La Calisto; Doriclea; Francesco Provenzale: Squarciato appena havea, for vo...
Performers: Piau, Sandrine; von Otter, Anne Sofie
Conductors: Garcia Alarcon, Leonardo
Ensemble: Cappella Mediterranea

Sogno barocco - A baroque dream - is the third recording of Swedish mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter on Naïve. Dedicated to the first baroque...continue...
Recording information: Gävle Concert Hall, Gävle, Sweden (01/2012)....continue...

Ravel: Mélodies / Nora Gubisch, mezzo-soprano; Alain Altinoglu, piano

1 CD / Naïve / 2012-08-28

Works: Maurice Ravel: Histoires naturelles; Chansons madécasses, song cycle for soprano, flute, cello & piano; Manteau de fleurs, song or voice & piano (or orchestra); Noël des jouets; Cinq m&ea...
Performers: Altinoglu, Alain; Gubisch, Nora; Mosnier, Magali; Pernoo, Jerome

Born in Paris, Nora Gubisch began her musical studies at an early age at the Maîtrise of Radio France. On stage, she sings the title...continue...
Recording information: Salle Colonne, Paris, France (06/2011)....continue...

Massenet: Don Quichotte / Marc Minkowski, Jose Van Dam [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Naïve / 2012-05-29

Works: Jules Massenet: Don Quichotte, opera in 5 acts
Performers: Tro Santafe, Silvia; Van Dam, Jose; Van Mechelen, Werner
Conductors: Minkowski, Marc
Ensemble: Brussels Théâtre de la Monnaie Chorus; Brussels Théâtre de la Monnaie Orchestra

This production of one of the Massenet's final masterpieces of Massenet, Don Quichotte, was presented in May 2010 at the Belgium National Opera La Monnaie....continue...
Run Time: 172 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby Digital 5.1,
Subtitles: English, German, French
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L'Olympiade: The Opera - A pastiche with music by Caldara, Cherubini, Cimarosa, Galuppi, Hasse, Leo, Pergolesi et al.

2 CD / Naïve / 2012-05-29

Works: Leonardo Leo: L'Olimpiade; Johann Adolf Hasse: L'Olimpiade; Baldassare Galuppi: L'Olimpiade; Giuseppe Sarti: L'Olimpiade; Josef Myslivecek: L'Olimpiade; Giovanni Paisiello: L'Olimpiade; David Perez: ...
Performers: Basso, Romina; Gauvin, Karina; Gottwald, Franziska; Phas, Nicholas; Rosique, Ruth; Spanos, Nicholas
Conductors: Chryssicos, Markellos
Ensemble: ; Venice Baroque Orchestra

Naïve Classique presents a classical music mashup of Olympic proportions! In the eighteenth century, 1,300 years after the last Olympic Games in ancient times, the...continue...
Recording information: Oratorio di Santa Croce, Mondovì, Italy (08/2011)....continue...

Best 20: Faure, Barber, Buxtehude / Accentus, Equilbey

1 CD / Naïve / 2012-04-24

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48 (Original 1896 version); Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei; Dietrich Buxtehude: Cantata, BuxWV 15; Francis Poulenc: Mass in G major; Figure Humaine; Robert Schumann: Heiden...
Performers: Berezovsky, Boris [Piano]; Engerer, Brigitte; Garcin, Edouard; Getchell, Robert; Henry, Christophe; Piau, Sandrine; Sandhoff, Ruth; van der Kamp, Harry
Conductors: Equilbey, Laurence; Marco, Patrick; Ericson, Eric
Ensemble: ; Ars Nova Ensemble (Copenhagen); Concerto Köln ; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Maîtrise de Paris ; Members of the Orchestre National de France (Membe; Monts du Reuil

Named "one of the world's leading choirs" by Gramophone Magazine, Accentus celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. The choir, founded and directed by Laurence Equilbey,...continue...

Ladies Sing Baroque / Piau, Kozena, Lemieux, Antonacci, Petibon, Stutzmann, Crowe et al.

2 CD / Naïve / 2012-03-27

Works: Giovanni Pergolesi: Stabat mater dolorosa a due; Antonio Vivaldi: Mottetto In furore iustissimae irae; Ercole sul Termodonte, RV 710; Juditha triumphans; La verità in cimento; Orlando furioso;...
Performers: Antonacci, Anna Caterina [Soprano]; Bertagnolli, Gemma; Bertini, Rossana; Cangemi, Veronica; Cousin, Florian; Crowe, Lucy; Gauvin, Karina; Hallenberg, Ann; Invernizzi, Roberta; Kazimierczuk, Angela; ...
Conductors: Alessandrini, Rinaldo; Dantone, Ottavio; Minkowski, Marc; Sardelli, Federico Maria; Marchi, Alessandro de; Spering, Christoph; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Rousset, Christophe; ; Curtis, Alan; Antonini,...
Ensemble: ; Academia Montis Regalis; Accademia Bizantina; Bizzarrie Armoniche; Concerto Italiano; Ensemble Amarillis; Ensemble Matheus; Il Complesso Barocco; Il Giardino Armonico; Les Musiciens du Louvre - Gre...

Naïve Classique presents a special project dedicated to the gorgeous voices that enlighten masterpieces of the baroque masters, featuring Sandrine Piau, Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Karina Gauvin,...continue...

Vivaldi: Orlando Furioso / Spinosi, Lemieux, Larmore, Cangemi [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Naïve / 2012-02-28

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Orlando furioso, RV 728
Performers: Basso, Romina; Cangemi, Veronica; Hammarstrom, Kristina; Jaroussky, Philippe; Larmore, Jennifer; Lemieux, Marie-Nicole; Senn, Christian
Conductors: Spinosi, Jean-Christophe
Ensemble: Ensemble Matheus

Available for the first time on DVD, Nanve presents the 2011 world premiere staged recording of Orlando Furioso, seven years after the CD release that...continue...
Run Time: 190 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Subtitles: English, French
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Music Painters [5 CDs]

7 CD / Naïve / 2012-01-31

Works: Maurice Ravel: Une barque sur l'océan, for orchestra; Rêves, song for voice & piano; Daphnis et Chloé Suite no 1; Deux mélodies hébraïques (Two Hebraic Melodies); Conc...
Performers: Armstrong, Louis; Ashkenazy, Vovka; Barreaux, Gerard; Berezovsky, Boris [Piano]; Blumenthal, Daniel; Bon, Maarten; Bostridge, Ian; Bruns, Peter; Cabasso, Laurent; Casals, Pablo; Cassard, Philippe; Ch...
Conductors: Krivine, Emmanuel; Robertson, David; Equilbey, Laurence; ; Grindenko, Anatoly; Yablonsky, Dmitry; Mihaylov, Zdravko; Von der Goltz, Gottfried; Spering, Christoph; Jean, Kenneth; Halász, Michael;...
Ensemble: ; Dizzy Gillespie All-Stars; Duo Campion-Vachon; Ensemble Kasbek; Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five; Rare Fruits Council; Tempo Jazz Men; Végh Quartet

Berlioz: Les Nuits d'été; Harold en Italie / Anne Sofie Von Otter, Minkowski

1 CD / Naïve / 2011-11-15

Works: Hector Berlioz: Harold in Italy for viola and orchestra, Op. 16; Les nuits d'été, Op. 7, song cycle; La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24
Performers: Tamesit, Antoine; von Otter, Anne Sofie
Conductors: Minkowski, Marc
Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre - Grenoble

Marc Minkowski, Anne Sofie von Otter, Antoine Tamestit and Les Musiciens du Louvre - Grenoble have joined forces to offer a thrilling performance of two...continue...
Recording information: Opéra Royal de Versailles, France (04/2011)....continue...

In Search of Vivaldi / Music from the Operas, Sacred Music & Concertos

2 CD / Naïve / 2011-10-25

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: La fida ninfa; Orlando furioso; Atenaide; Ottone in villa; L'Olimpiade; Juditha triumphans; La verità in cimento; Griselda; Farnace; Argippo; Orlando finto pazzo; Concerto in ...
Performers: Azzolini, Sergio; Basso, Romina; Bernardini, Alfredo; Coin, Christophe; Genaux, Vivica; Invernizzi, Roberta; Jaroussky, Philippe; Kozena, Magdalena; Lehtipuu, Topi; Lezhneva, Julia; Lislevand, Rolf; ...
Conductors: Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Sardelli, Federico Maria; Antonini, Giovanni; Alessandrini, Rinaldo; Marchi, Alessandro de; ; Dantone, Ottavio
Ensemble: Academia Montis Regalis; Accademia Bizantina; Concerto Italiano; Ensemble Kapsberger; Ensemble Matheus; Ensemble Zefiro; Il Giardino Armonico; L'Aura Soave Cremona; Modo Antiquo

Amazing product: 2 CD & Book set, created to (re) discover Vivaldi. Disc 1 contains opera Highlights. Disc 2 includes sacred music & concertos. The...continue...

Antonio Vivaldi: Opera Arias / Sandrine Piau, Ann Hallenberg, Paul Agnew

1 CD / Naïve / 2011-09-27

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: La Candace, RV 704; La Silvia, RV 734; La verità in cimento, RV 739; Ercole sul Termodonte, RV 710; Tito Manlio, RV 738a; Tieteberga, RV 737; Se fido rivedrò l'oggetto,...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Hallenberg, Ann; Laurens, Guillemette; Piau, Sandrine
Conductors: Sardelli, Federico Maria
Ensemble: ; Modo Antiquo

Following the success of the first 40 recordings in the 'Baroque voice' series, a further ten volumes have been added under the same, easyily identifiable...continue...
Recording information: Oratorio dei Vanchetoni, Firenze, italy (01/2005)....continue...

Vivaldi: Vespers; String Concertos; Glorias

4 CD / Naïve / 2011-06-28

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Double Orchestra in F major, RV 584; Domine ad adjuvandum me festina (Psalm 69), for soprano, double chorus, 2 oboes, double strings & co; Dixit Dominus (Psalm 109), for...
Performers: Ferreira, Mauro Lopes; Foresti, Sergio; Giordano, Laura; Invernizzi, Roberta; Kulikova, Marianna; Moi, Francesco; Novaro, Riccardo; Piccinini, Monica; Schifani, Ignazio; Simbola, Anna; Vicari, France...
Conductors: Alessandrini, Rinaldo
Ensemble: ; Concerto Italiano

This superb box from naïve classique gathers together the quintessential Vivaldi recordings of Rinaldo Alessandrini and Concerto Italiano. Included are beloved favorites like Vivaldi's "Gloria",...continue...

Light Classics / Songs from Arlen, Bernstein, Gershwin, et al.

1 CD / Naïve / 2011-04-26

Works: Harold Arlen: Somewhere Over the Rainbow (for the film The Wizard of Oz); Irving Berlin: Top Hat; Michel Legrand: La chanson des adieux, song (from "Les Parapluies de Cherbourg"); Chanson de Maxence,...
Performers: Beffa, Karol; Buet, Alain; Deshayes, Karine; Droy, Sebastien; Ensemble Contraste; Farjot, Johan; Georges, Isabelle; Gueze, Sebastien; Imbert, Raphael; Leger, Magali; Loizeau, Emily; Piau, Sandrine; S...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Ensemble Contraste

With the same enthusiasm put into the disc Café 1930, the Ensemble Contraste now makes its way into the exciting universe of the musical. Unforgettable...continue...
Recording information: Studios Davout, Paris (2010-04-22&2010-04-24&2010-)....continue...

Vivaldi: Opera Highlights from Naïve

3 CD / Naïve / 2010-11-16

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Juditha Triumphans; L'Olimpiad, RV 725; La verità in cimento, RV 739
Performers: Bertagnolli, Gemma; Comparato, Marina; Foresti, Sergio; Giordano, Laura; Hermann, Anke; Invernizzi, Roberta; Jaroussky, Philippe; Kozena, Magdalena; Kulikova, Marianna; Laurens, Guillemette; Novaro, ...
Conductors: Marchi, Alessandro de; Alessandrini, Rinaldo; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe

Love Songs / Anne Sofie von Otter

2 CD / Naïve / 2010-10-26

Works: Brad Mehldau: Love Songs, for mezzo-soprano & piano; Léo Ferré: Avec le Temps, song; Monique Andrée Serf: Pierre, song for voice & piano; Dis! quand reviendras-tu?; Joni Mitchell: Marc...
Performers: Mehldau, Brad; von Otter, Anne Sofie

Gramophone Magazine
[Mehldau's] songs are a good fit for von Otter and they tap into all the qualities which make her such a class act as...continue...
Recording information: Berwald Concert Hall, Stockholm, Sweden (06/2010)....continue...

Vivaldi!

1 CD / Naïve / 2010-08-31

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: La fida ninfa, RV 714; In Furore iustissimae irae, RV 626; Laudate Pueri, RV 601; La Candace, RV 704; Atenaide, RV 702-B; Ercole sul Termodonte, RV 710; La Silvia, RV 734
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Cangemi, Veronica; Hallenberg, Ann; Jaroussky, Philippe; Laurens, Guillemette; Lehtipuu, Topi; Piau, Sandrine
Conductors: Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Dantone, Ottavio; Sardelli, Federico Maria

Mozart: Great Operatic Arias

1 CD / Naïve / 2010-07-27

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: La nozze di Figaro; Don Giovanni; Le nozze di Figaro; Così fan tutte, K 588; The Magic Flute; Le nozze di figaro; Zaïde; The Abduction from the Seraglio
Performers: Borst, Danielle; Claessens, Hubert; Donnelly, Patrick; Fournier, Sophie; Lecoq, Valerie; Marin-Degor, Sophie; Piau, Sandrine; Polverelli, Laura; Rivenq, Nicolas
Conductors: Alessandrini, Rinaldo; Malgoire, Jean-Claude; Von der Goltz, Gottfried

Mozart's operas are part of our cultural heritage. Everyone knows, more or less consciously, the most famous arias, which are even available as ringtones for...continue...

Frescobaldi: Primo Libro Dei Madrigali

1 CD / Naïve / 2010-06-29

Works: Girolamo Frescobaldi: Madrigali, Book I, for 5 voices
Performers: Banditelli, Gloria; Bertini, Rossana; Foresti, Sergio; Franzetti, Elisa; Maletto, Giuseppe; Naglia, Sandro
Conductors: Alessandrini, Rinaldo

Recording information: Salone della Musica, Villa Medici, ora Giulini, Briosco (05/1995)....continue...

Vivaldi: Mottetti

1 CD / Naïve / 2010-06-29

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Longe mala umbrae terrores in G minor, RV 629; O qui coeli, RV 631; Vestro principi divino, solo motet for voice, strings & continuo in F major, RV 633; Canta in Prato, ride in monte...
Performers: Herrmann, Anke; Polverelli, Laura
Conductors: Marchi, Alessandro de
Ensemble: Academia Montis Regalis

Recording information: Istituto di Musica Antica Academia Montis Regalis, Mond (10/2001)....continue...

Haydn: Seven Last Words; Dvorak: Stabat Mater

2 CD / Naïve / 2009-11-17

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Die Sieben letzten Worte unseres Erlösers am Kreuze (The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross), o; Antonin Dvorák: Stabat Mater, Op. 58/B 71
Performers: Breslik, Pavol [Vocals]; Butter, Markus; Coku, Alexandra; Engerer, Brigitte; Getchell, Robert; Piau, Sandrine; Sandhoff, Ruth; van der Kamp, Harry
Conductors: Equilbey, Laurence

Acclaimed orchestral and operatic conductor, Laurence Equilbey conducts the Accentus in this classic release from the naive catalogue. The Seven Last words is one of...continue...

Bach: Mass in B minor BWV 232 / Minkowski, Crowe, Lunn, Wey, Balzer, et al

2 CD / Naïve / 2009-03-31

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232
Performers: Balzer, Colin; Brutscher, Markus; Crowe, Lucy; Immler, Christian M.; Lezhneva, Julia; Lunn, Joanne; Staskiewicz, Blandine; Tittoto, Luca
Conductors: Minkowski, Marc
Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre

"Twentieth century scholarship has uncovered information about performances of individual movements of the Mass during the composer's lifetime indicating that, in spite of its length,...continue...

Vivaldi - New Discoveries / Sardelli, et al

1 CD / Naïve / 2009-02-24

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Argippo; Concerto for 2 Violins and Cello in G minor, RV 578a; Sonata for Recorder in G major, RV 806; Vos invito, RV 811; Sonata for Violin and Basso Continuo in D major, RV 798; Co...
Performers: Basso, Romina; Pollastri, Paolo; Sardelli, Federico Maria
Conductors: Sardelli, Federico Maria
Ensemble: Modo Antiquo Ensemble

Gramophone Magazine
Sardelli's band Modo Antiquo deliver turbulent music with vigorous refinement and successfully convey the fizzy excitement and fantasy of Vivaldi's writing. "se lento anc...continue...

Les Grandes Eaux Musicales de Versailles / Rousset, Les Talens Lyriques, et al

1 CD / Naïve / 2008-11-25

Works: Jean-Baptiste Lully: Roland; Persée, LWV 60; Jean-Philippe Rameau: Naïs; Zaïs; Acanthe et Céphise, ou La sympathie, opera; Henry Desmarest: Vénus et Adonis; Christoph Willi...
Performers: Alexiev, Evgueniy; Andersen, Ditte; Auvity, Cyril; Essade, Marie-Helene; Gillot, Delphine; Gonzales-Toro, Emiliano; Haller, Salome; Lenormand, Marie; Mallas-Godlewska, Ewa; Ragin, Derek Lee; Rostand,...
Conductors: Rousset, Christophe
Ensemble: Les Talens Lyriques

Vivaldi Edition - Orlando furioso [Highlights], etc / Spinosi, Ensemble Matheus, et al

2 CD / Naïve / 2008-10-28

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Orlando furioso, opera in 3 acts, RV 728; Griselda, RV 718; La verità in cimento, opera in 3 acts, RV739; Concerto for Flute in G minor, Op. 10 no 2/RV 439 "La notte"; Amen
Performers: Bertagnolli, Gemma; Cangemi, Veronica; Ferrari, Stefano; Hallenberg, Ann; Jaroussky, Philippe; Kermes, Simone; Larmore, Jennifer; Marq, Sebastien; Regazzo, Lorenzo; Staskiewicz, Blandine
Conductors: Spinosi, Jean-Christophe
Ensemble: Ensemble Matheus

"Soprano Simone Kermes' coloratura is nothing less than flabbergasting in two arias from Griselda. These samples are a transparent ploy to entice listeners to seek...continue...

Verdi: Nabucco / Oren, Bruson, Furlanetto, Tokyo Symphony Orchestra

2 CD / Naïve / 2008-09-30

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco
Performers: Armiliato, Fabio; Bruson, Renato; Furlanetto, Ferruccio; Guleghina, Maria; Kohama, Taemi; Striuli, Carlo; Uehara, Masatoshi; Zaremba, Elena
Conductors: Oren, Daniel
Ensemble: Tokyo Symphony Orchestra

Baroque Voices - From Monteverdi to Handel - Arie & Cantate / Mingardo, Alessandrini, Concerto Italiano, et al

1 CD / Naïve / 2008-05-27

Works: Tarquinio Merula: Curtio precipitato et altri capricii, Op. 13; Giovanni Salvatore: All'hor che Tirsi udia, cantata for voice & continuo; Giacomo Carissimi: Deh, memoria; Claudio Monteverdi: Madrigal...
Performers: Bacelli, Monica; Ferreira, Mauro Lopes; Giovanni, Ugo di; Peverini, Luca; Vicari, Francesca
Conductors: Alessandrini, Rinaldo
Ensemble: Concerto Italiano

Courbet - les musiques - Chopin, etc / Sokolov, et al

2 CD / Naïve / 2008-02-26

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Prelude for piano no 14 in E flat minor, Op. 28/14, CT. 179; Prelude for piano no 4 in E minor, Op. 28/4, CT. 169; Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; Hector Berlioz: Symphoni...
Performers: Berezovsky, Boris [Piano]; Blumenthal, Daniel; Cabasso, Laurent; Engerer, Brigitte; Gastinel, Anne; Guy, François-Frederic; Heisser, Jean-François; Holzmair, Wolfgang; Hurel, Juliette; ...
Conductors: Halász, Michael; Eschenbach, Christoph; Svetlanov, Evgeny; Lombard, Alain; Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: ; Bordeaux Aquitaine Orchestra; French National Orchestra; Orchestre de Paris; ORTF National Orchestra

Courbet's output displays an astonishing range of subjects, styles, and formats. It conveys a well-nigh revolutionary creative force which may recall that of the great...continue...

Vivaldi: Jiditha triumphans / de Marchi, Kozena, et al

1 CD / Naïve / 2008-01-29

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Juditha Triumphans
Performers: Comparato, Marina; Hermann, Anke; Herrmann, Anke; Kozena, Magdalena; Trullu, Maria Jose
Conductors: Marchi, Alessandro de

Since it was launched in 2000 with the purpose of recording the complete scores of Vivaldi held in the National Library in Torino (Italy), the...continue...
Recording information: Istituto di Musica Antica Academia Montis Regalis, Mond (10/2000)....continue...

Zarzuelas - Arrieta, Bretón, Vives

6 CD / Naïve / 2008-01-29

Works: Emilio Arrieta: Marina, zarzuela in 3 acts; Tomás Bretón: La Verbena de la Paloma, zarzuela; Amadeo Vives: Bohemios, zarzuela; Doña Francisquita, zarzuela in 3 acts
Performers: Alvarez, Carlos [Baritone Vocals]; Amengual, Ana Maria; Andres, Ramon de; Baquerizo, Enrique; Bayo, Maria; Castejon, Jesus; Castejon, Rafael; Domingo, Placido; Echeverria, Alfonso; Grijalba, Martin; ...
Conductors: Pérez, Victor Pablo; Ros Marbà, Antoni

Zarzuela is a Spanish lyric-dramatic genre that alternates between spoken and sung scenes, the latter incorporating operatic and popular song, as well as dance. The...continue...

Rossini: La Pietra del Paragone / Spinosi, Beziat, Prina, Holloway [2DVD]

2 DVD Video / Naïve / 2007-11-20

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La pietra del paragone
Performers: Giordano, Laura; Holloway, Jennifer; Lis, Francois; Prina, Sonia
Conductors: Spinosi, Jean-Christophe
Ensemble: Ensemble Matheus

Rossini’s opera 'La Pietra del Paragone' was performed at the Theatre du Chatelet, in Paris, in January 2007, and in Parma, in December 2006. These...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: France
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Instant Classics - Bizet: Carmen

1 CD / Naïve / 2007-11-20

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera
Performers: Castets, Maryse; Leguerinel, Franck; Olmeda, Martine; Papis, Christian; Texier, Vincent le; Tregan, Thierry; Uria-Monzon, Beatrice
Conductors: Lombard, Alain

Instant Classics - Mozart: Requiem

1 CD / Naïve / 2007-11-20

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626
Performers: Davislim, Steve; Groop, Monica; Martinez, Iride; Youn, Kwangchul
Conductors: Spering, Christoph

Scarlatti: Stabat Mater, Missa / Alessandrini

1 CD / Naïve / 2007-10-30

Works: Domenico Scarlatti: Stabat Mater, for double chorus & continuo in C minor; Missa quatuor vocum, for chorus in G minor
Performers: Abbondanza, Roberto; Damiani, Andrea; Dominguez, Rosa; Fanciullacci, Paolo; Fedi, Elena Cecchi; Ferrarini, Gianluca; Foresti, Sergio; Franzetti, Elisa; Perugi, Andrea; Tiso, Elisabetta
Conductors: Alessandrini, Rinaldo
Ensemble: Concerto Italiano

A masterly composition on par with the famous version by Pergolesi. Like his father Alessandro, Domenico Scarlatti brings, to an already somewhat archaic style, great...continue...

Vivaldi: Atenaide / Sardelli, Piau, Genaux, et al

3 CD / Naïve / 2007-10-30

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for strings & continuo in E minor, RV 133; L'Atenaide, RV 702
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Basso, Romina; Ferrari, Stefano; Genaux, Vivica; Laurens, Guillemette; Piau, Sandrine
Conductors: Sardelli, Federico Maria
Ensemble: Modo Antiquo Ensemble

The Vivaldi Edition presents the world premiere recording of the opera 'Atenaid'. The cast features some of the greatest modern day interpreters of Vivaldi’s music,...continue...

Desmarest: Vénus & Adonis / Rousset, Les Talens Lyriques

2 CD / Naïve / 2007-07-31

Works: Henry Desmarest: Vénus et Adonis
Performers: Baert, Laure; Deshayes, Karine; Droy, Sebastien; Jang, Yu Ree; Neven, Henk; Panzarella, Anna-Maria; Perruche, Ingrid; Teitgen, Jean
Conductors: Rousset, Christophe
Ensemble: National Opera of Lorraine Chorus

"Only a few of the singers here have much name recognition, but they are part of a wonderful cast that Rousset has assembled... Droy makes...continue...

Charpentier: Messe pour le Port-Royal / Chapuis, et al

1 CD / Naïve / 2007-07-31

Works: Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Veni creator Spiritus, motet for high soprano & continuo, H. 69; Messe Pour le Port Royal, for 3 sopranos, chorus & continuo, H. 5; O salutaris à 3 dessus, motet for ...
Performers: Barreau, Florence; Chapuis, Michel; Collot, Delphine; Congiu, Francesca; Greuillet, Catherine; Jacquin, Anne-Marie; Kennedy, Raphaele; Parat, Edwige; Rayon, Jean Luc; Sauvageot, Isabelle; Vinson, Bri...

Vivaldi, il furioso!

1 CD / Naïve / 2006-11-21

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Tito Manlio, RV 738; Orlando furioso, opera in 3 acts, RV 728; Alleluia; Concerto for Flute in F major, Op. 10 no 1/RV 433 "La tempesta di mare"; L'Olimpiade, opera in 3 acts, RV 725...
Performers: Azzolini, Sergio; Bernardini, Alfredo; Bertagnolli, Gemma; Comparato, Marina; Jaroussky, Philippe; Kozena, Magdalena; Marq, Sebastien; Onofri, Enrico; Piau, Sandrine; Regazzo, Lorenzo; Ulivieri, Nico...
Conductors: Dantone, Ottavio; ; Alessandrini, Rinaldo; De Marchi, Alessandro; Fava, Giorgio
Ensemble: Academia Montis Regalis; Accademia Bizantina; Concerto Italiano; Ensemble Zefiro; L'Astrée ; Matheus Ensemble; Suonatori de la Gioiosa Marca

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Monteverdi: Madrigali Libro VIII / Concerto Italiano

3 CD / Naïve / 2006-10-31

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Madrigals, Book 8; Madrigali guerrieri, et amorosi... Libro ottavo; Lamento della Ninfa (Canto Amoroso); Altri canti di Marte (Livre 8), a 6 voci con violini; Hor che'l ciel e la ...
Performers: Abbondanza, Roberto; Bagnati, Tiziano; Belli, Ettore; Bellotto, Matteo; Bertini, Rossana; Carnovich, Daniele; Cola, Luca; Colitto, Lorenzo; Dominguez, Rosa; Donato, Vincenzo di; Dordolo, Luca; Ermoll...
Conductors: Alessandrini, Rinaldo
Ensemble: Concerto Italiano

"These are very 'Italian' performances - full of drama, full of intensity, not afraid of exaggeration, never hampered by reticence. Some listeners will, perhaps, find...continue...

Haydn: Les sept dernières paroles / Equilbey, et al

1 CD / Naïve / 2006-05-16

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Die Sieben letzten Worte unseres Erlösers am Kreuze (The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross), o
Performers: Getchell, Robert; Piau, Sandrine; Sandhoff, Ruth; van der Kamp, Harry
Conductors: Equilbey, Laurence
Ensemble: Academy for Ancient Music Berlin

In 1786, Haydn composed a purely orchestral work, The Seven Last Words, to accompany Passion meditations. After further versions for quartet, then for piano of...continue...

Bruno Coulais: Stabat Mater / Pierre, et al

1 CD / Naïve / 2006-03-21

Works: Bruno Coulais: Stabat Mater, for voice, chorus & ensemble
Performers: Audin, Jean-Philipp; Chantereau, Marc; Coulais, Bruno; Depardieu, Guillaume; Desert, Claire; Gneri, Francoise; Guiot, Christophe; Kobayashi, Marie; Korcia, Laurent; Pallas, Elisabeth; Pezin, Slim; Re...
Conductors: Coulais, Bruno; Pierre, Loïc

Eisler: Deutsche Sinfonie / Inbal, et al

1 CD / Naïve / 2006-01-17

Works: Hanns Eisler: Deutsche Sinfonie, Op. 50
Performers: Depoil, Jean-Louis; Koch, Sophie; Masur, Carolin; Roux, Pierre; Rydl, Kurt; Schulte, Eike Wilm
Conductors: Inbal, Eliahu
Ensemble: French Radio New Philharmonic Orchestra; Maîtrise de Radio France

Hanns Eisler, a pupil of Arnold Schoenberg, wrote the Deutsche Sinfonie as a plea against the terrible events surrounding World War II. Set to the...continue...

Vivaldi: Tito Manlio / Accademia Bizantina, Dantone

3 CD / Naïve / 2006-01-17

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Tito Manlio, RV 738
Performers: Beronesi, Debora; Castri, Barbara Di; Gauvin, Karina; Hallenberg, Ann; Milhofer, Mark; Ulivieri, Nicola; Vasquez, Christian Senn
Conductors: Dantone, Ottavio

With its outstanding format, its luxurious instrumentation and its numerous gems never to be recycled, Tito Manlio thus remains a brilliant symbol of the Mantuan...continue...

Mozart: Figaro, Così, Giovanni / Malgoire, et al

8 CD / Naïve / 2006-01-17

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Don Giovanni; Così fan tutte, K 588
Performers: Borst, Danielle; Cantor, Philippe; Claessens, Hubert; Coz, Claudine Le; Donnelly, Patrick; Edwards, Simon [Tenor Vocal 1]; Fournier, Sophie; Gens, Véronique; Giardelli, Mirella; Lecoq, Valerie...
Conductors: Malgoire, Jean-Claude
Ensemble: La Grande Ecurie et la Chambre du Roy

Vienne 1900

2 CD / Naïve / 2006-01-17

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28; Sonata for Cello and Piano in F major, Op. 6; Anton Webern: Langsamer Satz for String Quartet, M 78; Movements (...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Arditti, Irvine; Austbo, Hakon; Berteletti, Isabel; Bessette, Louise; Bonatta, Andrea; Chaignaud, Jean-Luc; Collot, Serge; Erben, Valentin; Gastinel, Anne; Holroyd, Anna; Kaku...
Conductors: Lombard, Alain; ; Haitink, Bernard; Jordan, Armin; Closel, Amaury du
Ensemble: Arditti Quartet (String Quartet); Bordeaux Aquitaine Orchestra; French National Orchestra; National Orchestra d'Ile de France; ORTF Philharmonic Orchestra; Quatuor Danois; Versailles Camerata

Musiques à Orsay - Debussy, etc

1 CD / Naïve / 2005-10-18

Works: Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Maurice Ravel: Jeux d'eau; Introduction and Allegro for Harp, Flute, Clarinet and String Quartet; Claude Debussy: Les a...
Performers: Azzolini, Sergio; Bauer, Marc; Beroff, Michel; Bouquet, Carole; Brezynski, Daniel; Castets, Maryse; Desjardins, Dominique; Holzmair, Wolfgang; Kruysen, Bernard; Lee, Noel [Piano]; Meyer, Paul; Moragu...
Conductors: Rosenthal, Manuel; Lombard, Alain; Equilbey, Laurence; Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: Accentus Chamber Choir; Bordeaux Aquitaine Orchestra; French National Orchestra; Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra

Frances Musee dOrsay is an historic building, in which all of the arts from the second half of the 19th century are represented. The works...continue...

Vivaldi: Arie d'opera / Piau, Hallenberg, Sardelli, et al

1 CD / Naïve / 2005-08-16

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: La Candace, o siano Li veri amici, RV 704; La Silvia, Rv 734; La verità in cimento, opera in 3 acts, RV739; Ercole sul Termodonte, RV 710; Tito Manlio, RV 738; Tieteberga, RV ...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Hallenberg, Ann; Laurens, Guillemette; Piau, Sandrine
Conductors:
Ensemble: Modo Antiquo

This is Volume 28 of the Foa collection in the Biblioteca Nazionale at Turin contains a collection of superb pieces from Vivaldi's earliest stage works....continue...

Vivaldi: Concerti e cantate da camera III / Polverelli

1 CD / Naïve / 2005-07-19

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Chamber Concerto, for recorder, oboe, 2 violins & continuo in C major, RV 87; Amor hai vinto, RV 683; Chamber Concerto ("La tempesta di mare"), for flute, oboe, violin, bassoon & con...
Performers: Mion, Andrea; Polverelli, Laura; Voltan, Aligi
Conductors: Tabacco, Giorgio
Ensemble: L'Astrée

This third volume of Vivaldi's complete chamber concertos offers three small masterpieces, notably an ultra-dramatic treatment of the famous theme of the 'storm at sea'....continue...

Dusapin: Perelà uomo di fumo / Altinoglu, et al

2 CD / Naïve / 2005-03-22

Works: Pascal Dusapin: Perelà, Uomo di Fumo, opera
Performers: Courjal, Nicolas; Doesum, Niels van; Graham-Hall, John; Gubisch, Nora; Hubert, Gilles; Martin, Herve; Perraud, Chantal; Philippe, Isabelle; Rohlig, Friedemann; Serou, Laurent; Wilde, Scott; Yanetti, ...
Conductors: Altinoglu, Alain
Ensemble: Montpellier Opera Chorus

This opera is a major work in the modern lyric landscape. The story, adapted from a book written by the Italian author Aldo Palazzeschi, is...continue...

Alaleona: Mirra / Ferrari, Valcuha, et al

2 CD / Naïve / 2005-03-22

Works: Domenico Alaleona: Mirra, opera
Performers: Ferrari, Franck; Gertseva, Julia; Hery, Luc; Malagnini, Mario; Mazzola, Denia Gavazzeni; Schaer, Hanna
Conductors: Valcuha, Juraj
Ensemble: Maîtrise de Radio France

This world permiere recording is an unparalleled presentation of Aleleona's thrilling opera. Alaleona's verismo compositional style is deeply moving and truly original. Led by conductor...continue...