Chabrier, Emmanuel

Chabrier: Overtures to Gwendoline; L'Etoile; suite Pastorale. Joyeuse marche; Bourrée fantasque / Neeme Jarvi

1 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2013-05-28

Works: Emmanuel Chabrier: Joyeuse marche "Marche française"; Gwendolin; Habañera, for piano (or orchestra); España, rhapsody for orchestra (also vers. for 2 pianos); Lamento, for orchestr...
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme
Ensemble: ; Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

This disc of popular works by Emmanuel Chabrier marks the beginning of a new series of French repertoire, performed by Orchestre de la Suisse Romande...continue...
Recording information: Victoria Hall, Geneva, Switzerland (06/27/2012-06/29/2012)....continue...

Monumental Karajan! - Mozart, Schubert, Brahms, Wagner, Sibelius, Smetana, Mendelssohn, Strauss et al.

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550; Franz Schubert: Symphony no 8 in B minor, D 759 "Unfinished"; Johannes Brahms: Variations on a Theme of Haydn for orchestra, Op. 56a "St. An...
Performers: Zoller, Karlheinz
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

Austrian conductor Herbert von Karajan, who was the principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic for 35 years, is widely considered to have been one of...continue...
Recording information: Berlin....continue...

50 Shades of Classical [Box Set]

3 CD / Big Eye / 2012-11-27

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Sonata for Piano no 21 in C major, Op. 53 "Waldstein"; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Sonata for piano no 8 in ...
Performers: Ahlert, Bernd; Capova, Sylvia; Cernecka, Ida; Dechenne, Danielle; Goldmann, Dieter; Kraus, Eberhard; Ksendzov, Nora [Piano]; Lagendaal, Henrik; McKenzie, Silas [Piano]; Penn, Virginia [Violin]; Pivka...
Conductors: Langer, Walter; Raucheisen, Michael; Lang, Ferdinand; ; Chabala, Zdenek; Kovats, Zoltan
Ensemble: ; Caspar da Salo Quartett

Music for Food Lovers: Gourmet Classics / works by Chabrier, Donizetti, Fasch, Vivaldi, Chopin et al.

1 CD / Gift of Music / 2012-10-30

Works: Emmanuel Chabrier: España, rhapsody for orchestra (also vers. for 2 pianos); Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Johann Friedrich Fasch: Guitar Concerto in D minor; Antonio Vivaldi: C...
Performers: Bottner, Karl-Heinz; Gösser, Hans; Kalafusz, Hans; Kehr, Günter; Kircher, Irina; Lemmen, Günter; Palm, Siegfried; Ragossnig, Konrad; Rocchi, Manlio; Schmalfuss, Peter
Conductors: Kunzel, Erich; Vitalini, Alberico; Angerer, Paul; Adolph, Henry; Reinartz, Hans; Machado, E.A. Marturet; Pitamic, Alexander von

We all love cooking and eating and we all love listening to music. This CD combines both loves in a scintillating program of fine music...continue...

Demilitarised Zones: Marches - works by Weill, Strauss, Kagel, Rihm & Gruber / HR Brass

1 CD / Capriccio / 2012-10-30

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Die Liebe zu den drei Orangen; Kurt Weill: Die Dreigroschenoper; Emmanuel Chabrier: Joyeuse marche (Marche française), for orchestra or piano, 4 hands; Marcel Dupré: P...
Conductors: Kohler, Lutz
Ensemble: Hr-Brass

hr brass was founded in 1986 by various brass players of the former Radio Symphony Orchestra Frankfurt Radio. It was the motivation to work together...continue...
Recording information: Hessischer Rundfunk, Sendesaal (05/1993)....continue...

Mélodie Francaise - Songs by Fauré, Debussy; Hahn; Chausson / Sandrine Piau, Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Stephane Degout, Bernard Kruysen [6 CDs]

6 CD / Naïve / 2012-10-30

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Nell, Op. 18 no 1; Songs (2) for voice & piano, Op. 27; Songs (2) for voice & piano, Op. 46; Songs (4) for voice & piano, Op. 51; Mélodies (5), Op. 58 "de Venise"; La bonne c...
Performers: Blumenthal, Daniel; Degout, Stéphane; Immerseel, Jos van; Kruysen, Bernard; Lee, Noël [Piano]; Lucas, Hélène; Manoff, Susan; Piau, Sandrine

This beautiful boxed set of French melodies gathers some of the most intriguing recordings from the Naïve Classique catalogue. This subtle and fascinating repertoire will...continue...

Essential Encores - Over 2 hours of great classical showpieces

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Antonio Bazzini: La ronde des lutins, Op. 25; Niccolò Paganini: Caprices (24) for Violin solo, Op. 1; Fritz Kreisler: La Gitana; Jules Massenet: Meditation (from "Thaïs"); Aram Khachaturian...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Alagna, Roberto; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Antonsen, Ole Edvard; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Balsom, Alison; Barrueco, Manuel; Bostridge, Ian; Brightman,...
Conductors: ; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Kempe, Rudolf; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Jansons, Mariss; Litton, Andrew; Karajan, Herbert von; Paavo, Järvi; Fisch, Asher; Barker, John
Ensemble: ; Nash Ensemble; Virtuosi

Essential Classics is a series of 2-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics. Presenting the bestloved and most popular works...continue...

Stephen Hough's French Album - works by Alkan, Chabrier, Debussy, Delibes, Faure et al. / Stephen Hough, piano

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-09-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Keyboard Concerto no 5 in F minor, BWV 1056; Gabriel Fauré: Nocturne for piano no 6 in D flat major, Op. 63; Improvisation...
Performers: Hough, Stephen

Stephen Hough presents an enchanting program of French music, played with the filigree perfection and total command of the music's expressive world that make him...continue...

Feste / "The President's Own" United States Marine Band

1 CD / Altissimo / 2012-07-31

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Festive Overture, Op. 96; Herbert Owen Reed: La Fiesta Mexicana; Emmanuel Chabrier: Le roi malgré lui, opéra-comique in 3 acts; Andreas Makris: Aegean Festival Over...
Conductors: Colburn, Michael J.
Ensemble: The President's Own United States Marine Band

This recording offers music representative of the festival traditions of five different cultures: Russia (or more precisely, the former Soviet Union), Mexico, Poland (by way...continue...
Recording information: Rachel M. Schlesinger Hall, Northern Virginia Community (06/08/2009-06/12/2009)....continue...

Charles Koechlin: Magicien Orchestrateur / works by Debussy, Fauré, Schubert, Chabrier et al.

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2012-05-29

Works: Claude Debussy: Khamma, ballet, L. 125; Charles Koechlin: Sur les flots lointains, symphonic poem on a song by C. Urner, Op. 130; Gabriel Fauré: Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 80; Franz...
Performers: Hoelscher, Florian
Conductors: Holliger, Heinz
Ensemble: ; SWR Radio Symphony Orchestra Stuttgart

Hänssler presents the latest release in the acclaimed series of Charles Koechlin's orchestral works. Koechlin is considered one of the most prominent 20th century French...continue...

50 Best Overtures [3 CDs]

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-05-22

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; La scala di seta; Il Signor Bruschino; Tancredi; Overture to L'italiana in Algeri; Overture to Guillaume Tell; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro;...
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria; Gelmetti, Gianluigi; Gardelli, Lamberto; Davis, Colin; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Muti, Riccardo; Marriner, Sir Neville; Rodzinski, Artur; Lanchbery, John; Kempe, Rudolf; Serafi...

The Very Best of Herbert von Karajan

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-03-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Serenade no 13 in G, K 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik"; Concerto for flute & harp in C, K 299; German Dances (3), K 605; Concerto for Horn no 4 in E flat, K 495; Symphony no 40 ...
Performers: Brain, Dennis [French Horn]; Edelmann, Otto; Galway, James [Flute]; Helmis, Fritz; Kremer, Gidon; Oistrakh, David; Richter, Sviatoslav; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Vocals], Ernst ...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

His name became synonymous with the best in orchestral music and his legacy of outstanding recordings is enormous. This selection can give just a taste...continue...

Arthur Rubinstein: The Complete Album Collection

144 CD / RCA Records / 2012-01-10

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Barcarolle for Piano in F sharp major, B 158/Op. 60; Waltz for piano no 2 in A flat major, Op. 34/1, CT. 208; Mazurka for piano no 35 in C minor, Op. 56/3, CT. 85; Concerto...
Performers: Courte, Robert; Dalley, John; Feuermann, Emanuel; Fournier, Pierre; Frezin, Adolphe; Heifetz, Jascha; Kochanski, Pawel; Mayes, Samuel; Piatigorsky, Gregor; Rubinstein, Artur [Piano]; Sandor, Arpad; S...
Conductors: Coates, Albert; Barbirolli, John; ; Ormandy, Eugene; Golschmann, Vladimir; Dorati, Antal; Mitropoulos, Dimitri; Steinberg, William; Toscanini, Arturo; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Munch, Charles; Susskind, ...
Ensemble: ; Pro Arte Piano Quartet

From December on, "Arthur Rubinstein The Complete Album Collection" will be the world's biggest CD edition for a solo artist according to Guinness World Records

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The Decca Sound / Highlights from the 50 CD Special Editon [5 CDs]

5 CD / Decca / 2011-11-15

Works: Emmanuel Chabrier: España, rhapsody for orchestra (also vers. for 2 pianos); Giacomo Puccini: La fanciulla del West; Turandot; Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"; O...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Augér, Arleen; Bartoli, Cecilia; Bell, Joshua; Bonney, Barbara; Bott, Catherine [Soprano Vocals]; Byram-Wigfield, Timothy [Organ]; Caballé, Montserrat; Carlin, Mari...
Conductors: Argenta, Ataúlfo; Capuana, Franco; Maag, Peter; Martinon, Jean; Kertész, István; Willcocks, David; Ansermet, Ernest; Karajan, Herbert von; Monteux, Pierre; Britten, Benjamin; Fistoular...
Ensemble: ; Les Talens Lyriques; Matrix Ensemble; Melos Ensemble of London; New London Consort; Vienna Octet

Includes tracks from all 50 CDs in The Decca Sound box. 55 years of recording celebrating the glorious Decca Sound from the early days of...continue...

The Spanish Experience: works by Rodrigo, Granados, Tarrega, et al.

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar; Enriqué Granados: 12 Danzas españolas, Op. 37; 6 Escenas románticas; Francisco Tárrega: Recuerdos de la Alhambra;...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Haas, Monique; Heisser, Jean-Francois; Isbin, Sharon; Jennings, Joseph; Larmore, Jennifer; Lendle, Wolfgang; Repin, Vadim [Violin]; Staier, Andreas [Keyboard]
Conductors: Serebrier, José; ; Jordan, Armin; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Lombard, Alain; Nagano, Kent
Ensemble: ; Pro Cantione Antiqua

1 1/2 hours of colourful Spanish classics...continue...

Gold & Silver

1 CD / Opus KURA / 2011-11-08

Works: Franz Lehár: Gold und Silber-Walzer (Gold and Silver Waltz), for orchestra, Op. 79, NV 87; Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan...
Performers: Turner, Laurance [Violin]
Conductors: Barbirolli, John

The HMV recordings offered here represent the lighter side of the Hallé-Barbirolli partnership and date from the immediate post-war years....continue...

Constant Lambert - The Last Recordings

1 CD / SOMM / 2011-10-11

Works: Emile Waldteufel: Estudiantina, waltz for orchestra, Op. 191; Pomone Waltz for orchestra, Op 155; Les Patineurs Valse ("Skater's Waltz"), Op. 183; Sur la Plage Waltz, Op 234; Franz von Suppé: ...
Conductors: Lambert, Constant
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Europa Concert From Madrid 2011 / Rattle, BPO, Canizares [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / EuroArts / 2011-09-27

Works: Emmanuel Chabrier: España, rhapsody for orchestra (also vers. for 2 pianos); Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar; Sergei Rachmaninov: Symphony no 2 in E minor, Op. 27
Performers: Canizares, Juan Manuel
Conductors: Rattle, Simon
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

For over 20 years, the Berliner Philharmoniker have celebrated their foundation on May 1st with the annual 'Europa Konzert' - this year’s event takes place...continue...
Run Time: 105 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
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Europa Concert From Madrid 2011 / Rattle, BPO, Canizares [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2011-09-27

Works: Emmanuel Chabrier: España, rhapsody for orchestra (also vers. for 2 pianos); Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar; Sergei Rachmaninov: Symphony no 2 in E minor, Op. 27
Performers: Canizares, Juan Manuel
Conductors: Rattle, Simon
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

For over 20 years, the Berliner Philharmoniker have celebrated their foundation on May 1st with the annual 'Europa Konzert' - this year’s event takes place...continue...
Run Time: 105 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
...continue...

Steps To The Past: Works by Strauss, Gounod, Chabrier, Hyytinen / Tommi Hyytinen, French horn

1 CD / Pilfink Records / 2011-08-09

Works: Louis-François Dauprat: Sonate en Fa majeur pour Cor et Harpe; Charles Gounod: 6 pièces mélodiques originales; Emmanuel Chabrier: Larghetto, for horn & orchestra; Carl Reinecke: Noctur...
Performers: Hyytinen, Tommi
Conductors:
Ensemble: Golden Horns

Tommi Hyytinen is one of the most versatile of today's young Finnish horn players. In addition to the modern French horn, he has specialized in...continue...
Recording information: Helsinki (2008/2009)....continue...

Delicias: Spanish Delights for Piano Duo / Chabrier, Granados, Rodrigo, Chaminade

1 CD / Divine Art / 2011-08-04

Works: Emmanuel Chabrier: España, rhapsody for orchestra (also vers. for 2 pianos); Enriqué Granados: Goyescas, for piano, H. 64; Ernesto Lecuona: Malagueña, song for voice & piano; Joaqu&#...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Goldstone & Clemmow Piano Duo

Caroline Clemmow and Anthony Goldstone have recorded almost 40 discs and have performed all over the British Isles, Europe, the Middle East and the United...continue...
Recording information: St. John the Baptist Church, Alkborough, North Lincolns (2011)....continue...

Shura Cherkassky plays Rachmaninov, Prokofiev, Stravinsky

1 CD / ICA Classics / 2011-05-31

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Lachtäubchen (Behr) "Polka de W.R."; Sergey Prokofiev: Sonata for Piano no 7 in B flat major, Op. 83; Igor Stravinsky: Movements (3) from P&e...
Performers: Cherkassky, Shura
Conductors: Macal, Zdenek
Ensemble: Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra

Shura Cherkassky (1909 - 1995), one of the greatest piano virtuosos of his time, studied under Josef Hoffman. This CD features a 1970 WDR studio...continue...

Arias & Songs

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2011-02-15

Works: George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesare; Radamisto; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro; Mass in C minor; Gioachino Rossini: La Cenerentola; Emmanuel Chabrier: L'Étoile; Giacomo Meyerbeer...
Performers: Domanski, Deborah; Tweten, Robert

Recording information: Santa Fe, New Mexico (12/06/2010-12/08/2010)....continue...

Mélodies for Baritone & Piano

1 CD / Naïve / 2011-01-25

Works: Claude Debussy: La mer est plus belle, song for voice & piano, L. 81/1; Le son du cor s'afflige vers les bois, song for voice & piano, L. 81/2; L'échelonnement des haies, song for voice & piano,...
Performers: Degout, Stephane; Lucas, Helene

"naïve classique is pleased to present the their first release featuring art song interpretations by internationally-acclaimed French baritone Stephane Degout. Since his triumphant debut as...continue...
Recording information: Salle Varèse, Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musiq (07/2010)....continue...

Hermann Baumann Collection

7 CD / Newton Classics / 2011-01-25

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto for 3 horns, violin, strings & continuo in D major, TWV 54; Concerto for 2 Horns in D major, BA 8; Concerto for Horn in D major; Overture, suite for 2 horns, strings ...
Performers: Baumann, Hermann; Brown, Timothy; Hartz, Markus; Hill, Nicholas; Hokanson, Leonard; Schmidt, Eckhardt; Wittekind, Almut
Conductors: Brown, Iona; Zukerman, Pinchas; Masur, Kurt; Baumann, Hermann
Ensemble: ; Deutsche Naturhorn Solisten; Folkwang Horn Ensemble

A lifetime of performances around the world and an extensive discography has ensured that the great horn player Hermann Baumann's stupendous technique, versatility and characterful...continue...

French Orchestral Miniatures V.1

1 CD / Scandinavian Classic / 2011-01-25

Works: Léo Delibes: Le roi s'amuse, incidental music ("Six airs de danse dans le style ancien"); Edouard Lalo: Divertissement, for orchestra (from opera "Fiesque"); César Franck: Work(s); Emmanuel...
Conductors: Bostock, Douglas

Musqiue Francaise / Michel Plasson [37 CD]

37 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-11-22

Works: Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14; Le carnaval romain (Roman Carnival Overture), ouverture catactéristique for orchestra, H.95 (Op. 9); Le corsaire Overture, Op. 21; Harold in Italy ...
Performers: Alain, Marie-Claire; Amyel, Arlette; Armengaud, Jean-Pierre; Barto, Tzimon; Bismuth, David; Causse, Gerard [Viola]; Chesis, Linda; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Collardot, Timothee; Cottens, Jacques; Dewar...
Conductors: Plasson, Michel

For 30 years Michel Plasson has recorded French music exclusively for EMI Classics. This exclusive box is truly unique as it covers all the masterpieces...continue...

Relaxing Classics: Dreamy Orchestral Favourites

2 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2010-10-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3; Christmas Oratorio; Henry Purcell: The Fairy Queen; Emmanuel Chabrier: Suite pastorale; Edward Elgar: Op. 15; Enigma Variations; Modest Mussorgsky: Khova...
Performers: Gilby, Barbara Jane; Lancaster, Geoffrey; Paulsen, Sue-Ellen; Westlake, Donald
Conductors: Stanhope, David; ; Measham, David; Lanchbery, John; Hadari, Omri; Pikler, Robert; Bamert, Matthias; Lancaster, Geoffrey; Heinze, Sir Bernard; Ronly-Riklis, Shalom; Motzing, William; Albert, Werner An...
Ensemble: ; Sirius Ensemble

The Perfect Evening: France

1 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2010-09-21

Works: Joseph Canteloube: Songs of the Auvergne; Claude Debussy: L'isle joyeuse; Clair de lune (Suite bergamasque); Camille Saint-Saëns: Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello no 1 in F major, Op. 18; Gabrie...
Performers: Almonte, Caroline; Australian Trio; Gilby, Barbara Jane; Grigoryan, Leonard; Grigoryan, Slava; Macliver, Sara; Tsunoda, Miki; Woodward, Roger
Conductors: Kelly, Brett; Stanhope, David; ; Walker, Antony; Bamert, Matthias; Hopkins, John; Rosen, Albert
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Battistin

Joyous Classics for Spring Cleaning

2 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2010-09-14

Works: Henry Purcell: The Fairy Queen; Modest Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina; Sorochintsï Fair; Pictures at an Exhibition; Percy Grainger: Handel in the Strand; Nathaniel Gow: Work(s); Andrea Falconieri: Fi...
Performers: Grigoryan, Slava; Kain, Timothy; Kenny, Yvonne; Macliver, Sara; Taylor, Virginia
Conductors: Walker, Antony; Kamirski, Wlodzimierz; Verbitsky, Vladimir; Ponkin, Vladimir; Challender, Stuart; Lehmann, Wilfred; Ronly-Riklis, Shalom

Bach: Keyboard Works / Hewitt

16 CD / Hyperion / 2010-09-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Fantasia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 906; Two-Part Invention no 1 in C major, BWV 772; Three-Part Inventions (Sinfonias) (15), for keyboard BWV 787-801 (BC L42-56); Chromatic Fan...
Performers: Hewitt, Angela

Angela Hewitt's acclaimed recordings of Bach on the piano have received the highest critical acclaim and found their way into thousands of homes, selling over...continue...

Rarities of Piano Music 1987-1988

2 CD / Danacord / 2010-09-14

Works: Adolf Henselt: Etudes, Op. 2; Moritz Moszkowski: Characteristic Pieces (8), Op. 36; Frédéric Chopin: Bolero for Piano in C major/A major, B 81/Op. 19; Carl Tausig: Andante & Variations for ...
Performers: Berman, Daniel; Bloch, Boris; Fowke, Philip; Froundjian, Peter; Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]; Maria Klaas, Rainer; Ponti, Michael; Sellheim, Eckart; Struck, Michael; Szidon, Roberto; Tichman, N...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Duo Quatre Mains

Recording information: Festival at Schloss vor Husum....continue...

Susan Graham Live at Verbier: French Songs / Malcom Martineau [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Juxtapositions / 2010-08-31

Works: Georges Bizet: Chanson d'avril; César Franck: Nocturne, M 85; Camille Saint-Saëns: Danse macabre; Emmanuel Chabrier: Mélodies (6), for voice and piano; Alfred Bachelet: Chère ...
Performers: Graham, Susan; Martineau, Malcolm

One reviewer of Susan Graham's Verbier Festival recital praised her 'radiant voice' and marveled at her ability to convey the subtle nuances of what seems...continue...
Run Time: 60 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, Fren...continue...

Pierre Bernac & Francis Poulenc

1 CD / Preiser / 2010-08-10

Works: Francis Poulenc: Banalités; Chansons villageoises, song cycle for voice & piano (reduct. of chamber work), FP 117; Quatre poèmes de Guillaume Apollinaire, for voice & piano, FP 58; Tu vois ...
Performers: Bernac, Pierre; Poulenc, Francis

Francis Poulenc composed some 90 songs for Pierre Bernac and other composers, including Andre Jolivet and Henri Sauget dedicated works to him. Bernac and Poulenc...continue...
Recording information: 02/1950-03/1950....continue...

The Golden Age of Light Music: Orchestral Gems in Stereo

1 CD / Guild / 2010-08-10

Works: Tolchard Evans: Lady of Spain (Linda española); Jerome Kern: She Didn't Say Yes, song (from "The Cat and the Fiddle"); Jule Styne: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes; Charles Trénet: La Mer (Beyond t...
Conductors: Dragon, Carmen; Weston, Paul; Barker, Warren; Cugat, Xavier; Baxter, Les; Salinger, Conrad; Bregman, Buddy; Jones, Leslie; Morely, Angela; Trotter, John Scott; Yorke, Peter; Silvester, Victor; Jenkin...
Ensemble: ; 101 Strings Orchestra; Victor Silvester & His Silver Strings

This latest Guild CD in The Golden Age of Light Music Series attempts to recreate the excitement felt by record collectors around 50 years ago...continue...
Ahh, the glory of stereo -- it is so difficult to impart what a difference it made when it first became generally available on records in 1958; for audio nuts, it was a dream come true, whereas for th...continue...

Melodies Francaises / Gérard Souzay

4 CD / Newton Classics / 2010-07-27

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Chanson du pêcheur ("Ma belle amie est morte"), song for voice & piano or orchestra in F minor ("lam; Poème d'un jour, Op. 21; Les berceaux, Op. 23 no 1; Le secret, Op...
Performers: Baldwin, Dalton; Souzay, Gérard

A recital of French song by one of the great singers of the 20th century. Souzay possessed a warm, lyrical, supple, sensual and vibrant voice,...continue...

Balade Impressionniste

1 CD / Indesens / 2010-05-11

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition; Claude Debussy: Nocturnes (3) for Orchestra; Syrinx; Children's Corner; Gabriel Fauré: Après un rêve, Op. 7 no 1; Maurice Ravel: Piè...
Performers: Aubier, Eric; Gallet, Pascal

From 1995, Eric Aubier has devoted himself to a career as an international soloist and professor. He can be heard regularly at Radio-France, Salle Pleyel,...continue...

Toni and Rosi Grunschalg play Hummel, Chopin, Debussy, Chabrier, Lutoslawski

1 CD / Centaur / 2010-05-01

Works: Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Sonata for piano, 4 hands in A flat major, Op. 92; Frédéric Chopin: Rondo for 2 Pianos in C major, B 27/Op. 73; Claude Debussy: En blanc et noir; Emmanuel Chabrier: V...
Performers: Grunschlag, Rosi; Grunschlag, Toni

Toni and Rosi Grunschlag began their studies at an early age in their native Vienna. As scholarship students of the State Academy, they appeared frequently...continue...
Recording information: New York's 92nd Street Y....continue...

Music for Battle Creek

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2010-04-13

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 10 in E minor, Op. 93; Clifford Brown: Joy Spring; Joseph Turrin: Hymn for Diana; Bill Conti: Gonna Fly Now, for brass band; Jacques Offenbach: The Tales of Hoffman, ...
Conductors: Gould, Mark [Trumpet]; Kitsopoulos, Constantine; Evans, Richard; Ioannides, Sarah

The 31-member Brass Band of Battle Creek has been described as an All-Star band of the brass and percussion world, attracting great musicians from around...continue...
Recording information: on tour & at the W.K. Kellogg Auditorium in Battle Cree....continue...

French Piano Music / Grant Johannesen

3 CD / Vox Classical / 2010-03-23

Works: César Franck: Prelude, Chorale and Fugue for Piano, M 21; Gabriel Fauré: Nocturne for piano no 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 74; Impromptu for piano no 3 in A flat major, Op. 34; Impromptu for pi...
Performers: Johannesen, Grant
Conductors: Froment, Louis de

La Trompette retrouvée - Fauré, Rameau, Hahn, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Linn Records / 2010-03-23

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Naïs; Reynaldo Hahn: A Chloris; Emmanuel Chabrier: Pièces posthumes (5), for piano; Pièces pittoresques (10), for piano; Camille Saint-Saëns: Sonata for cell...
Performers: Freeman-Attwood, Jonathan; Pienaar, Daniel-Ben

Import Hybrid-SACD pressing....continue...

La Veillee Imaginaire

1 CD / Alpha Productions / 2010-03-09

Works: Julien Tiersot: Allons mes jolis boeufs, for solo voice; Le coucou & l'alouette, for solo voice; French Traditional: C'était une p'tit' jeune fille, Mariez-moi; Marche de l'Anglard; Suite de Noh...
Performers: Masset, Francoise
Conductors:
Ensemble: Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien

Recording information: Chapelle de l'Hôpital Notre Dame du Bon Secours, Paris, (04/2009).

Includes bien le bonsoir charmante brune / las nossas de la by various composers.

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Emmanuel Chabrier: Melodies

1 CD / Ligia Digital / 2010-03-09

Works: Emmanuel Chabrier: Melodies; Crédo d'amour, for voice & piano; Songs; Le Pas d'armes du Roi Jean, song for voice & piano; Chanson pour Jeanne, for voice & piano; Songs (3)
Performers: Freulon, Eric; Martin, Laurent

The French baritone Erick Freulon offers a program of songs by Emmanuel Chabrier. Trained at the Paris Conservatory, he was a prizewinner in the Pro...continue...
Personnel: Laurent Martin (piano); Eric Freulon (baritone)....continue...

Dukas: Ariane et Barbe-Bleue

2 CD / Gall Import / 2010-02-23

Works: Paul Dukas: Ariane et Barbe-Bleue, opera; Emmanuel Chabrier: La sulamite, lyric scene for mezzo-soprano, female voices & orchestra; Maurice Ravel: Shéhérazade, poems (3) for soprano (or...
Performers: Capderou, Janine; Danco, Suzanne; Depraz, Xavier; Lovano, Lucien; Peyron, Joseph; Sautereau, Nadine
Conductors: Aubin, Tony; Ansermet, Ernest

Ernest Ansermet Conducts Lalo & Chabrier

2 CD / Decca Import / 2010-01-26

Works: Edouard Lalo: Symphonie espagnole, for violin & orchestra in D minor, Op. 21; Namouna; Divertissement, for orchestra (from opera "Fiesque"); Scherzo for orchestra in D minor; Rapsodie norvégienn...
Performers: Cuvit, Michel [Trumpet]; Pepin, Andre; Ricci, Ruggiero
Conductors: Ansermet, Ernest

It used to be fashionable to include the music of Lalo in concert in the mid-20th century. At the start of the 21st century, however,...continue...
Recording information: Victoria Hall, Geneva, Switzerland....continue...

Complete EMI Recordings 1950-1991 (Box)

56 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-01-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano no 2 in F major, K. 280 (K. 189e); Sonata for Piano no 9 in D major, K. 311 (K. 284c); Sonata for Piano no 11 in A major, K 331 (300i); Piano Sonata, K. 332...
Performers: Bacquier, Gabriel; Benoit, Jean-Christophe; Bertin, Pierre; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Deschamps, Hubert; Druart, Henri; Falcucci, Joseph-Marie; Gedda, Nicolai; Laurence, Marie; Lepauw, Roger; Mesple, ...
Conductors: Cluytens, André; Silvestri, Constantin; Halffter, Ernesto; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Strauss, Paul; Baudo, Serge; Prêtre, Georges; Cambreling, Sylvain; Martinon, Jean; Jacquillat, Jean-Pierr...
Ensemble: ; Members of the Orchestre de Paris (Members); Soloists of the Lamoureux Concert Association Orch

This 56 CD collection contains numerous items which have become available for the first time (such as Mozart sonatas and Bach Inventions previously only released...continue...
Recording information: 1950-1991....continue...

Ravel: Boléro; Chabrier: España; Rimsky-Korsakov: Sheherazade

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2009-12-08

Works: Maurice Ravel: Boléro; Alborada del Gracioso, for orchestra; Emmanuel Chabrier: España, rhapsody for orchestra, also arranged for 2 pianos; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade
Performers: Silverstein, Joseph [Violin/Conductor]; Walt, Sherman
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji

Ravel, Chabrier: Orchestral Works / Julian Reynolds

1 CD / EtCetera Records / 2009-09-01

Works: Emmanuel Chabrier: Pièces pittoresques (10) for Piano; Claude Debussy: Suite for Piano "Pour le piano"; Maurice Ravel: Ma mère l'oye; Robert Schumann: Carnaval, Op. 9
Conductors: Reynolds, Julian
Ensemble: European Chamber Orchestra per Musica

Ravel, Ravel Orchestrations / Julian Reynolds, Per Musica

1 CD / Globe / 2009-09-01

Works: Maurice Ravel: Ma mère l'oye; Claude Debussy: Suite for Piano "Pour le piano"; Tarentelle styrienne; Robert Schumann: Carnaval, Op. 9; Emmanuel Chabrier: Pièces pittoresques (10) for Pi...
Conductors: Reynolds, Julian
Ensemble: European Chamber Orchestra per Musica

Opera 4 Hands / Julian Reynolds, Peter Lockwood

1 CD / Globe / 2009-09-01

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Modest Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov; Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda; Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino; Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; Richa...
Performers: Lockwood, Peter; Reynolds, Julian