Casadesus, Jean-Claude

My First Ballet Album / Halasz - Slovak PO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-03-27

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake; The Sleeping Beauty; The Nutcracker; Igor Stravinsky: The Firebird; Petrushka; Léo Delibes: Coppélia; Sylvia; Aaron Copland: Rodeo; Darius Milhaud: The...
Conductors: Halász, Michael; Rahbari, Alexander; Mogrelia, Andrew; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Lenerd, Ondrej; Casadesus, Jean-Claude; Kuchar, Theodore; Anichanov, André; Craft, Robert; Lyndon-Gee, Christop...

A bird dancing, an ox on a roof, flowers doing a waltz, a swan twirling about... what world is this? This is the magical world...continue...

My First Lullaby Album / Halasz - Slovak PO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-03-27

Works: Johannes Brahms: Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 49; Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61; Song Without Words for piano no 36 in E major, Op. 67/6; Arnold Bax: Lullaby, for piano; Ig...
Performers: Biret, Idil; Gens, Veronique; Jando, Jeno; Linell, Dorothy; Nagy, Peter [Piano]; Rickards, Steven; Steen-Nokleberg, Einar; Thiollier, Francois-Joel [Piano]; Veselka, Stefan; Wass, Ashley
Conductors: Breiner, Peter; Bramall, Anthony; Rahbari, Alexander; Clark, Keith; Judd, James; Casadesus, Jean-Claude

For centuries, babies and children all over the world have been rocked to sleep with a song to calm them. Whether parents sing or play,...continue...

Mussorgsky: Pictures; Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2

1 CD / Royal Philharmonic Masterworks / 2011-05-10

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel; Maurice Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé Suite no 2; La valse
Conductors: Casadesus, Jean-Claude

Bizet: Clovis et Clotilde; Te Deum

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-11-16

Works: Georges Bizet: Clovis et Clotilde, cantata for chorus (?and orchestra); Te Deum, for soprano, tenor, chorus & orchestra
Performers: Do, Philippe; Schnaible, Mark
Conductors: Casadesus, Jean-Claude

This fascinating disc presents the young Georges Bizet's first composition after having won the prestigious Prix de Rome, the grandiose Te Deum, which remained unpublished...continue...
Recording information: Auditorium du Nouveau Siècle, Lille, France (07/06/2009-07/09/2009)....continue...

Mahler: Kindertotenlieder; Rückert Lieder; Des Knaben Wunderhorn

1 CD / Forlane (France) Import / 2007-07-10

Works: Gustav Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn; Rückert Lieder (5); Kindertotenlieder, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra)
Performers: Van Dam, Jose
Conductors: Casadesus, Jean-Claude

Discover - Opera

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-10-31

Works: Orazio Vecchi: L'Amfiparnaso; Claudio Monteverdi: L'Orfeo; Francesco Cavalli: Calisto; Henry Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, Z 626; George Frederick Handel: Rinaldo; Jean-Philippe Rameau: Castor et Pollux,...
Performers: Alperyn, Graciela; Amps, Kym; Banditelli, Gloria; Barr, Frank; Benackova, Gabriela; Biel, Ann-Christine; Bordogna, Paolo; Borst, Martina; Buchanan, Alison; Carmignani, Alessandro; Cigna, Patrizia; Da...
Conductors: Vartolo, Sergio; ; Medlam, Charles; Mallon, Kevin; Östman, Arnold; Halász, Michael; Segerstam, Leif; Zedda, Alberto; Humburg, Will; Rahbari, Alexander; Davis, Colin; Casadesus, Jean-Claude;...
Ensemble: ; Aradia Ensemble; London Baroque; Scholars Baroque Ensemble

For 400 years, opera has illuminated the innermost recesses of human existence. Once the sport of kings and princes, it now provides the soundtrack of...continue...

Opera Classics - Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust / Casadesus

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-05-16

Works: Hector Berlioz: La damnation de Faust, Op. 24
Performers: Schirrer, Rene; Todorovitch, Marie-Ange; Vernhes, Alain; Vocals], Michael Myers [Tenor
Conductors: Casadesus, Jean-Claude
Ensemble: Lille National Orchestra

When Hector Berlioz was sent by his physician father to study medicine in Paris, he instead entered the Conservatoire to study composition. Goethe's 'Faust,' in...continue...

Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, Lt. Kijé / Casadesus, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-04-18

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78; Lieutenant Kijé, film score and suite for orchestra, Op. 60
Performers: Podles, Ewa
Conductors: Casadesus, Jean-Claude
Ensemble: Latvian State Academic Choir; Lille National Orchestra

Composed as a soundtrack for Eisenstein's film of the same name, 'Alexander Nevsky,' a dramatization of the thirteenth-century conflict between the Russian people and Teutonic...continue...

Opera Explained - Massenet: Werther

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-07-19

Works: Thomson Smillie: An Introduction to Massenet's "Werther", narration with musical examples
Performers: Azzaretti, Jael; Bou, Jean-Sebastien; Delescluse, Jean; Haddock, Marcus; Jacob, Mathilde; Marliere, Jean-Philippe; Massis, Rene; Roubaud, David; Uria-Monzon, Beatrice
Conductors: Casadesus, Jean-Claude
Ensemble: Lille National Orchestra

This edition of the acclaimed Naxos series Opera Explained focuses on Massenet's 'Werther', which combines a deeply tender story with music of beauty and eloquence....continue...

Milhaud: La Création du Monde, etc / Casadesus, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-06-21

Works: Darius Milhaud: La création du monde, Op. 81; Le boeuf sur le toit, Op. 58; Suite provençale, for orchestra, Op. 152a; L'Homme et son désir, "poème plastique" (ballet) for 4 voi...
Performers: Deletré, Bernard; Makuuchi, Tomoko; Vidal, Mathias; Zhao, Jian
Conductors: Casadesus, Jean-Claude
Ensemble: Lille National Orchestra

"...At least two of the four works on this release could be counted among the finest and most influential from [Milhaud's] early maturity... All four...continue...

Opera Explained - Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-04-19

Works: Thomson Smillie: An Introduction to Debussy's "Pelléas et Mélisande", narration with musical examples
Performers: Arapian, Armand; Bacquier, Gabriel; Delunsch, Mireille; Doumene, Jean-Jacques; Golfier, Francoise; Jossoud, Helene; Theruel, Gerard
Conductors: Casadesus, Jean-Claude

Debussy's 'Pelleas et Melisande' is a landmark of 19th century opera, and one of the composer's greatest achievements. Fans of this series know the rewarding...continue...

Berlioz: Les nuits d'été / Casadesus, Maurus

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-03-22

Works: Ernest Chausson: Poème de l'amour et de la mer, Op. 19; Paul Dukas: La Péri, fanfare to the ballet; La Péri, ballet; Hector Berlioz: Les nuits d'été, Op. 7, song cycle
Performers: Maurus, Elsa
Conductors: Casadesus, Jean-Claude
Ensemble: Lille National Orchestra

Berlioz's 'Les nuits d'ete', set to the impassioned love poems of Theophile Gautier, was the first ever French song cycle and shows the composer at...continue...

Canteloube: Chants d'Auvergne / Gens, Casadesus, et al

1 DVD Audio / Naxos (USA) / 2005-02-22

Works: Joseph Canteloube: Chants d'Auvergne; Baïlèro; Passo pel prat (Viens par le pré), folksong for voice & orchestra (Chants d'Auvergne, Series 3, no; Lou Boussu (Le bossu), folksong for...
Performers: Gens, Véronique
Conductors: Casadesus, Jean-Claude
Ensemble: Lille National Orchestra

Canteloube: Chants d'Auvergne / Gens, Casadesus, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-02-22

Works: Joseph Canteloube: Chants d'Auvergne; Pastorale (Baïlero, lero, lero), folksong for voice & orchestra (Chants d'Auvergne, Series 4, no 5); Passo pel prat (Viens par le pré), folksong for vo...
Performers: Gens, Véronique
Conductors: Casadesus, Jean-Claude
Ensemble: Lille National Orchestra

Since his death in 1957, Canteloube has become widely known for his folk-song arrangements, particularly his enchanting 'Chants d'Auvergne', which have become increasingly popular. The...continue...

Berlioz: Cantatas / Casadesus, Lagrange, Uria-Monzon, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-08-01

Works: Hector Berlioz: Herminie, cantata ("scène lyrique") for soprano & orchestra, H. 29; La Mort de Cléopâtre, for soprano & orchestra, H.36; La Mort de Sardanapale, cantata, H. 50 (fr...
Performers: Galvez-Vallejo, Daniel; Lagrange, Michele; Uria-Monzon, Beatrice
Conductors: Casadesus, Jean-Claude
Ensemble: Lille National Orchestra; Nord-Pas-de-Calais Chorus

"The contribution of the solo singers on this disc belongs more to the 19th century than to the 18th, which is possibly what Berlioz would...continue...

Massenet: Werther / Casadesus, Haddock, Uria-Monzon, et al

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-01-01

Works: Jules Massenet: Werther
Performers: Azzaretti, Jaël; Bou, Jean-Sébastien; Delescluse, Jean; Haddock, Marcus; Jacob, Mathilde; Marlière, Jean-Philippe; Massis, Rene; Roubaud, David; Uria-Monzon, Beatrice
Conductors: Casadesus, Jean-Claude
Ensemble: Lille National Orchestra

First performed in Vienna in 1892, 'Werther' is arguable Massenet's finest opera. The score is highly economical, keeping the drama moving throughout with effective musical...continue...

Ravel: Boléro, La Valse, etc / Casadesus, Pludermacher

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2000-11-01

Works: Maurice Ravel: La valse; Concerto for Piano left hand; Concerto for Piano in G major; Boléro
Performers: Pludermacher, Georges [Piano]
Conductors: Casadesus, Jean-Claude
Ensemble: Lille National Orchestra

Ravel said of his famous "Bolero," "Do you not find that there is something insistent in this theme? I shall try to repeat it incessantly,...continue...

Poulenc: Organ Concerto, Concert Champêtre, etc / Lefebvre

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1999-03-01

Works: Francis Poulenc: Concerto for Organ, Strings and Timpani in G minor; Concert champêtre, for harpsichord & orchestra, FP 49; Suite française (d'après Claude Gervaise), for winds, p...
Performers: Chojnacka, Elisabeth; Lefebvre, Philippe
Conductors: Casadesus, Jean-Claude
Ensemble: Lille National Orchestra

From its mock-serious parody of Bach to its music hall finale, the Concerto is one of Poulenc's most popular works. "The Concerto Champetre" and the...continue...

Berlioz: L'Enfance du Christ

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1998-11-05

Works: Hector Berlioz: L'enfance du Christ, Op. 25
Performers: Bernadi, Fernand; Garcin, Antoine; Lagrange, Michele; Piquemal, Michel; Serre, Jean-Louis; Viala, Jean-Luc
Conductors: Casadesus, Jean-Claude
Ensemble: Lille Radio Orchestra

Opera Classics - Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande / Casadesus

3 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-04-16

Works: Claude Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande, opera in 5 acts, L. 88
Performers: Arapian, Armand; Bacquier, Gabriel; Delunsch, Mireille; Doumene, Jean-Jacques; Golfier, Francoise; Jossoud, Helene; Theruel, Gerard
Conductors: Casadesus, Jean-Claude
Ensemble: Lille National Orchestra