Colonne Orchestra

Roland Petit: Le Jeune Homme et La Mort; Carmen / Connelly/Orchestre Colonne [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2011-01-25

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera
Performers: Gillot, Marie-Agnes; Le Riche, Nicolas; Osta, Clairemarie
Conductors: Connelly, Paul
Ensemble: Colonne Orchestra; Paris National Opera Ballet

The DVD shows two masterpieces of French post-war ballet and a homage to Roland Petit, its most infl uential representative. Including the ballets Le jeune...continue...
Run Time: 92 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.0, DTS 5.0
Subtitles: English, German, Fren...continue...

El-Khoury: Piano Concerto, etc / Dervaux, Orchestre Colonne

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-08-29

Works: Bechara El Khoury: Méditation poétique, for violin & orchestra, Op. 41; Piano Concerto, Op. 36; Poème for piano & orchestra no 1, Op. 11; Poème for piano & orchestra no 2, Op. 22;...
Performers: Abdel Rahman El Bacha [Piano/Composer]; Lively, David; Poulet, Gerard
Conductors: Dervaux, Pierre
Ensemble: Colonne Orchestra

The Franco-Lebanese composer and poet Bechara El-Khoury is a master of orchestration, and defines his artistic credo as that of "setting to music nature and...continue...