Lille National Orchestra

Canteloube: Chants d'auvergne 2 / Gens, Calais, Baudo, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-10-30

Works: Joseph Canteloube: Chants d'Auvergne; Lo Fiolairé (La fileuse), folksong for voice & orchestra (Chants d'Auvergne, Series 3, no 1); Chut, Chut, folksong for voice & orchestra (Chants d'Auvergne,...
Performers: Gens, Veronique
Conductors: Baudo, Serge
Ensemble: Lille National Orchestra

Since his death in 1957, Canteloube has become widely known for his many folk-song arrangements, particularly the enchanting 'Chants d’Auvergne.' This second Canteloube disc featuring...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...

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...

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