Orchestre de Paris

Stravinsky: Firebird, Rite of Spring; Debussy: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun / Orchestre de Paris, Jarvi [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Electric Pictures Company / 2013-05-28

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Firebird; Le sacre du printemps; Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun), for orchestra, L. 86
Conductors: Jarvi, Neeme
Ensemble: Orchestre de Paris

Conducted by Grammy award-winning Paavo Jaarvi, the Orchestre de Paris exquisitely performs three magnificent pieces of music....continue...
Run Time: 74 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS 5.1
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Stravinsky: Firebird, Rite of Spring; Debussy: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun / Orchestre de Paris, Jarvi [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Electric Pictures Company / 2013-05-28

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Firebird; Le sacre du printemps; Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun), for orchestra, L. 86
Conductors: Jarvi, Neeme
Ensemble: Orchestre de Paris

Conducted by Grammy award-winning Paavo Jaarvi, the Orchestre de Paris exquisitely performs three magnificent pieces of music....continue...
Run Time: 74 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS 5.1
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Debussy: La Mer; Nocturnes; Afternoon of a Faun / Barenboim, Orchestre De Paris

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-10-09

Works: Claude Debussy: Nocturnes (3) for Orchestra; Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun), for orchestra, L. 86; La mer
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: ; Orchestre De Paris

Iconic recordings from the most legendary classical artists in history. The Virtuoso Series brings back many of these cherished titles back into the forefront at...continue...

Frederic Chopin - Piano Concerto no 2; Sonata no 2 et al. / Khatia Buniatishvili, piano

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2012-09-18

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Waltz for piano no 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64/2, CT. 213; Sonata for Piano no 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 "Funeral March"; Ballade for Piano no 4 in F minor, B 146/Op. 52; Co...
Performers: Buniatishvili, Khatia
Conductors: Jarvi, Paavo; Paavo, Järvi
Ensemble: ; Orchestre de Paris

At the age of 24, pianist Khatia Buniatishvili has already achieved an exceptional maturity of interpretation and a distinctive artistic approach that make her playing...continue...
Recording information: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Dahlem, Berlin (03/12/2012-03/15/2012); Salle Pleyel, Paris (03/12/2012-03/15/2012); Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Dahlem, Berlin (09/13/2011/09/15/2011); Salle ...continue...

Debussy and Ravel: Orchestral Works / Aldo Ciccolini, Itzhak Perlamn - Jean Martinon [8 CDs]

8 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-08-28

Conductors: Martinon, Jean
Ensemble: Orchestre de Paris; Orchestre National de l'ORTF

Faure: Requiem, etc. / Jarvi, Picard, Reiss, Goerne [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / EuroArts / 2012-04-24

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Elégie for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 24; Super flumina Babylonis, for chorus & orchestra (Psalm 126); Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11; Requiem, Op. 48
Performers: Goerne, Matthias; Picard, Eric; Reiss, Chen
Conductors: Järvi, Paavo
Ensemble: Orchestre de Paris

Baritone Matthias Goerne, soprano Chen Reiss, and cellist Eric Picard come together at Paris's renowned Salle Pleyel for a concert of Fauré's works for chorus...continue...
Run Time: 85 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles: Latin, English, Germa...continue...

Liszt: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 / Georges Cziffra, piano

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-24

Works: Franz Liszt: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E flat major, S 124; Totentanz for Piano, S 525; Concerto for Piano no 2 in A major, S 125; Hungarian Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra, S 123
Performers: Cziffra, Gyorgy
Conductors: Cziffra, György
Ensemble: ; Orchestre de Paris

No other pianist is as closely connected with the music of Franz Liszts as Georges Cziffra. The Hungarian-French virtuoso, who died in 1994, was one...continue...
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Rimsky-Korsakov: Le Coq d'Or / Nagano, Schagidullin, Levinsky, Breus, Bannik [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-03-27

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Le Coq d'Or (The Golden Cockerel; Zolotoy petushok)
Performers: Banks, Barry; Bannik, Ilya; Breus, Andrei; Levinsky, Ilya; Manistina, Elena; Schagidullin, Albert
Conductors: Nagano, Kent
Ensemble: Mariinsky Theater Chorus, St. Petersburg; Orchestre de Paris

Now on Blu-ray, this Châtelet revival of Le Coq d'Or brings to the stage once again the great Kabuki actor Ennosuke III's striking staging of...continue...
Run Time: 108 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, French...continue...

Fauré: Requiem / Jarvi, Picard, Reiss, Goerne [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2012-02-28

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Elégie for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 24; Super flumina Babylonis, for chorus & orchestra (Psalm 126); Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11; Requiem, Op. 48
Performers: Goerne, Matthias; Picard, Eric; Reiss, Chen
Conductors: Järvi, Paavo
Ensemble: Orchestre de Paris; Orchestre de Paris Chorus

Grammy Award winning conductor Paavo JSrvi, new musical director of the Orchestre de Paris, leads the prestigious ensemble in this stunning live performance of Faure's...continue...
Run Time: 99 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: Latin, English, Germa...continue...

Kaija Saariaho: The Works for Orchestra [4 CDs]

4 CD / Ondine / 2012-02-28

Works: Kaija Saariaho: Lichtbogen, for 2 violins, viola, cello, bass, percussion, piano, flute, harp & electronics; Grammaire des rêves, for soprano, contralto, 2 flutes, harp, viola & cello; Du crist...
Performers: Freund, Pia; Karttunen, Anssi [Cello]; Komsi, Anu [Soprano Vocal]; Mattila, Karita [Soprano Vocals]; Salomaa, Petteri; Storgårds, John [Conductor, Violin]; Suovanen, Gabriel
Conductors: Lintu, Hannu; Salonen, Esa-Pekka; Saraste, Jukka-Pekka; Eschenbach, Christoph
Ensemble: Avanti! Chamber Orchestra; Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; Orchestre de Paris

On her 60th anniversary in 2012, this 4-CD collector's box contains recordings of fourteen orchestral works by Grammy-awarded Kaija Saariaho, many of them featuring vocal...continue...

Boléro: The Best of Ravel / Karajan, Orchestre de Paris, Berlin PO

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-14

Works: Maurice Ravel: Alborada del Gracioso, for orchestra; Rapsodie espagnole; Le tombeau de Couperin; La valse; Boléro
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: ; Orchestre de Paris

Rimsky-Korsakov: Le Coq d'Or / Nagano, Schagidullin, Levinsky, Breus [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2011-07-26

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Le Coq d'Or (The Golden Cockerel; Zolotoy petushok)
Performers: Banks, Barry; Bannik, Ilya; Breus, Andrei; Levinsky, Ilya; Manistina, Elena; Schagidullin, Albert
Conductors: Nagano, Kent
Ensemble: Mariinsky Theater Chorus, St. Petersburg; Orchestre de Paris

This fairy tale with a moral/Opera in three acts is based on Pushkin's "The House of Weathercock". This exciting new release stars many incredible vocalists...continue...
Run Time: 108 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, Fre...continue...

Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana; Leoncavallo: Pagliacci / Chailly, Bychkov

2 CD / Decca / 2011-07-12

Works: Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera
Conductors: Bychkov, Semyon; Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: Orchestre de Paris

Full track lists and synopses n English, German and French. "Cav and Pag", as they are known in the opera world, represent the inseparable twin...continue...

Janacek: The Cunning Little Vixen / Mackerras, Allen, Jenis [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2010-11-16

Works: Leos Janácek: Príhody Lisky Bystrousky (The Cunning Little Vixen)
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Jenis, Eva; Kusnjer, Ivan; Minutillo, Hana; Novak, Richard
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Orchestre de Paris

Run Time: 97 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English
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Adagio - Mischa Maisky

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2010-10-19

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Gabriel Fauré: Elégie for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 24; Ottorino Respighi: Adagio con variazioni for Cello and Orchestra; Antonin Dvorá...
Performers: Maisky, Mischa
Conductors: Bychkov, Semyon
Ensemble: Orchestre de Paris

Stravinsky: The Firebird; Fireworks / Boulez, Orchestre de Paris [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2010-05-25

Works: Igor Stravinsky: L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra; Fireworks, Op. 4
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: Orchestre de Paris

Composer and conductor Pierre Boulez is renowned for his interpretations of twentieth-century music, and especially the work of Igor Stravinsky. His inspired performance in December...continue...
Run Time: 105 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.0, DTS 5.0
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Ode To Freedom, Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 / Leonard Bernstein [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2009-09-29

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Performers: Anderson, June; Konig, Klaus; Rootering, Jan-Hendrik; Walker, Sarah
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks; Dresden Philharmonic Children's Chorus; Kirov Theater Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Orchestre de Paris; Symphonieorchester des Bayerisch...

Only a few days after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Leonard Bernstein conducted this gala concert in a city that was no longer divided....continue...
Run Time: 94 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
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Mantovani, Schoeller, Amy: Cello Concertos / Queyras, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-06-09

Works: Bruno Mantovani: Concerto for Cello; Philippe Schoeller: Concerto for Cello; Gilbert Amy: Concerto for Cello
Performers: Queyras, Jean-Guihen
Conductors: Herbig, Günther; Briger, Alex; Amy, Gilbert
Ensemble: ; Orchestre de Paris

This fascinating disc presents three masterworks of our time written by three composers and performed by three orchestras. Concertos by Bruno Mantovani and Gilbert Amy...continue...

Best Concertos 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-03-24

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Pyotr Il'...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Ambache, Diana; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Asperen, Bob van; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Broadway, Kenneth; Bury, Alison; Bylsma, Anner; Capuçon, Gautier; Capu&ccedi...
Conductors: Pesek, Libor; Foster, Lawrence; Vonk, Hans; Plasson, Michel; Cziffra, György; Jansons, Mariss; Kitayenko, Dmitri; Davis, Andrew; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Litton, Andrew; Hickox, Richard; ...
Ensemble: Aalborg Symphony Orchestra; Academy of London; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Ambache Chamber Orchestra; Auvergne Orchestra; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Philha...

The latest release in from the top-selling 'BEST 100' series by EMI Classics contains excerpts from the most famous concertos of all time. Each of...continue...

Olivier Messiaen - 100th Anniversary Edition

14 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-24

Works: Olivier Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie; Les offrandes oubliées; Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum; Chronochromie; Éclairs sur l'au-delà...; Quatuor pour la fin du temps...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Béroff, Michel; Command, Michele; Fischer-Dieskau, Manuel; Hakim, Naji; Hind, Rolf; Langridge, Philip; Loriod, Jeanne; Loriod, Yvonne [Piano/Composer]; Messiaen, Oliv...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Baudo, Serge; Dorati, Antal; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Edwards, Terry
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Orchestre de Paris; Orchestre de Paris Percussion Ensemble

To celebrate Messiaen's centenary, EMI Classics is releasing a boxed set with of 14 CDs of his greatest music, including 4 CDs of solo organ...continue...

Icon - Sviatoslav Richter - Handel, Schumann, Beethoven, Mozart, Grieg, Prokofiev, etc

14 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-10-28

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 1 in F minor; Sonata for Piano no 7 in D, Op. 10 no 3; Sonata for Piano no 17 in D minor, Op. 31/2 "The Tempest"; Andante for Piano in F major, WoO 57 "Andan...
Performers: Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Kagan, Oleg; Oistrakh, David; Richter, Sviatoslav; Rostropovich, Mstislav
Conductors: ; Muti, Riccardo; Karajan, Herbert von; Maazel, Lorin; Kleiber, Carlos; Matacic, Lovro von; Nikolayevsky, Yuri
Ensemble: Bavarian State Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Members of the Borodin Quartet (Members); Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra; Moscow Conservatoire Instrumental Ensemble; Orchestre de Paris; Philhar...

"His complete recordings for the EMI label are undeniably an excellent choice. The best of Richter's solo recordings here are those of Schubert and Schumann....continue...

Ultimate Liszt - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2008-08-26

Works: Franz Liszt: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E flat major, S 124; Concerto for Piano no 2 in A major, S 125; Concert Etudes (3) for Piano, S 144; Hungarian Rhapsodies (6) for Orchestra, S 359; Faust Symph...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Curzon, Clifford; Kozma, Lajos
Conductors: Davis, Colin; Masur, Kurt; Dorati, Antal; Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Orchestre de Paris; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

EMI 20th Century Classics - Dutilleux: Concerti, Orchestral Works / Rostropovich, Capuçon, Plasson, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-07-22

Works: Henri Dutilleux: Le loup, ballet in 3 tableaux for orchestra; Tout un monde lointain. . ., concerto for cello & orchestra; L'arbre des songes, concerto for violin & orchestra; Métaboles, for orc...
Performers: Capuçon, Renaud; Collardot, Timothée; Guiral, Aude; Lecolle, Sarah; Rostropovich, Mstislav
Conductors: Prêtre, Georges; Baudo, Serge; Chung, Myung-Whun; Plasson, Michel
Ensemble: ; Orchestre de Paris; Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra; Toulouse Capitole Orchestra

Various Artists. Two CD set of title: 20th Century Classics: Henri Dutilleux - Concertos And Orchestral Works (Capucon, Rostropovich). Henri Dutilleux is a hard-working French...continue...

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...

Triples - Ravel: Orchestral Works / Jean Martinon, Orchestre de Paris

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-10-02

Works: Maurice Ravel: Boléro; Shéhérazade--Fairy Overture, for orchestra (or 2 pianos); Rapsodie espagnole; Menuet antique; La valse; Ma mère l'oye; Le tombeau de Couperin; Pavan...
Conductors: Martinon, Jean
Ensemble: Orchestre de Paris

Beethoven: Piano Concertos 1 & 4 / Lang Lang, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-05-08

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 15; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58
Performers: Lang Lang; Moragues, Pascal
Conductors: Eschenbach, Christoph
Ensemble: Orchestre de Paris

Lang Lang delivers his first-ever Beethoven recording, a stunning reading of the extensive Concerto no. 4 and the jubilant Concerto no. 1. Even though he...continue...

Verdi: La Traviata / Delunsch, Orchestre de Paris / Sado [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2007-02-01

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata
Performers: Delunsch, Mireille; Lucic, Zeljko; Polenzani, Matthew
Conductors: Sado, Yutaka
Ensemble: Orchestre de Paris

Ozawa protege Yutaka Sado leads the Orchestre de Paris in Peter Mussbach's production of La Traviata, recorded in 2003 at the Festival d'Aix-en- Provence. It...continue...
Run Time: 130 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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7 Morts Sur Ordonnance / Le Sucre

1 CD / HBDirect Import / 2006-06-20

Works: Philippe Sarde: Sept morts sur ordonnance; Violette et François; Le sucre; L'Etat de Grâce; Mon Beau-frère a tué ma Sour; L'Argent; Le Sucre, film score; L' Etat de Grâ...
Performers: Andreas Skipis; Azzola, Marcel; Rostaing, Hubert; Saint-Clivier, Andre; Sarde, Philippe; Skipis, Andreas; Thielemans, Toots; Woodward, Roger
Conductors: Rostaing, Hubert; Savina, Carlo; Byers, Bill; Luter, Claude; Berthier, Roger; Byers, Billy
Ensemble: ; Orchestre de Paris

Portrait / Olga Borodina

2 CD / Decca Import / 2006-05-09

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila, Op. 47; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Semiramide; La Cenerentola; George Frederick Handel: MEDLEY; Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino; Don ...
Performers: Bezzubenkov, Gennady; Borodina, Olga; Focile, Nuccia; Gergieva, Larissa; Grigorian, Gegham; Guleghina, Maria; Hvorostovsky, Dmitri; Norberg-Schulz, Elizabeth; Putilin, Nikolai; Skigin, Semion; Stebli...
Conductors: Rizzi, Carlo; Summers, Patrick; Gergiev, Valery; Haitink, Bernard; Davis, Colin; Bychkov, Semyon; Korniev, Nikolai
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus; English Chamber Orchestra; Kirov Theater Chorus; Kirov Theater Orchestra; Orchestre de Paris; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; St. Petersburg Chamber Choir; Welsh Nation...

A specially compiled program that honors the rich recording legacy of outstanding Russian mezzo-soprano, Olga Borodina. She has carved out a premier position among today's...continue...

Gemini - Tchaikovsky: Piano Concertos / Gilels, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-05-02

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Concerto for Piano no 2 in G major, Op. 44; Concerto for Piano no 3 in E flat major, Op. 75; Sergey Prokofiev: Concerto for...
Performers: Gilels, Emil; Richter, Sviatoslav
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Orchestre de Paris

Gemini - Mozart: Wind Concertos / Barenboim

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-02-21

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sinfonia concertante for Violin and Viola in E flat major, K 364 (320d); Concerto for Flute no 1 in G major, K. 313 (K. 285c); Andante for Flute and Orchestra in C major, K 3...
Performers: Bourgue, Maurice; Debost, Michel; Gatt, Martin; Graeme, Peter; James, Ifor; King, Thea
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra members; Orchestre de Paris

"Mozart had an affinity for the varied sonorities that could be conjured from wind instruments, and no group does the sound of this serenade more...continue...

Gemini - Ravel: Orchestral Works / Jean Martinon

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-02-21

Works: Maurice Ravel: Boléro; Miroirs; Ma mère l'oye; Alborada del Gracioso, for orchestra; Rapsodie espagnole; Ouverture de féerie "Shéhérazade"; La valse; Le tombeau de ...
Conductors: Martinon, Jean
Ensemble: Orchestre de Paris

BBC Music Magazine
Some blowsy trumpeting and a cavalier treatment of tempos in La valse aside, these performances aim for the old French virtues of transparency...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 6, Nutcracker Suite / Ozawa

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2005-06-01

Works: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 6 in B minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique"; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji
Ensemble: Orchestre de Paris

Super Audio CD Sampler - RQR

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2005-06-01

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Pathétique Symphony, Op. 74; Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Horn no 1 in D major, K. 412/514...
Performers: Chorzempa, Daniel [Organ]; Civil, Alan; Gazzelloni, Severino; Gedda, Nicolai; Haas, Werner [Piano]; Kovacevich, Stephen; Pieterson, George
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji; Davis, Colin; Marriner, Sir Neville; Schroder, Jaap; ; Inbal, Eliahu; Varviso, Silvio; Evetz, Eugen; Krips, Josef; De Waart, Edo
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Concerto Amsterdam; Dresden State Opera Orchestra; Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra; I Musici; Orchestre de P...

Dalbavie: Color / Eschenbach, Orchestre de Paris

1 CD / Naïve / 2005-03-22

Works: Marc-André Dalbavie: Color, for orchestra; Concerto for Violin & orchestra; Ciaccona
Performers: Chijiiwa, Eiichi
Conductors: Eschenbach, Christoph
Ensemble: Orchestre de Paris

Composer in residence with the orchestras of Minneapolis and Cleveland from 1998 to 2000, and since October 2000 with the Orchestre de Paris, Dalbavie is...continue...

Ravel: Bolero, La Valse, Pavane, Daphnis Suite 2 / Barenboim

1 CD / HBDirect Import / 2005-03-14

Works: Maurice Ravel: Boléro; Daphnis et Chloé Suite no 2; Pavane pour une infante défunte; La valse
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Orchestre de Paris; Paris Symphony Orchestra

Saariaho: Notes on Light, Orion, Mirage / Mattila, Karttunen, Eschenbach, Orchestre de Paris

1 CD / Ondine / 2004-09-02

Works: Kaija Saariaho: Notes on Light, for cello & orchestra; Orion, for orchestra; Mirage, for soprano, cello & orchestra
Performers: Karttunen, Anssi [Cello]; Mattila, Karita [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Eschenbach, Christoph
Ensemble: Orchestre de Paris

"Her music is highly evocative and full of pleasant effects. It lacks melody and direction, but it is full of sounds of nature and moves...continue...

Artist Portrait - Martha Argerich

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2004-08-10

Works: Robert Schumann: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54; Johannes Brahms: Waltz for piano, 4 hands in B major, Op. 39/1; Waltz for piano, 4 hands in E major, Op. 39/2; Waltz for piano, 4 hands in G sh...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Rabinovitch, Alexandre
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Orchestre de Paris

"Argerich fives an enthralling performance of masculine power and almost Lisztian majesty, yet she can be tender and sensual too." - Sunday Times "If anything,...continue...

Roussel: Symphony no 3, Le festin de l'araignée / Christoph Eschenbach, Orchestre de Paris

1 CD / Ondine / 2004-01-31

Works: Albert Roussel: Symphony no 3 in G minor, Op. 42; Le Festin de l'araignée, ballet, Op. 17
Conductors: Eschenbach, Christoph
Ensemble: Orchestre de Paris

This Albert Roussel disc couples two of the composer’s most popular pieces, which are given authentic performances by the compatriot Orchestre de Paris under music...continue...

Masters of the Bow - Cello / Rostropovich, Casals, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2003-05-13

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for Cello solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1009; Suite for solo cello no 6 in D major, BWV 1012; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Pe...
Performers: Britten, Benjamin; Canino, Bruno; Casals, Pablo; Fournier, Pierre; Francaix, Jean; Gallion, Peter; Gendron, Maurice; Gililov, Pavel; Harrell, Lynn; Horszowski, Mieczyslaw; Koopman, Ton; Kotova, Nina;...
Conductors: Dohnányi, Christoph von; Orbelian, Constantine; De Waart, Edo; Bychkov, Semyon; Cleobury, Nicholas; Marriner, Sir Neville; Judd, James; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Otterloo, Willem Van; Chailly, Riccar...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Moscow Chamber Orchestra; Orchestre de Paris; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Roussel: Symphony no 1 & 4 / Eschenbach, et al

1 CD / Ondine / 2003-03-06

Works: Albert Roussel: Symphony no 1 in D minor ("Le poème de la forêt"), Op. 7; Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 53
Conductors: Eschenbach, Christoph
Ensemble: Orchestre de Paris

"Roussel's First Symphony, subtitled "The Poem of the Forest", is so seldom played or recorded that it's faint praise to hail this newcomer as the...continue...

Verdi: Falstaff [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2003-02-01

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Falstaff
Conductors: Mazzola, Enrique
Ensemble: Orchestre de Paris

This production, from 2001, [marks] the 100th anniversary of Verdi's death. Herbert Wernicke staged this completely new interpretation, placing the action in the 'original' time...continue...
Run Time: 125 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): DD 5.1 Surround, LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: Italian, Fren...continue...

Berlioz: Les Troyens [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2003-01-01

Works: Hector Berlioz: Les Troyens, opera, H. 133a
Conductors:
Ensemble: Orchestre de Paris

As a ten-year-old Hector Berlioz was deeply gripped by Virgil's Aeneid, and for years dreamed of a 'grand opera in Shakespearian style' on this theme,...continue...
Run Time: 237 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): DD 5.1 Surround, LPCM Stereo
Subtitles: French, English, Japanese, Span...continue...

Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique / Eschenbach, Paris

1 CD / Naïve / 2002-09-17

Works: Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14
Performers: Daugareil, Roland
Conductors: Eschenbach, Christoph
Ensemble: Orchestre de Paris

Liszt: Piano Concertos, etc / Cziffra, Cziffra Jr., et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2002-08-13

Works: Franz Liszt: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E flat major, S 124; Totentanz for Piano, S 525; Concerto for Piano no 2 in A major, S 125; Hungarian Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra, S 123
Performers: Cziffra, György
Conductors: Cziffra, György
Ensemble: Orchestre de Paris

The Best of the Three Tenors

1 CD / Decca / 2002-06-11

Works: Eduardo di Capua: O sole mio; Luigi Denza: Funiculì funiculà; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Rigoletto; Yves Hubert Giraud: Sous le ciel de Paris (Under Paris Skies), song; Manuel Penella...
Performers: Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Falvo, Rodolfo; Pavarotti, Luciano; Three Tenors, The
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Levine, James
Ensemble: Florence Maggio Musicale Chorus; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; Los Angeles Music Center Opera Chorus; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; Orchestre de Paris

Recording information: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, Champ De Mars, Paris, Fran (07/07/1990-07/10/1998); Terme Di Caracalla (07/07/1990-07/10/1998).

If further validation is required of the phen...continue...

Roussel: Symphony no 2, etc / Eschenbach, et al

1 CD / Ondine / 2002-05-13

Works: Albert Roussel: Bacchus et Ariane, Op. 43; Symphony no 2 in B major, Op. 23
Conductors: Eschenbach, Christoph
Ensemble: Orchestre de Paris

This Albert Roussel-disc couples the Second Symphony with one of Roussel's most popular pieces, the complete ballet music for Bacchus et Ariane. This CD is...continue...

Berio - In Memoriam / Eschenbach, Henschel, et al

1 CD / Ondine / 2001-06-19

Works: Luciano Berio: Schubert-Berio; Stanze, for baritone, chorus & orchestra
Performers: Henschel, Dietrich
Conductors: Eschenbach, Christoph
Ensemble: French Army Chorus; Orchestre de Paris

Acclaimed as one of the best musicians of our day, conductor Christoph Eschenbach regularly conducts the major European and American orchestras, including the Berlin and...continue...

Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit, etc / Eschenbach, Barto, et al

1 CD / Ondine / 2001-01-10

Works: Aloysius Louis Bertrand: Gaspard de la nuit, poetry; Maurice Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit; Le tombeau de Couperin; Menuet antique; Pavane pour une infante défunte; Alborada del Gracioso, for orch...
Performers: Barto, Tzimon
Conductors: Eschenbach, Christoph
Ensemble: Orchestre de Paris

"Ondine is celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2005. This recording forms a particularly appropriate start to our celebrations. My personal great appreciation for the music...continue...

Amore II - Great Italian Love Arias

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2000-02-01

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; La Rondine; La bohème; Tosca; Madama Butterfly; Turandot; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; La traviata; Aida, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, op...
Performers: Alvarez, Marcelo [Tenor Vocal]; Cotrubas, Ileana; Huang, Ying; Marton, Eva; Pavarotti, Luciano; Rost, Andrea [Soprano Vocals]; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame; Troxell, Richard; Tucker, Richard [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Pritchard, John; Patanè, Giuseppe; Buckley, Emerson; Conlon, James; Rizzi, Carlo; Santi, Nello; Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: ; Emilia Romagna Arturo Toscanini Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Orchestre de Paris; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Opera Orchestra; Welsh National O...