Ballet > Baritone

Composers in Person

22 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-24

Works: Béla Bartók: Bagatelles (14) for Piano, Op. 6/Sz 38; Easy Pieces (10) for Piano, Sz 39; Romanian Dances (2) for Piano, Op. 8a/Sz 43; A Bit Drunk (Kicsit ázottan), burlesque for piano n...
Performers: Barrientos, Maria; Bartok, Bela; Benbow, Edwin; Benedetti, Fernand; Bernac, Pierre; Bonneau, Georges; Brain, Dennis [French Horn]; Britten, Benjamin; Cahuzac, Louis; Charmy, Roland; Croiza, Claire; C...
Conductors: Collingwood, Lawrance; Hindemith, Paul; Khachaturian, Aram; Honegger, Arthur; Straram, Walther; Elgar, Edward, Sir; Coppola, Piero; Glazunov, Alexander; Villa-Lobos, Heitor; Pfitzner, Hans; Milhaud, ...
Ensemble: ; Percurama Percussion Ensemble

These 22 CDs offer a stunning range of modern composers performing their own works either on the piano, organ or violin, or else from behind...continue...

200 Ans de musique à Versailles

20 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-10-28

Works: Antoine Boësset: Air qui produit tant de choses si belles; Ne délibérons plus; Jamais n'aurray-je le pouvoir; Plaignez la rigueur de mon sort; Suis-je pas misérable?; Ennuis...
Performers: Agnew, Paul; Antonini, Claire; Auvity, Cyril; Bazola, François; Bolton, Florence; Brossard, Cecile; Buet, Alain; Champion, Romain; Chauvin, Julien; Crocquenoy, Karine; Crossley-Mercer, Edwin; ...
Conductors: Schneebeli, Olivier; Stryncl, Marek; Niquet, Hervé; Cohën-Akenine, Patrick; Christie, William; Suhubiette, Joel; Pierlot, Philippe [Gamba]; ; Coin, Christophe; Minkowski, Marc; Rousset, C...
Ensemble: Accentus; Ausonia; Cambini Quartet; Cappella della Pietà de' Turchini; Ghent Collegium Vocale; Jacques Moderne Ensemble; La Parnasse Français; Le Cercle de l'Harmonie; Le Concert spirit...

In October 2007, the Centre Musical de Baroque de Versailles celebrated its 20th anniversary, together with the best French musicians around. To complete this anniversary,...continue...

Jean-Baptiste Lully: Ou le musicien du soleil, Vol. 3

1 CD / Accord Import / 2007-10-30

Works: Jean-Baptiste Lully: Airs (4) pour le carrousel de Monseigneur, for orchestra, LWV 72; La princess d'Elide, LWV 22; La grotte de Versailles, églogue en musique, LWV 39
Performers: Georgel, Jean-Louis; Hassler, Julie; Kennedy, Raphaele; Masset, Francoise; Roche, Philippe; Tripathi, Renaud
Conductors: Reyne, Hugo

American Classics - Bernstein: Dybbuk, Fancy Free

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-11-21

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Dybbuk, ballet; Fancy Free, ballet
Performers: Bacco, Sam; Burke, Abby; Kummer, Steve; Risinger, Mark; Ulrich, Mel
Conductors: Mogrelia, Andrew
Ensemble: Nashville Symphony Orchestra

"Yet another superb issue from Naxos. I compared both to Bernstein's own recordings. These are so close in interpretation, orchestral excellence, and sonics, that, in...continue...

Monteverdi: Madrigali Libro VIII / Concerto Italiano

3 CD / Naïve / 2006-10-31

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Madrigals, Book 8; Madrigali guerrieri, et amorosi... Libro ottavo; Lamento della Ninfa (Canto Amoroso); Altri canti di Marte (Livre 8), a 6 voci con violini; Hor che'l ciel e la ...
Performers: Abbondanza, Roberto; Bagnati, Tiziano; Belli, Ettore; Bellotto, Matteo; Bertini, Rossana; Carnovich, Daniele; Cola, Luca; Colitto, Lorenzo; Dominguez, Rosa; Donato, Vincenzo di; Dordolo, Luca; Ermoll...
Conductors: Alessandrini, Rinaldo
Ensemble: Concerto Italiano

"These are very 'Italian' performances - full of drama, full of intensity, not afraid of exaggeration, never hampered by reticence. Some listeners will, perhaps, find...continue...

Maurice Hewitt conducts Rameau / L'Ensemble Hewitt

2 CD / Cascavelle / 2006-09-01

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Pièces de clavecin en concerts; Nouvelles suites de pièces de clavecin; Les Indes galantes
Performers: Joachim, Irène; Malvasio, Raymond; Maurane, Camille
Conductors: Hewitt, Maurice
Ensemble: Maurice Hewitt Orchestra; Yvonne Gouverné Chorus

Maurice Hewitt was born in Asnieres on October 6, 1884 and died in Paris on November 7, 1971. A violin student at the Paris Conservatory,...continue...

Kiri Te Kanawa - Highlights from "Faust", "Otello", etc

2 CD / Bella Voce / 2004-05-02

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Charles Gounod: Faust; Giuseppe Verdi: Otello
Performers: Bainbridge, Elisabeth; Bisson, Yves; Burrows, Stuart; Cappuccilli, Piero; Cossutta, Carlo; Dobson, John; Domingo, Placido; Fernandez, Wilhelmenia; Fyson, Leslie; Howell, Gwynne; Krause, Tom; Soyer, R...
Conductors: Santi, Nello; Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: National Theater Opera Chorus of Paris; National Theater Opera Orchestra of Paris; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

Lully: Les Divertissements de Versailles / Christie, et al

1 CD / Erato / 2002-06-11

Works: Jean-Baptiste Lully: Psyché, opera, LWV 56; L' Amour médecin, comédie-ballet, LWV 29; George Dandin, comédie-ballet, LWV 38; Armide, LWV 71; Divertissement (for first day ...
Performers: Bazola, François; Daneman, Sophie; Lallouette, Olivier; Shaham, Rinat
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants

Boismortier: Don Quichotte chez la Duchesse / Niquet, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1996-12-17

Works: Joseph Bodin de Boismortier: Don Quichotte (Chez la Duchesse), opera-ballet
Performers: Ardagh-Walter, Patrick; Biren, Richard; Dyck, Stephan Van; Gay, Paul; Hall, Meredith; Le Baron, Brigitte; Mopin, Anne; Toda, Akiko; Wattiez, Marie-Pierre
Conductors: Niquet, Hervé
Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra & Chorus

"...Boismortier, mirroring the simpler rococo taste of the time, provided charming airs, supple choruses and many invigorating dances. What more enticement is needed? The cast...continue...

Monteverdi: Ballo delle ingrate, etc / Vartolo, San Petronio

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1996-05-14

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Madrigali guerrieri, et amorosi... Libro ottavo; Madrigals, Book 8
Performers: Abbondanza, Roberto; Abete, Antonio [bass]; Banditelli, Gloria; Carmignani, Alessandro; Pederzoli, Maura; Vaccari, Patrizia; van Goethem, Michel
Conductors:
Ensemble: Capella Musicale di S. Petronio di Bologna

Stravinsky: Pulcinella, Danses Concertantes / Sanderling

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1995-12-01

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Pulcinella; Danses concertantes, for chamber orchestra
Performers: Bostridge, Ian; Herford, Henry; Janes, Fiona
Conductors: Sanderling, Stefan
Ensemble: Bournemouth Sinfonietta