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Rapsodie Espagnole - Ravel: Trio; Turina: Trio, Op. 91; Chabrier: España / Trio Hoboken

1 CD / Anima Records / 2013-03-12

Conductors:
Ensemble: Trio Hoboken

The Hoboken Trio was founded in 2003 by three young musicians enriched by their experiences as soloists and passionate about the works of Haydn, naming...continue...

Francis Poulenc: Melodies (songs) / Philippe Cantor, baritone; Sophie Rives, piano

1 CD / Anima Records / 2013-01-08

Baritone Philippe Cantor began his career performing ancient music but has since appeared as a soloist with baroque ensembles and with opera companies in France....continue...

Mozart: Complete Piano Sonatas / Dumont, piano [Box Set]

5 CD / Anima Records / 2012-11-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano no 1 in C major, K. 279 (K. 189d); Sonata for Piano no 2 in F major, K. 280 (K. 189e); Sonata for Piano no 3 in B flat major, K. 281 (K.189f); Sonata for Pia...
Performers: Dumont, Francois

A laureate of the prestigious Queen Elisabeth Competition, French pianist François Dumont has been awarded first prize in the Jean Françaix International Competition, the Steinway...continue...
Recording information: Salle de Musique, La Chaux de Fonds, Switzerland (02/08/2008-02/11/2008)....continue...

Claude Debussy: Mélodies / Philippe Cantor, baritone; Sophie Rives, piano

1 CD / Anima Records / 2012-10-09

Works: Claude Debussy: Mandoline; Mélodies (3), song collection for voice & piano, L. 81; Ariettes oubliées; Chansons de France; Le promenoir des deux amants, song cycle for voice & piano, L.118...
Performers: Cantor, Philippe; Rives, Sophie

French baritone Philippe Cantor first appeared interpreting ancient music but soon embarked on a career as a recitalist and opera singer. He won the City...continue...
Recording information: Église Saint-Vincent du Mesnil-le-Roi (05/03/2009-05/05/2009)....continue...

French Chamber Music for Flute, Cello & Piano / Bertrand Giraud, piano; Frederic Chatoux, flute; Delphine Biron, cello

1 CD / Anima Records / 2012-10-09

Works: Nicolas Bacri: Sonata da camera, for viola & piano, Op. 67; Pierre Jansen: Vagabondage, for flute, cello & piano; Philippe Forget: Portraits au matin (2), for flute, cello & piano; Martin Kutnowski: ...
Performers: Biron, Delphine; Chatoux, Frédéric; Giraud, Bertrand

Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard
The pieces explore a broad range of emotional moods and atmospheres - playful, intense, hostile, melancholy, ghostly,...continue...
Recording information: Temple Saint-Marcel à Paris (11/2008)....continue...

Hasidic Music - Dances & Songs from Israel for two violins / Les Violins de Versailles

1 CD / Anima Records / 2012-10-09

Works: Jewish Traditional: Prazot Techev; Hine lo lanoum; Yavarekhekha; Al Hasela Hokh; Et Dodim; Hava Nagila; Erev Ba; Osseh Chalom; Iti mi Levanon; Bona Banot; Israeli Traditional: Danses d'Israël; C...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Les Violons de Versailles

The Violins of Versailles duo performs a program of dances and songs from Israel. The duo has performed all over the world, with both violinists...continue...
Recording information: Les Essarts-Le-Roi (07/15/2008-07/17/2008)....continue...

Satoshi Ishiyama plays Franck: Prélude, choral & fugue; Les plaints d'une poupée; Lekeu: Sonata / Satoshi Ishiyama, piano

1 CD / Anima Records / 2012-10-09

Works: César Franck: Prelude, Chorale and Fugue for Piano, M 21; Les Plaintes d'une poupée, for piano, M. 20; Guillaume Lekeu: Sonata for Piano in G minor
Performers: Ishiyama, Satoshi

Japanese pianist Satoshi Ishiyama studied in Tokyo as well as in France. He performs extensively as a soloist, with orchestras and in chamber music ensembles...continue...
Recording information: Studio de Meudon (2007-09-03_2007-09-05&2008-)....continue...

Voyage Musical - Music for violin & piano by Stravinsky, Bloch, Hindemith, Schoenberg, Prokofiev / Noah Bendix-Balgley, violin; Reiko Hozu, piano

1 CD / Anima Records / 2012-09-11

Noah Bendix-Balgley won first prize at the Vibrarte International Music Competition, is a laureate of the 2009 Queen Elisabeth Competition and was awarded first prize...continue...

Sonatas For violoncello & piano by Kodaly, Janacek & Prokofiev / Agnes Vesterman, cello; Bertrand Giraud, piano

1 CD / Anima Records / 2012-09-11

Works: Zoltán Kodály: Sonata for cello & piano, Op. 4; Epigrammák (Epigrams), pieces (9) for 2 instruments (or voices) & piano (arranged from vocal work); Leos Janácek: Poh&aacut...
Performers: Giraud, Bertrand; Vesterman, Agnes

With vast experience in chamber music and many solo appearances in France and abroad, cellist Agnès Vesterman is laureate of the Concours International d'Evian and...continue...

Giraud Giraud plays Moscheles & Brahms / Bertrand Giraud, piano

1 CD / Anima Records / 2012-09-11

Works: Ignaz Moscheles: Sonata mélancolique, for piano in F sharp major, Op 49; Pastorale for piano; Jadis et aujourd'hui, for piano, Op. 58; La Tenerezza, for piano, Op. 52; Johannes Brahms: Sonata ...
Performers: Giraud, Bertrand

Born in 1971, French pianist Bertrand Giraud studied at the Geneva Conservatory and the Paris Conservatory. He has won numerous national and international competitions, placing...continue...

Saint-Saens: Piano Quartet, Op. 41; Jongen: Piano Quartet, Op. 23 / Quatuor Gabriel

1 CD / Anima Records / 2012-09-11

Works: César Franck: Posthumous pieces; Henri Edouard Dallier: Invocations (5), for organ; Camille Saint-Saëns: Improvisations, Op. 150; Fantasy for Organ in E flat major; Claude Delvincourt: So...
Performers: Ducrot, Marie
Conductors:
Ensemble: Quatuor Gabriel

Since its creation in 1988 by four prize winners of the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris, the Gabriel Quartet has acquired a repertoire...continue...

Romanza - works by Mozart, Beethoven & Liszt / Bertrand Giraud, piano; Nguyen Duy-Thong, countertenor

1 CD / Anima Records / 2012-08-14

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ridente la calma, K 152 (210a); Ludwig van Beethoven: La Partenza, WoO 124; In questa tomba oscura, WoO 133; Franz Schubert: La pastorella al prato no 2, D 528; Gioachino Ros...
Performers: Giraud, Bertrand; Nguyen, Duy-Thong

Born in Toulouse, Nguyen Duy-Thông studied in Paris. He has appeared as an opera singer and recitalist and has an exceptionally wide repertoire, ranging from...continue...

Oliver Greif - Chamber Music / Bertrand Giraud, piano; Frederic Chatoux, flute; Delphine Biron, cello

1 CD / Anima Records / 2012-08-14

Olivier Greif was 20 years old when he left France for the United States as Luciano Berio's assistant. This recording surveys some of his chamber...continue...

Dans Les Brouillards - works by Janacek, Debussy and Scriabin / Jérôme Granjon, piano

1 CD / Anima Records / 2012-08-14

For this recording, French pianist Jérôme Granjon has brought together works composed around the year 1912 - the year Debussy composed his second book of...continue...

Piano Trios by Chausson, Dubois and Pfeiffer / Trio Arcadis

1 CD / Anima Records / 2012-08-14

Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard
The Chausson Trio, Op. 3 that opens this program of three works for piano trio sets...continue...

French Sonatas for Cello by Soulage, Ferroud, Viardot / Odile Bourin, cello; Genevieve Ibanez, piano

1 CD / Anima Records / 2012-07-10

In different ways the three composers on this CD have left an indelible impression on the history of music. Marcelle Soulage was a woman composing...continue...

Philippe Forget: Chamber Music: Cello Suites 1&2; Vents d'Yver; Canaa et al. / Agnes Vesterman, cello; Olivier Chauzu, piano

1 CD / Anima Records / 2012-07-10

Works: Philippe Forget: Vents d'Yver, for 2 cellos; Canaa, for voice, violin, cello & piano; Suite for cello no 1; Regards d'après Hiroshique (5), for piano; Suite for cello no 2
Performers: Chauzu, Olivier; Langot, Patrick; Roselyne Allouche; Trio Des Aulnes; Vesterman, Agnes
Conductors:
Ensemble: Trio Des Aulnes

Philippe Forget is a composer as well as a choral conductor. He was awarded first prize in 2000 in the international Composer of the Year...continue...

A Frederic Chopin Piano Recital / Mathilde Carré, piano

1 CD / Anima Records / 2012-07-10

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Scherzo for Piano no 1 in B minor, B 65/Op. 20; Mazurka for piano no 11 in E minor, Op. 17/2, CT. 61; Mazurka for piano no 12 in A flat major, Op. 17/3, CT. 62; Mazurka...
Performers: Carre, Mathilde [Piano]

French pianist Mathilde Carrée trained at the École Normale de Musique A. Cortot in Paris. She has won a number of international prizes and has...continue...

Franz Liszt Piano Recital / Bertrand Giraud, piano

1 CD / Anima Records / 2012-07-10

Works: Franz Liszt: Sonetto del Petrarca no 47 (Benedetto sia'l giorno; II), for piano (Années II/4), S. 161/4 (LW A55/; Sonetto del Petrarca no 104 (Pace non trovo; II) for piano (Années II/5...
Performers: Giraud, Bertrand

French pianist Bertrand Giraud has won numerous competitions and awards. He performs as a soloist, chamber musician and recitalist around the world and is the...continue...

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Op. 10/2; Op. 27/1 & 2; Op. 31/2 / Yoko Kaneko, piano

1 CD / Anima Records / 2012-06-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 6 in F major, Op. 10 no 2; Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Sonata for Piano no 13 in E flat major, Op. 27 no 1 "Quasi una fant...
Performers: Kaneko, Yoko

Japanese pianist Yoko Kaneko studied at the Paris Conservatory and is the recipient of numerous awards and prizes. She has appeared in concerts and festivals...continue...

Alfred Tokayer: Complete Works / Bertrand Giraud, piano; Elsa Levy, soprano

1 CD / Anima Records / 2012-06-12

Works: Alfred Tokayer: Une Journée de mon Enfant, symphonic suite for soprano & orchestra (or piano); Arrière Eté, for voice & orchestra; Une Femme a passé, for voice & orchestra; Petite...
Performers: Giraud, Bertrand; Levy, Elsa; Peyrol, Cecile; Rives, Sophie; Vagner, Daniel; Vesterman, Agnes
Conductors:
Ensemble: Orchestre de chambre de Roumaine

A victim of both the Nazis and French anti-Semitism, where he had fled from Germany, Tokayer served in the French foreign legion to prove his...continue...

Schubert: Sonata Op. 120; Liszt: Sonata in B Minor; Schumann: Liebeslied / Christophe Simonet, piano

1 CD / Anima Records / 2012-06-12

Works: Franz Schubert: Sonata for Piano in A major, D 664/Op. 120; Franz Liszt: Sonata for Piano in B minor, S 178; Auf dem Wasser zu singen (Schubert) for Piano, S 558 no 2
Performers: Simonet, Christophe

A faculty member at the Lille Conservatory, French pianist Christophe Simonet has performed in France, Europe and in Kenya and Polynesia. He was a finalist...continue...

Sonatas by Prokofiev, Ginastera, Szymanowski, Bartok / Evgeny Starodubtsev, piano

1 CD / Anima Records / 2012-06-12

A laureate of numerous international piano competitions, Russian pianist Evgeny Starodubtsev has appeared with orchestras in Romania, Portugal, Spain and Russia. He has presented recitals...continue...