Depraz, Xavier

Court of the Sun King / works by Lully, Couperin, Gilles, Grigny, Lalande, et al. [10 CDs]

10 CD / Erato / 2011-07-26

Works: Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Te Deum; Troisième Magnificat à 4 voix, motet for 4 voices, chorus, instruments & continuo, H. 79; Messe de minuit, for 5 voices, chorus, instruments & continuo, H...
Performers: Abdoun, Georges; Alain, Marie-Claire; Andre, Maurice; Angelici, Martha; Arizcuren, Elias; Backensteiner, Anne-Marie; Beckensteiner, Anne-Marie; Bessac, Francine; Boulay, Laurence; Brodard, Michel; Ca...
Conductors: Martini, Louis; Paillard, Jean-François; Devos, Louis; Frémaux, Louis; Corboz, Michel; Boulay, Laurence; Caillard, Philippe; Mandrin, Emmanuel; Cabré, Josep; Caillat, Stép...
Ensemble: ; Chorale des Jeunesses Musicales de France; Ensemble Vocal Stéphane Caillat; Gulbenkian Orchestra; Jean-François Paillard Chamber Orchestra; Musica Polyphonica

The Court of the Sun King is a 10CD set celebrating both the glories of the French Baroque and the glories of the Erato catalogue....continue...

Power & The Glory

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-04-26

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine, 1610; Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria in D major, RV 589; George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; Messiah; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass in C major, K 317 ...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Bayley, Clive; Bazola, Francois; Chilcott, Susan; Cornwell, Joseph; Crawley, Ben; Depraz, Xavier; Durufle-Chevalier, Marie-Madeleine; Felix, Thierry; Gruberova, Edita; Hol...
Conductors: Christie, William; Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Gardiner, John Eliot; Masur, Kurt; Leppard, Raymond; Barenboim, Daniel; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Jennings, Joseph; Rizzi, Carlo; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Werner, F...
Ensemble: ; Concentus Musicus Wien; Les Arts Florissants

Two a half hours of music to stir the soul....continue...

Dukas: Ariane et Barbe-Bleue

2 CD / Gall Import / 2010-02-23

Works: Paul Dukas: Ariane et Barbe-Bleue, opera; Emmanuel Chabrier: La sulamite, lyric scene for mezzo-soprano, female voices & orchestra; Maurice Ravel: Shéhérazade, poems (3) for soprano (or...
Performers: Capderou, Janine; Danco, Suzanne; Depraz, Xavier; Lovano, Lucien; Peyron, Joseph; Sautereau, Nadine
Conductors: Aubin, Tony; Ansermet, Ernest

Richard Strauss: Idoménée; Mozart: La Flûte Enchantée (Highlights)

2 CD / Gall Import / 2010-02-23

Works: Richard Strauss: Idomeneo, opera (arranged after Mozart's opera) o.Op. 117 (TrV 262, AV 191); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers: Berbie, Jane; Corazza, Remy; Dens, Michel; Depraz, Xavier; Giraudeau, Jean; Linval, Monique; Lovano, Lucien; Micheau, Janine; Monmart, Berthe; Monteil, Denise; Robin, Mado; Sellier, Jacqueline; Sicot...
Conductors: Cloez, Gustave; Froment, Louis de

Berlioz: L'Enfance du Christ / Andre Cluytens, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-10-20

Works: Hector Berlioz: L'enfance du Christ, Op. 25; Roméo et Juliette, Op. 17
Performers: Blanc, Ernest; Corazza, Remy; Cottret, Bernard; de los Angeles, Victoria; Depraz, Xavier; Gedda, Nicolai; Soyer, Roger
Conductors: Cluytens, André; Giulini, Carlo Maria
Ensemble: ; Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Prima voce - Nicolai Gedda

2 CD / Nimbus Records / 2008-10-14

Works: Georges Bizet: The Pearl Fishers, opera; Charles Gounod: Mireille; Roméo et Juliette; Faust; Jules Massenet: Manon; Werther; Daniel-François-Esprit Auber: La muette de Portici; Modest Musso...
Performers: Christoff, Boris; de los Angeles, Victoria; Depraz, Xavier; Froumenty, Pierre; Gedda, Nicolai; Gorr, Rita; Ignal, Madeline; Loose, Emmy; Micheau, Janine; Vessieres, Andre; Vivalda, Janette; Zareska, ...
Conductors: Galliera, Alceo; Cluytens, André; Dobroven, Issay; Fourestier, Louis; Ackermann, Otto

The recordings for this 2-CD set have been carefully selected to show the extraordinary control Gedda has over his vocal resources, and to demonstrate his...continue...

Bizet: Les Pêcheurs de Perles / Fournet, Simoneau, Alarie

2 CD / Philips / 2005-09-13

Works: Georges Bizet: The Pearl Fishers, opera
Performers: Alarie, Pierrette; Bianco, Rene; Depraz, Xavier; Simoneau, Leopold [Tenor Vocals]
Conductors: Fournet, Jean
Ensemble: Elisabeth Brasseur Chorus

Bizet: Les pêcheurs de perles / Fournet, Simoneau, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2005-02-01

Works: Georges Bizet: The Pearl Fishers, opera
Performers: Alarie, Pierrette; Bianco, Rene; Depraz, Xavier; Simoneau, Leopold [Tenor Vocals]
Conductors: Fournet, Jean
Ensemble: Elisabeth Brasseur Chorus

Long neglected, this early opera by Bizet has gradually risen in popularity in recent years until it has become second only to 'Carmen' among Bizet's...continue...

Mozart-Strauss: Idomenée, etc/ Cloëz, Froment, Micheau

2 CD / Gala / 2004-06-05

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo, K 366; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers: Berbie, Jane; Corazza, Remy; Dens, Michel; Depraz, Xavier; Giraudeau, Jean [tenor]; Linval, Monique; Lovano, Lucien; Micheau, Janine; Monmart, Berthe; Monteil, Denise; Robin, Mado; Sellier, Jacquelin...
Conductors: Cloëz, Gustav; Froment, Louis de
Ensemble: Colonne Concerts Orchestra; ORTF Lyric Chorus; ORTF Lyric Orchestra

Dukas: Ariane et Barbe-Bleue; et al / Aubin, Depraz, et al

2 CD / Gala / 2003-09-30

Works: Paul Dukas: Ariane et Barbe-bleue; Emmanuel Chabrier: La sulamite; Maurice Ravel: Shéhérazade, poems (3) for soprano (or tenor) & orchestra (or piano)
Performers: Bellary, Marie-Luce; Boursin, Denise; Capderou, Janine; Collart, Claudine; Danco, Suzanne; Depraz, Xavier; Jollis, Georges; Lovano, Lucien; Monmart, Berthe; Peyron, Joseph; Sautereau, Nadine
Conductors: Aubin, Tony; Ansermet, Ernest
Ensemble: Chorus; Orchestra; Orchestre de la Société du Conservatoire Paris; Suisse Romande Chorus; Suisse Romande Orchestra