Naouri, Laurent

Music Painters [5 CDs]

7 CD / Naïve / 2012-01-31

Works: Maurice Ravel: Une barque sur l'océan, for orchestra; Rêves, song for voice & piano; Daphnis et Chloé Suite no 1; Deux mélodies hébraïques (Two Hebraic Melodies); Conc...
Performers: Armstrong, Louis; Ashkenazy, Vovka; Barreaux, Gerard; Berezovsky, Boris [Piano]; Blumenthal, Daniel; Bon, Maarten; Bostridge, Ian; Bruns, Peter; Cabasso, Laurent; Casals, Pablo; Cassard, Philippe; Ch...
Conductors: Krivine, Emmanuel; Robertson, David; Equilbey, Laurence; ; Grindenko, Anatoly; Yablonsky, Dmitry; Mihaylov, Zdravko; Von der Goltz, Gottfried; Spering, Christoph; Jean, Kenneth; Halász, Michael;...
Ensemble: ; Dizzy Gillespie All-Stars; Duo Campion-Vachon; Ensemble Kasbek; Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five; Rare Fruits Council; Tempo Jazz Men; Végh Quartet

Jean-Philippe Rameau: Platee / Minkowski, Agnew, Delunsch, Beuron [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2011-10-25

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Platée
Performers: Agnew, Paul; Beuron, Yann; Delunsch, Mireille; Le Texier, Vincent; Naouri, Laurent
Conductors: Minkowski, Marc
Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre

The creative team that triumphed with the Théâtre du Châtelet production of Offenbach's La Belle Hélène, turned their talents to Platée in this Opéra de...continue...
Run Time: 150 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.0, DTS 5.0
Subtitles: French, English, Ger...continue...

The Best of Operetta / Offenbach, Lehar, Strauss [3 DVD]

3 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2011-10-25

Works: Jacques Offenbach: La belle Hélène, operetta in 3 acts; Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; Franz Lehár: The Merry Widow
Performers: Beczala, Piotr; Beuron, Yann; Fassbaender, Brigitte; Gfrerer, Ute; Gilfry, Rodney; Gruberova, Edita; Lott, Felicity; Naouri, Laurent; Popp, Lucia; Schellenberger, Dagmar; Senechal, Michel; Weikl, Ber...
Conductors: Minkowski, Marc; Guschlbauer, Theodor; Welser-Möst, Franz
Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre; Musiciens du Louvre Chorus; Vienna State Opera Chorus; Vienna State Opera Orchestra; Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra

Live Recordings from the Theatre Musical de Paris - Chatelet, Zurich Opera House & Wiener Staatsoper...continue...
Run Time: 447 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, French...continue...

Great Opera Duets / Various Artists

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La Traviata; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucie de Lammermoor; Hector Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini, opera Op. 23; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orphee et Euredice; Jacques Offenbach: La Belle Hé...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Alagna, Roberto; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Auger, Arleen; Beuron, Yann; Blake, Rockwell; Blythe, Stephanie; Bostridge, Ian; Ciofi, Patrizia; Daniels, David; Dessay, Natali...
Conductors: Rizzi, Carlo; Pidò, Evelino; Nelson, John; Gardiner, John Eliot; Minkowski, Marc; Plasson, Michel; Pappano, Antonio; Harding, Daniel; Norrington, Roger; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Hickox, Richard; ;...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Artaserse; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Il Complesso Barocco; Il Seminario Musicale

Great Opera Duets is a 2-CD collection which traces the operatic and oratorio duet from its origins to the modern era - a program spanning...continue...

Glyndebourne: Comedy & Tragedy / Puccini, Donizetti, Verdi, etc. [6 DVD]

6 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-07-26

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Falstaff; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Sergei Rachmaninov: The miserly knight, Op 24
Performers: Auty, Peter; Battaglia, Paolo; Berkeley-Steele, Richard; Best, Jonathan; Bezduz, Bulent; Christoyannis, Tassis; Corbelli, Alessandro; Daza, Alfredo; Di Pasquale, Luciano; Elliott, Alasdair; Giordano,...
Conductors: Jurowski, Vladimir; Benini, Maurizio; Jordan, Philippe
Ensemble: Glyndebourne Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra

The Glyndebourne Festival is a quintessentially English summer event. The world's most acclaimed artists, conductors and directors excel in producing top-flight performances every year and...continue...
Run Time: 750 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS 5.1
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Lully: Armide / Christie, Les Arts Florissants, Agnew, DÆOustrac [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / FRA Musica / 2011-06-14

Works: Jean-Baptiste Lully: Armide, LWV 71
Performers: Agnew, Paul; Berg, Nathan; Callahan, Marc; DAEOustrac, Stephanie; Dahlin, Anders; Debono, Claire; Druet, Isabelle; Mauillon, Marc; Naouri, Laurent; Tortise, Andrew
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants

Twenty-four years ago , William Christie and Les Arts Florissants premièred Jean-Baptiste Lully's opera Atys at the Opéra Comique in Paris. It was a smashing...continue...
Run Time: 197 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): DTS 5.1 Surround,
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Lully: Armide / Christie, Les Arts Florissants, Agnew, DÆOustrac [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / FRA Musica / 2011-06-14

Works: Jean-Baptiste Lully: Armide, LWV 71
Performers: Agnew, Paul; Berg, Nathan; Callahan, Marc; DAEOustrac, Stephanie; Dahlin, Anders; Debono, Claire; Druet, Isabelle; Mauillon, Marc; Naouri, Laurent; Tortise, Andrew
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants

Twenty-four years ago , William Christie and Les Arts Florissants premièred Jean-Baptiste Lully's opera Atys at the Opéra Comique in Paris. It was a smashing...continue...
Run Time: 197 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby Digital 2.0, DTS 5.1
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Offenbach: Orphee au Enfers; La Belle Helene / Marc Minkowski [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2011-05-31

Works: Jacques Offenbach: Orphée aux enfers; La belle Hélène, operetta in 3 acts
Performers: Beuron, Yann; Cole, Steven; Dessay, Natalie; Fouchecourt, Jean Paul; Le Roux, Francois; Lott, Felicity; Naouri, Laurent; Olmeda, Martine; Sénéchal, Michel
Conductors: Minkowski, Marc
Ensemble: Grenoble Chamber Orchestra; Les Musiciens du Louvre; Lyon National Opera Orchestra; Musiciens du Louvre Chorus

Arthaus presents an Offenbach Box Set (Orphée aux Enfers & La belle Hélène) featuring Marc Minkowski - the preeminent Offenbach conductor of our day but...continue...
Run Time: 276 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...

Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini / Gergiev, Fritz, Kovalevska, Naouri [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Naxos (USA) / 2011-04-26

Works: Hector Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini, opera Op. 23
Performers: Fritz, Burkhard; Kovalevska, Maija; Mas, Xavier; Naouri, Laurent; Petrenko, Mikhail; Plachetka, Adam; Tagliavini, Roberto
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

"A mix of futurism a la Metropolis, fantasy a la Batman and quotes from Piranesi's Carceri, juxtaposed in the form of photo montages, enhanced with......continue...
Run Time: 164 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, Fre...continue...

Musqiue Francaise / Michel Plasson [37 CD]

37 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-11-22

Works: Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14; Le carnaval romain (Roman Carnival Overture), ouverture catactéristique for orchestra, H.95 (Op. 9); Le corsaire Overture, Op. 21; Harold in Italy ...
Performers: Alain, Marie-Claire; Amyel, Arlette; Armengaud, Jean-Pierre; Barto, Tzimon; Bismuth, David; Caussé, Gérard [Viola]; Chesis, Linda; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Collardot, Timothée; Co...
Conductors: Plasson, Michel

For 30 years Michel Plasson has recorded French music exclusively for EMI Classics. This exclusive box is truly unique as it covers all the masterpieces...continue...

In Celebration / William Christie

6 CD / Erato / 2010-10-26

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine; Sigismondo d'India: Alme luci beate / Io vi lascio mie scorte, madrigal for 5 voices; Sospir che del bel patto, madrigal (from Madrigali a cinque voci,...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Auvity, Cyril; Bardon, Patricia; Bayley, Clive; Berg, Nathan [Baritone Vocal]; Beuron, Yann; Blochwitz, Hans-Peter; Bontoux, Bertrand; Bostridge, Ian; Cavallier, Nicolas; ...
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: ; Les Sacqueboutiers; Orlando Gibbons Viol Ensemble

Debussy: Pelleas et Melisande / De Billy, Dessay, Degout, Naouri [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Virgin Classics / 2010-01-12

Works: Claude Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande
Performers: Degout, Stephane; Dessay, Natalie; Ens, Phillip; Lemieux, Marie-Nicole; Mirfin, Timothy; Naouri, Laurent
Conductors: De Billy, Bertrand
Ensemble: Arnold Schoenberg Choir; Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra

"There's more to life than top notes," Natalie Dessay has said. She has, of course, made her reputation with the florid, stratospheric heroines of Romantic...continue...
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Picture Format: NTSC, Color
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Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini / Gergiev/Vienna PO, Fritz, Kovalevska [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Naxos (USA) / 2009-12-15

Works: Hector Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini, opera Op. 23
Performers: Fritz, Burkhard; Kovalevska, Maija; Mas, Xavier; Naouri, Laurent; Petrenko, Mikhail; Plachetka, Adam; Tagliavini, Roberto
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

‘A mix of futurism a la Metropolis, fantasy a la Batman and quotes from Piranesi's Carceri, juxtaposed in the form of photo montages, enhanced withrobots,...continue...
Run Time: 164 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 19:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby Digital 2.0, Dolby Surround 5.0, DTS 5.0
Subtitles: English, Fren...continue...

Offenbach / Orphee aux enfers / Minkowski / Opera National de Lyon / Dessay, Beuron [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2009-11-17

Works: Jacques Offenbach: Orphée aux enfers
Performers: Berthon, Cassandre; Beuron, Yann; Cela, Alketa; Cole, Steven; Dessay, Natalie; Fallout, Maryline; Fouchecourt, Jean Paul; Lescroart, Etienne; Naouri, Laurent; Olmeda, Martine; Plesner, Sharman; Pocho...
Conductors: Minkowski, Marc
Ensemble: Paris National Opera Chorus; Paris National Opera Orchestra

In the role of Eurydice, Natalie Dessay begins at once with a display of vocal and verbal pyrotechnics, which are then taken up by Yann...continue...
Run Time: 123 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...

Handel Anniversary Edition 1759-2009 - Arias & Duets / Dessay, Daniels, et al

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2009-05-05

Works: George Frederick Handel: MEDLEY; Rodelinda; Dietro l'orme fuggaci, HWV 105 "Armida abbandonata"; Rinaldo; Ariodante; Sorgi il dì, HWV 72 "Aci, Galatea, e Polifemo"; Admeto, Rè di Tessag...
Performers: Abete, Antonio; Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Auger, Arleen; Banditelli, Gloria; Bonitatibus, Anna; Bostridge, Ian; Ciofi, Patrizia; Daneman, Sophie; Daniels, David; Dawson, Lynne; Dessay, Natalie; DiD...
Conductors: Norrington, Roger; ; Curtis, Alan; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Nelson, John; Hickox, Richard; Stubbs, Stephen [Lute]; Kraemer, Nicholas
Ensemble: ; Il Complesso Barocco; Il Seminario Musicale; Les Basses Réunies ; Raglan Baroque Players

To commemorate the 250th anniversary of Handel's death, Virgin Classics is releasing a 2-CD collection of his finest arias and duets. This generous selection includes...continue...

Rameau: Les Boréades / William Christie/Opéra National de Paris, Bonney, Agnew [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2009-04-28

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Les Boréades
Performers: Agnew, Paul; Azzaretti, Jael; Bonney, Barbara; Degout, Stephane; Naouri, Laurent; Panzarella, Anna Maria; Rivenq, Nicolas [baritone]; Spence, Toby
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants; Paris National Opera Orchestra

Written in 1763, this opera was abandoned in rehearsal, for reasons still unclear. Rameau died the following year and the work disappeared from public view...continue...
Run Time: 218 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanis...continue...

The Record of Singing Vol 5 - From the LP to the Digital Era

10 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-03-10

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Die Walküre; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Tristan und Isolde; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die tote Stadt (The Dead City); Ar...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Allen, Thomas; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocal]; Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Andre, Maurice; An...
Conductors: Ludwig, Leopold; Konwitschny, Franz; Dobroven, Issay; Weigert, Herman; Prêtre, Georges; Cluytens, André; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Karajan, Herbert von; Kempe, Rudolf; Susskind, Walter; Bl...
Ensemble: ; Collegium Vocale (Ghent); Consort of Musicke; Ensemble Artaserse; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Fretwork; Hespèrion XX ; Il Complesso Barocco; Il Seminario Musicale; La Grande Écurie et ...

EMI Classics is proud to present two 10-CD boxed sets of 'The Record of Singing'. Together this collection offers a breath-taking overview of the past...continue...

Bizet: Carmen / Jordan/Glyndebourne Opera, von Otter, Haddock [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2008-11-25

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera
Performers: Best, Jonathan; Haddock, Marcus; Hayes, Quentin; Hegarty, Mary; Judson, Colin; Lopez, Franck; Milne, Lisa; Naouri, Laurent; Rice, Christine; von Otter, Anne Sofie; Voschezang, Hans; Wise, Anthony
Conductors: Jordan, Philippe
Ensemble: Glyndebourne Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra

David McVicar's exhilarating production, with Anne Sofie von Otter in the title role, restores the Opera Comique to Bizet's masterpiece. Philippe Jordan, in his Glyndebourne...continue...
Run Time: 229 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0, Dolby 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish
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Offenbach: La Vie Parisienne / Rouland, Devellereau, Wesseling [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EMI Classics / 2008-11-11

Works: Jacques Offenbach: La vie parisienne
Performers: Bou, Jean-Sebastien; Callahan, Marc; Canniccioni, Michelle; Devellereau, Marie; Fouchecourt, Jean Paul; Garcia, Jesus; Naouri, Laurent; Wesseling, Maria Riccarda
Conductors: Rouland, Sebastien
Ensemble: Lyon Opera Chorus; Lyon Opera Orchestra

After the smash hit of 'La Fille du Regiment' with Natalie Dessay and Juan Diego Florez, Virgin Classics continues to develop its DVD catalog with...continue...
Region: All
Picture Format: 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby 5.0, DTS 5.0
Subtitles: German, English, French, Italian, Spanish
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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: Stryncl, Marek; Schneebeli, Olivier; 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...

Lamenti - Cavalli, Monteverdi, Carissimi, etc / Emmanuel Haïm, Le Concert d'Astrée, et al

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2008-10-14

Works: Francesco Cavalli: Egisto; Didone; Claudio Monteverdi: Lamento della Ninfa (Canto Amoroso); Lasciatemi morire "Lamento d'Arianna a 1"; L'Incirinazione Di Poppea; L'Orfeo; Barbara Strozzi: Cantate, ar...
Performers: Ciofi, Patrizia; Dessay, Natalie; DiDonato, Joyce; Gens, Veronique; Haim, Emmanuelle [Condcutor/Harpsichord]; Jaroussky, Philippe; Lehtipuu, Topi; Naouri, Laurent; Purves, Christopher; Villazon, Rola...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Le Concert d'Astrée

Emmanuelle Haim follows her acclaimed 2006 recording of Monteverdi's 'Combattimento' with an unusual and inventive program on the theme of the lamento, a literary and...continue...

Donizetti: L'Elisir d'amore / Gardner/Paris Opera, Heidi Grant Murphy, Ambrogio Maestri [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2008-09-01

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera
Performers: Grant Murphy, Heidi; Groves, Paul; Maestri, Ambrogio; Naouri, Laurent; Zamojska, Aleksandra
Conductors: Gardner, Edward
Ensemble: Paris National Opera Chorus; Paris National Opera Orchestra

Director Laurent Pelly has entertained Parisians with a string of successful comic opera productions. This new 'L'Elisir d'amore' from Bel Air is delightfully fresh and...continue...
Run Time: 133 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
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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...

Roussel - Les Mélodies - Complete Solo Vocal Works

2 CD / Timpani / 2008-01-24

Works: Albert Roussel: Poèmes (4), Op. 3; Poèmes (4), Op. 8; La ménace, Op. 9; Flammes, Op. 10; Poèmes chinois (2), Op. 12; Mélodies (2), Op. 19; Mélodies (2), Op. 20; Poè...
Performers: Beuron, Yann; Devellereau, Marie; Eidi, Billy; Naouri, Laurent; Plasman, Etienne
Conductors: Ossonce, Jean Yves
Ensemble: Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra

"Accounting for a quarter of his output, Roussel's songs reflect each twist and turn of his creative life. With beguiling singing and sympathetic accompaniments, this...continue...

Bach: Magnificat; Handel / Haïm, Dessay, Jaroussky, et al

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2007-11-20

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Magnificat; George Frederick Handel: Dixit Dominus
Performers: Degand, Stephanie-Marie; Deshayes, Karine; Dessay, Natalie; Naouri, Laurent; Spence, Toby
Conductors: Haïm, Emmanuelle
Ensemble: Le Concert d'Astrée

This month, Virgin Classics is proud to offer a new recording of the ever-popular Bach 'Magnificat' and Handel 'Dixit Dominus', bringing together for the first...continue...

The Miracle of the Voice - Natalie Dessay

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2007-01-16

Works: Léo Delibes: Lakmé; Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne; Gaîté Parisienne; Robinson Crusoé; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Le pardon de Ploërmel "Dinorah"; Jules Mass...
Performers: Bonaccorso, Rosario; Cassar, Yvan; Cavallier, Nicolas; Ceccarelli, Andre; Dessay, Natalie; Naouri, Laurent; Nougaro, Claude; Tezier, Ludovic
Conductors: Plasson, Michel; Fournillier, Patrick; Minkowski, Marc; Langrée, Louis; Guschlbauer, Theodor; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Pappano, Antonio; Schoenwandt, Michael; Conlon, James; Rombi, Philippe; Davis...

From Baroque music to Stravinsky, this 2-CD compilation offers a comprehensive sample of Natalie Dessay's musicianship....continue...

Rameau: Hippolyte et Aricie / Minkowski, Fouchécourt, et al

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-09-12

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Hippolyte et Aricie, tragédie lyrique
Performers: Coadou, Luc; Dyck, Stephan Van; Fink, Bernarda [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Fouchecourt, Jean-Paul; Gens, Veronique; Georgel, Jean-Louis; Hall, Meredith; Katz, Florence; Massis, Annick; Meunier, Jean-Louis...
Conductors: Minkowski, Marc
Ensemble: Ensemble Sagittarius (Vocal/Instr. Ensemble); Les Musiciens du Louvre - Grenoble

"...I think that it will be difficult to better the Minkowski performance and would easily recommend it to anyone eager to become acquainted with a...continue...

Rameau: Les Paladins / Topi Lehtipuu, Stephanie Dæoustrac, Laurent Naouri, Sandrine Piau [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2006-01-17

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Les Paladins
Performers: D'Oustrac, Stephanie; Lehtipuu, Topi; Naouri, Laurent; Piau, Sandrine; Piolino, Francois
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants

Run Time: 204 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, Ge...continue...

Musiques à Orsay - Debussy, etc

1 CD / Naïve / 2005-10-18

Works: Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Maurice Ravel: Jeux d'eau; Introduction and Allegro for Harp, Flute, Clarinet and String Quartet; Claude Debussy: Les a...
Performers: Azzolini, Sergio; Bauer, Marc; Beroff, Michel; Bouquet, Carole; Brezynski, Daniel; Castets, Maryse; Desjardins, Dominique; Holzmair, Wolfgang; Kruysen, Bernard; Lee, Noel [Piano]; Meyer, Paul; Moragu...
Conductors: Rosenthal, Manuel; Lombard, Alain; Equilbey, Laurence; Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: Accentus Chamber Choir; Bordeaux Aquitaine Orchestra; French National Orchestra; Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra

Frances Musee dOrsay is an historic building, in which all of the arts from the second half of the 19th century are represented. The works...continue...

London Symphony Orchestra (1904-2004) - Centennial Set

4 CD / Andante / 2005-01-18

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Oberon, J 306; Hector Berlioz: King Lear Overture, Op. 4; Benvenuto Cellini, opera Op. 23; Ludwig van Beethoven: Coriolan Overture in C minor, Op. 62; Franz Schubert: Symphony n...
Performers: Futral, Elizabeth [Soprano Vocals]; Naouri, Laurent; Sabbatini, Giuseppe
Conductors: Nikisch, Arthur; Harty, Hamilton, Sir; Walter, Bruno; Krips, Josef; Monteux, Pierre; Kertész, István; Solti, Sir Georg; Abbado, Claudio; Previn, Andre; Thomas, Michael Tilson; Davis, Colin
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

The year 1904 saw a historic and unprecedented event, the creation of the United Kingdom's first orchestra governed and managed by the players themselves -...continue...

Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini / Nelson, Kunde, et al

3 CD / Virgin Classics / 2005-01-11

Works: Hector Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini, opera Op. 23
Performers: Ciofi, Patrizia; Delaigue, Renaud; DiDonato, Joyce; Huchet, Eric; Kunde, Gregory; Lapointe, Jean Francois; Mauillon, Marc; Naouri, Laurent; Nedelec, Ronan; Nemtanu, Sarah [Violin]; Salha, Eric
Conductors: Nelson, John
Ensemble: French National Radio Chorus

Virgin Classics presents a new recording of Berlioz's gigantic operatic work 'Benvenuto Cellini', recorded at La Maison de Radio France in 2003 in parallel to...continue...

Berlioz: La Révolution Grecque, etc / Plasson, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2004-01-13

Works: Hector Berlioz: Sara la baigneuse, for 2 voices, 2 choruses & orchestra, Op. 11; Tristia, for chorus & Orchestra, Op. 18; La Mort d'Ophélie, for women's chorus & orchestra, H. 92b; Marche fun&...
Performers: Bismuth, David; Naouri, Laurent; Rivenq, Nicolas; Villars, Frank; Villazon, Rolando
Conductors: Plasson, Michel
Ensemble: Les Elements Chamber Choir; Toulouse Capitole Orchestra

Note: This title is rare and is considered a collector’s item. It is priced according to its common market value. If the record label that...continue...

Ravel: Songs / Mula, Millot, Brua, Naouri, Abramovitz, et al

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-01-01

Works: Maurice Ravel: Chants populaires; Chanson du rouet, song for voice & piano; Noël des jouets; Mélodies hébraïques (2); Épigrammes (2) de Clément Marot; Mél...
Performers: Abramovitz, David; Brua, Claire; Gagnepain, Xavier; Millot, Valerie; Mula-Tchako, Inva; Naouri, Laurent; Prat, Vincen; Theruel, Gerard

"Hard as it is to believe, substantive collections of Ravel's songs are remarkably rare beasts, and no truly complete survey exists. Nonetheless, there are riches...continue...

Handel: Aci, Galatea, e Polifemo / Haïm, Piau, Mingardo, etc

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2003-06-02

Works: George Frederick Handel: Sorgi il dì, HWV 72 "Aci, Galatea, e Polifemo"
Performers: Haim, Emmanuelle [Condcutor/Harpsichord]; Naouri, Laurent; Piau, Sandrine
Conductors: Haïm, Emmanuelle

Emmanuelle Haim's second recording as exclusive artist on Virgin Classics is of Handel's 'Aci, Galatea e Polifemo'. This new recording features Haim's ensemble Le Concert...continue...

Bizet: Carmen [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2003-03-01

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera
Performers: Haddock, Marcus; Milne, Lisa; Naouri, Laurent; von Otter, Anne Sofie
Conductors: Jordan, Philippe
Ensemble: Glyndebourne Festival Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra

An exhilarating new Carmen from Glyndebourne. Director David McVicar describes Carmen as 'the first ever musical', and in his new production, with Anne Sofie van...continue...
Run Time: 220 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, Letterbox, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English
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Ma Vie Parisienne - Anne Sofie Von Otter Sings Offenbach

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2002-09-10

Works: Jacques Offenbach: La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein; Fantasio, comic opera in 3 acts; Le carnaval des revues, revue; Madame l'archiduc, operetta in 3 acts; Gaîté Parisienne; La bell...
Performers: d'Oustrac, Stéphanie; Keck, Jean-Christophe; Naouri, Laurent; Ragon, Gilles; von Otter, Anne Sofie

"Anne Sofie von Otter immediately stamps her brilliance on this fascinating collection as Offenbach's voluptuous Grand-Duchess. Her commanding projection and phrasing in 'Ah que j'aime...continue...

Radio France - Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande /Haitink, Otter

3 CD / Naïve / 2002-01-22

Works: Claude Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande
Performers: Couderec, Florence; Hery, Luc; Holzmair, Wolfgang; Naouri, Laurent; Schaer, Hanna; Varnier, Jerome; Vernhes, Alain
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: ORTF National Orchestra

"In the 1930s Debussy's 'Pelleas et Melisande' was written off by one critic as 'fit for snobs and pederasts'. Since then we've had Desormiere, Inghelbrecht...continue...

Offenbach: La Belle Hélène / Minkowski, Lott, Beuron, et al

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2001-11-06

Works: Jacques Offenbach: La belle Hélène
Performers: Alvaro, Laurent; Beuron, Yann; d'Oustrac, Stephanie; Gabriel, Alain; Huchet, Eric; LeRoux, Francois [Baritone Vocal]; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Naouri, Laurent; Senechal, Michel [Tenor Vocals];...
Conductors: Minkowski, Marc

"This new recording of 'La belle Helene' was made at the same time as performances at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris and the sense...continue...

Gluck: Iphigénie en Tauride / Minkowski, Delunsch, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2001-05-08

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Iphigénie en Tauride
Performers: Alvaro, Laurent; Beuron, Yann; Delgado-Boge, Claire; Delunsch, Mireille; Keenlyside, Simon; Kennedy, Nicki; Naouri, Laurent; Norman-Webb, Michelle
Conductors: Minkowski, Marc
Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre

"John Eliot Gardiner's 1985 Philips recording has long held pride of place... But Minkowski's has even greater incisiveness, immediacy and bravura. Sometimes his effects are...continue...

Rameau: Dardanus / Minkowski, Ainsley, Gens, Naouri, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2000-05-09

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Dardanus
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Bindi, Jean-Louis; Courtis, Jean-Philippe; Delunsch, Mireille; Gens, Veronique; Kozena, Magdalena; Masset, Francoise; Naouri, Laurent; Smythe, Russell
Conductors: Minkowski, Marc
Ensemble: Choeur des Musiciens du Louvre

Marc Minkowski made his debut on Archiv with his much-praised recording of Rameau's "Hippolyte et Aricie." Now he turns his attention to "Dardanus", widely regarded...continue...

Handel: Alcina / Christie, Fleming, Graham, Dessay, et al

3 CD / Erato / 2000-04-25

Works: George Frederick Handel: Alcina
Performers: Collobert, Laurent; Demarteau, Eric; Dessay, Natalie; Fleming, Renee; Graham, Susan; Lascarro, Juanita; Loughlin-Smith, Michael; Naouri, Laurent; Robinson, Timothy; Rossano, Maurizio
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Les Arts florissants

"In his 1999 Paris Opera production, Christie defied expectations by choosing a non-Baroque specialist cast, with Renee Fleming, Susan Graham, Natalie Dessay and Juanita Lascarro...continue...

Gluck: Armide / Minkowski, Delunsch, Workman, Naouri, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1999-11-16

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Armide
Performers: Beuron, Yann; Delunsch, Mireille; Gabail, Valerie; Gregoire, Thierry; Heaston, Nicole; Hurtaud, Jean-Christophe; Kozena, Magdalena; Masset, Francoise; Naouri, Laurent; Podles, Ewa; Polegato, Brett; R...

"...for most listereners this new recording will introduct an opera well worth getting to know...[The opera] comes across vividly in Marc Minkowski's spirited account, which...continue...

Handel: La Resurrezione / Minkowski, Les Musiciens du Louvre

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1996-12-05

Works: George Frederick Handel: La Resurrezione di Nostro Signor Gesù Cristo, HWV 47
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Maguire, Linda; Massis, Annick; Naouri, Laurent; Smith, Jennifer [Vocals]
Conductors: Minkowski, Marc
Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre

Handel's first oratorio (a sacred opera seria, really) is loaded with goodies that excite musicians and audiences alike: glittering coloratura spectaculars, showy boasts for Lucifer,...continue...
Personnel: Jennifer Smith , Annick Massis (soprano); Linda Maguire (mezzo soprano); John Mark Ainsley (tenor); Laurent Naouri (bass voice).

Recording information: Salle Wagram, Paris (04/1995)....continue...

Mozart: Die Zauberflöte / Christie, Blochwitz, Dessay, et al

2 CD / Erato Import / 1996-02-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers: Blochwitz, Hans-Peter; Cole, Steven; Colin, Damien; Croset, Patrick Olivier; Dessay, Natalie; Dutournier, Stephane; Hagen, Reinhard; Josey, Christopher; Kitchen, Linda; Lamprecht, Doris; Mannion, Ros...
Conductors: Carsen, Robert; Christie, William
Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants