Emmanuel Krivine

The first volume in an exciting new series on Naïve which sees director Emmanuel Krivine and his orchestra, La Chambre Philharmonique, record the complete Beethoven Symphonies on period instruments. This eagerly anticipated new recording combines the large-scale vigour, drama and passion of Beethoven with the expert musicianship of Emmanuel Krivine, Choeur de chambre les Eléments and his superb La Chambre Philharmonique. The interpretation of the complete Beethoven Symphonies in partnership with three venues (the Cité de la Musique in Paris, MC2: Grenoble, and the Théâtre de Caen) and the associated recordings on Naïve mark a defining moment for the orchestra’s profile.

Formed by Krivine in 2004, La Chambre Philharmonique consists of musicians from the greatest European ensembles all motivated by the same desire to make music. In its short recording history, La Chambre Philharmonique has already received high critical acclaim. Its second release, devoted to Mendelssohn (2007), won numerous awards in the press including ƒƒƒƒ in Télérama. The first-ever recording on period instruments of Dvorák’s Symphony ‘From the New World’, coupled with Schumann’s Konzertstück, won a Classique d’Or RTL on its release by Naïve in 2008.

The beginning of collaboration between ZZT, Emmanuel Krivine and the Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra, with an exceptional guest: Karine Deshayes.

This disc brings together some of Maurice Ravel's most popular scores, in particular the Bolero, and Karine Deshayes gives a highly moving interpretation of Shéhérazade, in the tradition of the great Régine Crespin, which the latter had mentioned herself.

The first Debussy disc (La Mer 1C1165) received very positive critical acclaim from the classical press and rightfully hailed Emmanuel Krivine as one of the conducting greats, revisiting one of the greatest French composers.

French composers had taken little interest in the cello until the 1870s when three wonderful masterpieces were written. Orchestre National de Lyon led by Emmanuel Krivine accompanies the magnificent, Anne Gastinel in performances of cello works by Saint-Saëns, Lalo and Fauré. The vigour, elegance and charm of Saint-Saëns, the expressiveness, imagination and exotic touch of Lalo, the humanity, feeling and depth of Fauré: these three works sum up the spirit of French music.

Debussy, La Mer, Images… this is hardly the first time that a disc has been devoted to them! But when one of the most highly-ranked conductors in France is at the head of the ‘Frenchest’ of non-French orchestras and the result is an in depth interpretation, brimming with vigour, then everyone should take note.

‘Emmanuel Krivine is one of today’s greatest conductors’ The Guardian

Last of this month’s reissues from Timpani sees orchestral works of Ropartz back in the catalogue. A splendid collection of world premiere recordings.