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Julie Fuchs (soprano) & Alphonse Cemin (piano) Julie Fuchs, the 26-year-old soprano from Avignon, has just won a Victoire de la Musique Classique in the 'Lyrical Revelation of the Year' category, after being hailed a Classical Revelation by the perfomers’ rights society, ADAMI and carrying off the Gabriel Dessurget prize at the 2011 Aix-en-Provence Festival. Today, roles such as Susanna in 'Figaro' or Urgande in 'Amadis de Gaule' correspond perfectly to the quality of her voice, as did the title role in 'Acis et Galatée' which she took in July 2011 for the Aix-en-Provence Festival. Over the coming decade, that voice and that stage presence will see her moving towards weightier roles, with the title role of La Traviata beckoning. She’s at the start of a big career: one to watch. “Fuchs’ bright soprano radiates character and sensitivity. An enchanting disc.” Financial Times, 16th March 2013 **** | 
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| |  | Debussy: Clair de lune
Two leading French performers – soprano Natalie Dessay and pianist Philippe Cassard – come together in vocal works from the early career of Claude Debussy, whose 150th anniversary falls in 2012. Their recital includes four unpublished songs reflecting the young composer’s love for the soprano wife of one of his patrons. In Cassard’s words, Dessay informs these works with “her charisma as an actress, her energy, her temperament and her virtuosity, with its joyous sense of fun”. Claude Debussy, whose 150th anniversary falls in 2012, signed his scores ‘musicien français’ in the final years of his life. Two leading French musicians of today collaborate on this disc of the composer’s songs – including a number of rarities – and his cantata, La damoiselle élue, based on the poetry of Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Philippe Cassard – whose impeccable Debussy credentials include performances of the composer’s complete piano works – wrote to Natalie Dessay after he had been deeply impressed by her interpretation of Mélisande, which can be seen on a Virgin Classics DVD of Pelléas et Mélisande (catalogue No 6961379). He suggested she would be perfect for a series of songs Debussy had composed around the age of 20. As Cassard recounts: “At the time, Debussy was very much in love with Marie Vasnier, an older woman married to a man who helped Debussy at the beginning of his career. She was a light soprano and he composed some 40 songs for her, to poems by Bourget, Banville, Bouchor and Verlaine. They all reflect his feelings for Madame Vasnier. “In 2010 I was shown a collection of Debussy manuscripts. Among them were four songs I had never heard of – and which the Debussy expert Denis Herlin confirmed were not officially documented. One of them, ‘Les Elfes’, to a poem by Leconte de Lisle, is, at 174 bars, the longest song Debussy ever wrote, and contains high vocalises, chord sequences taken from Wagner’s ‘Ride of the Valkyries’ and melodic motifs showing the influence of Massenet and Delibes. Another, ‘Le matelot qui tombe à l'eau’, to a poem by Bouchor, is the shortest of all his songs, a dreamy little bubble of wit.” Writing to Natalie Dessay after he had seen her Mélisande in Vienna, Cassard explained that “she would be the only person able to inhabit and embody these early Debussy songs … that her charisma as an actress, her energy, her temperament and her virtuosity, with its joyous sense of fun, would enable her to offer an interpretation that was different and really personal … something far away from a performing tradition that portrays preciosity, restrained intimacy and pseudo-Impressionism, which to me seems out of place in these works: they might be poetic, but they are also full of passion.” Dessay had in fact sung many of Debussy’s songs in the past, and she was delighted to return to them as she and Cassard made a selection from repertoire which, as the pianist says, “shows Debussy trying out all sorts of genres, testing his ammunition and his discoveries.” Describing the partnership with Dessay, Cassard says: “I’ve worked with many singers and this collaboration with Natalie Dessay gave me the privilege and joy of meeting an inspired, but humble artist with a perpetually questing spirit, always ready to question the text and the score. Her straightforwardness and integrity are rare in a professional world so obsessed with appearances. I am eternally grateful to her.” “[In 'Les elfes'] Dessay brilliantly handles the dialogue among the song's characters and delivers some of the best vocal shading of the disc when the elf princess admits that she is, in fact, dead. It's an extremely effective performance but would have been more so five years ago, when the voice had less mileage.” Gramophone Magazine, March 2012 “that silvery soprano voice [...] caresses these delicately perfumed offerings (some of them unpublished) with nonchalant French elegance, a winning soubrette sparkle, and loving regard for the meaning and poetry of every word.” The Times, 16th March 2012 **** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Diana Damrau: Recital at Baden Baden & Documentary 'Diva Divina'From the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden
Debussy: | Nuit d'étoiles Le Lilas Fleur des blés (André Girod) Claire de lune (song) Mandoline (Verlaine) Beau Soir Apparition - song (1884) Arabesque No. 1 | Fauré: | Impromptu No. 6 in D flat major for harp, Op. 86 Après un rêve, Op. 7 No. 1 Clair de Lune, Op. 46 No. 2 Sérénade toscane Op. 3 No. 2 Les berceaux, Op. 23 No. 1 Adieu, Op. 21 No. 3, from Poème d'un jour Notre amour Op. 23 No. 2 | Gounod: | Ave Maria | Schumann: | Lied der Suleika, Op. 25 No. 9 Der Nussbaum, Op. 25 No. 3 Die Lotosblume, Op. 25 No. 7 Er ist's! Op. 79 No. 23 (Eduard Mörike) Widmung, Op. 25 No. 1 | Strauss, R: | Nichts, Op. 10 No. 2 Freundliche Vision, Op. 48 No. 1 All mein Gedanken ... Op. 21 No. 1 Wiegenlied, Op. 41 No. 1 Die Nacht, Op. 10 No. 3 Morgen, Op. 27 No. 4 Kling! Op. 48 No. 3 Ständchen, Op. 17 No. 2 |
This DVD, centered on the dazzling German soprano Diana Damrau, complements a ravishing recital with a fascinating documentary. In March 2013, Damrau achieved “a daring victory” (in the words of the New York Times) when the Metropolitan Opera witnessed her first-ever performances of Verdi’s La traviata. In recent years she has made the transition from glittering, stratospheric roles such as Mozart’s Queen of the Night and Strauss’ Zerbinetta to lyrical heroines of greater emotional complexity, such as Gilda in Rigoletto, Adina in L’elisir d’amore and Lucia di Lammermoor. A series of triumphs at the Met have made her a favourite singer in New York – as she is in other leading opera houses around the world. In the documentary, Diana Damrau – Diva Divina, the soprano explains that, when she was just 12 years old, it was La traviata (in Franco Zeffirelli’s lavish 1982 cinematic version) that inspired her to make a career in opera. The documentary, directed by Beatrix Conrad, follows Damrau over the course of nine months, covering operatic performances and rehearsals in Geneva, New York, Paris and Munich, recitals, recordings and the arrival of her first child, Alexander. The recital, filmed at the impressive Festspielhaus in Baden-Baden, pairs Damrau with the French harpist Xavier de Maistre in an exquisite selection of songs by Schumann, Fauré, Debussy and Strauss. Among the best-loved items in the programme are: Schumann’s ‘Widmung’; both Fauré’s and Debussy’s settings of Verlaine’s poem ‘Clair de lune’; Fauré’s ‘Après un rêve’; a harp arrangement of Debussy’s piano Arabesque No 1; Strauss’ ‘Morgen‘ and ‘Ständchen’ and, among the encores, the famed Bach-Gounod ‘Ave Maria’. In the course of 2013, Damrau and de Maistre will also perform together in concert seasons in Washington D.C., Paris, Geneva, Lyon, Reykjavik, Hamburg, Munich and London and at festivals in Menton, Gstaad, Schwarzenberg and Grafenegg. Reviewing the performance in Baden-Baden – for which the audience joined Damrau and de Maistre on the stage, rather than being distanced from them in the expansive auditorium – the Badische Neueste Nachrichten wrote of Damrau as a recitalist “whose vocal material and abilities as a storyteller approach perfection”, while the Badisches Tagblatt said:” Damrau’s diction is a pleasure, her vocal flexibility amazing. She sings phrases with ample breath, while her nuanced shadings create subtle changes of mood from song to song.” Die Rheinpfalz described the “gentle, sometimes ethereal tones of the harp” as being in perfect harmony with the “exceptionally subtle and detailed vocal art of the soprano … particularly exceptional are the delicate tracery and colours of Diana Damrau’s singing. Her shaping and accenting of the text is meticulous, her phrasing is of great sensitivity and her dynamics are richly nuanced, yet her song performances are never mannered, rather always full of lyrical feeling.” |
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| |  | 50 Best Smooth Classics
Albinoni: | Concerto Op. 9 No. 3 for two oboes & strings in F major: Adagio | Allegri: | Miserere mei, Deus | Bach, J S: | Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV1043: Largo ma non tanto Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV1068: Air ('Air on a G String') | Barber, S: | Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 | Beethoven: | Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 ‘Moonlight': Adagio sostenuto | Brahms: | Wiegenlied, Op. 49 No. 4 (Lullaby) (arr. P. Nagy) | Canteloube: | Songs of the Auvergne: Baïlèro | Chopin: | Prelude Op. 28 No. 15 in D flat major ‘Raindrop' (two versions) | Debussy: | Claire de lune (song) Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune Arabesque No. 1 | Delibes: | Coppelia - Waltz of the Doll Lakmé: Dôme épais (Flower Duet) | Dvorak: | Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 'From the New World' - Largo | Elgar: | Nimrod (from Enigma Variations) Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20 - Allegretto | Fauré: | Pavane, Op. 50 Requiem: Pie Jesu Dolly Suite, Op. 56: No. 5, Tendresse (orch. H. Rabaud) | Finzi: | Eclogue, Op. 10 | Giazotto: | The Albinoni Adagio | Gluck: | Orfeo ed Euridice (Orphée et Euridice): Dance of the Blessed Spirits | Grieg: | Våren, elegiac melody for strings, Op. 34 No. 2 Peer Gynt: Morning | Handel: | Ombra mai fu (from Serse) | Holst: | Venus, the Bringer of Peace (The Planets) | Howells: | Salvator mundi | Lauridsen: | O magnum mysterium | Mahler: | Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor - Adagietto | Mascagni: | Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo | Mendelssohn: | A Midsummer Night's Dream: Nocturne | Mozart: | Flute & Harp Concerto in C major, K299 - Andantino Ave verum corpus, K618 | Puccini: | Humming Chorus (from Madama Butterfly) | Rachmaninov: | Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini - Variation 18 Bogorodice Devo Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: 2 - Adagio sostenuto | Saint-Saëns: | Le carnaval des animaux: Le Cygne | Satie: | Gymnopédie No. 1 (version for guitar and orchestra) | Shostakovich: | Romance (from The Gadfly) Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major, Op. 102 - Andante | Stanford: | The Blue Bird, Op. 119 No. 3 | Tárrega: | Recuerdos de la Alhambra | Tavener: | Song for Athene | Tchaikovsky: | Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 'Pathétique' - Allegro con grazia | Vaughan Williams: | The Lark Ascending Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis | Whitacre: | Sleep |
Francois-Joel Thiollier (piano), Takako Nishizaki (violin), Alexander Jablokov (violin), Adriana Kohutkova (soprano), Denisa Slepkovska (mezzo-soprano), Bernd Glemser (piano), Peter Nagy (piano), Veronique Gens (soprano), Mats Bergstrom (guitar), Anthony Camden (oboe), Peter Donohoe (piano), Irina Zaritzkaya (piano), Klara Kormendi (piano), Idil Biret (piano), David Greed (violin), Jeno Jando (piano), Lisa Beckley (soprano), Colm Carey (organ), Carys-Anne Lane (soprano), Jiri Valek (flute), Hana Mullerova (harp), Michael Houstoun (piano), Jozef Cejka (oboe), Gerald Garcia (guitar) Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, St. John's College Choir, Cambridge, Capella Istropolitana, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Lille National Orchestra, London Virtuosi, Northern Sinfonia, F, Andrew Mogrelia, Marin Alsop, Christopher Robinson, Oliver Dohnanyi, Johannes Wildner, Gyorgy Lehel, James DePreist, Jean-Claude Casadesus, Richard Edlinger, Keith Clark, John Georgiadis, Howard Griffiths, Eric-Olof Soderstrom, Anthony Bramall, Alexander | |
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| |  | Songs of Debussy and Fauré
Benita Valente (soprano), Lydia Artymiw (piano) | |
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Debussy: | La Mer The Cleveland Orchestra, Pierre Boulez Trois Nocturnes The Cleveland Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, Pierre Boulez Jeux - Poème dansé The Cleveland Orchestra, Pierre Boulez Rhapsody for clarinet & piano (or orchestra), L. 116 'Première rapsodie' Franklin Cohen (clarinet) The Cleveland Orchestra, Pierre Boulez Images for orchestra The Cleveland Orchestra, Pierre Boulez Printemps, suite for piano 4 hands or orchestra, L. 61 The Cleveland Orchestra, Pierre Boulez Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune The Cleveland Orchestra, Pierre Boulez Fantasie for piano and orchestra Jean-Rodolphe Kars (piano) London Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Gibson Deux Danses for harp & strings Vera Badings (harp) Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam, Bernard Haitink Marche Écossaise Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam, Bernard Haitink Berceuse héroïque Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam, Eduard van Beinum Khamma Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam, Riccardo Chailly Danse - Tarantelle styrienne Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam, Riccardo Chailly Préludes - Books 1 & 2 (24, complete) Krystian Zimerman (piano) Images pour piano - Books 1 & 2 Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (piano) Children's Corner Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (piano) Études pour piano (12) (complete) Mitsuko Uchida (piano) Suite Bergamasque Zoltan Kocsis (piano) Images oubliées (3) for piano Zoltan Kocsis (piano) Pour le piano Zoltan Kocsis (piano) Estampes (3) (Complete) Zoltan Kocsis (piano) D'un cahier d'esquisses Zoltan Kocsis (piano) L'isle joyeuse Zoltan Kocsis (piano) Arabesques (2) Zoltan Kocsis (piano) Hommage à Haydn Zoltan Kocsis (piano) Rêverie Zoltan Kocsis (piano) Page d'album Zoltan Kocsis (piano) En blanc et noir Alfons & Aloys Kontarsky (pianos) Petite Suite Alfons & Aloys Kontarsky (pianos) Lindaraja Alfons & Aloys Kontarsky (pianos) L'Enfant prodigue: Cortege et Air de danse Alfons & Aloys Kontarsky (pianos) Ballade Alfons & Aloys Kontarsky (pianos) 6 Epigraphes antiques Alfons & Aloys Kontarsky (pianos) Symphonie in B minor Alfons & Aloys Kontarsky (pianos) String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10 Melos Quartet Violin Sonata Augustin Dumay (violin), Maria-Joao Pires (piano) Cello Sonata Mischa Maisky (cello), Martha Argerich (piano) Sonata for Flute, Viola & Harp Ensemble Wien-Berlin Syrinx for solo flute Wolfgang Schulz (flute) Ariettes Oubliées (6) Véronique Dietschy (soprano), Philippe Cassard (piano) Cinq poèmes de Baudelaire Véronique Dietschy (soprano), Philippe Cassard (piano) Jane Véronique Dietschy (soprano), Philippe Cassard (piano) Caprice Véronique Dietschy (soprano), Philippe Cassard (piano) Fête galante Véronique Dietschy (soprano), Philippe Cassard (piano) Trois chansons de Bilitis Véronique Dietschy (soprano), Emmanuel Strosser (piano) Beau Soir Véronique Dietschy (soprano), Emmanuel Strosser (piano) Mandoline (Verlaine) Véronique Dietschy (soprano), Emmanuel Strosser (piano) Romance Véronique Dietschy (soprano), Emmanuel Strosser (piano) Apparition - song (1884) Véronique Dietschy (soprano), Emmanuel Strosser (piano) Trois Poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé Véronique Dietschy (soprano), Emmanuel Strosser (piano) Nuit d'étoiles Véronique Dietschy (soprano), Emmanuel Strosser (piano) Paysage sentimental Véronique Dietschy (soprano), Emmanuel Strosser (piano) La Damoiselle élue Véronique Dietschy (soprano), Emmanuel Strosser (piano) Trois Mélodies de Verlaine Véronique Dietschy (soprano), Emmanuel Strosser (piano) La Belle au bois dormant Véronique Dietschy (soprano), Emmanuel Strosser (piano) Proses Lyriques Véronique Dietschy (soprano), Emmanuel Strosser (piano) Poèmes de Théodore de Banville Véronique Dietschy (soprano), Emmanuel Strosser (piano) Flots, palmes, sables Véronique Dietschy (soprano), Emmanuel Strosser (piano) L'Archet Véronique Dietschy (soprano), Emmanuel Strosser (piano) Tragédie (Valade d’après Heine) Véronique Dietschy (soprano), Emmanuel Strosser (piano) En sourdine Véronique Dietschy (soprano), Emmanuel Strosser (piano) Claire de lune (song) Véronique Dietschy (soprano), Emmanuel Strosser (piano) Fête galante Véronique Dietschy (soprano), Emmanuel Strosser (piano) Dans le jardin Véronique Dietschy (soprano), Emmanuel Strosser (piano) Voici que le printemps (Romance) (Paul Bourget) Véronique Dietschy (soprano), Emmanuel Strosser (piano) Les Angélus Véronique Dietschy (soprano), Emmanuel Strosser (piano) Madrid Véronique Dietschy (soprano), Emmanuel Strosser (piano) Les papillons Véronique Dietschy (soprano), Emmanuel Strosser (piano) Romance Véronique Dietschy (soprano), Emmanuel Strosser (piano) Noël des enfants qui n'ont plus de maison Véronique Dietschy (soprano), Emmanuel Strosser (piano) Le Temps a laissié son manteau (No. 1 from Trois chansons de France) Véronique Dietschy (soprano), Emmanuel Strosser (piano) La Grotte Véronique Dietschy (soprano), Emmanuel Strosser (piano) Pour ce que Plaisance est morte (No. 2 from Trois chansons de France) Véronique Dietschy (soprano), Emmanuel Strosser (piano) Nuits blanches Véronique Dietschy (soprano), Emmanuel Strosser (piano) Le promenoir des deux amants Véronique Dietschy (soprano), Emmanuel Strosser (piano) Fête galante Véronique Dietschy (soprano), Emmanuel Strosser (piano) Regret Véronique Dietschy (soprano), Emmanuel Strosser (piano) La romance d'Ariel Véronique Dietschy (soprano), Emmanuel Strosser (piano) Il dort encore (Hymnis) Véronique Dietschy (soprano), Emmanuel Strosser (piano) Trois Ballades de François Villon Véronique Dietschy (soprano), Emmanuel Strosser (piano) Pelléas et Mélisande Maria Ewing, François Le Roux (Pelléas), Christa Ludwig (Genevieve), José van Dam (Golaud), Jean-Phillipe Courtis (Arkel), Patrizia Pac (Yniold), Rudolf Mazzola (Docteur) Wiener Philharmoniker, Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, Claudio Abbado Trois chansons de Charles d'Orléans Monteverdi Choir, John Eliot Gardiner Le Martyre de Saint Sébastien Suzanne Danco (soprano), Marie-Lise de Montmollin (mezzo), Nancy Wough (alto) Union Chorale de La Tour-de-Peilz, Ernst Ansermet |
Following our successful Mahler and Chopin editions, this is a joint Deutsche Grammophon/Decca Classics unlimited edition with benchmark Deutsche Grammophon and Decca Classics recordings. All his important works: orchestral (with Pierre Boulez); piano (with Krystian Zimerman, Jean-Yves Thibaudet); opera (Claudio Abbado’s Pelléas et Mélisande); mélodies (with Véronique Dietschy); chamber music (with Arthur Grumiaux, Melos Quartet, Lynn Harrell. Cap box with new essays and illustrations. “Of the compilations released to mark the 150th anniversary of Claude Debussy's birth this year, this is the most treasurable. As a survey of the music of perhaps of the greatest 20th-century composer it could hardly be bettered...The piano music is wonderfully served...To get the set at less than the cost of four full-price CDs is a wonderful bargain.” The Guardian, 28th June 2012 ***** | | | (Sorry, download not available in your country) | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | The Claude Debussy Collection
Debussy: | La Mer Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch Trois Nocturnes New Philharmonia Orchestra, John Alldis Choir, Pierre Boulez Printemps, suite for piano 4 hands or orchestra, L. 61 New Philharmonia Orchestra, John Alldis Choir, Pierre Boulez Rhapsody for clarinet & piano (or orchestra), L. 116 'Première rapsodie' Gervase de Peyer (clarinet) New Philharmonia Orchestra, Pierre Boulez Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch Jeux - Poème dansé New Philharmonia Orchestra, Pierre Boulez Images for orchestra Cleveland Orchestra, Pierre Boulez Deux Danses for harp & strings Alice Chalifoux (harp) Cleveland Orchestra, Pierre Boulez La Boite A Joujoux London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas Fantasie for piano and orchestra Barry Douglas (piano) Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France, Marek Janowski Rhapsody for clarinet & piano (or orchestra), L. 116 'Première rapsodie' Sigurd Rascher (saxophone) New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein Petite Pièce pour Clarinette et Piano Stanley Drucker (clarinet), Leonid Hambro (piano) Préludes - Book 1 (12, complete) Paul Crossley (piano) Images pour piano - Books 1 & 2 Philippe Entremont (piano) Préludes - Book 2 (12, complete) Paul Crossley (piano) Estampes (3) (Complete) Paul Crossley (piano) Children's Corner Robert Casadesus (piano) La plus que lente Arthur Rubinstein (piano) Études pour piano (12) (complete) Paul Crossley (piano) Masques Paul Crossley (piano) D'un cahier d'esquisses Paul Crossley (piano) Berceuse héroïque Paul Crossley (piano) Page d'album Paul Crossley (piano) Élégie, L138 Paul Crossley (piano) Hommage à Haydn Paul Crossley (piano) Le petit nègre Paul Crossley (piano) L'isle joyeuse Vladimir Horowitz (piano) Suite Bergamasque Paul Crossley (piano) Images oubliées: Lent Paul Crossley (piano) Pour le piano Philippe Entremont (piano) Arabesques (2) Philippe Entremont (piano) Ballade slave Paul Crossley (piano) Rêverie Paul Crossley (piano) Valse romantique (L. 71) Paul Crossley (piano) Nocturne Paul Crossley (piano) Mazurka Paul Crossley (piano) Danse bohemienne Paul Crossley (piano) Danse - Tarantelle styrienne Paul Crossley (piano) Pièce pour piano (Morceau de concours) Paul Crossley (piano) Petite Suite Robert Casadesus & Gaby Casadesus (piano) 6 Epigraphes antiques Robert Casadesus & Gaby Casadesus (piano) En blanc et noir Robert Casadesus & Gaby Casadesus (piano) Piano Trio in G major Andre Previn (piano), Julie Rosenfeld (violin), Gary Hoffmann (cello) Nocturne et Scherzo Steven Isserlis (cello), Thomas Ades (piano) String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10 Tokyo String Quartet Syrinx for solo flute Jean-Pierre Rampal (flute) Cello Sonata Lynn Harrell (cello), James Levine (piano) Sonata for Flute, Viola & Harp arr. and orch. By Galway James Galway (flute), Graham Oppenheimer (viola). Marisa Robles (harp) Chamber Orchestra of Europe, James Galway Deux Danses for harp & strings James Galway (flute), Graham Oppenheimer (viola). Marisa Robles (harp) Chamber Orchestra of Europe, James Galway Violin Sonata Isaac Stern (violin), Alexander Zakin (piano) Beau Soir Eileen Farrell (soprano), George Trovillo (piano) Fleur des blés (André Girod) Eileen Farrell (soprano), George Trovillo (piano) Pierrot Edita Gruberova (soprano), Friedrich Haider (piano) Fantoches Dawn Upshaw (soprano), James Levine (piano) Pantomime Dawn Upshaw (soprano), James Levine (piano) En sourdine Dawn Upshaw (soprano), James Levine (piano) Mandoline (Verlaine) Dawn Upshaw (soprano), James Levine (piano) Claire de lune (song) Dawn Upshaw (soprano), James Levine (piano) Coquetterie posthume Dawn Upshaw (soprano), James Levine (piano) Romance Dawn Upshaw (soprano), James Levine (piano) Musique Dawn Upshaw (soprano), James Levine (piano) Paysage sentimental Dawn Upshaw (soprano), James Levine (piano) Voici que le printemps (Romance) (Paul Bourget) Dawn Upshaw (soprano), James Levine (piano) Apparition - song (1884) Edita Gruberova (soprano), Friedrich Haider (piano) La romance d'Ariel Frederica von Stade (mezzo), Martin Katz (piano) Regret Frederica von Stade (mezzo), Martin Katz (piano) Cinq poèmes de Baudelaire Dawn Upshaw (soprano), James Levine (piano) Fêtes galantes - Set 1 Frederica von Stade (mezzo), Martin Katz (piano) La mer est plus belle Eileen Farrell (soprano), George Trovillo (piano) Trois chansons de Bilitis Frederica von Stade (mezzo), Martin Katz (piano) La Faune Eileen Farrell (soprano), George Trovillo (piano) Noël des enfants qui n'ont plus de maison Eileen Farrell (soprano), George Trovillo (piano) L’enfant prodique – Scène lyrique (excerpts) Leontyne Price (soprano) RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra, Francesco Molinari Pradelli La Damoiselle élue Dawn Upshaw (soprano), Paula Rasmussen (mezzo) Los Angeles Philharmonic, Women of the Los Angeles Master Chorale, Esa-Pekka Salonen Pelléas et Mélisande George Shirley (Pelléas), Elisabeth Söderström (Mélisande), Donald McIntyre (Golaud), Yvonne Minton (Geneviève), David Ward (Arkel), Anthony Britten (Yniold) Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Pierre Boulez Le Martyre de Saint Sébastien Sylvia McNair (soprano), Ann Murray (mezzo), Nathalie Stutzmann (contralto), Leslie Caron (narrator) London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Michael Tilson Thomas Préludes - Book 1: No. 8, La fille aux cheveux de lin arr. for flute, harp and viola and orchestrated by James Galway James Galway (flute), Graham Oppenheimer (viola), Marisa Robles (harp) Chamber Orchestra of Europe, James Galway Ballet arr. for flute, harp and viola and orchestrated by James Galway James Galway (flute), Graham Oppenheimer (viola), Marisa Robles (harp) Chamber Orchestra of Europe, James Galway The Little Shepherd (from Children's Corner) arr. for flute, harp and viola and orchestrated by James Galway James Galway (flute), Graham Oppenheimer (viola), Marisa Robles (harp) Chamber Orchestra of Europe, James Galway Clair de Lune (from Suite Bergamasque) arr. for flute & harp and orchestrated by James Galway James Galway (flute), Marisa Robles (harp) Chamber Orchestra of Europe, James Galway Rêverie arr. for flute & harp and orchestrated by James Galway James Galway (flute), Marisa Robles (harp) Chamber Orchestra of Europe, James Galway Le petit nègre arr. for flute & harp and orchestrated by James Galway James Galway (flute), Marisa Robles (harp) Chamber Orchestra of Europe, James Galway Mandoline (Verlaine) arr. for flute and orchestra by Christopher Palmer James Galway (flute) London Mozart Players, James Galway Préludes - Book 1: No. 8, La fille aux cheveux de lin arr. for clarinet and harp by Richard Stoltzman and Nancy Allen Richard Stoltzman (clarinet), Nancy Allen (harp) Arabesques (2) arr. for clarinet and harp by Richard Stoltzman and Nancy Allen Richard Stoltzman and Nancy Allen (harp) Clair de Lune (from Suite Bergamasque) arr. for violin and orchestra by Arthur Harris Isaac Stern (violin) Petite Suite: En bateau arr. for violin and piano by Gaston Choisnel Vladimir Spivakov (violin), Sergei Bezrodny (piano) La chevelure arr. for violin and piano by Jascha Heifetz Jascha Heifetz (violin), Brooks Smith (piano) Golliwog's Cakewalk (from Children's Corner) arr. for violin and piano by Jascha Heifetz Jascha Heifetz (violin), Brooks Smith (piano) Beau Soir arr. for violin and piano by Jascha Heifetz Jascha Heifetz (violin), Brooks Smith (piano) Préludes - Book 1: No. 8, La fille aux cheveux de lin arr. for violin and piano by Arthur Hartmann Jascha Heifetz (violin), Brooks Smith (piano) La plus que lente arr. for violin and piano by Leon Roques Jascha Heifetz (violin), Brooks Smith (piano) Suite Bergamasque arr. for harp by Xavier de Maistre Xavier de Maistre (harp) Rêverie arr. for harp by Xavier de Maistre Xavier de Maistre (harp) Valse romantique (L. 71) arr. for soprano and harp by Xavier de Maistre Xavier de Maistre (harp) Nuit d'étoiles arr. for soprano and harp by Xavier de Maistre Diana Damrau (soprano), Xavier de Maistre (harp) Fleur des blés (André Girod) arr. for soprano and harp by Xavier de Maistre Diana Damrau (soprano), Xavier de Maistre (harp) Claire de lune (song) arr. for soprano and harp by Xavier de Maistre Diana Damrau (soprano), Xavier de Maistre (harp) Mandoline (Verlaine) arr. for soprano and harp by Xavier de Maistre Diana Damrau (soprano), Xavier de Maistre (harp) Beau Soir arr. for soprano and harp by Xavier de Maistre Diana Damrau (soprano), Xavier de Maistre (harp) Apparition - song (1884) arr. for soprano and harp by Xavier de Maistre Diana Damrau (soprano), Xavier de Maistre (harp) Arabesques (2) arr. for harp by Henriette Renie Xavier de Maistre (harp) Deux Danses for harp & strings Xavier de Maistre (harp) Members of the Wiener Philharmoniker Le Lilas arr. for soprano and harp by Xavier de Maistre Diana Damrau (soprano), Xavier de Maistre (harp) Préludes - Book 1: No. 1, Danseuses de Delphes arr. for harp by Xavier de Maistre Xavier de Maistre (harp) Préludes - Book 1: No. 2, Voiles arr. for harp by Xavier de Maistre Xavier de Maistre (harp) Préludes - Book 1: No. 8, La fille aux cheveux de lin arr. for harp by Xavier de Maistre Xavier de Maistre (harp) La Boite A Joujoux: Valsette arr. for flute, harp and viola and orchestrated by James Galway James Galway (flute), Graham Oppenheimer (viola), Marisa Robles (harp) Images oubliées: Quelques aspects de 'Nous n'irons plus au bois' Paul Crossley (piano) |
This limited-edition boxed set is a real bargain for all who would like to hear more from the composer of famous works like Clair de lune and La Mer. The Collection starts with a selection of popular orchestral pieces such as La Mer, Nocturnes, Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune in legendary interpretations by Charles Munch, Leonard Bernstein and Pierre Boulez. Perhaps best-known for his beautiful compositions for the piano, Debussy’s complete music for piano featuring Robert and Gaby Casadesus, Glenn Gould, Philippe Entremont, Vladimir Horowitz, Arthur Rubinstein and others is included on discs 4-9. The pieces for piano four hands are contributed by Gaby and Robert Casadesus while the chamber-music collections feature artists such as André Previn, James Levine, Steven Isserlis, Lynn Harrell, Pierre Rampal, James Galway, Isaac Stern and the Tokyo String Quartet. The two CDs of songs include the complete Chansons de Bilitis, Ariettes oubliées and Fêtes galantes (Set 1) by Frederica von Stade as well as the recital recorded by Dawn Upshaw and James Levine. After Pelléas et Mélisande on three CDs, conducted by Pierre Boulez, and Le Martyre de saint Sébastien by Leonard Bernstein, The Claude Debussy Collection becomes a real treasure trove for collectors. CD 17 comprises famous Debussy encores in arrangements for flute, clarinet and violin featuring artists like James Galway and Jascha Heifetz. CD 18 is the limited special edition of Xavier de Maistre’s original album Nuits d’Étoiles – Harp music by Claude Debussy. Along with Maurice Ravel, French composer Claude-Achille Debussy (22 August 1862 – 25 March 1918) was one of the most prominent figures working within the field of Impressionist music. He is among the most important of all French composers and a central figure in European music around the turn of the last century. Noted for its sensory component and for rarely forming around one key or pitch, Debussy’s music often reflects the activities and turbulence in his life and virtually defines the transition from late-Romantic to 20th-century modernist music. | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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