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Misteria Paschalia 2019: sacred works by Antonio Nola
Cappella Neapolitana, Antonio Florio (conductor); Leslie Visco (soprano), Anna Zawisza (soprano), Marta Fumagalli (alto), Alessio Tosi (tenor), Giuseppe Naviglio (bass); Antonio Nola (1642 -?); Tristes erant Apostoli; Homo et Angelus; Ecce Nunc Bened?cite; Stabat Mater; Sacramento Laudes; Pietro Marchitelli (1643 - 1729); Concerto grosso no. 11 in A minor; Recorded at the ICE Kraków Congress Centre as part of the Misteria Paschalia Festival 2019, 19 April 2019 (90 min)
InterMezzo
(23 min)
Simon Rattle and the Berliner Philharmoniker: Symphony No.6 by Mahler
Berliner Philharmoniker, Simon Rattle (conductor); Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911); Symphony No. 6 in A minor; Recorded on June 20, 2018, at the Philharmonie, Berlin; TV Director, Michael Beyer (95 min)
Vasily Petrenko, Truls Mork and the Oslo Philharmonic: Grieg, Shostakovitch, Rachmaninov
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko (Conductor); Truls Mork (Cello); Edvard Grieg (1843 - 1907); Peer Gynt, Suite no. 1, op. 46; Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975); Cello Concerto no. 1 in E flat major, op. 107; Sergei Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943); Symphony no. 2 in E minor, op. 27; Recorded on March 18, 2017, at the Taiwan International Festival or Arts (National Concert Hall); Directed by Julien Jaunet (106 min)
Chris Cheek at Zinc Bar (New York)
Chris Cheek; Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Chris Cheek began playing the alto sax at the age of 12. Thanks to a strong public school music program and a highly supportive family, Chris had good educational and performance experiences from the very beginning. While attending Webster University, Chris played with a variety of local Jazz and Blues bands including legendary saxophonist Willie Akins' group and the Bob Kuban Brass. Chris went to Boston in 1988 to attend Berklee College of music where he studied with Herb Pomeroy, Joe Viola and Hal Crook. Chris moved to New York in 1992 and since then has toured and recorded with Paul Motian, Charlie Haden's Liberation Music Orchestra, The Bloomdaddies, and the Orquestra de Jazz de Matosinhos. Chris has also played with Bill Frisell, Brian Blade, Lee Konitz, Carla Bley, Tom Harrell, Wolfgang Muthspiel, Frank Carlberg, Eliot Zigmund, Brad Mehldau, Kurt Rosenwinkel and many others! Chris also plays with the Brooklyn Boogaloo Blowout, Rudder, Steve Swallow's Quintet and Guillermo Klein's 'Los Guachos'. In addition to appearing on numerous CD's as a sideman, Chris has recorded 4 albums as a leader for Fresh Sound Records. He currently resides in Brooklyn, NY. (59 min)
InterMezzo
(34 min)
Callas by Reinhild Hoffmann, Grand Théâtre de Genéve Ballet
Callas; Reinhild Hoffmann, choreography; Johannes Schütz, sets; Joahcim Herzog, costume; Alexander Koppelmann, lighting design based on the creation of Mandred Voss; Music, opera aria by the Callas; Grand Théâtre de Genéve ballet; Philippe Cohen, direction; With; Yumi Aizawa, Céline Allain, Louise Bille, Ornella Capece, Diana Duarte, Lea Mercurol, Tiffany Pacheco, Sara Shigenari, Lysandra van Heesewijk, Madeline Wong, Valentino Bertolini, Natan Bouzy, Zachary Clark, Armando Gonzalez Besa, Wavier Juyon, Juan Perez Cardona, Simone Repele, Sasha Riva, Georffrey van Dyck, Nahuel Vega. Recorded on October 16th 2017 at the Opéra des Nations du Grand Théâtre de Genéve; TV Director, Denis Caiozzi (112 min)
Une autre passion by Pontus Lidberg, Grand Théâtre de Genéve ballet
Une autre passion (Another passion); Ballet after St Matthew Pasion by Johann Sebastian Bach; Pontus Lidberg, choreography; J.S. Bach, music; Johannes Schütz, sets; Reid and Harriet Design, costume; Carolyn Wong, lighting and scenography assistant; Martin Nisser, direction of the photography; Lars Gustafson, editing; Adrian Silver, Dramaturgy and choregraphy assistant; Grand Théâtre de Genéve Ballet; Philippe Cohen, direction; Recorded on April 2017 at the Opéra des Nations of the Grand Théâtre de Genéve; TV Director, Yan Proefrock (82 min)
InterMezzo
(42 min)
Norma by Bellini at the Royal Opera House
Norma; Tragedia lirica in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini (1801 - 1835); Libretto by Felice Romani after the play 'Norma, ou L'infanticide' (Norma, or The Infanticide) by Alexandre Soumet; First performance in Milan, Teatro alla Scala, 26 December 1831; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Antonio Pappano (Conductor); Royal Opera Chorus; Alex Ollé (Stage Direction); Alfons Flores (Sets), Lluc Castells (Costumes), Marco Filibeck (Lighting); Sonya Yoncheva (Norma); Joseph Calleja (Pollione); Sonia Ganassi (Adalgisa); Brindley Sherratt (Oroveso); Directed by Jonathan Haswell; Recorded at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden London, 2016 (154 min)
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(32 min)
Simon Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra: Elgar, Adés, Birtwistle, Knussen, Grime
London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle (conductor); Christian Tetzlaff (violin); Helen Grime (b. 1981); Fanfare (world premiere); Thomas Adés (b. 1971); Asyla; Harrison Birtwistle (b. 1934); Violin Concerto; Oliver Knussen (1950 - 2018); Symphony No 3; Edward Elgar (1957 - 1934); Variations on an Original Theme, 'Enigma'; Recorded at the Barbican Hall, London, 14 September 2017; TV Director François-René Marin (116 min)
John Eliot Gardiner and the London Symphony Orchestra: Mendelssohn
London Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Eliot Gardiner (conductor); Monteverdi Choir; Actors: Ceri-Lyn Cissone (Titania), Frankie Wakefield (Oberon), Alexander Knox (Puck); Félix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847); Symphony no. 1; A Midsummer Night's Dream; Recorded on February 16th 2016, at the Barbican Hall, London; TV Director, Corentin Leconte (97 min)
InterMezzo
(10 min)
Un ballo in maschera by Verdi at the Liceu, Barcelona
Un Ballo in maschera; Melodramma in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901); Libretto by Antonio Somma; First performance in Rome, Teatro Apollo, 17 February 1859; Symphony Orchestra and Chorus of the Gran Teatre del Liceu, Renato Palumbo (Conductor); Conxita Garcia (Chorus Master); Vincent Boussard (Stage Director); Christian Lacroix (Costumes); Piotr Beczala (Riccardo); Carlos Álvarez (Renato); Keri Alkema (Amelia); Dolora Zajick (Ulrica); Katerina Tretyakova (Oscar); Damián del Castillo (Silvano); Roman Ialcic (Samuel); Antonio Di Matteo (Tom); Joan Prados (A Judge); Josep Lluís Moreno (Amelia's servant ); Recorded on October 21 & 24, 2017 at the Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona; Directed by Fabrice Castanier (142 min)
InterMezzo
(94 min)
Antonio Pappano and the London Symphony Orchestra: Sibelius, Bernstein, Nielsen
London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano (Conductor); Janine Jansen (violin); Jean Sibelius (1865 - 1957); The Oceanides; Leonard Bernstein (1918 - 1990); Serenade; Carl Nielsen (1865 -1931); Symphony No 4 ('The Inextinguishable'); Recorded at the Barbican Hall, London, 5 February 2017; TV Director Corentin Leconte (83 min)
Teodor Currentzis conducts Verdi's Requiem in Milano
MusicaAeterna, Teodor Currentzis (Conductor); Zarina Abaeva (soprano), Varduhi Abrahamyan (mezzo-soprano), René Barbera (tenor), Tareq Nazmi (bass); Giussepe Verdi (1813 - 1901); Messa da Requiem; Recorded 12 April 2019, San Marco, Milano (90 min)
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(60 min)
Jowee Omicil - Let's Bash - Europa Jazz Festival
Jowee Omicil - Let's Bash; Jowee Omicil, saxophone, flute, clarinet, vocals; Jonathan Jurion, piano, keyboard; Just Wody Cereyon, bass guitar; Tilo Berthelot; drums; Jowee Omicil - a multi-instrumentalist who is like no one else - was born in Montreal in 1977 between the Haitian and Quebec communities. After living within a rich New York musical fabric, he splits his life between Miami and Paris. Fed by the playing of his masters - John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman, Sonny Rollins, Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter or Kenny Garrett - his nomad jazz mixing Creole roots to Hip-Hop, gospel, soul and world folklores renews itself according to his encounters. Regarding 'Let's Bash', his new project, it is both a war cry and a love declaration that hide a great act of faith: 'I want jazz to become popular again'! Recorded on May 5, 2018 at the Europa Jazz Festival, Abbaye de l'Epau, Le Mans; TV Director, Samuel Thiebautt (56 min)
Roberto Negro DADADA with Emile Parisien and Michele Rabbia - Europa Jazz
Roberto Negro, piano; Emile Parisien, saxophone; Michéle Rabbia, drums; (Dadada); The pianist and composer Roberto Negro presents his new trio Dadada, with Emile Parisien and Michele Rabbia. With its nocturnal and fantasy themes with imperceptible fluctuations and a certain penchant for surprises, the trio's music is fascinating because of its play on timbres, mysterious tonalities and its use of subtle electronic effects. A miraculously inhabited saxophone.A beautifully detailed piano.A sensually choreographed drum set.When Negro leaves for an excursion without satelite beacons, the musique is filled with stars and poetry. Recorded on May 5, 2017 at the Epau Abbey, Europa Jazz Festival; TV director, Josselin Carré (52 min)
Michel Portal Quintet - Europa Jazz
Michel Portal Quintet; feat. Nils Wogram & Lander Gyselinck; Michel Portal, clarinets, saxophone, bandoneon; Nils Wogram, trombone; Bojan Z, piano, keyboard; Bruno Chevillon, double bass, bass; Lander Gyselinck, drums; An original musician, Michel Portal is a celebrity in the classical repertoire (Mozart, Schumann, Brahms, Berg) and contemporary music (Boulez, Stockausen, Berio, Kagel, Globokar). A virtuoso and something of a maverick, Portal is always up for musical experiments, exploring all kinds of fields! A regular guest at Europa Jazz over the past forty years, he has always delivered! This year, he presents a new project, involving Boyan Z and Bruno Chevillon, along with one of the greatest trombone players of today, Nils Wogram (who regularly plays with Bojan Z) and the new prodigy on the European jazz scene, young Belgian drummer Lander Gyselinck (Lab trio, Kris Defoort trio). Recorded on 2017, May 5th 2017 at the Epau Abbey, Europa Jazz Festival; TV Director, Josselin Carré (51 min)
Omar Sosa, Quarteto Afrocubano - Jazz á Junas
Omar Sosa, Quarteto Afrocubano; Omar Sosa, piano, Fender Rhodes; Lukmil Perez, drums; Childo Thomas: electric bass; Leandro Saint-hill: percussion, flute, saxophone; Cuban pianist and travelling musician Omar Sosa dazzles with his musical maturity and delicate arrangements, mixing jazz, urban music and Afro-caribbean rhythms. Since the 1990's, with each new album, Omar Sosa has been developing his own identity, mixing influences from Africa, the Caribbean and Latin America. Between jazz and world music, Omar Sosa invents a far-ranging form of jazz, magnificent music, constantly in motion, sounding like a universal language. Recorded on 2017, July 21th at the Festival Jazz in Junas; TV Director, Giuseppe de Vechi (53 min)
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(60 min)
Simon Rattle and the Berliner Philharmoniker at the Waldbühne
Berliner Philharmoniker, Simon Rattle (Conductor); Magdalena Kožená (mezzo-soprano); George Gershwin (1898 - 1937); Cuban Overture; Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924); Pavane; Joseph Canteloube de Malaret (1879 - 1957); Chants d'Auvergne (Selection); Aram Khachaturian (1903 - 1978); Suite from Gayaneh; Ottorino Respighi (1879 - 1936); Pini di Roma; Claudio Monteverdi (1567 - 1643); Si dolce il momento; Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934); Pomp and Circumstance, op. 39: March no 1; John Philip Sousa (1854 - 1932); The Liberty Bell; Paul Licke (1866 - 1946); Berliner Luft; Recorded on June 24, 2018 at the Waldbühne, Berlin; TV Director, Henning Kasten (115 min)
Vasily Petrenko and the Oslo Philharmonic: Haydn and Rachmaninov
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko (conductor); Tine Thing Helseth (trumpet); Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809); Trumpet concerto; Sergei Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943); Symphony no 2; Recorded on 31 October 2014 at the Oslo Concert Hall; TV Director, François-René Martin (80 min)
