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      • 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)

      • InterMezzo

        (42 min)

      • Dave Holland, Zakir Hussain & Chris Potter - Jazz in Marciac

        Zakir Hussain (tabla); Chris Potter (saxophone); Dave Holland (double bass); The Indian composer and percussionist Zakir Hussain is THE tabla player of his generation. The tabla is a percussion instrument from the north of India which does indeed give rhythm to the musician's compositions as much when he is performing solo as here when he is accompanied by the bass player Dave Holland or the tenor saxophonist Chris Potter. Considered as a national treasure in India, this artist accrues performances with no less than 150 concerts per year and a career which began at 12 years of age! Perhaps the most impressive virtuoso of the tenor saxophone according to Michel Contat of Télérama, Chris Potter comes from the generation of saxophonists who came to the fore during the course of the 1990's alongside Joshua Redman, James Carter, Chris Cheek and Seamus Blake. Very quickly, this native of Chicago attracted attention because of his succulent tenor sound and a very personal manner of constructing his solos, imposing himself as a reference amongst his peers. Dave Holland's class! This majestic double bass with a round sound. A self-taught double bass player whose atypical manner of playing and magnificent sound were quickly noticed by a certain Miles Davis. A great composer as well. A great leader too.Together with Miles Davis, Chick Corea, Stan Getz or heading up his own groups, the Brit could never be happy with the minimum. Recorded at Jazz in Marciac Festival (Circus top), on July 28, 2018; TV Director, Jean-Marc Birraux (59 min)

      • Hugh Coltman - Jazz in Marciac

        Hugh Coltman (voice); Frédéric Couderc (baritone clarinet); Jérôme Etcheberry (trumpet); Jerry Edwards (trombone); Didier Havet (soubassophone); Freddy Koella (guitar); Gael Rakotondrabe (piano); Raphael Chassin (drums); Heard in the company of the pianist Eric Legnini on an album where he was simply a guest, Hugh Coltman rapidly broke the barrier of confidentiality to gain access to the the antechamber of notoriety. His latest hour of glory (for the time being), was his allegorical project based on the repertoire of Nat King Cole, the historic crooner and pianist. The voice of this Brit possesses that full masculinity which characterises his dedicatee, but it carries with it a bit of spleen, a sort of Baudelairian charm which the language of Shakespeare makes even more palpable...A confirmation eagerly awaited in Marciac this summer with his new album 'Who's happy?'. With drums which dance just like in one of those legendary burials in New Orleans, brass saturated with soul, guitars mixing up all the blues and all the folk... Hugh Coltman treated himself to a sublime backdrop for eleven songs in which his warm 'been through it all' voice can be heard. He is a conoisseur in human emotions, always charitable towards the evening's lover, the lost soul at dawn or the forlorn in the blazing sunshine. Recorded at Jazz in Marciac Festival (Circus top), on July 31, 2018; TV Director, Jean-Marc Birraux (60 min)

      • Manu Katché, Richard Bona, Mike Stern, Niels Lan Doky

        Mike Stern (guitar); Niels Lan Doky (piano); Richard Bona (bass); Manu Katché (drums); The Cameroonian international artist Richard Bona at first became known as a bass player in the company of jazz musicians before beginning a career as a singer and composer in 1999. He interprets his own songs and now has more than half a dozen albums under his belt. Jazz Grand Prix winner of the SACEM, Richard Bona never cheats, but then, he doesn't need to. For those who may be unaware, Mike Stern is one of the greatest jazz-rock guitarists, and has been for more than twenty years now. Pupil of Pat Metheny, he was at first spotted by Billy Cobham and then by Miles Davis at the beginning of the 1980's, he was then taken on by Jaco Pastorius and an active member of 'Steps Ahead' with Danny Sanborn before starting out on a promising solo career. The drummer and percussionist Manu Katché has been for some thirty years one of the most sought after musicians at an international level on the jazz, rock and pop scenes. He became known in 1986 thanks to his participation in the album 'So' by Peter Gabriel and since then has been performing non-stop in groups or for recordings, as leader or as sideman. Whatever the context he demonstrates his magnificent technique. Recorded at Jazz in Marciac Festival (Circus top), on August 6, 2018; TV Director, Jean-Marc Birraux (60 min)

      • John Scofield Quartet - D'Jazz Nevers

        John Scofield @ D'Jazz Nevers; John Scofield, guitar; Larry Golding, organ, piano; Steve Swallow, electric bass; Bill Stewart, drums; Mr Fool (Darrell Edwards - George Jones - Herbie Treece); The Gambler (Don Schlitz); Jolene (Dolly Parton); Just a girl I used to know (Jack Clement); I'm lonesome I could cry (Hank Williams); You're still the one (Shania Twain - John Robert Lange); 'Sco' brilliantly continues his exploration of swing and country music. Brought into the limelight by Miles Davis in the 1980's, John Scofield explores all forms of jazz, including the blues, funk and country music. The American musician teams up with Steve Swallow, who now plays electric bass, and Bill Stewart on drums. John Scofield began playing the guitar as a teenager, discovered the standards of jazz before being drawn to jazz-rock and studying at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. In the 1970's, his career started as a side man with trumpeter and singer Chet Baker and pianist George Duke, among others. In the 1980's the general public discovered his swing, when he played for three years alongside the legendary Miles Davis. Later, Sco's brand of jazz fusion absorbed elements of soul and of the 'New Orleans Spirit', as he played with the greatest musicians of his generation, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock and Jim Hall. Recorded on November 12th at the festival D'Jazz Nevers (Nevers, France) - (Maison de la Culture, hall); TV Director, Samuel Thiebaut (60 min)

      • InterMezzo

        (60 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)

      • François-Xavier Roth and the London Symphony Orchestra: Wagner, Lalo, Debussy, Massenet

        London Symphony Orchestra, François-Xavier Roth (conductor); Edgar Moreau (cello); Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883); Overture to Tannhäuser; Edouard Lalo (1823 - 1892); Cello Concerto; Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918); Premiére Suite; Jules Massenet (1842 - 1912); Le Cid - Suite; Recorded at the Barbican Hall, London, 21 January 2018; TV Director Corentin Leconte (90 min)

      • InterMezzo

        (50 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)

      • 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)

      • Nik Bärtsch's Ronin - Oslo Jazz Festival

        Nik Bärtsch - keyboards; Sha - sax / clarinet; Thomy Jordi - bass; Kaspar Rast - drums; Andi Pupato - percussion; TV Director, Alfred Hartz (60 min)

      • Oslo Jazz Festival Orchestra

        OSLO JAZZ FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA @ Oslo Jazz Festival 2016; Formed especially for the thirtieth anniversary of the Oslo Jazz Festival, this super group includes established musicians and new talent representing the best of today's Norwegian jazz. On the Nasjonal Jazzscene: Mathias Eick, 37, band leader, trumpeter and multi-instrumentalist, whose compositions are inspired by North American jazz. Trygve Seim, 45, saxophonist and composer, who notably joined Manu Katché's ensemble in 2007. His influences include Jan Garbarek and Dexter Gordon. Jon Balke, 55, pianist, known for having been one of the leaders of the Oslo 13 big band in the eighties, as well as the Magnetic North Orchestra. Gard Nilssen, 33, drummer, a member of the Acoustic Unity trio. And Ellen Andreas Wang, 29, the youngest member of the group, a double-bass player and singer, and a member of experimental jazz ensemble Pixel, founded in 2011. Recorded on 19 August 2016 at Nasjonal Jazzscene Victoria, Oslo (Oslo Jazz Festival); TV Director, by Jean-François Hugel (60 min)

      • Tord Gustavsen with Domkoret Choir & Tore Brunborg - Oslo Jazz Festival

        TORD GUSTAVSEN M/DOMKORET AND TORE BRUNBORG @ Oslo Jazz Festival 2016; Tord Gustavsen composition, piano; Tore Brunborg, saxophone; DomKoret, Oslo cathedral choir; Commissioned for the 30th anniversary of the festival, a new composition by Tord Gustavsen, accompanied by saxophonist and friend Tore Brunborg and the superb Oslo Cathedral choir. A magnificent experience, steeped in Scandinavian culture, rich with ghosts and legends. Recorded on August 19th 2016 at the Nasjonal Jazzscene Victoria, Oslo (Oslo Jazz Festival); TV director, Jean-François Hugel (59 min)

      • InterMezzo

        (30 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)

      • René Jacobs conducts Mozart's Requiem at the Philharmonie de Paris

        Freiburger Barockorchester, RIAS Kammerchor, René Jacobs (Conductor); Sophie Karthäuser (soprano), Marie-Claude Chappuis (alto), Maximilian Schmitt (tenor), Johannes Weisser (bass); Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809); Mass in B flat major, Hob.XXII:14 'Harmoniemesse'; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791); Requiem in D minor, K. 626; (new completion by Pierre-Henri Dutron); Recorded at the Philharmonie de Paris, 25 November 2016; TV Director, Stéphane Vérité (88 min)

      • Berliner Phiharmoniker and Paavo Järvi in Bayreuth - Wagner, Beethoven

        Berliner Philharmoniker, Paavo Järvi (conductor); Eva-Maria Westbroek (soprano); Ludwig van Beethoven; Leonora Overture No. 3 in C major, op. 72; Richard Wagner; Wesendonck Lieder (orch. by Felix Mottl and Richard Wagner); Ludwig van Beethoven; Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, op. 60; Recorded on May 1, 2018, at the Markgräfliches Opernhaus, Bayreuth; TV Director, Henning Kasten (85 min)

      • Vasily Petrenko and the Oslo Philharmonic: Grolid, Dvořák and Prokofiev

        Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko (conductor); Truls Mork (cello); Michael Grolid (b. 1997); New commission; Antonin Dvořák (1841 - 1904); Cello concerto in B minor, op. 104; Sergei Prokofiev (1991 - 1953); Symphony no. 5 in B flat major, op. 100; Recorded at the Oslo Konserthus on October 6, 2016; TV Director Corentin Leconte (101 min)

      • InterMezzo

        (42 min)

      • Europakonzert 2019: Daniel Harding, Bryn Terfel and the Berliner Philharmoniker

        Berliner Philharmoniker, Daniel Harding (conductor); Bryn Terfel (bass); Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883); Good Friday Music from Parsifal; Wotan's Farewell and The Magic Fire from Die Walküre; Hector Berlioz (1803 - 1869); Royal Hunt and Storm from Les Troyens; Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918); Pelléas et Melisande (Concert Suite by Claudio Abbado, based on the Orchestral Suite, arranged by Erich Leinsdorf); Prélude á l'aprés-midi d'un faune; Hector Berlioz; Love Scene from Romeo et Juliette; Recorded at the Musée d'Orsay, Paris, 1 May 2019 (90 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)

      • D. Perez, J. Patitucci, B. Blade Trio, Children of the light - Jazz á Junas

        Danilo Perez, john Patitucci, Brian Blade Trio; 'Children of the light'; Danilo Pérez, piano; John Patitucci, double bass; Brian Blade, drums; What a trio! These musicians have been the heart of the Wayne Shorter Quartet's formidable rhythm section for the past fifteen years: Danilo Pérez on piano, John Patitucci on bass, Brian Blade on drums. Each is of course a true master in his own right. And their reunion is an amazing gift to jazz lovers. The stylistic unity and level of communication never fail to impress. The three musicians know each other perfectly, as is apparent throughout the album, with a unique sense of narration. Pérez has rarely played so well, while Patitucci and Blade constantly experiment and innovate. Some of their compositions/improvisations can be very dense melodically and harmonically, but they also enjoy the beauty of a simple melody. A treat! Recorded on 2017, July 19th at the 1 Festival Jazz in Junas; TV Director, Giuseppe de Vechi (52 min)

      • InterMezzo

        (38 min)

      • Anna Bolena by Donizetti at the Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liége

        Anna Bolena; Tragedia lirica in two acts by Gaetano Donizetti (1797 - 1848); Libretto by Felice Romani; First performance in Milan, Teatro Carcano, 26 December 1830; Orchestre et Ch?urs de l'Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liége, Giampaolo Bisanti (Conductor); Pierre Iodice (Chorus master); Stefano Mazzonis di Pralafera (Stage Director); Gary McCann (Sets), Fernand Ruiz (Costumes), Franco Marri (Lighting); Olga Peretyatko (Anna Bolena); Sofia Soloviy (Giovanna Seymour); Celso Albelo (Lord Riccardo Percy); Marko Mimica (Enrico VIII); Francesca Ascioti (Smeton); Luciano Montanaro (Lord Rochefort); Maxime Melnik (Sir Hervey); Recorded at the Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liége, 17 April 2019 (150 min)