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Yann Pascal Tortelier and the Orchestre National de Lyon: Messiaen, Ravel, Boieldieu, Debussy
Orchestre National de Lyon, Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor); Xavier de Maistre (harp); Olivier Messiaen; Les offrandes oubliées; Maurice Ravel; Piano Trio (orch. Yan Pascal Tortelier - French premiere); François Boieldieu; Concerto for harp in C major; Claude Debussy; La Mer; Recorded on November 22nd 2014 at the Maurice Ravel Auditorium, Lyons; Directed by Vincent Massip (98 min)
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(60 min)
Norma by Vicenzo Bellini at the Gran Teatre del Liceu
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; Symphony Orchestra and Chorus of the Gran Teatre del Liceu, Renato Palumbo (Conductor); Kevin Newbury (Stage Director); David Korins (Sets), Jessica Jahn (Costumes), D. M. Wood (Lighting); Gregory Kunde (Pollione); Raymond Aceto (Oroveso); Sondra Radvanovsky (Norma); Ekaterina Gubanova (Adalgisa); Ana Puche (Clotilde); Francisco Vas (Flavio); Recorded on Fevruary 14 & 17, 2015 at the Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona; Directed by Jean-Pierre Loisil (176 min)
An Evening with Avishai Cohen - Alfa Jazz Fest
An Evening with Avishai Cohen; INSO-Lviv Orchestra; Christian Schumann, Conductor; Avishai Cohen, Double bass and vocals; Omri Mor, Piano; Noam David, Percussion; Avishai Cohen is an Israeli jazz bassist, double bass player, composer and arranger who gained fame when he became a member of Chick Corea's band Origin. He has also performed with such stars as Daniel Perez, Bobby McFerrin, Jeff 'Tain' Watts, Jeff Ballard, Roy Hargrove, Herbie Hancock, Paquito D'Rivera and many others. Avishai has recorded 15 albums. Chick Corea considers him 'a genius musician', and Bass Player magazine named him one of the 100 most influential bassists of the 20th century. Moreover, Avishai is also an amazing singer. With support from the Embassy of Israel to Ukraine, Avishai will perform together with the INSO-Lviv Academic Symphony Orchestra. The artistic director of the orchestra, which was founded in 1998, is a People's Artist of Ukraine, legendary composer Myroslav Skoryk. The orchestra has won several awards, including a Radio Swiss Classic Love Award, a Golden Disc from Franz Xaver Mozart Klavierkonzerte and others. The performance with Avishai will be a new jazz experience for INSO-Lviv, following the orchestra's collaboration with composer and pianist Vadim Neselovskyi. Recorded on 2017, June 24th at the Alfa Jazz Fest, Ukraine; TV Director, Amos Rozenberg (88 min)
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(30 min)
The Grands Motets by du Mont with the Ensemble Correspondance
Ensemble Correspondances, Sébastien Daucé (Conductor); Violaine Le Chenadec, Caroline Weynants, Caroline Bardot (sopranos); Stéphen Collardelle, Lucile Richardot (altos); Davy Cornillot, Francisco Manalich (tenors); Étienne Bazola, Nicolas Brooymans, Renaud Brés (basses); Henry du Mont (1610 - 1684); Grands Motets for the Louvre; O mysterium; Sub umbra noctis; Super flumina Babylonis; Recorded on Septembre 13, 2015 at the Festival d'Ambronay; Directed by Sébastien Glas (76 min)
Martha Argerich & Friends at the Philharmonie de Paris: Debussy, Shostakovich, Bartók
Martha Argerich (piano), Stephen Kovacevich (piano), Akane Sakai (piano), Nicholas Angelich (piano), Lilya Zilberstein (piano), Khatia Buniatishvili (piano), Gvantsa Buniatishvili (piano); Jean-Claude Gengembre (percussions), Camille Baslé (percussions); Renaud Capuçon (violin), Edgar Moreau (violoncello); Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918); Prélude á l'aprés-midi d'un faune; Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849); Mazurka op. 17 no. 4 in A minor; Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856) / Claude Debussy; 6 Etudes in the form of a Canon; Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975); Piano Trio no. 2 in E minor, op. 67; Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937); La Valse; Szymon Laks (1901 - 1983); Sonata for cello and piano (3rd movement); Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945); Sonata for two pianos and percussions Sz 110; Recorded on 17 October 2016 at the Philharmonie de Paris; Directed by Don Kent (113 min)
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(50 min)
Grieg and Bruckner by Tugan Sokhiev and the Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse
Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Tugan Sokhiev (conductor); Khatia Buniatishvili (piano); Edvard Grieg (1843 - 1907); Peer Gynt - Suite no 1, op. 46 (excerpts); Piano Concerto; Anton Bruckner (1824 - 1896); Symphony no. 7; Recorded at the Halle aux Grains, Toulouse, on January 11th, 2014; Directed by Jean-Pierre Loisil (117 min)
Tugan Sokhiev and the Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse: Weber, MacMillan, Prokofiev
Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Tugan Sokhiev (Conductor); Colin Currie (percussion); Anton Webern (1883 - 1945); Passacaglia in D minor op. 1; James MacMillan (b. 1959); Concerto for percussions and orchestra; Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953); Symphony no. 7 in C sharp minor op. 131; Recorded on 19 December 2014 at the Halle aux Grains, Toulouse; Directed by Jean-Pierre Loisil (76 min)
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(16 min)
Christian Zacharias and the Orchestre National de Lille: Schumann
Orchestre national de Lille, Christian Zacharias (Conductor and Piano); Robert Schumann; Manfred, Overture op. 115; Piano Concerto in A minor op. 54; Symphony no. 4 in D minor op. 120; Recorded on 6,7 & 8 October 2016 at the Nouveau Siécle, Lille; Directed by Nicolas Foulon (77 min)
Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts the Tonhalle Orchestra: Sibelius, Salonen
Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Esa-Pekka Salonen (Conductor); Leila Josefowicz (violin); Jean Sibelius; Pohjolan tytär (Pohjola's Daughter), op. 49; Esa-Pekka Salonen; Violin Concerto (2008/09); Jean Sibelius; Symphony no. 5 in E flat major, op. 82; Recorded on February the 1st, 2015 at the Tonhalle, Zürich; Directed by Sébastien Glas (84 min)
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(42 min)
Dave Holland trio feat. Chris Potter & Obed Calvaire - Zadymka Festival
Dave Holland trio feat. Chris Potter & Obed Calvaire; With; Dave Holland, double bass; Obed Calvaire, drums; Chris Potter, saxophone; Recorded on March, 3rd 2016 during the LOTOS Jazz Festival Bielska Zadymka Jazzowa 2016, Bielsko-BIala (Poland); Giuseppe de Vecchi, TV director (53 min)
Movie soundtracks by Spike Lee & Terence Blanchard - LOTOS Jazz Festival
Movie soundtracks by Spike Lee & Terence Blanchard; With; Terence Blanchard Quintet; Dee Dee Bridgewater; China Moses; Becca Stevens; Polish National Radio Symphonic Orchestra; Conductor, Alexander Humala; Recorded on March, 6th 2016 during the LOTOS Jazz Festival Bielska Zadymka Jazzowa 2016, Katowice (Poland); Samuel Thiebaut, TV director (52 min)
Bireli Lagrene Electric Quartet - LOTOS Jazz Festival
Bireli Lagrene Electric Quartet; With; Bireli Lagrene Electric Quartet; Bireli Lagrene, guitar; Franck Wolf, saxophones; Jean-Yves Jung, Hammond organ; Jean-Marc Robin, drums; Recorded on March, 3rd 2016 during the LOTOS Jazz Festival Bielska Zadymka Jazzowa 2016, Bielsko-Biala (Poland); Giuseppe de Vecchi, TV director (55 min)
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(60 min)
Le Nozze di Figaro by Mozart at the Grand Théâtre de Genéve
Le nozze di Figaro, opera buffa in four acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791); Libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte based on 'La folle journée, ou le Mariage de Figaro' by Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais; First performance in Vienna, Burgtheater, 1 May 1786; Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Marko Letonja (Conductor); Chorus of the Grand Théâtre de Genéve, Alan Woodbridge (Chorus Master); Tobias Richter (Stage Director); Ildebrando D'Arcangelo (Il Conte di Almaviva); Nicole Cabell (La contessa di Almaviva); Regula Mühlemann (Susanna); Guido Loconsolo (Figaro); Avery Amereau (Cherubino); Monica Bacelli (Marcellina); Bruce Rankin (Don Basilio); Fabrice Farina (Don Curzio); Balint Szabo (Bartolo); Mélody Louledjian (Barbarina); Romaric Braun (Antonio); Recorded on September 21, 2017 at the Grand Théâtre de Genéve; Directed by Andy Sommer (182 min)
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(55 min)
Valery Gergiev and the Marinsky Orchestre: Symphonies 6 & 7 by Prokofiev
Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra, Valery Gergiev (Conductor); Alexander Ramm (cello); Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953); Symphony no. 6, op 111; Sinfonia Concertante op 125; Symphony no. 7 op 131; Recorded on April 24th 2016 at the Mariinsky Theatre, Saint Petersburg; TV direction by François-René Martin (119 min)
Jordi Savall and Le Concert des Nations: Tribute to the Earth
Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall (Conductor); Tribute to the Earth; Tempests, thunderstorms & Sea Celebrations (1674 - 1764); Matthew Locke (1621 - 1677); Music for 'The Tempest' (1674); Jean-Féry Rebel (1666 - 1747); Les Eléments (1737); Marin Marais (1656 - 1728); Airs pour les Matelots et les Tritons (Alcione, 1706); Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741); Concerto in Sol m per Violino solo e Corde (RV 315) 'L'Estate' (Le Quattro Stagione) (1726); Georg Philipp Telemann (1681 - 1767); Wassermusik, Hamburger Ebb und Fluth (circa 1740); Recorded on July 19th, 2015 at teh Fontfroide Festival; Directed by Benjamin Bleton (115 min)
China Moses - Alfa Jazz Fest
China Moses; China Moses, vocals; Luigi Grasso, saxophone, keyboard; Joe Armon Jones, piano; Neil Charles, bass; Marijus Aleksa, drums; China Moses is an outstanding American vocalist and the daughter of the famous jazz singer Dee Dee Bridgewater (the headliner at the fourth Alfa Jazz Fest) and Gilbert Moses. She was born in Los Angeles and later moved to Paris. She released her first single, 'Time' (1996), at the age of 16. Her first albums brought her success and fame in France on the soul and pop scene. In addition to her career as a singer and backing vocalist, she also works as a host at Radio Nova and MTV in France. In 2008, she launched her own production company, MadeInChina Productions. In 2009, she released an album called This One's for Dinah (Blue Note France), a tribute to Dinah Washington. Her next album, Crazy Blues, was named by British newspaper The Times as one of the top 100 albums of 2013. At the end of March 2017, she released her long-awaited new album, Nightintales. China co-hosted and sang at the first UNESCO International Jazz Day in Paris, and she also often performs concerts for US UNESCO. Recorded on 2017, June 25th at the Alfa Jazz Fest, Ukraine; TV Director, Amos Rozenberg (61 min)
Le Nozze di Figaro by Mozart at the Grand Théâtre de Genéve
Le nozze di Figaro, opera buffa in four acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791); Libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte based on 'La folle journée, ou le Mariage de Figaro' by Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais; First performance in Vienna, Burgtheater, 1 May 1786; Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Marko Letonja (Conductor); Chorus of the Grand Théâtre de Genéve, Alan Woodbridge (Chorus Master); Tobias Richter (Stage Director); Ildebrando D'Arcangelo (Il Conte di Almaviva); Nicole Cabell (La contessa di Almaviva); Regula Mühlemann (Susanna); Guido Loconsolo (Figaro); Avery Amereau (Cherubino); Monica Bacelli (Marcellina); Bruce Rankin (Don Basilio); Fabrice Farina (Don Curzio); Balint Szabo (Bartolo); Mélody Louledjian (Barbarina); Romaric Braun (Antonio); Recorded on September 21, 2017 at the Grand Théâtre de Genéve; Directed by Andy Sommer (182 min)
