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      • Jonathan Nott and The Orchestre de la Suisse Romande with Sergey Khachatryan: Brahms, Stravinsky

        Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Jonathan Nott (condiuctor); Sergey Khachatryan (violin); Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1813); Violin concerto in D major, op.77; Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971); The Rite of Spring; Recorded on June 1st 2017 at the Victoria Hall, Geneva; Directed by Andy Sommer (92 min)

      • InterMezzo

        (52 min)

      • Laurent Coulondre Trio: Tribute to Michel Petrucciani - Jazz á Séte

        Laurent Coulondre trio; 'Michel on my mind' Tribute to Michel Petrucciani; Laurent Coulondre, piano, keyboard; Jérémy Bruyére, double bass; Martin Wangermée, drums; Setlist; Looking Up (Michel Petrucciani); Laura (Laurent Coulondre); Chorinino (Laurent Coulondre); Les grelots (Eddy Louiss); Michel on my mind (Laurent Coulondre); Brazilian like (Michel Petrucciani); Cantabile (Michel Petrucciani); A new sensation on the French piano scene, Laurent Coulondre pays tribute to one of the musicians who has most marked his career as a musician and jazzman: Michel Petrucciani. The keyboard prodigy plunges frantically into the strings of the acoustic piano and chooses the trio as a formula to revive the repertoire of the pianist with brittle bones, and shows us - if needs be - that jazz is a language that he negotiates with masterly hands (left included). Coulondre elegantly composes and arranges a solar and generous repertoire, equal to the height of genius. Steeped in the creativity and harmony long promoted by Petrucciani, this homage reflects the perfect osmosis between volcanic rhythm and subtle melodies. Recorded on July 18, 2020, Parc du Chateau d'eau, Jazz á Séte; TV Director, Samuel Thiebaut (40 min)

      • Vicente Amigo - Jazz á Séte

        Vicente Amigo (guitar); Rafael de Utrera (vocals); Guy Fletcher (keyboard); Paquito Gonzalez (drums); Mike McGoldrick (flute); John McCusker (violin); Danny Cummings (percussions); Ewen Vernal (bass); Aňil Fernandez (guitar) (59 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)

      • R+R=NOW (Glasper, Scott, Hodge, McFerrin...) - Jazz á Vienne

        R+R=Now; Robert Glasper (keyboards), Terrace Martin (saxophone), Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah (trumpet), Derrick Hodge (bass), Justin Tyson (drums), Taylor McFerrin (keyboard, vocals); The saxophonist Terrace Martin, the multi-instrumentalist and producer from Los Angeles, who can be heard in some of the biggest hits of Kendrick Lamar and YG or backing Snoop Dogg, Billy Higgins and Herbie Hancock, has just completed a busy year. Along with the release of 'Sounds of Crenshaw Vol.1', an album by his group The Pollyseeds (with, among others, Kamasi Washington, Robert Glasper and Problem), as well as his contribution to the famous 'Loyalty' by the duo K. Lamar/Rihanna, he has produced the latest album by YG and toured with Herbie Hancock, whose current work he is also producing. To round off the year, he whipped up the crowds last year with Robert Glasper and a real Who's Who in contemporary US jazz (see line-up) in the supergroup concept named R+R=Now. The pianist Robert Glasper announced and described the project to Billboard: 'we all come from the same concrete garden and we make fluid, honest and open music ranging from jazz, hip hop and EDM to reggae!'; Recorded on July 4th at Jazz á Vienne Festival; TV Director, Fabien Raymond (60 min)

      • InterMezzo

        (60 min)

      • Jonathan Nott and the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande with Nelson Freire: Schumann, Brahms

        Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Jonathan Nott (Conductor); Nelson Freire (Piano); Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856); Concerto for piano and orchestra in A minor, op.54; Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897); Symphony No. 4 in E minor, op.98; Recorded on March 22nd 2017 at the Victoria Hall, Geneva; Directed by Andy Sommer (84 min)

      • Jonathan Nott and the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande: Honegger, MacMillan, Gershwin, Bernstein

        Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Jonathan Nott (Conductor); Jörgen van Rijen (trombone); Lucas Debargue (piano); Arthur Honegger (1892 - 1955); Symphony no 3 'Liturgique'; James MacMillan (né en 1959); Trombone Concerto; George Gershwin (1898 - 1937); Rhapsody in Blue; Leonard Bernstein (1918 - 1990); West Side Story, symphonic dances; Recorded at the Victoria Hall, Geneva, 27 November 2018; Directed by Andy Sommer (109 min)

      • InterMezzo

        (36 min)

      • Constellation by Alonzo King, Lines Ballet

        Constellation; Choreography, Alonzo King; Set, Jim Campbell; Music by Georg Friedrich Haendel, Antonio Vivaldi, Johann Strauss, Sathot, Arvo Pärt; Original composition by Ben Juodvalkis, Leslie Stuck; Mezzo-soprano Maya Lahyani; Pianist Hadley McCarroll; Light, Axel Morgenthaler; Costume, Robert Rosenwasser, Colleen Quen; Lines Ballet; With Alonzo King, Paris has invited a great master of American dance. His company, Lines Ballet, is probably one of the most exciting in the United States, and has just celebrated its thirtieth birthday with this new production featuring magician of lights Jim Campbell. TV Director, Denis Caiozzi; Recorded at the Théâtre National de Chaillot in December 2013 (75 min)

      • New York City Ballet in Paris - Théâtre du Châtelet

        New York City Ballet in Paris; Walpurgisnacht Ballet; Choreography, George Balanchine; © The George Balanchine Trust; Music, Charles Gounod | extrait de Faust (1859, ballet ajouté en 1869); Costume, Karinska; Lights, Mark Stanley; Sonatine; Choreography, George Balanchine; © The George Balanchine Trust; Music, Maurice Ravel (1906); Lights, Mark Stanley; La Valse; Choreography, George Balanchine; © The George Balanchine Trust; Music, Maurice Ravel | Valses Nobles et Sentimentales (1911, orchestré en 1912), La Valse (1920); Costume, Karinska; Sets, Jean Rosenthal; Lights, Mark Stanley; Symphony in C (Le Palais de Cristal); Choreography, George Balanchine; © School of America Ballet. Inc. Music, Georges Bizet | Symphony in C major (1855); Costume, Marc Happel; Lights, Mark Stanley; Ballet Master, Peter Martins; Prométhée Orchestra; Conductor, Daniel Capps; Recorded on juilly 2016 at the Théâtre du Châtelet; TV Direction, Vincent Bataillon (106 min)

      • InterMezzo

        (20 min)

      • Laurent Coulondre Trio: Tribute to Michel Petrucciani - Jazz á Séte

        Laurent Coulondre trio; 'Michel on my mind' Tribute to Michel Petrucciani; Laurent Coulondre, piano, keyboard; Jérémy Bruyére, double bass; Martin Wangermée, drums; Setlist; Looking Up (Michel Petrucciani); Laura (Laurent Coulondre); Chorinino (Laurent Coulondre); Les grelots (Eddy Louiss); Michel on my mind (Laurent Coulondre); Brazilian like (Michel Petrucciani); Cantabile (Michel Petrucciani); A new sensation on the French piano scene, Laurent Coulondre pays tribute to one of the musicians who has most marked his career as a musician and jazzman: Michel Petrucciani. The keyboard prodigy plunges frantically into the strings of the acoustic piano and chooses the trio as a formula to revive the repertoire of the pianist with brittle bones, and shows us - if needs be - that jazz is a language that he negotiates with masterly hands (left included). Coulondre elegantly composes and arranges a solar and generous repertoire, equal to the height of genius. Steeped in the creativity and harmony long promoted by Petrucciani, this homage reflects the perfect osmosis between volcanic rhythm and subtle melodies. Recorded on July 18, 2020, Parc du Chateau d'eau, Jazz á Séte; TV Director, Samuel Thiebaut (40 min)

      • Vicente Amigo - Jazz á Séte

        Vicente Amigo (guitar); Rafael de Utrera (vocals); Guy Fletcher (keyboard); Paquito Gonzalez (drums); Mike McGoldrick (flute); John McCusker (violin); Danny Cummings (percussions); Ewen Vernal (bass); Aňil Fernandez (guitar) (59 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)

      • InterMezzo

        (30 min)

      • Porpora's Carlo il Calvo at the Bayreuth Baroque Festival

        Carlo il Calvo; 'Dramma per Musica' in three acts by Nicola Antonio Porpora (1686 - 1768); Libretto by Francesco Silvanis; First performance in Rome, Teatro delle Dame, 1738; Armonia Atenea, George Petrou (Conductor); Max Emanuel Cencic (Stage Direction); Rifal Ajdarparsic (Sets), Sarah Rolke (costumes), David Debrinay (Lighting), Boris Kehrmann (Dramaturgy); Julia Lezhneva (Gildippe); Max Emanuel Cencic (Lottario); Franco Fagioli (Adalgiso); Suzanne Jerosme (Giuditta); Bruno de Sa (Berardo); Nian Wang (Eduige); Petr Nekoranec (Asprando); Recorded at the Margravial Opera House, Bayreuth, on September 5 & 8, 2020 (180 min)

      • InterMezzo

        (60 min)

      • Prokofiev by Valery Gergiev: Piano Concertos Nos 3, 4 & 5

        Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra, Saint Petersburg, Valery Gergiev (Conductor); Daniil Trifonov, Sergei Redkin, Sergei Babayan (piano); Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953); Symphony no. 4, op. 47; Piano Concerto no. 3 in C major, op. 26 (Nobuyuki Tsujii); Piano Concerto no. 4 in B flat major, op. 53 (Sergei Redkin); Piano Concerto no. 5 in G major, op. 55 (Sergei Babayan); Symphony no. 5 in B flat major, op. 100; Recorded at the Mariinsky III, Saint Petersburg on April 24, 2016; TV direction by François-René Martin (182 min)

      • InterMezzo

        (56 min)

      • Praetorius Christmas Mass in Versailles

        The Pages and the Chantres of the Centre de musique baroque de Versailles, Olivier Schneebeli (Artistic direction); Gabrieli Consort and Players; Paul McCreesh (Conductor); Michael Praetorius (1571-1621); Christmas mass; Recorded on December 8th 2017 at the Chapelle Royale, Château de Versailles; Directed by Benjamin Bleton (82 min)

      • Vivica Genaux sings Hasse at the Bayreuth Baroque Opera Festival

        Vivica Genaux (Mezzo-Soprano); lautten compagney, Wolfgang Katschner (Theorbo, Musical Direction); Johann Adolf Hasse (1699 - 1783); Arias; Come nave in mezzo all'onde | Viriate (1739); Se d'un amor tiranno | Artaserse (1730); Risponderti vorrei | Achille in Sciro (1759); Di quell' acciaro al lampo | Solimano (1753); Piange quel fonte | Numa Pompilio (1741); Padre ingiusto, sposo ingrato | Cajo Fabricio (1732); Sì, di ferri mi cingete | Irene (1738); Overtures of Siroe (1733 et 1763); Recorded at the Bayreuth Baroque Opera Festival, Margravial Opera House, 12 Septembre 2020  (90 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 (64 min)

      • InterMezzo

        (50 min)

      • Le Comte Ory by Rossini at the Opéra Comique

        Le Comte Ory, by Gioachino Rossini (1792 - 1868); Libretto by Eugéne Scribe and Charles-Gaspard Delestre-Poirson; First performance in Paris, Opéra, 20 August 1828; Orchestre des Champs-Elysées, Louis Langrée (Conductor); les éléments, Joël Suhubiette (Chorus Master); Denis Podalydés (Stage Direction); Eric Ruf (Sets), Christian Lacroix (Costumes), Stéphanie Daniel (Lighting); Philippe Talbot (Le Comte Ory); Julie Fuchs (La Comtesse); Gaëlle Arquez (Isolier); Éve-Maud Hubeaux (Dame Ragonde); Patrick Bolleire (Le Gouverneur); Jean-Sébastien Bou (Raimbaud); Jodie Devos (Alice); Laurent Podalydés, Léo Reynaud (Comédiens); Recorded on December 27 and 29, 2017 at the Opéra-Comique, Paris; Directed by Vincent Massip (150 min)