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      • InterMezzo

        (85 min)

      • La Clemenza di Tito by Mozart at the Salzburg Festival

        La Clemenza di Tito; Opera seria in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791); Libretto by Pietro Mestastasio adapted by Caterino Mazzolá; First performance in Prague, National Theatre, 6 September 1791; musicAeterna, Teodor Currentzis (Conductor); Vitaly Polonsky (Chorus master); Peter Sellars (Stage Direction); George Tsypin (Sets), Robby Duiveman (Costumes), James F Ingalls (Lighting); Russell Thomas (Tito Vespasiano); Golda Schultz (Vitellia); Christina Gansch (Servilia); Marianne Crebassa (Sesto); Jeanine de Bique (Annio); Willard White (Publio); Directed by Peter Sellars; Recorded at the Felsenreitschule, Salzburg, 2017 (169 min)

      • Rhoda Scott's Lady Quartet + Special Guest Bernard Purdie - Jazz á Vienne

        Lady Quartet; Rhoda Scott (organ), Airelle Besson (trumpet), Lisa Cat-Berro (saxophone alto), Géraldine Laurent (saxophone alto); Sophie Alour (Saxophone tenor); Julie Saury (drums); Special guest; Bernard Purdie (drums); Since 2004, the organist Rhoda Scott has been at the helm (sparked by an idea from Jazz á Vienne) of the torrid and well-named Lady Quartet, in the company of her Amazons Lisa Cat-Berro, Julie Saury and Sophie Alour. As euphoric and punchy as her young companions in the heat of the action, Rhoda Scott is one of the few still to use the pedals on her Hammond organ. Hence her nickname, 'the barefoot organist' (or 'the absolute toe' in the words of Luigi Trussardi!). After helping to raise the temperature in French jazz venues for the past 50 years, Lady Scott will be celebrating her eightieth birthday this year. She'll be blowing out the boogie candles and setting the gospel cake and soulful chorus on fire. The organist is the daughter of a travelling pastor from New Jersey and grew up in religious communities. She graduated with a master's degree from the Manhattan School of Music and set off for France to complete her studies with Nadia Boulanger. Back in New York, she began by playing with Count Basie. But then she decided to try her luck in Paris, where she arrived right in the month of May 1968. Featuring original compositions and covers ranging from Trenet to Wayne Shorter, 'We Free Queens' (2017), with the title proudly adapted from 'We Free Kings' by Roland Kirk, was recorded live. For Vienne a Lady All-Stars is billed, with Airelle Besson (trumpet), Géraldine Laurent (tenor saxophone) and Anne Pacéo (drums), plus the drummer Bernard Purdie. Recorded on July 3, 2018 at the Festival Jazz á Vienne; TV Director, Fabien Raymond (59 min)

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        (60 min)

      • Yo-Yo Ma, Mariss Jansons and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra: Strauss and Dvořák

        Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Mariss Jansons (Conductor); Yo-Yo Ma (Cello); Richard Strauss; Don Quixotte; Antonín Dvořák; Carnival Overture; Symphony no. 8; Recorded on January 30th, 2016 at the Philharmonie am Gasteig, Munich (111 min)

      • Claudio Abbado and Maurizio Pollini in Lucerne: Beethoven, Mahler

        Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Claudio Abbado (Conductor); Maurizio Pollini (piano); Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827); Piano Concerto no 4 in G major Op. 58; Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911); Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor; Recorded at the Lucerne Festival in 2004; Directed by Michael Beyer (107 min)

      • InterMezzo

        (15 min)

      • Der Freischütz by Weber at La Scala, Milan

        Der Freischütz, opera in three acts by Carl Maria von Weber (1786 - 1826); Libretto by Friedrich Kind; First performance in Berlin, Schauspielhaus, 18 June 1821; Teatro alla Scala Chorus and Orchestra, Myung-Whun Chung (Conductor); Matthias Hartmann (Stage Director); Raimund Voigt (Sets), Marco Filibeck (Lights), Michael Küster (Dramaturgy), Susanne Bisovsky, Josef Gerger (Costumes); Julia Kleiter (Agathe); Michael König (Max); Günther Groissböck (Kaspar); Michael Kraus (Ottokar); Eva Liebau (Äennchen); Franck van Hove (Kuno); Stephen Milling (Ein Eremit); Till Von Orlowsky (Kilian); Recorded on October 17, 2017 at the Teatro alla Scala, Milano; TV Director, Jean-Pierre Loisil (136 min)

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        (70 min)

      • Laissez durer la nuit: French Music of the 17th Century

        Lea Desandre (mezzo-soprano), Thomas Dunford (lute); Michel Lambert (1610 - 1696); Ma bergére est tendre et fidéle; Robert de Visée (1650 - 1725); Gavotte en ré mineur; Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643 - 1704); Celle qui fait tout mon tourment; Sébastien Le Camus (1610 - 1677); On n'entend rien dans ce bocage; Marin Marais (1656 - 1728); Les Voix Humaines; Sébastien Le Camus; Laissez durer la nuit; Robert de Visée; Chaconne en ré mineur; Honoré d'Ambruys; Le doux silence de nos bois; Robert de Visée; Prélude et Sarabande en ré mineur; Sébastien Le Camus; Forets solitaires; Marc-Antoine Charpentier; Auprés du feu on fait l'amour; Robert de Visée; Allemande La Royale; Marc-Antoine Charpentier; Tristes déserts, sombre retraite; Marc-Antoine Charpentier; Sans frayeur dans ce bois; Robert de Visée; Rondeau La mascarade; Michel Lambert; Ombre de mon amant; Michel Lambert; Vos mépris chaque jour; Marie-Joseph Déodat de Séverac (1872 - 1921); Paysages tristes; Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918); Mes longs cheveux (Pelléas et Mélisande); Georg Friedrich Haendel (1685 - 1759); Ombra mai fú (Serse); Barbara (1930 - 1997); Dis quand reviendras-tu? Recorded at the Festival de Maguelone, 11 June 2019; Directed by Olivier Simonnet (72 min)

      • Riccardo Chailly conducts Rossini's Petite Messse Solennelle

        Gewandhausorchester, Riccardo Chailly (Conductor); GewandhausChor, Chor der Oper Leipzig; Alexandrina Pendatchanska (soprano), Manuela Custer (alto), Stefano Secco (tenor), Mirco Palazzi (bass); Gioachino Rossini (1792 - 1868); Petite Messe Solennelle; Gioacchino Rossini's Petite Messe Solennelle was written in 1863, 'the last', the composer called it, of my 'péchés de vieillesse' (sins of old age). For its first performance (1864) Rossini arranged the work with only two pianos and harmonium. Partly for fear that it would be done anyway after his death, Rossini discreetly orchestrated the Petite Messe Solennelle during 1866-67, without losing its candor and subtlety. The resulting version had its first public performance on 28 February 1869, three months after the composer's death. Directed by Michael Beyer; Recorded on 2008 at the Leipzig Gewandhaus (84 min)

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        (50 min)

      • Raphaël Pichon and Pygmalion: Bach's Motets

        Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon (Conductor); Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750); Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied BWV 225; Giovanni Gabrieli (1557 - 1612); Jubilate deo; Johann Sebastian Bach; Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf BWV 226; Jacobus Gallus (1550 - 1591); Ecce, quomodo moritur iustus; Johann Sebastian Bach; Jesu meine Freude BWV 227; Vincenzo Bertolusi (ca 1550 - 1608); Osculetur meo; Johann Sebastian Bach; Komm Jesu komm BWV 229; Johann Sebastian Bach; Fürchte dich nicht, ich bin bei dir BWV 228; Hieroymus Praetorius (1560 - 1629); Tulerunt Dominum meum; Johann Sebastian Bach; Lobet den Herrn BWV 230; Recorded at the Festival d'Ambronay, 13 September 2019 (101 min)

      • Mahler Chamber Orchestra & Jakub Hrůša: Mendelssohn, Mozart, Schumann

        Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Jakub Hrůša (conductor); Emmanuel Pahud (flute); Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847); The Hebrides or Fingal's Cave. Concert Overture, Op. 26; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791); Flute Concerto in G major, K. 313 (285c); Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856); Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61; Recorded at the KKL Luzern, Concert Hall, as part of the Lucerne Festival, 27 August 2019 (83 min)

      • InterMezzo

        (43 min)

      • Zhenya Strigalev's Never Group - EFG London Jazz Festival

        Zhenya Strigalev's Never Group; Zhenya Strigalev, alto sax & alto box; Michael Janisch, electric bass / effects; Marc Ayza, drums; Recorded on November 10th 2017 at the London Milton Court, London Jazz Festival; TV Director, Mathieu Mastin 20.07.2020 (43 min)

      • Henry Spencer & Juncture - EFG London Jazz Festival

        Henry Spencer & Juncture; The Reasons Don't Change; Henry Spencer, trumpet; Nick Costley-White, guitar; Matt Robinson, piano, Fender rhodes, Wurlitzer; Andrew Robb, double bass; David Ingamells, drums; Award-winning trumpeter Henry Spencer's 'gleaming tone' (Jazzwise) lies at the core of an exciting young band playing out of the tradition with an invigorating c and attitude, whose debut album has been called 'one of the early contenders for album of the year' by All About Jazz. Recorded on November 10th 2017 at Rich Mix London Jazz Festival; TV Director, Mathieu Mastin (25 min)

      • Michael Janisch Band - EFG London Jazz Festival

        Michael Janisch Band; Michael Janisch, double/electric bass; John O'Gallagher, alto saxophone; Jason Palmer, trumpet; Rez Abbasi, guitar; Clarence Penn, drums; Whirlwind head honcho, bassist, composer and producer Michael Janisch (nominated in 2016 for a MOBO Award in the Jazz category after releasing his latest solo album 'Paradigm Shift' (see below), premieres a terrific Stateside band on their first European tour-date with guitarist Rez Abbasi - rapidly emerging as one of today's major new voices on his instrument - alongside Grammy-winning alto saxophonist John O'Gallagher (Joe Henderson, Maria Schneider), trumpeter Jason Palmer (Herbie Hancock, Kurt Rosenwinkel) and the brilliant drummer Clarence Penn (Michael Brecker, Maria Schneider). Recorded on November 10th 2017 au Rich Mix, London Jazz Festival; TV Director, Mathieu Mastin (46 min)

      • InterMezzo

        (120 min)

      • Sadeh 21 by Ohad Naharin | Batsheva - The young Ensemble Ohad Naharin, Théâtre national de Chaillot

        Sadeh 21; Choreography, Ohad Naharin; Lights and scenography, Avi Yona Bueno (Bambi); Music, Maxim Waratt; Costume, Ariel Cohen; Video surtitling, Raz Friedman; With; Batsheva - The young Ensemble Ohad Naharin; The Young Ensemble is a nursery for young performers coming from the four corners of the globe, some of whom will go on to swell the ranks of the Batsheva Danse Company. But as far as Ohad Naharin is concerned, it is also and above all a class of excellence: the proof through Sadeh21, one of the major pieces of the Batsheva 's repertoire. Created by Ohad Naharin in collaboration with his dancers, Sadeh21 shows movement in its simple nakedness. Dance, with slowing down effects and sudden accelerations takes on the look of a quasi cinematographic odyssey: 'a journey by body'.Sadeh21in the end turns out to be one of the most endearing pieces amongst those by Maestro Naharin. Speaking of experience 'Radiating and radioactive, dangerous and exciting', the artistic director of the Batsheva gets it right. Everything in Sadeh21 is exceptional. To the point that this choreography, acclaimed from its beginnings, plunges the spectator into a unique emotional state. An effect of pleasure and addiction are guaranteed. Recorded on October 21, 2018 at the Théâtre national de la Danse Chaillot; TV Director, Tommy Pascal (76 min)

      • Constellation by Alonzo King, Lines Ballet

        Constellation; Choreography by Alonzo King; 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; 20.07.2020 (75 min)

      • Ron Carter, Golden Striker Trio - Jazz á vienne

        Golden Striker Trio; Ronald L. Carter (bass guitar ); Russel L. Malone (guitar); Donald Vega (piano); A hugely talented double bassist, gifted with a remarkable sense of melody and widely recognised for the finesse and elegance of his playing style, the American Ron Carter is a living legend. A musician of genius, he started out playing with Gil Evans, Lena Horne, Bill Evans, B.B. King, Dexter Gordon, Wes Montgomery, Eric Dolphy and Bobby Timmons. He then went on to win fame alongside Cannonball Adderley and Thelonious Monk and, of course, from 1963 to 1968, in the famous quintet formed by Miles Davis. Closer to us in time, Ron Carter became a respected musical leader in his own right in the Golden Striker Trio with Russell Malone and Mulgrew Miller ('Golden Striker' album, 2003) and opted, like Ray Brown towards the end of his life, for the legendary trio of piano/guitar/bass, first used by Nat King Cole and Art Tatum. This classical tradition is fully assumed by Miles' former bassist. In concert, the emotion often reaches a climax with one of his favourite songs, the standard 'My Funny Valentine'. A native of Michigan (born in 1937), Ron Carter won a Grammy Award in 1998 for the instrumental 'Call Sheet Blues' from the soundtrack of the film 'Round Midnight'. In 2010, he was made a Commander in the Order of Arts and Letters in France. Last year, his virtuoso association with the accordionist Richard Galliano enjoyed great success in France. A musical sense forged with tungsten, like the strings on his bass, and with all his elegance and freshness intact, the legend is back. Recorded on July 5, at the Festival Jazz á Vienne; TV Director, Fabien Raymond (60 min)

      • InterMezzo

        (60 min)

      • Zhenya Strigalev's Never Group - EFG London Jazz Festival

        Zhenya Strigalev's Never Group; Zhenya Strigalev, alto sax & alto box; Michael Janisch, electric bass / effects; Marc Ayza, drums; Recorded on November 10th 2017 at the London Milton Court, London Jazz Festival; TV Director, Mathieu Mastin 20.07.2020 (43 min)

      • Henry Spencer & Juncture - EFG London Jazz Festival

        Henry Spencer & Juncture; The Reasons Don't Change; Henry Spencer, trumpet; Nick Costley-White, guitar; Matt Robinson, piano, Fender rhodes, Wurlitzer; Andrew Robb, double bass; David Ingamells, drums; Award-winning trumpeter Henry Spencer's 'gleaming tone' (Jazzwise) lies at the core of an exciting young band playing out of the tradition with an invigorating c and attitude, whose debut album has been called 'one of the early contenders for album of the year' by All About Jazz. Recorded on November 10th 2017 at Rich Mix London Jazz Festival; TV Director, Mathieu Mastin (25 min)

      • Michael Janisch Band - EFG London Jazz Festival

        Michael Janisch Band; Michael Janisch, double/electric bass; John O'Gallagher, alto saxophone; Jason Palmer, trumpet; Rez Abbasi, guitar; Clarence Penn, drums; Whirlwind head honcho, bassist, composer and producer Michael Janisch (nominated in 2016 for a MOBO Award in the Jazz category after releasing his latest solo album 'Paradigm Shift' (see below), premieres a terrific Stateside band on their first European tour-date with guitarist Rez Abbasi - rapidly emerging as one of today's major new voices on his instrument - alongside Grammy-winning alto saxophonist John O'Gallagher (Joe Henderson, Maria Schneider), trumpeter Jason Palmer (Herbie Hancock, Kurt Rosenwinkel) and the brilliant drummer Clarence Penn (Michael Brecker, Maria Schneider). Recorded on November 10th 2017 au Rich Mix, London Jazz Festival; TV Director, Mathieu Mastin (46 min)