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Prokofiev's Anniversary with Valery Gergiev: Ivan The Terrible and Alexander Nevsky
Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra & Chorus Saint Petersburg, Valery Gergiev (Conductor); Olga Borodina (mezzosoprano), Yulia Matochkina (mezzosoprano), Mikhail Petrenko (bass); Alexei Petrenko (narrator); Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953); Ivan the Terrible op. 116; Alexander Nevsky op. 78; Recorded at the Mariinsky Concert Hall, Saint Petersburg, on April 24, 2016; Directed by François-René Martin; 18.07.2020 (109 min)
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(30 min)
Aida by Verdi at the Salzburg Festival
Aida; Opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901); Libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni after a scenario by Auguste Mariette; First performance in Caire, Opera House, 24 December 1871; Wiener Philharmoniker, Riccardo Muti (Conductor); Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor; Shirin Neshat (Stage Direction); Christian Schmidt (Sets), Tatyana van Walsum (Costumes), Reinhard Traub (Lighting); Martin Gschlacht (Video), Thomas Wilhelm (Choreographer); Roberto Tagliavini (Il Re); Ekaterina Semenchuk (Amneris); Anna Netrebko (Aida); Francesco Meli (Radamés); Dmitry Beloselskiy (Ramfis); Luca Salsi (Amonasro); Directed by Michael Beyer; Recorded at the Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, 2017 (161 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)
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(90 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)
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)
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)
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(25 min)
Estonian Festival Orchestra, Paavo Järvi, Lisa Batiashvili: Nielsen, Kancheli, Sibelius
Estonian Festival Orchestra, Paavo Järvi (conductor); Lisa Batiashvili (violin); Carl Nielsen (1865- 1931); Aladdin suite; Giya Kancheli (né en 1935); V & V for violin, taped voice and string orchestra; Jean Sibelius (1865 - 1957); Symphony no 2 in D major opus 43; Recorded on August 17, 2017 at the Pärnu Music Festival; TV Director, Ülle Õun (97 min)
Prokofiev's Anniversary with Valery Gergiev: Ivan The Terrible and Alexander Nevsky
Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra & Chorus Saint Petersburg, Valery Gergiev (Conductor); Olga Borodina (mezzosoprano), Yulia Matochkina (mezzosoprano), Mikhail Petrenko (bass); Alexei Petrenko (narrator); Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953); Ivan the Terrible op. 116; Alexander Nevsky op. 78; Recorded at the Mariinsky Concert Hall, Saint Petersburg, on April 24, 2016; Directed by François-René Martin (109 min)
Manu Katché, Richard Bona, Mike Stern, Niels Lan Doky - Jazz in Marciac
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)
Eric Truffaz Quartet - Jazz in Marciac
Erik Truffaz (trumpet); Marcello Giuliani (bass); Benoît Corboz piano (Fender Rhodes); Marc Erbetta (drums); With special guests; Nya (voice); Guillaume Perret (saxophone); The trumpet player of Swiss origin, Erik Truffaz,is one of the first European jazzmen to have successfully approached drum'n'bass. In 1991 he founded a quartet which today is composed of Benoît Corboz (keyboards), Marcello Giuliani (bass) and Marc Erbetta (drums and percussion),he explores electronic jazz-fusion much in the same way as Miles Davis and recorded several albums starting from 1994. After an incursion into into rock at the head of his Ladybird Quartet created in 2001, he returned to the formula which had made him successful. In his world, always deeply influenced by Miles Davis, the stridencies of rock alternate with the poetic respites, the rousing grooves with more calm ballads. Recorded at Jazz in Marciac Festival (Circus top), on August 6, 2018; TV Director, Jean-Marc Birraux (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)
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(60 min)
Tosca by Puccini at the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence
Tosca; Melodramma in three acts by Giacomo Puccini (1858 - 1924); Libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa after Victorien Sardou's play 'La Tosca'; First performance in Rome, Teatro Costanzi, 14 January 1900; Chœur, maîtrise et orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon, Daniele Rustioni (Conductor); Christophe Honoré (Stage direction and video); Alban Ho Van (Sets), Olivier Bériot (Costumes), Dominique Bruguiére (Lighting); Angel Blue (Floria Tosca); Catherine Malfitano (Prima Donna); Joseph Calleja (Mario Cavaradossi); Alexey Markov (Il barone Scarpia); Simon Shibambu (Cesare Angelotti); Leonardo Galeazzi (Il sagrestano); Jean-Gabriel Saint Martin (Sciarrone); Michael Smallwood (Spoletta); Virgile Ancely (Un Carceriere); Recorded on July 2 & 9, 2019, Festival d'Aix-en-Provence, Théâtre de l'Archeveché; TV Director, Philippe Béziat; 25.07.2020 (125 min)
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(110 min)
Tugan Sokhiev and the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse: Rimsky-Korsakov
Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Tugan Sokhiev (Conductor); Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov; Scheherazade; Recorded on October 23, 2017 at the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires; Directed by Jean-Pierre Loisil (52 min)
Tugan Sokhiev and the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse: Berlioz, Saint-Saëns, Shostakovich, Debussy
Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Tugan Sokhiev (Conductor); Bertrand Chamayou (piano), Lucienne Renaudin Vary (trumpet); Hector Berlioz (1803 - 1869); Le Carnaval Romain, Overture; Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921); Piano Concerto no. 5 in F major, op. 103 ''Egyptian''; Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975); Festive Overture, op. 96; Piano Concerto no 1 op. 35; Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918); La Mer; Recorded on October 23 & 25, 2017 at the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires; Directed by Jean-Pierre Loisil (114 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 23.07.2020 (46 min)
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(70 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; 24.07.2020 (169 min)
