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15th Géza Anda International Piano Competition, public final concert
Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, Gergely Madaras (Conductor); 15th Géza Anda International Piano Competition, public final concert; Tonhalle Maag, Zurich, 5 juin 2021 (90 min)
InterMezzo
(20 min)
Roméo et Juliette by Gounod at the Gran Teatre del Liceu
Roméo et Juliette; Opéra in five acts by Charles Gounod (1818 - 1893); Libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré after William Shakespeare's play; First performance in Paris, Théâtre Lyrique, 27 April 1867; Orchestra & Chorus of the Grand Teatre del Liceu, Josep Pons (Conductor); Conxita Garcia (Chorus Master); Stephen Lawless (Stage Direction); Ashley Martin Davis (Sets & Costumes), Mimi Jordan Sherin (Lighting Designer), Nicola Bowie (Choreography); Aida Garifullina (Juliette); Saimir Pirgu (Roméo); Tara Erraught (Stéphano); Susanne Resmark (Gertrude); David Alegrt (Tybalt); Beñat Egiarte (Benvolio); Gabriel Bermúdez (Mercutio); Isaac Galán (Pâris); Germán Olvera (Grégorio); Ruben Amoretti (Capulete); Nicola Ulivieri (Frére Laurent); Stefano Palatchi (Le Duc); Dimitar Darlev (Frére Jean); Recorded on February 22 & 27, 2018 at the Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona; Directed by Benoît Toulemonde (150 min)
InterMezzo
(20 min)
Keziah Jones - Jazz á Vienne
Keziah Jones; Keziah Jones, vocal, guitar; Joel Grant, bass; Joshua McKenzie, percussion; Keziah Jones was born into a wealthy family in 1968 in Lagos, Nigeria. He was sent to school in England at the age of 8 and he taught himself to play the piano and guitar in London. He gradually created a stunning rhythmic blend of smooth funk, Hendrix-style psychedelia, pure Ikeja reggae and Yoruba harmonies. He called it BluFunk. Keziah Jones hung out English pubs in central London before heading to Paris where he was spotted in the underground in 1991. The album Blufunk Is a Fact and the track Rhythm is Love were international hits. After venturing through the desert of the mid-90s, he struck gold in 2003 with his fourth album Black Orpheus then the unstoppable Nigerian Wood (2008). Keziah completed an ambitious double album in 2013 flitting between Los Angeles, Spain and his kingdoms in London and Lagos. The dandy fighter is well and truly back to win over his audience. Recorded on 2017, July 13th at the Jazz Festival in Vienne; TV Director, Nicolas Micha (71 min)
InterMezzo
(40 min)
Les Siécles and François-Xavier Roth: Debussy, Franck, Saint-Saëns
Les Siécles, Coro de la Orquesta Ciudad de Granada, François-Xavier Roth (Conductor); Héctor Eliel Márquez (Chorus Master); Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano); Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918); Marche écossaise, sur un théme populaire; Jeux; Nocturnes; César Franck (1822 - 1890); Variations symphoniques; Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921); Samson et Dalila, Bacchanale; Recorde on June 24, 2018 at the Festival de Grenade; Directed by Stéphane Vérité (76 min)
Jonathan Nott and the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande: Mahler
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Jonathan Nott (Conductor); Ensemble vocal de Lausanne, Maîtrise du Conservatoire Populaire de Musique, Danse et Théâtre de Genéve; Mihoko Fujimura (mezzo-soprano); Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911); Symphony no. 3 in D minor; Recorded on May 24, 2018 at the Victoria Hall, Genéve; Directed by Andy Sommer (112 min)
InterMezzo
(40 min)
Monteverdi's L'Orfeo at the Opéra-Comique
L'Orfeo; 'Favola in musica' in a prologue and five acts by Claudio Monteverdi (1567 - 1643); Libretto by Alessansdro Striggio; First performance in Mantue, Palazzo Ducale, 24 February 1607; Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall (Conductor); Pauline Bayle (Stage Direction); Pascal Noël (Lighting), Bernadette Villard (Costumes), Emmanuel Clolus (Sets); Luciana Mancini (Euridice | La Música); Marc Mauillon (Orfeo); Marianne Beate Kielland (Proserpina | La Speranza); Furio Zanasi (Apollo); Salvo Vitale (Plutone | Caronte); Lise Viricel (La Ninfa); Sara Mingardo (La Messaggera); Alessandro Giangrande (Eco); Paris, Opéra Comique, 10 June 2021 (135 min)
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(70 min)
John Nelson conducts Berlioz's Requiem in London
Philharmonia Orchestra, Philharmonia Chorus, London Philharmonic Choir, John Nelson (conductor); Michael Spyres (tenor); Hector Berlioz (1803 - 1869); Grande messe des morts, op. 5, H 75; Recorded at the Saint Paul Cathedral, London, 8 March 2019; TV Director, Sébastien Glas (88 min)
Tugan Sokhiev and the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse: Mantovani, Prokofiev, Ravel
Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse, Tugan Sokhiev (Conductor); Nicholas Angelich (piano); Bruno Mantovani (b. 1974); Quasi lento (World Premiere); Serge Prokofiev (1891 - 1953); Piano Concerto no 3 in C major, op. 26; Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937); Daphnis et Chloé, suite no 2; Recorded June 2, 2018 at the Halle aux Grains, Toulouse; Directed by Jean-Pierre Loisil (102 min)
InterMezzo
(10 min)
Martha Argerich, Emmanuel Krivine and the Orchestre National de France: Blacher, Ravel, Rimsky-Korsakov
Orchestre National de France, Emmanuel Krivine (Conductor); Martha Argerich (piano); Boris Blacher (1903 - 1975); Variations on a Theme by Paganini; Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937); Piano Concerto in G; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844 - 1908); Sheherazade; Recorded on October 5, 2017 at the Auditorium de la Maison de la Radio, Paris; TV Director, Olivier Simonnet (95 min)
15th Géza Anda International Piano Competition, public final concert
Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, Gergely Madaras (Conductor); 15th Géza Anda International Piano Competition, public final concert; Tonhalle Maag, Zurich, 5 juin 2021 (90 min)
InterMezzo
(47 min)
Makaya McCraven - Festival International de Jazz de Montréal
Makaya Mc Craven; Recorded on June 30, 2019 at the Montreal Jazz Festival; Réalisateur, Sîla (83 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)
Jowee Omicil - Let's Bash - Europa Jazz Festival
Jowee Omicil - Let's Bash; Jowee Omicil, saxophone, flute, clarinet, vocals; Jonathan Jurion, piano, keyboard; Just Wody Cereyon, bass guitar; Tilo Berthelot; drums; Jowee Omicil - a multi-instrumentalist who is like no one else - was born in Montreal in 1977 between the Haitian and Quebec communities. After living within a rich New York musical fabric, he splits his life between Miami and Paris. Fed by the playing of his masters - John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman, Sonny Rollins, Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter or Kenny Garrett - his nomad jazz mixing Creole roots to Hip-Hop, gospel, soul and world folklores renews itself according to his encounters. Regarding 'Let's Bash', his new project, it is both a war cry and a love declaration that hide a great act of faith: 'I want jazz to become popular again'! Recorded on May 5, 2018 at the Europa Jazz Festival, Abbaye de l'Epau, Le Mans; TV Director, Samuel Thiebautt (56 min)
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(60 min)
Messe pour le Temps Présent by Maurice Béjart - Grand Remix by Hervé Robbe
Messe pour le temps présent (original version by Maurice Béjart 1967); Isabelle Warnier, in charge of production,coordinato of the École Supérieure du Centre National de Danse Contemporaine d'Angers Maurice Béjart, and Jerks choreographer; Grand Remix; Creation; Hervé Robbe, choreography; Pierre Henry, accoustic direction; Bernadette Mangin, musical assistant, Aline Guillard, sound ingeneer, accoustiv conception after Etienne Bultingaire, Pierrick Saillant, sound ingeneer; Pierre Lefévre, sound system SON/RÉ, François Maillot, light creation; Anne Poupelin, costume; Dancers: Maxime Aubert, Yohann Baran, Amandine Brun, Auranne BrunetManquat, Pauline Dassac, Julien Derradj, Nolwenn Ferry, Lara Gouix, Agata Jarosova, Alice Lada, Juan Pablo Landazuri, Théo Le Bruman, Charlotte Louvel, Kevin Martial, José Meireles, Victoria Pignato, Pauline Sonnic, Jeanne Stuart, Anais Vignon, Jiaqi Wu; Recorded on January 8th & 9th 2016 at the Philharmonie 1 of Paris; TV director, Jérôme Cassou (36 min)
La Neuviéme Symphonie By Maurice Béjart - Béjart Ballet Lausanne, Tokyo Ballet
The Ninth Symhony; Maurice Béjart, choreography; After Schiller's 'Ode to joy'; Ludwig van Beethoven, music; Maurice Béjart, staging; Friedrich Nietzsche, Prologue; Gil Roman, artistic director; Israel Philharmonic orchestra; Zubin Mehta, conductor; Ritsuyukai choir; Kufiami Kuriyama, chorus master; Gil Roman, narratorr; Kristin Lewis, soprano; Mihoko Fujimura, mezzo-soprano; Kei Fukui, tenor; Alexander Vinogradov, bass; JB Meier and Thierry Hochstätter, percussion; Joëlle Roustan abd Roger Bernard, original costumes and sets; Henri Davila, costumes adaptation; Dominique Roman, Lighting realisation; Piotr Nardelli, Ballet Master revival; With; The Béjart Ballet Lausanne; The Tokyo Ballet; and Solooists; Dan Tsukamoto, Mizuka Ueno, Iori Nittono, Aya Takagi, Kathleen Thielheilm, Masayoshi Onuki, Elisabet Ros, Juien Favreau, Lisa Cano, Fabrice Gallarrague, Pauline Voisard, Felipe Rocha, Oscar Chacon, Keisuke Nasuno, Marsha Rodriguez, Cosima Munoz, Mari Ohashi, Kwinten Guilliams, Aldriana Vargas Lopez, Hector Navarro, Alanna Archibald; Recorded on November 9 th 2014 at the NHK Hall Tokyo; TV Director, Mari Hnamasu (84 min)
InterMezzo
(49 min)
José James - Jazz á Vienne
José James; José James (voice, guitar); Marcus Machado (guitar); Aneesa Strings (bass, voice); Aaron Steele (drums); Since bursting onto the international scene a little over a decade ago, José James and his honey-sweet voice are still as bewitching. The Minneapolis artist admits to being inspired by Marvin Gaye, the producer Flying Lotus and John Coltrane for his stylish blend of what makes up Great Black Music. Flitting between raw soul, soul folk, hip hop and jazz, James is in the microcosm of vocalists capable of keeping the crossover created by Ray Charles in the 50s alive. His first album (The Dreamer, 2008) pays tribute to Martin Luther King. The next one, Blackmagic, features the beatboxer Taylor McFerrin. His fourth album (in the meantime he recorded with Junior Mance, Chico Hamilton, Flying Lotus and the pianist Jef Neve), No Beginning No End, is on Blue Note. The more soulful than ever singer is back with Lean On Me (2018). After leaning on Billie Holiday and John Coltrane, this time he pays tribute to the living legend of American pop and the immense soulman Bill Withers. There are twelve unforgettable tracks by Withers, who celebrates his 80th birthday in July, produced by Don Was and recorded by a dream band: bassist Pino Palladino, Kris Bowers (fabulous Rhodes on the cover of Ain't No Sunshine), Brad Allen Williams and Nate Smith. Recorded on July 02, 2019 at Jazz á Vienne; TV Director, Mikaël Favard (60 min)
InterMezzo
(60 min)
Makaya McCraven - Festival International de Jazz de Montréal
Makaya Mc Craven; Recorded on June 30, 2019 at the Montreal Jazz Festival; Réalisateur, Sîla (83 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)