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Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Paavo Järvi: Honegger, Enescu, Dvořák
Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Paavo Järvi (conductor); Andrei Ioniță (cello); Arthur Honegger (1892 – 1955); Pacific 231; George Enescu (1881 – 1955); Symphonie Concertante for Cello and Orchestra in B minor Op. 8; Antonín Dvořák (1841 – 1904); Symphony No. 9 in E minor Op. 95, ‘From the New World’; Bucharest, Grand Palace Hall (George Enescu International Festival), 4 September 2023 15.10.2023 1278679_1 (90 min)
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(19 min)
Nixon in China by John Adams at the Opéra national de Paris
Nixon in China; Opera in three acts by John Adams (born in 1947); Libretto by Alice Goodman; First performance at the Houston Grand Opera, 22 October 1987; Orchestre et chœur de l’Opéra National de Paris, Gustavo Dudamel (Conductor); Ching-Lien Wu (Chorus Master); Valentina Carrasco (Stage direction); Silvia Aymonino (Costumes), Peter van Praet (Lighting), Carles Berga, Peter van Praet (Sets); Thomas Hampson (Richard Nixon); Renée Fleming (Pat Nixon); Xiaomeng Zhang (Zhou En Lai); John Matthew Myers (Mao Zedong); Joshua Bloom (Henry Kissinger); Yajie Zhang (Nancy Tang); Kathleen Kim (Madame Mao Tse-tung); Paris, Opéra National de Paris (Opéra-Bastille), 7 April 2023 15.10.2023 1273080_1 (164 min)
Bach - Le Banquet Céleste, Damien Guillon - Saintes Festival
Le Banquet Céleste, Damien Guillon (musical direction); Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750); Wer sich selbst erhöhet, der soll erniedriget werden (Whoever exalts himself, will be abased), BWV 47; O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort (O eternity, you word of thunder), BWV 60; Jesu, der du meine Seele (Jesus, who hast wrested my soul) BWV 78; Recorded at the Festival de Saintes, 21 July 2020; TV Director, Sébastien Glas P10068040 (60 min)
InterMezzo
(60 min)
Czech Philharmonic, Semyon Bychkov, Lisa Batiashvili: Beethoven, Strauss
Czech Philharmonic, Semyon Bychkov (conductor); Lisa Batiashvili (violin); Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827); Violin Concerto D major, Op. 61; Richard Strauss (1864 – 1949); An Alpine Symphony, Op. 64; Prague, Rudolfinum, 20 September 2022 1267596_1 (107 min)
Czech Philharmonic, Yuja Wang, Semyon Bychkov: Smolka, Rachmaninov, Janáček
Czech Philharmonic, Semyon Bychkov (conductor); Prague Philharmonic Choir, Lukáš Vasilek (choirmaster); Yuja Wang (piano); Evelina Dobračeva (soprano), Lucie Hilscherová (alto), Aleš Briscein (tenor), Boris Prýgl (bass); Daniela Valtová Kosinová (organ); Martin Smolka (bron 1959); Agnus Dei, for two choirs a cappella; Sergei Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943); Piano Concerto no 1 in F Sharp minor Op. 1; Leoš Janáček (1854 — 1928); Glagolitic Mass, a cantata for soloists, choir, orchestra and organ; Prague, Rudolfinum, 25 February 2022; TV director, Jonathan Haswell 1263089_1 (94 min)
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(34 min)
Salome by Strauss at the Opéra national de Paris
Salome; ‘Musikdrama’ in one act by Richard Strauss (1864 – 1949); Libretto by Richard Strauss after ‘Salomé’ by Oscar Wilde; First performance in Dresden, Hofoper, 9 December 1905; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris, Simone Young (Conductor); Lydia Steier (Stage direction); Momme Hinrichs (Sets, Video), Andy Besuch (Costumes), Olaf Freese (Lighting), Maurice Lenhard (Dramaturgy); Elza van den Heever (Salome); Iain Paterson (Jochanaan); John Daszak (Herodes); Karita Mattila (Herodias); Tansel Akzeybek (Narraboth); Katharina Magiera (Page der Herodias); Matthäus Schmidlechner (Erster Jude); Éric Huchet (Zweiter Jude); Maciej Kwaśnikowski (Dritter Jude); Mathias Vidal (Vierter Jude); Sava Vemić (Fünfter Jude); Luke Stoker (Erster Nazarener); Yiorgo Ioannou (Zweiter Nazarener); Dominic Barberi (Erster Soldat); Bastian Thomas Kohl (Zweiter Soldat); Alejandro Baliňas Vieites (Cappadocier); Thomas Ricart (Ein Sklave); Paris, Opéra-Bastille (Opéra national de Paris), 27 October 2022 1266165_1 yes (110 min)
Staatskapelle Dresden and Christian Thielemann: Schumann, Symphonies No.1 & 2
Staatskapelle Dresden, Christian Thielemann (conductor); Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856); Symphony No.1 in B flat Major op. 36 'Spring'; Symphony No.2 in C major, Op. 61; Recorded in 2019 at Suntory Hall, Tokyo, in 2018; P10068856 (81 min)
InterMezzo
(19 min)
Coro e Orchestra Ghislieri, Giulio Prandi: Gorczycki, Perez
Coro e Orchestra Ghislieri, Giulio Prandi (conductor); Federico Fiorio (soprano), Marta Redaelli (soprano), Maria Chiara Gallo (alto), Luca Cervoni (tenor), Alessandro Ravasio (bass), Salvo Vitale (bass); Grzegorz Gerwazy Gorczycki (1665/7–1734); Salve Regina (Conductus funebris); Davide Perez (1711–1778); Mattutino de’ Morti; Grzegorz Gerwazy Gorczycki (1665/7–1734); In paradisum deducant te angeli (Conductus funebris); Krakow, Misteria Paschalia Festival, 2 April 2021 1274853_1 (87 min)
Rinaldo Alessandrini and the Concerto Italiano: Vivaldi, Leo, Bononcini
Concerto Italiano, Rinaldo Alessandrini (Conductor); Chór Polskiego Radia; Sonia Tedla (soprano), Enrico Torre (alto), Luca Cervoni (tenor), Salvo Vitale (bass); Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741); Credo in E minor RV 591; Leonardo Leo (1694 - 1744); Miserere for double choir, 8 voices and continuo; Antonio Maria Bononcini (1677 - 1726); Stabat Mater in C minor; Recorded at the ICE Kraków Congress Centre, 18 April 2019, as part of the Misteria Paschalia Festival; TV Director, Jean-Pierre Loisil; P10060916 (59 min)
Bruce Liu: a Chopin recital
Bruce Liu (piano); Frédéric Chopin (1810 – 1849); Rondo á la mazur, op. 5; Ballade no. 2, op. 38; Ballade no. 3, op. 47; Variations on ‘Lá ci darem la mano’ from Don Giovanni, op. 2; Nocturne no. 20 in C sharp minor op. posth. Étude op.10 no. 5; Franz Liszt (1811 – 1886); Grandes études de Paganini S.161, no. 3 ‘La Campanella’; Paris, Maison Chaumet, 28 October 2022; Directed by John Blanch 1271927_1 (54 min)
Semyon Bychkov, Daniil Trifonov and the Czech Philharmonic: Shostakovich, Dvořák
Czech Philhamonic, Semyon Bychkov (conductor); Daniil Trifonov (piano), Selina Ott (trumpet); Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975); Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 35 for piano, trumpet, and strings; Antonín Dvořák (1841 - 1904); Symphony no. 8 in G major Op. 88; Prague, Rudolfinum, 24 September 2020; TV director, Feudel Ute P10068296 (76 min)
Semyon Bychkov and the Czech Philharmonic: Smetana
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Semyon Bychkov (Conductor); Bedřich Smetana (1824 – 1884); My Fatherland; Recorded at the Rudolfinum, Prague, 17 November 2020 P10069536 (86 min)
Elena Schwarz and the Luzerner Sinfonieorchester: Beethoven at the Gstaad Sommets Musicaux
Luzerner Sinfonieorchester, Elena Schwarz (Conductor); Kit Armstrong (piano), Renaud Capuçon (violon), Edgar Moreau (cello); Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827); Triple concerto in C major for piano, violin, cello and orchestra, op. 56; Symphony no 1 in C major, op. 21; Recorded 31 January 2020 at the Eglise de Saanen (Sommets Musicaux de Gstaad); P10066976 (67 min)
Laurent Coulondre Trio - Nancy Jazz Pulsations
Laurent Coulondre Trio at Nancy Jazz Pulsations 2015; Laurent Coulondre, piano, organ; Rémi Bouyssiére, bass, double bass; Martin Wangermée, drums; Laurent Coulondre belongs to a generation of young musicians who take jazz into unexplored territory. With a sharp sense of rhythm and harmony, he plays the piano and the organ with consummate ease and shows, at his young age, breathtaking musicality, technique and flair. Laurent Coulondre has defined the new concept of the "reversible trio", and a new sound identity. Alternating betweed the classical trio - piano, double bass and drums - and another form comprising organ, 6-string bass and drums, his music is innovative and challenging, without ever losing touch with its audience. Recorded on October 8th 2015, Poirel hall, Nancy Jazz Pulsations; TV director, Sylvain Pierrel P10025291 (47 min)
Stochelo Rosenberg: Gyspy Today - Nancy Jazz Pulsations
Stochelo Rosenberg (guitar), Jermaine Landsberger (piano), Guido May (drums), William Brunard (double bass); Set list; Anouman, Django Reinhardt; Double Scotch, Django Reinhardt; Made for Izaak, Stochelo Rosenberg; September Song, Kurt Weil; Memories of Bridget, Stochelo Rosenberg; Double Game, Stochelo Rosenberg; Poinciana, Ahmad Jamal; Gypsylogy, Jermaine Landsberger; Seresta, Paquito D'Rivera; Gypsy Today, Jermaine Landsberger; Nancy, Salle Poirel (Festival Nancy Jazz Pulsations 2022), October 7, 2022. TV production Sylvain Pierrel 1269589_1 (55 min)
Kokoroko - Nancy Jazz Pulsations
Kokoroko; Setlist: Tojo; Baba Ayoola; Dide Oh; Age of ascent; Oye Asem; No Condition; Carry me Home; War Dance; Something’s going on; We give thanks; Nancy Jazz Pulsations Festival 2022, October 12, 2022; Directed by Sylvain Pierrel 1269591_1 (60 min)
Orchestre National de Lille, Alexandre Bloch, Francesco Piemontesi: Mozart, Schumann
Orchestre national de Lille, Alexandre Bloch (conductor); Francesco Piemontesi (piano); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791); Don Giovanni, Overture; Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856); Piano Concerto in A minor op. 54; Lille, Nouveau Siécle, 10 June 2022 1266461_1 (40 min)
InterMezzo
(30 min)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Christophe Wheeldon
Alice’s adventures in Wonderland; Christopher Wheeldon (choreography); Joby Talbot (music); Royal Ballet; Royal Opera House Orchestra, Koen Kessels (conductor); Bob Crowley (set and costume design), Natasha Katz (lighting); Lauren Cuthbertson (Alice); Federico Bonelli (Jack | The Knave of Hearts); James Hay (Lewis Carroll | The White Rabbit); Laura Morera (Mother | The Queen of Hearts); Christopher Saunders (Father | The King of Hearts); Steven McRae (Magician | The Mad Hatter); Gary Avis (The Duchess); Fernando Montaňo (Rajah | The Caterpillar); Paul Kay (Vicar | The March Hare); Romany Pajdak (Verger | The Dormouse); Kristen McNally (The Cook); London, Royal Opera House, 2017; TV Director, Jonathan Haswell 1261036_1 (126 min)
Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Paavo Järvi: Honegger, Enescu, Dvořák
Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Paavo Järvi (conductor); Andrei Ioniță (cello); Arthur Honegger (1892 – 1955); Pacific 231; George Enescu (1881 – 1955); Symphonie Concertante for Cello and Orchestra in B minor Op. 8; Antonín Dvořák (1841 – 1904); Symphony No. 9 in E minor Op. 95, ‘From the New World’; Bucharest, Grand Palace Hall (George Enescu International Festival), 4 September 2023 1278679_1 (90 min)
Martha Argerich, Antonio Pappano, Mischa Maisky: Schumann, Shostakovich, Saint-Saëns
Martha Argerich (piano), Antonio Pappano (Piano), Mischa Maisky (cello), Kyoko Takezawa (violin), Yasushi Toyoshima (violin); Soloists of Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Jean-Marie Leclair (1697 - 1764); Sonata for 2 violins in E minor, Op. 3 No. 5; Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856); Fantasiestücke for Cello and Piano, Op.73; Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975); Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor, Op. 40; Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921); Carnival of the Animals; Auditorium Parco della Musica, Santa Cecilia Hall, Rome, 16 December 2018; Directed by Maria Barrata P10070798 (80 min)
Laurent Coulondre Trio - Nancy Jazz Pulsations
Laurent Coulondre Trio at Nancy Jazz Pulsations 2015; Laurent Coulondre, piano, organ; Rémi Bouyssiére, bass, double bass; Martin Wangermée, drums; Laurent Coulondre belongs to a generation of young musicians who take jazz into unexplored territory. With a sharp sense of rhythm and harmony, he plays the piano and the organ with consummate ease and shows, at his young age, breathtaking musicality, technique and flair. Laurent Coulondre has defined the new concept of the "reversible trio", and a new sound identity. Alternating betweed the classical trio - piano, double bass and drums - and another form comprising organ, 6-string bass and drums, his music is innovative and challenging, without ever losing touch with its audience. Recorded on October 8th 2015, Poirel hall, Nancy Jazz Pulsations; TV director, Sylvain Pierrel P10025291 (47 min)
Stochelo Rosenberg: Gyspy Today - Nancy Jazz Pulsations
Stochelo Rosenberg (guitar), Jermaine Landsberger (piano), Guido May (drums), William Brunard (double bass); Set list; Anouman, Django Reinhardt; Double Scotch, Django Reinhardt; Made for Izaak, Stochelo Rosenberg; September Song, Kurt Weil; Memories of Bridget, Stochelo Rosenberg; Double Game, Stochelo Rosenberg; Poinciana, Ahmad Jamal; Gypsylogy, Jermaine Landsberger; Seresta, Paquito D'Rivera; Gypsy Today, Jermaine Landsberger; Nancy, Salle Poirel (Festival Nancy Jazz Pulsations 2022), October 7, 2022. TV production Sylvain Pierrel 1269589_1 (55 min)
Kokoroko - Nancy Jazz Pulsations
Kokoroko; Setlist: Tojo; Baba Ayoola; Dide Oh; Age of ascent; Oye Asem; No Condition; Carry me Home; War Dance; Something’s going on; We give thanks; Nancy Jazz Pulsations Festival 2022, October 12, 2022; Directed by Sylvain Pierrel 1269591_1 (60 min)