Debussy, Poulenc, Ravel, Françaix – Piano Concertos – Florian Uhlig

Claude Debussy (1862-1918):
Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra
Jean Françaix (1912-1997):
Concertino for Piano and Orchestra
Francis Poulenc (1899-1963):
Piano Concerto
Maurice Ravel (1875-1935):
Piano Concerto in G major

Florian Uhlig - piano
Deutsche Radio Philharmonie
Pablo González - conductor

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Chopin-Françaix – 24 Preludes op.28 (Orchestral Version) – Karl Anton Rickenbacher

Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849):
Preludes 1-24, op.28 - orchestrated by Jean Françaix (1912-1997) *
Jean Françaix (1912-1997):
Sei Preludi pour petite orchestre à cordes +

Deutsches Symphonieorchester Berlin *
Camerata Assindia +
Karl Anton Rickenbacher - conductor *
Robert Maxym - conductor +

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Jean Françaix – Chamber Music with Winds – The Gaudier Ensemble

Jean Françaix (1912-1997):
A huit - octet for Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello and Double bass
Divertissement for Bassoon and String Quartet
Clarinet Quintet
L'heure du berger for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn and Piano

The Gaudier Ensemble
Susan Tomes - piano

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Ravel, Honegger, Françaix – Works for Piano and Orchestra – Thibaudet

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
Piano Concerto in G major
Piano Concerto for the left hand
Arthur Honegger (1892-1955):
Concertino for Piano
Jean Françaix (1912-1997):
Concertino for Piano

Jean-Yves Thibaudet - piano
Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal
Charles Dutoit - conductor

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Singelée, Bozza, Françaix, Glazunov – Works for Saxphones Quartet – Rollin' Phones

remembering Adolphe Sax on his birthday

(6 November 1814 – c. 7 February 1894)

[known for having invented the saxophone]

Jean Baptiste Singelée (1812-1875):
Premier Quatuor pour saxophones, op.13 (reconstr. Jean Marie Londeix)
Eugène Bozza (1905-1991):
Andante et Scherzo pour quatuor de saxophones
Jean Françaix (1912-1997):
Petit Quatuor pour saxophones
Alexande Glazunov (1865-1936):
Quatuor pour saxophones

Rollin'Phones

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d'Indy, Ibert, Saint-Saëns, Françaix, Jolivet – Concertos – Various Artists

Vincent d'Indy (1851-1931):
Fantasy on French folk tunes for Orchestra and solo Oboe, op.31 *
Jacques Ibert (1890-1962):
Concerto for Flute and Orchestra +
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921):
Romance in C major for Violin and Orchestra #
Jean Françaix (1912-1997):
Quadruple Concerto for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon and Orchestra §
André Jolivet (1905-1974):
Concertino for for Trumpet, String Orchestra and Piano ∆

Lajos Lencses - oboe *
Michael Faust - flute +
Michael Erxleben - violin #
Martin Ulrich Senn - flute §
Marie Luise Moderson - oboe
Jörg Fadle - clarinet §
Hans Lemke - bassoon §
Rheinhold Friedrich - trumpet ∆
Thomas Duis - piano ∆
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin *
Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester +
Neues Berliner Kammerorchester #
Deutsches Symphonieorchester Berlin § ∆
Hans E. Zimmer - conductor * §
Serge Baudo - conductor +
Lutz Köhler - conductor ∆

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Jean Françaix – Le roi nu, Les demoiselles de la nuit – Thierry Fischer

Jean Françaix (1912-1997):
"Le roi nu" - ballet music
"Les demoiselles de la nuit" - ballet music

Ulster Orchestra
Thierry Fischer - conductor

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Jean Françaix – Concertino for Piano & Orchestral works – Thierry Fischer

Jean Françaix (1912-1997):
Les malheurs de Sophie
Concertino for Piano and Orchestra *
Les bosquets de Cythère

Philippe Cassard - piano *
Ulster Orchestra
Thierry Fischer - conductor

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Jean Françaix – Symphony & Orchestral works – Thierry Fischer

Jean Françaix (1912-1977):
Symphony in G major
Sérénade
Overture anacréontique
Pavane pour un Génie vivant
Scuolla di Ballo

The Ulster Orchestra
Thierry Fischer - conductor

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Ferenc Fricsay – Original Masters [DG Edition]

remembering Ferenc Fricsay on his birthday

(9 August 1914 – 20 February 1963)

CD 1:
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847):
A Midsummer Night's Dream, overture, Op. 21
A Midsummer Night's Dream, incidental music, Op. 61
Serguei Prokofiev (1891-1953):
Symphony No. 1 in D major ("Classical"), Op. 25

Rita Streich - soprano
Diana Eustrati - contralto
Rias Kammerchor

CD 2:
Gustav Mahler (1860-1911):
Rückert Lieder
Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
Symphony No. 6 in B minor ("Pathétique"), Op. 74

Maureen Forrester - contralto

CD 3:
Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868) / Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936):
La Boutique Fantasque
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908):
Sheherazade

CD 4:
Johann Strauss I (1804-1849), Johann Strauss II (1825-1899), Joseph Strauss (1827-1870):
Waltzes, Polkas, Overtures

CD 5:
Manuel de Falla (1876-1946):
Noches en los jardines de España
Jean Françaix (1912-1997):
Concertino for piano & orchestra
Arthur Honegger (1892-1955):
Concertino, for piano & orchestra, H. 55
César Franck (1822-1890):
Symphonic Variations, for piano & orchestra
Serguei Rachmaninov (1873-1943):
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op.43

Magrit Weber - piano

CD 6:
Gottfried von Einem (1916-1996):
Dantons Tod, interlude from the opera, Op.6
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963):
Symphonic Dances, for orchestra
Karl Amadeus Hartmann (1905-1963):
Symphony No. 6
Frank Martin (1890-1974):
Petite symphonie concertante

CD 7 & CD 8:
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809):
Die Jahreszeiten (The Seasons), oratorio

Maria Stader - soprano
Ernst Haefliger - tenor
Josef Greindl - bass
Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale

CD 9:
Ferenc Fricsay, Erzähltes Leben (A Life Retold), interview; includes musical excperts

Berliner Philharmoniker
RIAS-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin

Ferec Fricsay - conductor

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Saint-Saens, d'Indy, Roussel, Tansman, Françaix, Poulenc, Milhaud – Chamber Music – VA

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921):
Caprice sur des airs danois et russe, op.70, for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet and Piano
Vincent d'Indy (1851-1931):
Sarabande et Menuet, op.24, for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn and Piano
Albert Roussel (1869-1937):
Divertissement, op.6, for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn and Piano
Alexandre Tansman (1897-1986):
Danse de la sorcière, for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn and Piano
Jean Françaix (1912-1997):
L'Heure du berger, for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn and Piano
Fancis Poulenc (1899-1963):
Elégie for Horn and Piano
Darius Milhaud (1892-1974):
Sonate, op.47 for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, and Piano

Pascal Rogé - piano
Catherine Cantin - flute
Maurice Bourgue - oboe
Michel Portal - clarinet
Amaury Wallez - bassoon
André Cazalet - horn

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Mozart, Haydn, Villa-Lobos, Françaix, Gershwin – Bassoon and Orchestra – Turkovic

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Concerto in B flat major for Bassoon and Orchestra K.191
Michael Haydn (1737-1806):
Concertino from Sinfonia in B flat major
Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959):
Ciranda das sete notas
Jean Françaix (1912-1997):
Divertissement
George Gershwin (1898-1937):
Porgy and Bess (suite)

Milan Turković - bassoon
Stuttgarter Kammerorchester
Martin Sieghart - conductor

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Various Composers – Carnaval de Venise: works for flute and harp – Grafenauer, Graf

Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924):
Fantaisie, Op. 79
Joseph Lauber (1864-1952):
4 Danses médiévales, op.45
Jacques Ibert (1890-1962):
Pièce por flûte seule
Pièce pour harpe a pedales: Schertzetto
Entr'acte
Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849):
Variations on theme by Rossini
Carlos Salzedo (1885-1961):
Chanson dans la nuit
Arthur Honegger (1892-1955):
Danse de la chèvre
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
Pavane pour une infante défunte
Jean Françaix (1912-1997):
Cinque piccoli duetti
Pierre-Agricola Génin (1832-1903):
Carnaval de Venise

Irena Grafenauer - flute
Maria Graf - harp

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Mozart, Poulenc, Françaix, Alwyn, Elgar, Crusell – Chamber music with Oboe – Fibonacci Sequence

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Quartet for oboe, violin, viola & cello in F major, K. 370 (K. 368b)
Francis Poulenc (1899-1963):
Trio for oboe, bassoon & piano, FP 43
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Adagio for English horn, Violin, Viola and Cello in C major (fragment), K. Anh. 94 (K. 580a)
Jean Françaix (1912-1997):
Quartet for flute, oboe, clarinet & bassoon
William Alwyn (1905-1985):
Suite for oboe & harp
Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934):
Salut d'Amour for oboe and harp
Bernhard Crusell (1775-1838):
Divertimento for oboe & strings in C, Op 9

Christopher O'Neal - oboe
The Fibonacci Sequence

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Chaminade, Françaix, Mouquet, Ibert – Flute Concertos – Manuela Wiesler

remembering Jacques Ibert on the anniversary of his death

(15 August 1890 – 5 February 1962)

Cécile Chaminade (1857-1944):
Concertino for Flute and Orchestra, op.107
Jean Françaix (1912-1997):
Flute Concerto
Jules Mouquet (1867-1946):
"La Flûte de Pan" for Flute and Orchestra
Jacques Ibert (1890-1962):
Flute Concerto

Manuela Wiesler - flute
Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra
Philippe Auguin - conductor

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J.Françaix - Concerto pour clavecin, Trio, Concerto pour guitare - VA

Jean Françaix (1912-1997):
Concerto pour Clavecin et ensemble instrumental *
Trio pour Violin, Violoncelle et Piano +
Concerto pour Guitarre et orchestre à cordes #

Jean Françaix - harpsichord *
Saschko Gawriloff - violin +
Johannes Goritzki - cello +
Raymund Havenith - piano +
Emanuele Segre - guitar #
Rundfunk-Sifonie-Orchester Saarbrücken *
Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester #
Emile Naoumoff - conductor *
Hans Richter - conductor #

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Debussy, R.Strauss, Françaix - Sinfonia Iuventus - Waldemar Żarów

Claude Debussy (1862-1918):
Première Rhapsodie for Clarinet and Orchestra
La Mer - three symphonic sketches
Richard Strauss (1864-1949):
Duett-Concertino for Clarinet, Bassoon and String Orchestra
Jean Françaix (1912-1997):
Tema con variazioni for Clarinet and String Orchestra

Waldemar Żarów - clarinet
Alicja Kieruzalska - bassoon
The Polish Sinfonia Iuventus Orchestra
Gabriel Chmura - conductor

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Françaix - Concerto for 2 pianos, Variations, etc. - Françaix

Jean Françaix (1912-1997):
Concerto pour deux pianos et orchestre *
Variations sur un thème plaisant +
Cinq portraits de jeunes filles #

Jean Françaix - piano * + #
Claude Françaix - piano *
Bläser Ensemble Mainz +
Sinfonieorchester de Südwestfunks, Baden-Baden *
Pierre Stoll - conductor *
Klaus Reiner Schöll - conductor +

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Françaix - Musique pour faire plaisir - Bläser Ensemble Mainz

 

Jean Françaix (1912-1997):
Onze Variations sur un thème de Haydn - for 9 wind instruments and double-bass
"Mozart new-look" - for double bass and wind instruments
"Musique pour faire plaisir" - for 10 wind instruments
Hommage à l'ami Papageno - for piano and 10 wind instruments
Quasi improvisando - for wind ensemble
Danses exotiques - for 11 wind instruments and percussion

Bläser Ensemble Mainz
John Dvorachek - percussion
Ichiro Noda - double bass
Jean Françaix - piano
Klaus Rainer Schöll - conductor

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