Massenet – Thérèse – Richard Bonynge

Jules Massenet (1842-1912):
Thérèse - musical drama in 2 acts

with:
Huguette Tourangeau
Ryland Davies
Louis Quilico
Neilson Taylor
Ian Caley
Alan Opie

The Linden Singers
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Richard Bonynge - conductor

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Chabrier, Massenet, Elgar, Rimsky-Korsakov, Glinka – Spanish Festival – Keith Clark

Emmanuel Chabrier (1841-1894):
España
Jules Massenet (1842-1912):
Le Cid - ballet music
Don César de Bazan - sevillana
Edward Elgar (1857-1934):
Sevillana
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908):
Capriccio espagnol
Mikhail Glinka (1804-1857):
Summer Night in Madrid
Capriccio brillante on Jota Aragonesa

CSR Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava)
Keith Clark - conductor

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Debussy, Ravel – Works for Piano and Orchestra – Jean-Efflam Bavouzet

Claude Debussy (1862-1918):
Fantaisie for Piano and Orchestra
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
Concerto in G major for Piano and Orchestra
Concerto for the Left Hand for Piano and Orchestra
Jules Massenet (1842-1912):
Deux Impromptus for Piano solo
Toccata for Piano solo
Deux Pièces pour piano
Valse folle for Piano solo

Jean-Efflam Bavouzet - piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Yan Pascal Tortellier - conductor

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Massenet – Piano works – Stefan Irmer

remembering Jules Massenet on the anniversary of his death

(12 May 1842 – 13 August 1912)

Jules Massenet (1842-1912):
Grande fantasie de concer
10 Pièces de genre
Le roman d'Arlequin
7 Improvisations
Toccata for piano in B flat major
2 Impromptus
Un momento musicale
Devant la Madonne (Souvenir de la campagne de Rome, Nuit de Noël, 1864)
Valse folle
Valse très lente
Musique pour bercer les petits enfants
2 Pièces

Stefan Irmer - piano

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Massenet – Suites Nos.4-7 – Jean-Yves Ossonce

remembering Jules Massenet on the anniversary of his death

(12 May 1842 – 13 August 1912)

Jules Massenet (1842-1912):
Suite No.4: Scènes pittoresques
Suite No.5: Scènes napolitaines
Suite No.6: Scènes de féerie
Suite No.7: Scénes alsaciennes

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
Jean-Yves Ossonce - conductor

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Massenet – Suites Nos.1-3 – Jean-Yves Ossonce

remembering Jules Massenet on the anniversary of his death

(12 May 1842 – 13 August 1912)

Jules Massenet (1842-1912):
Hérodiade (Ballet Suite)
Suite No.1
Suite No.2: Scènes hongroises
Suite No.3: Scénes dramatiques

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
Jean-Yves Ossonce - conductor

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Various Composers – Pieces for Violin and Orchestra – Anne-Sophie Mutter

Pablo de Sarasate (1844-1908):
Zigeunerweisen, op.20
Henryk Wieniawski (1835-1880):
Légende in G minor, op.17
Giuseppe Tartini (1692-1770):
Sonata in G minor "Devil's Trill"
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
Tzigane
Jules Massenet (1842-1912)
Méditation (from Thaïs)
Pablo de Sarasate (1844-1908):
Fantaisie de Concert sur des motifs de l'opéra "Carmen"
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1926):
Berceuse in D major

Anne-Sophie Mutter - violin
Wiener Philharmoniker
James Levine - conductor

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Brigitte Fassbaender – EMI Collection

remembering Brigitte Fassbaender on her birthday

(born 3 July 1939)

CD 1 - lieder by;
Robert Schumann
Franz Liszt
Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky
Antonín Dvořák
Johannes Brahms

CD 2 - lieder by:
Franz Schubert
Hugo Wolf

CD 3 - lieder by:
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Robert Schumann

CD 4 - lider by:
Gustav Mahler
Arnold Schoenberg
Darius Milhaud

CD 5 - lieder by:
Franz Schubert

CD 6 - arias by:
Gioachino Rossini
George Frideric Handel
Johann Sebastian Bach
Robert Schumann

CD 7 - arias, duets & ensembles:
Christoph Willibald Gluck
Gioachino Rossini
Jules Massenet
Camille Saint-Saëns
Amilcare Ponchielli
Giuseppe Verdi
George Enescu
Alban Berg

CD 8 - arias, duets & ensembles:
Friedrich von Flotow
Carl Zeller
Leo Fall
Oscar Straus
Richard Heuberger
Jacques Offenbach
Johann Strauss II

Brigitte Fassbaender - mezzo-soprano

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Massenet, Charpentier – Orchestral works – Frémaux, Dervaux

Jules Massenet (1842-1912):
Le Cid - musique de ballet *
La Vierge: Le dernier sommeil de la Vierge *
Scènes pittoresques +
Gustave Charpentier (1860-1956):
Impressions d'Italie - suite pour orchestre +

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra *
Orchestre du Théâtre National de l'Opéra-Comique +
Louis Frémaux - conductor *
Pierre Dervaux - conductor +

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Forgotten Treasures Vol.6 – French music for Horn

other volumes of this series

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921):
Morceau de Concert, op.94
Romance, op.36
Jean-Toussaint Radoux (1825-1889):
Méditation

Emile Pessard (1843-1917):
Dans la Forêt
Paul Jeajean (1874-1928):
Nocturne
Aymé Kunc (1877-1958):
Nocturne
Paul Jeajean (1874-1928):
Romance
Robert Guillemyn (?-1945):
Chant d'Automne
George Templeton Strong (1856-1948):
Hallali
Emanuel Chabrier (1841-1894):
Larghetto
Théodore Dubois (1837-1924):
Cavatine
Jules Massenet (1842-1912)
La Mer, Mélodie de F.Schubert
Adolphe Blanc (1828-1885):
Romance, op.43 bis
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921):
Romance, op.67

Ulrich Hübner - Horn
Kölner Akademie
Michael Alexander Willens - conductor

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Massenet, Hahn - Piano Concertos - Coombs (Romantic Piano Concerto – 15)

other CDs of this collection

Jules Massenet (1842-1912):
Piano Concerto in E flat major
Reynaldo Hahn (1875-1947):
Piano Concerto in E major

Stephen Coombs - piano
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Jean-Yves Ossonce - conductor

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Massenet - Werther - Prêtre

Jules Massenet (1842-1912):
Werther - opera in 3 acts

with:
Nicolai Gedda
Victoria de los Angeles
Mady Mesplé
Roger Soyer
Jean-Christophe Benoit
Christos Grigoriou
André Mallabrera

Voix d'enfants de la maîtrise de l'O.R.T.F.
Orchestre de Paris
Georges Prêtre - conductor

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Massenet - Manon - Plasson

Jules Massenet (1842-1912):
Manon - opera in 5 acts

with:
Ileana Cotrubas
Alfredo Kraus
Gino Quilico
José van Dam
Charles Burles
Jean-Marie Frémeau
Ghyslaine Raphanel
Colette Alliot-Lugaz
Martine Mahé
Jacques Loreau

Choeurs du Capitole de Toulouse
Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse
Michel Plasson - conductor

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Massenet - Suites d'orchestre - Gardiner

Jules Massenet (1842-1912):
Scènes Alsacienees - Suite No.7 for Orchestra
Scènes Pittoresques - Suite No.4 for Orchestra
Don Quichote - 1st and 2nd Interludes

Orchestre National de l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo
John Eliot Gardiner - conductor

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Massenet - Piano Concerto; Piano solo works - Ciccolini

Jules Massenet (1842-1912):
Piano Concerto in E flat major *
Papillons noirs
Papillons blancs
Eau dormante
Eau courante
10 pièces de genre, op.10
Valse folle
Valse très lente
Devant la Madone
Toccata
Musique "pour bercer les petits enfants"

Aldo Ciccolini - piano
Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo *
Sylvain Cambreling - conductor *

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Auber, Massenet, Popper - Cellokonzerte - Ostertag

Daniel François Esprit Auber (1782-1871):
Rondo for Cello and Orchestra
Jules Massenet (1842-1912):
Fantaisie for Cello and Orchestra
David Popper (1843-1912):
Cello Concerto in E minor, op.24

Martin Ostertag - cello
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Roberto Paternostro - conductor

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Massenet, C.Franck - Musique concertante pour piano - Biret

Jules Massenet (1842-1912):
Concerto pour piano et orchestre
César Franck (1822-1890):
Variations symphoniques pour piano et orchestre
"Les Djinns" poème symphonique pour piano et orchestre

Idil Biret - piano
Bilkent Symphony Orchestra
Alain Pâris - conductor

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Arturo Sacchetti - Organ history: French Romanticism

Not my rip. This album is a generous offer by Daffy. 

Organ History:
French Romanticism

works by:
Charles Gounod (1818-1893)
Jakob Meyerbeer (1791-1864)
Adolphe Adam (1803-1856)
Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)
Ambroise Thomas (1811-1896)
César Franck (1822-1890)
Caille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
Georges Bizet (1838-1875)
Jules Massenet (1824-1912)

Arturo Sacchetti - organ

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