Pianist Marc-André Hamelin’s new release features three complete sets of Gabriel Fauré’s works: the Nocturnes, Barcarolles, and the Dolly Suite.
Tag: French
Review: Après un rêve – Emmanuel Despax, Piano
Emmanuel Despax plays works in the French piano repertoire including Poulenc’s Soirées de Nazelles, Debussy’s Claire de Lune, and Ravel’s Gaspard de la Nuit.
Review: Compositrices – Bru Zane
Bru Zane’s ongoing advocacy of French music from 1780-1920 continues with a boxed set of over 10 hours of music by 21 French women composers.
Review: Ravel – Piano Concertos – Céderic Tiberghien, Les Siècles
Céderic Tiberghien and Les Siècles deliver a period-instrument performance of Ravel’s piano concertos and songs, featuring an 1892 Pleyel grand piano.
Double Review: Ravel – Orchestral Works – Wilson, Oramo
A double review of Ravel’s orchestral works, including ‘La Valse’ by Sinfonia of London with John Wilson and Royal Stockholm Philharmonic with Sakari Oramo.
Review: Saint-Saëns: Complete Symphonies – Măcelaru
Cristian Măcelaru and the Orchestre National de France present the complete symphonies of Saint-Saëns on the 100th anniversary of the composer’s death.
Review: Passions – Véronique Gens, Soprano
Soprano Véronique Gens in a sequence of works by Lully, Collasse and Desmarets, forming “an imaginative opera”.
Review: “…Le Temps perdu…” – Imogen Cooper, Piano
Imogen Cooper in piano works she studied in her youth, by Ravel, Liszt, Fauré and Resphigi (Chandos, 2021).
Review: “Camino” – Sean Shibe, Guitar
Guitarist Sean Shibe in works by de Falla, Mompou, Ravel and Poulenc (Pentatone, 2021).
Review: “Élégie” – Anita Rachvelishvili, Vincenzo Scalera
Mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili and pianist Vincenzo Scalera present a varied program of songs by Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, de Falla and more.
