Soprano Sabine Devieilhe and pianist Alexandre Tharaud in a program of French songs by Debussy, Ravel, Faure and Poulenc.
Tag: French
Review: Debussy – Images – Hallé, Sir Mark Elder
Hallé Orchestra and Sir Mark Elder perform Debussy’s “Images” and “Prélude à L’après-Midi D’un Faune” with orchestral arrangements by Colin Mathews.
Review: Poulenc – Piano Concertos, Chamber Works – Mark Bebbington
Pianist Mark Bebbington performs Poulenc’s Piano Concerto, “Concert Champêtre” and chamber works with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under Jan Latham-Koenig.
Review: “Franck By Franck” – OPRF, Mikko Franck
Mikko Franck and the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France perform works by César Franck.
Review: “Nuits” – Véronique Gens, I Giardini
Soprano Véronique Gens is joined by “I Giardini” in French Melodies, with works by Fauré, Berlioz, Massenet, Saint-Saëns, Chausson and Liszt and others.
Review: Mussorgsky – Pictures at an Exhibition, Ravel – La Valse – Les Siècles, Roth
Using period instruments, Les Siècles under François-Xavier Roth perform Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition in Ravel’s orchestration, with Ravel’s La Valse.
Review: Vikingur Ólafsson Plays Rameau and Debussy
Pianist Vikingur Ólafsson in a recital of works by Rameau and Debussy.
Review: César Franck – Piano Works – Nikolai Lugansky
Nikolai Lugansky perform all of César Franck’s famous works for piano, including the “Prélude, choral et fugue” and the “Prélude, aria et final”.
Review: “Incantation” – Virgil Boutellis-Taft, Violin
Violinist Virgil Boutellis-Taft presents works by Tchaikovsky, Saint-Saëns, Bruch, Chausson and Bloch.
Review: “Belle Epoque” – Daniel Hope, Violin
Violinist Daniel Hope in a new album with diverse program of romanticism to modernism, with the Zürcher Kammerorchester and a cast of fellow musicians.