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Sunday, September 15, 2024

Benjamin Godard - Violin Concertos; Scènes Poétiques (Chloë Hanslip; Kirk Trevor)


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Composer: Benjamin Godard
  • Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 131
  • Concerto romantique for violin & orchestra in A minor, Op. 35
  • Scènes poétiques, Op. 46

Chloë Hanslip, violin
Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Košice
Kirk Trevor, conductor

Date: 2008
Label: Naxos

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Benjamin Godard - Piano Concerto No. 2; etc. (Victor Sangiorgio; Martin Yates)


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Composer: Benjamin Godard
  • Les Guelfes, Op. 70: Overture
  • Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 148
  • Fantaisie persane, Op. 152
  • Jocelyn, opera, Op. 100 - Suites Nos. 1 & 2

Victor Sangiorgio, piano
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Martin Yates, conductor

Date: 2012
Label: Dutton

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Benjamin Godard - Piano Concerto No. 1; etc. (Victor Sangiorgio; Martin Yates)


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Composer: Benjamin Godard
  • Piano Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 31
  • Introduction & Allegro for piano & orchestra, Op. 49
  • Symphonie orientale, Op. 84

Victor Sangiorgio, piano
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Martin Yates, conductor

Date: 2011
Label: Dutton

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Saturday, September 14, 2024

Théodore Dubois - Piano Trios (Trio Hochelaga)


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Composer: Théodore Dubois
  • Piano Trio No. 1 in C minor
  • Piano Trio No. 2 in E major
  • Promenade sentimentale
  • Canon
  • Cantilène

Trio Hochelaga
    Anne Robert, violin
    Benoît Loiselle, cello
    Stéphane Lemelin, piano

Date: 2005
Label: ATMA Classique

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Théodore Dubois - Piano Quartet; Piano Quintet (Trio Hochelaga)


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Composer: Théodore Dubois
  • Piano Quartet in A minor
  • Piano Quintet in F major

Trio Hochelaga
    Anne Robert, violin
    Paul Marleyn, cello
    Stéphane Lemelin, piano

Jean-Luc Plourde, viola
Philippe Magnan, oboe

Date: 2006
Label: ATMA Classique

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Friday, September 13, 2024

Théodore Dubois - Violin Sonata; Cello Sonata (Anne Robert; Benoît Loiselle; Stéphane Lemelin)


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Composer: Théodore Dubois
  • Sonata for Cello & Piano in D major
  • Ballade for Violin & Piano
  • Nocturne for Cello & Piano
  • Mélodie for Violin & Piano
  • Andante appassionato for Cello & Piano
  • Sonata for Violin & Piano in A major
  • Andante cantabile for Cello & Piano
  • Meditation for Violin & Piano
  • Scherzetto for Violin & Piano
  • Cavatine for Cello & Piano

Anne Robert, violin
Benoît Loiselle, cello
Stéphane Lemelin, piano

Date: 2009
Label: ATMA Classique

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Théodore Dubois - Chamber Music (Various Artists)


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Composer: Théodore Dubois
  • Piano Quintet in F Major
  • Méditation for Violin, Oboe & Organ
  • String Quartet No. 1 in E-Flat Major
  • Méditation-prière, Op. 17 for Oboe, Harp, Organ & Strings
  • Petits rêves d'enfant for String Quartet
  • 2 Pièces en forme canonique for Oboe, Cello & Strings

Lajos Lencsés, oboe
Gustavo Surgik, violin
Leo Lencsés, cello
Carole Dubois, piano
Antal Váradi, organ
Renie Yamahata, harp
Quatuor Parisii
Budapest Strings

Date: 2021
Label: Toccata Classics

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Thursday, September 12, 2024

Théodore Dubois - Works for Cello, Piano & Orchestra (Marc Coppey; Jean-François Heisser)


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Composer: Théodore Dubois
  • Fantaisie-Stück for cello & orchestra
  • Suite Concertante for cello, piano & orchestra
  • Concerto Capriccioso for piano & orchestra
  • In Memoriam mortuorum, chant élégiaque
  • Andante Cantabile for cello & orchestra

Marc Coppey, cello
Jean-François Heisser, piano & conductor
Orchestre Poitou-Charentes

Date: 2011
Label: Mirare

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Théodore Dubois - Violin Concerto; Violin Sonata; Ballade (Ingolf Turban)


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Composer: Théodore Dubois
  • Violin Concerto in D Minor
  • Violin Sonata in A Major
  • Ballade for Violin & Piano

Ingolf Turban, violin
Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern
Raoul Grüneis, conductor
Lukas Maria Kuen, piano

Date: 2018

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Wednesday, September 11, 2024

Théodore Dubois - Piano Concertos (Cédric Tiberghien)


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Composer: Théodore Dubois
  • Concerto-capriccioso in C minor
  • Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor
  • Suite for piano and string orchestra in F minor

Cédric Tiberghien, piano
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Manze, conductor

Date: 2013
Label: Hyperion

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Théodore Dubois - Piano Concerto No. 2; Frithiof; Dixtuor (Vanessa Wagner; François-Xavier Roth)


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Composer: Théodore Dubois
  • Ouverture de Frithiof
  • Concerto pour piano No. 2
  • Dixtuor

Vanessa Wagner, piano
Les Siècles
François-Xavier Roth, conductor

Date: 2012
Label: Musicales Actes Sud

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Théodore Dubois - Musique sacrée et symphonique; Musique de chambre (Various Artists)


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Composer: Théodore Dubois

CD1:
  • Symphony No. 2 in B minor
  • Piano Sonata in A minor
CD2:
  • Messe pontificale
  • Panis angelicus
  • O Salutaris
  • Ave verum
  • Ave Maria
  • O Salutaris
  • Ave Maria
CD3:
  • Symphonie francaise in F minor
  • Piano Quartet in A minor

Chantal Santon
Jennifer Borghi
Marie Kalinine
Mathias Vidal
Alain Buet
Romain Descharmes
François Saint-Yves
Quatuor Giardini
Les Siècles / François-Xavier Roth
Flemish Radio Choir / Brussels Philharmonic / Hervé Niquet

Date: 2015
Label: Bru Zane

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Monday, September 9, 2024

Benjamin Godard; Léon Boëllmann - Cello Sonatas (Mats Lidström; Bengt Forsberg)


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Composer: Benjamin Godard; Léon Boëllmann
  • Godard - Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 104
  • Godard - Two Pieces for cello & piano, Op. 61
  • Boëllmann - Two Pieces for cello & piano, Op. 31
  • Boëllmann - Cello Sonata in A minor, Op. 40

Mats Lidström, cello
Bengt Forsberg, piano

Date: 1996
Label: Hyperion

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Léon Boëllmann - Orchestral Works (Patrick Davin)


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Composer: Léon Boëllmann
  • Symphony in F major, Op. 24
  • Variations symphoniques pour violoncelle et orchestre, Op. 23
  • Quatre Pièces brèves pour cordes

Henri Demarquette, cello
Orchestre Symphonique de Mulhouse
Patrick Davin, conductor

Date: 2018
Label: Fuga Libera

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Léon Boëllmann - Organ Music (Piet van der Steen)


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Composer: Léon Boëllmann
  • Fantaisie in A
  • 12 Pièces pour orgue, Op. 16
  • Deuxième Suite pour orgue, Op. 27
  • Heures mystiques, Opp. 29-30
  • Suite Gothique in C minor, Op. 25

Piet van der Steen, organ
Date: 2021
Label: Brilliant Classics

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Sunday, September 8, 2024

Alexandre Guilmant - Duos pour piano et harmonium (Ernst Breidenbach; Johannes Matthias Michel)


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Composer: Alexandre Guilmant
  1. Symphonie-Cantate Ariane, Op. 53 (Excerpts) [Version for Harmonium & Piano]: I. Allegro molto agitato
  2. Symphonie-Cantate Ariane, Op. 53 (Excerpts) [Version for Harmonium & Piano]: III. Adagio
  3. Symphonie-Cantate Ariane, Op. 53 (Excerpts) [Version for Harmonium & Piano]: VI. Danses des songes
  4. Symphonie-Cantate Ariane, Op. 53 (Excerpts) [Version for Harmonium & Piano]: VIII. Marche avec chœurs
  5. Pastorale for Harmonium & Piano in A Major, Op. 26
  6. Scherzo capriccioso for Harmonium & Piano in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 36
  7. Final alla Schumann, Op. 83 (Version for Harmonium & Piano)
  8. Pièces dans différents styles, Book 11, Op. 44: No. 2, Élégie fugue
  9. Marche triomphale, Op. 34
  10. Pièces dans différents styles, Book 2, Op. 16: No. 2, Prière
  11. Pièces dans différents styles, Book 10, Op. 40: No. 4, Final

Ernst Breidenbach, piano
Johannes Matthias Michel, harmonium

Date: 2001/2021
Label: Pan Classics

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Alexandre Guilmant - Organ Music (Robert Delcamp)


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Composer: Alexandre Guilmant
  1. Grand Chœur en forme de marche in G minor, Op. 84
  2. Pièces dans différents styles - Livre 6, Op. 20: 3. Caprice in B flat major
  3. Pièces dans différents styles - Livre 5, Op. 19: 1. Allegretto in B minor
  4. Pièces dans différents styles - Livre 12, Op. 45: 1. Lamentation in D minor
  5. L'Organiste pratique - Livre 5, Op. 49: 2. Offertoire sur "O filii"
  6. Organ Sonata No. 7 in F major, Op. 89: IV. Lento assai (Rêve)
  7. Pièces dans différents styles - Livre 1, Op. 15: 2. Marche religieuse sur "Lift up Your Heads" de Hændel in F major
  8. L’Organiste pratique - Livre 8, Op. 55: 2. Scherzo symphonique in C major
  9. Noëls - Livraison 2, Op. 60: 3. Noël languedocien, Communion No. 2 in F minor
  10. Organ Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 42: III: Finale. Allegro assai

Robert Delcamp, organ
Date: 2006
Label: Naxos

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Alexandre Guilmant - Complete Organ Sonatas (Ben van Oosten)


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Composer: Alexandre Guilmant

CD1:
  • Organ Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 42
  • Organ Sonata No. 2 in D major, Op. 50
CD2:
  • Organ Sonata No. 4 in D minor, Op. 61
  • Organ Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 80
  • Organ Sonata No. 6 in B minor, Op. 86
CD3:
  • Organ Sonata No. 7 in F major, Op. 89
  • Organ Sonata No. 8 in A major, Op. 91

Ben van Oosten, organ
Date: 1989
Label: Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm


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Saturday, September 7, 2024

Alexandre Guilmant; C. Saint-Saëns; T. Dubois - Triumphal Music for Organ & Orchestra (Franz Hauk)


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Composer: Alexandre Guilmant; Camille Saint-Saëns; Théodore Dubois
  • Saint-Saëns - Romance pour violon, harpe et orgue, Op. 27
  • Guilmant - Marche elegiaque pour orgue et orchestre, Op. 74/1
  • Gounod - Hymne à Sainte Cécil, Trio pour violon, orgue et harpe
  • Dubois - Hymne Nuptial pour violon, harpe et orgue
  • Guilmant - 2ème Marche funèbre pour orgue et orchestre, Op. 41/3
  • Saint-Saëns - Serenade pour orgue, harpe, violon et alto, Op. 15
  • Guilmant - Symphony No. 2 in A major for organ and orchestra, Op. 91

Franz Hauk, organ
Ingolstadt Philharmonie
Alfredo Ibarra, conductor

Date: 2000
Label: Guild

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Alexandre Guilmant; L. Boëllmann; F.J. Fétis - Masterworks for Organ & Orchestra (Franz Hauk)


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Composer: Alexandre Guilmant; Léon Boëllmann; François-Joseph Fétis
  • Guilmant - Allegro, Op. 81
  • Guilmant - Marche Fantaisie sur deux chantes d'église
  • Boëllmann - Fantaisie Dialoguée, Op. 35
  • Guilmant - Méditation sur le Stabat Mater, Op. 63
  • Fétis - Fantaisie-Symphonique
  • Guilmant - Final alla Schumannn sur un Noël Languedocien, Op. 83
  • Guilmant - Symphony No. 1 in D minor, Op. 42

Franz Hauk, organ
Ingolstadt Philharmonie
Olaf Koch, conductor

Date: 2001
Label: Guild

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Fazil Say - 1001 Nights in the Harem; Grand Bazar; China Rhapsody (Howard Griffiths)


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Composer: Fazil Say
  1. 1001 Nights in the Harem, Violin Concerto, Op. 25: I. Allegro
  2. 1001 Nights in the Harem, Violin Concerto, Op. 25: II. Allegro assai
  3. 1001 Nights in the Harem, Violin Concerto, Op. 25: III. Andantino
  4. 1001 Nights in the Harem, Violin Concerto, Op. 25: IV. -
  5. Grand Bazaar, Op. 65
  6. China Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 69

Iskandar Widjaja, violin
Iraz Yildiz, piano

ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra
Howard Griffiths, conductor

Date: 2019
Label: Sony Classical

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Friday, September 6, 2024

Gabriel Pierné - L'œuvre de piano (Diane Andersen)


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Composer: Gabriel Pierné
  • Sérénade pour violon et piano, Op. 7 (transcr. for piano solo)
  • Intermezzo (transcr. for piano)
  • 15 Pièces, Op. 3
  • Étude de concert, Op. 13
  • Deuxième valse, Op. 15
  • Album pour mes petits amis, Op. 14
  • Humoresque, Op. 17
  • Almée, Op. 18
  • Rêverie, Op. 20
  • Improvisata, Op. 22
  • Pantomime, Op. 24
  • Ariette dans le style ancien, Op. 28
  • Première mazurka, Op. 28bis
  • 3 Pièces pour orgue, Op. 29: No. 3, Scherzando de concert (transcr. for piano)
  • Pastorale variée dans le style ancien, Op. 30
  • Izeÿl: Sérénade (transcr. for piano)
  • Premier nocturne, Op. 31
  • Sérénade à Colombine, Op. 32
  • Bagatelle, Op. 33
  • Sérénade vénitienne, Op. 34
  • 6 Airs à danser, Op. 38
  • 3 Pièces formant suite de concert, Op. 40
  • Variations en ut mineur, Op. 42
  • Passacaille, Op. 52
  • 6 Pièces posthumes

Diane Andersen, piano
Date: 1979/2022
Label: Warner Classics

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Gabriel Pierné - Piano Works (Laurent Wagschal)


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Composer: Gabriel Pierné
  1. Variations in C minor, Op. 42
  2. Étude de concert, Op. 13
  3. Trois Pièces formant suite de concert, Op. 40: 1. Preludio e fughetta
  4. Trois Pièces formant suite de concert, Op. 40: 2. Nocturne en forme de valse
  5. Trois Pièces formant suite de concert, Op. 40: 3. Étude symphonique
  6. Passacaille, Op. 52

Laurent Wagschal, piano
Date: 2010
Label: Timpani

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Thursday, September 5, 2024

Gabriel Pierné - Chamber Music Vol. 2 (Various Artists)


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Composer: Gabriel Pierné

CD1:
  • Caprice for cello & piano, Op. 16
  • Sonata for cello & piano, Op. 46
  • Expansion for cello & piano, Op. 21
  • Trio for violon, cello & piano, Op. 45
CD2:
  • Impromptu-Caprice for harp, Op. 9
  • Variations libre et final, for flute, harp & string trio, Op. 51
  • Introduction et variations sur une ronde populaire, for saxophones quartet
  • Voyage au pays du Tendre, for flute, harp & string trio
  • Sonata for flute & piano, Op. 36
  • Trois Pièces en trio

Aleksandr Khramouchin, cello
Haoxing Liang, violin
Markus Brönnimann, flute
Christian Ivaldi, piano
Soloists of the Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg

Date: 2006
Label: Timpani

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Gabriel Pierné - Chamber Music Vol. 1 (Various Artists)


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Composer: Gabriel Pierné

CD1:
  • Fantaisie-Impromptu for violin & piano, Op. 4
  • Sonata for violin & piano, Op. 36
  • Sérénade for violin & piano, Op. 7
  • Berceuse for violin & piano, Op. 8
  • Andante for violin & piano
  • Quintet for piano & string quartet, Op. 41
CD2:
  • Pastorale for wind quintet (flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon & horn)
  • Canzonetta for clarinet & piano, Op. 19
  • Sonata da camera for flute, cello & piano, Op. 48
  • Prélude de concert for bassoon & piano, Op. 53
  • Prelude & fughetta for winds (2 flutes, oboe, clarinet, 2 bassoons & horn), Op. 40 No. 1
  • Pièce for oboe & piano, Op. 5
  • Pastorale variée for winds (flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn & trumpet), Op. 30
  • Solo de concert for bassoon & piano, Op. 35
  • La danseuse espagnole for violin & piano
  • Giration, ballet for piano & 10 instruments (2 violins, viola, cello, double bass, flute, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, trombone)
  • Nuit divine for violin, harmonium and narrator

Philippe Koch, violin
Christian Ivaldi, piano
Soloists of the Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg

Date: 2006
Label: Timpani

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Wednesday, September 4, 2024

Gabriel Pierné - L'an mil; Les cathédrales; Paysages franciscains (Jacques Mercier)


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Composer: Gabriel Pierné
  • L'an mil (The Year 1000), poème symphonique avec chœurs
  • Les cathèdrales, prélude pour le poème dramatique d’Eugène Morand
  • Paysages franciscains (Franciscan Landscapes)

Lionel Peintre, baritone
Chœur Nicolas de Grigny
Orchestre National de Lorraine
Jacques Mercier, conductor

Date: 2007
Label: Timpani

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Gabriel Pierné - Impressions de music-hall; Fantaisie basque; Izeÿl (Bramwell Tovey)


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Composer: Gabriel Pierné
  • Impressions de music-hall, ballet suite
  • Fantaisie basque sur des themes populaires basques espagnols
  • Izeÿl, suite from an Indian drama
  • Divertissement sur un thème pastoral

Philippe Koch, violin
Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg
Bramwell Tovey, conductor

Date: 2006
Label: Timpani

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Gabriel Pierné - Cydalise et le chèvre-pied (David Shallon)


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Composer: Gabriel Pierné
  • Cydalise et le chèvre-pied, ballet

Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg
David Shallon, conductor

Date: 2000/2009
Label: Timpani

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Tuesday, September 3, 2024

Gabriel Pierné - Orchestral Works Vol. 2 (Jean-Efflam Bavouzet; Juanjo Mena)


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Composer: Gabriel Pierné
  1. Paysages franciscains, Op. 43: I. Au jardin de Sainte Claire (Couvent de Saint Damien)
  2. Paysages franciscains, Op. 43: II. Les Olivaies de la plaine d'Assise (Crépuscule d'automne)
  3. Paysages franciscains, Op. 43: III. Sur la route de Poggio-Bustone (La Procession)
  4. Les Cathédrales (Prélude pour le poème dramatique de M. Eugène Moraud)
  5. Scherzo-Caprice, Op. 25 (Valse symphonique for piano and orchestra)
  6. Poème symphonique, Op. 37 (for piano and orchestra)
  7. Fantaisie-Ballet, Op. 6 (for piano and orchestra)
  8. Nocturne en forme de valse, Op. 40 No. 2
  9. Étude de concert, Op. 13

Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, piano
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Juanjo Mena, conductor

Date: 2015
Label: Chandos

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Gabriel Pierné - Orchestral Works Vol. 1 (Jean-Efflam Bavouzet; Juanjo Mena)


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Composer: Gabriel Pierné
  • Marche des petits soldats de plomb, Op. 14 No. 6
  • Piano Concerto in C minor, Op. 12
  • Divertissement sur un thème pastoral, Op. 49
  • Ramuntcho, ballet suites Nos. 1 & 2

Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, piano
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Juanjo Mena, conductor

Date: 2011
Label: Chandos

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Sunday, September 1, 2024

Charles-Marie Widor - Complete Organ Works (Joseph Nolan)


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Composer: Charles-Marie Widor

CD1:
  • Organ Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 13 No. 1
  • Organ Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 13 No. 2
CD2:
  • Organ Symphony No. 3 in E minor, Op. 13 No. 3
  • Organ Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 13 No. 4
CD3:
  • Organ Symphony No. 5 in F minor, Op. 42 No. 1
  • Organ Symphony No. 6 in G minor, Op. 42 No. 2
CD4:
  • Organ Symphony No. 7 in A minor, Op. 42 No. 3
CD5:
  • Organ Symphony No. 8 in B major, Op. 42 No. 4
CD6:
  • Symphonie Gothique, Op. 70
  • Symphonie Romane, Op. 73
CD7:
  • Suite Latine, Op. 86
  • Trois Nouvelles Pièces, Op. 87
CD8:
  • Bach's Memento
  • Marche Americaine, Op. 31 No. 11 (transcribed by Marcel Dupré)
  • Marche Nuptiale, Op. 64 No. 6

Joseph Nolan, organ
Date: 2019
Label: Signum Classics

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Charles-Marie Widor - Works for Woodwind (Various Artists)


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Composer: Charles-Marie Widor
  • Suite florentine (arr. Rien de Reede for flute and piano)
  • Introduction et Rondo for clarinet and piano, Op. 72
  • Suite for flute and piano, Op. 34
  • Trois Pièces (arr. Albert Rey for oboe and piano)
  • Sérénade for flute, violin, cello, harmonium and piano, Op. 10

Thies Roorda, flute
Alessandro Soccorsi, piano
Olivier Patey, clarinet
Alexei Ogrintchouk, oboe
Bert Mooiman, harmonium
Junko Naito, violin
Benedikt Enzler, cello

Date: 2017
Label: Naxos

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