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| Réaltor B, chronique d’un musicien entre deux siècles Jacques Borsarello Lyon, Symétrie, 2004, 196 p. ISBN 2-914373-09-0 |
| | P.I. Tchaikovsky Eugene Onegín Vladimir Redkin (Onegín), Maria Gavrilova (Tatyana), Nikolai Baskov (Lensky), Yelena Novak (Olga), Orchestra and Chorus of the Bolshoi Theatre/Mark Ermler Stage Direction: Boris Pokrovsky; Video Direction: Nikita Tikhonov TDK DVUS-OPEON (157 min - 2 DVDs) Sound: 2.0 & 5.1 |
| | Francesco Cilea Adriana Lecouvreur Mirella Freni, Peter Dvorsky, Fiorenza Cossotto, Alessandro Cassis Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro alla Scala, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, conductor Opus Arte (DVD 150 min) |
| | Umberto Giordano: Fedora Live performance 1997 - Mirella Freni (Fedora), Plácido Domingo (Loris), Ainhoa Arteta (Olga), Dwayne Croft (De Siriex), Jean-Yves Thibaudet (Lazinski), Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra/Roberto Abbado Stage Direction: Beppe de Tomasi; Video Direction: Brian Large DG 00440 073 2329 (108 min) Sound 2.0 and 5.1 |
| | Domingo at the Met Giacomo Puccini: Turandot - Live performance1989 - Plácido Domingo (Calaf), Eva Marton (Turandot), Leona Mitchell (Liú), Paul Plishka (Timur), Hugues Cuenod (Emperor), Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra/James Levine Design and Stage Direction: Franco Zeffirelli; Video Direction: Kirk Browning DG 073 058-9 (132 min) Sound 2.0 and 5.1 |
| | Théodore Dubois Les Sept Paroles du Christ Claire Duchesneau, soprano ; André Turp, ténor ; Louis Quilico, baryton ; Bernard Lagacé, orgue ; Le Choeur de Montréal ; Lionel Renaud, direction Disques XX1-21 XXI-CD2-1482 (50 min 10 s) |
| | Antonio Vivaldi Virtuoso cantatas Philippe Jaroussky, contre-ténor ; Ensemble Artaserse Virgin Classics 7243 5 45721 2 8 (68 min 02 s) |
| | Baroque Recital Orfeo Fantasia Works by Monteverdi, Hume, Guédron, Caccini, Picchi, D’India - concept by Susie Napier - Charles Daniels (tenor), Montréal Baroque: Skip Sempé (harpsichord), Olivier Fortin (harpsichord, organ), Susie Napier (bass viol), Margaret Little (bass viol, treble ATMA SACD2337 (Hybrid SACD) |
| | R. Strauss Der Rosenkavalier Maria Reining, Sena Jurinac, Hilde Gueden, Ludwig Weber Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Erich Kleiber, conductor Naxos Historical 8.111011-13 (3 discs; 3h 16m 30s) |
| | P.I. Tchaikovsky The Sleeping Beauty Live performance 2003 - Het Nationale Ballet, Holland Symfonia/Ermano Florio; Principal Dancers: Sofiane Sylve, Gaël Lambiotte, Sarah Fontaine, Enrichetta Cavallotti Choreography and Stage Direction: Sir Peter Wright (after Marius Petipa); Video Direction: Jellie Dekker Opus Arte OA 0094 D (138 min 14 s - 2 DVDs) Sound 2.0 and 5.1 |
| | Jaromír Weinberger Svanda dudák (Svanda, le joueur de cornemuse) Matjaz Robavs (Sÿvanda), Tatiana Monogarova (Dorota), Ivan Choupenitch (Babinsky), Larisa Kostyuk (la reine), Alexander Teliga (le magicien ; le diable) ; Wexford Festival Opera Chorus ; National Philharmonic Orchestra of Belarus ; Julian Reynolds, chef Naxos 8.660146-47 (134 min 07 s - 2 CD) |
| | James Tenney Pika-Don Maelström Percussion Ensemble / Jan Williams hat[now]ART 151 (66 min 49 s) |
| | F.J. Haydn Concerti per il clavicembalo Concertos Hob. XVIII / 4, 6 et 11 Freiburger Barockorchester / Gottfried von der Goltz ; Andreas Staier, pianoforte Harmonia Mundi HMC 901854 (64 min 20 s) |
| | J.S. Bach Weinen, Klagen… Cantates BWV 12 « Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen », BWV 38 « Aus tiefer Not » et BWV 75 « Die Elenden sollen essen » Carolyn Sampson, soprano ; Daniel Taylor, alto ; Mark Padmore, ténor ; Peter Kooy, basse ; Collegium Vocale Gent / Philippe Herreweghe Harmonia Mundi HMC 901843 (69 min 09 s) |
| | R. Strauss et M. Reger Sonates et Romances pour violoncelle et piano Emmanuelle Bertrand, violoncelle et Pascal Amoyel, piano Harmonia Mundi HMC 901836 (65 min 27 s) |
| | W.A. Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Pianos sonatas K. 330, 331 « alla turca », 332 Andreas Staier, pianoforte Harmonia Mundi HMC 901856 (61 min 30 s) |
| | Les Introuvables du chant français Germaine Lubin, Eidé Norena, Yvonne Brothier, Fanely Revoil, Alice Raveau, Edmond Clément, André d'Arkor, Fernand Ansseau, Georges Thill, Roger Bourdin, Charles Panzéra, Fréhel, Yvonne Georges, Yvette Guilbert (et une centaine d'autres) (enregistrements 1 EMI Classics 5-85828-2 (8 CD) |
| | Michael Haydn Requiem, Missa in honorem Sanctae Ursulae Carolyn Sampson, Hilary Summers, James Glichrist, Peter Harvey, Choir of the King’sConsort, The King’s Consort / Robert King Hyperion CDA67510 (83 min 50 s - 2 CD) |
| | Tchaikovsky / Britten String Quartets Brodsky Quartet CC 72106 |
| | Ludwig van Beethoven Symphonies Nos 5 & 6 Tafelmusik Orchestra/Bruno Weill Analekta AN 29831 (73 min 56 s) |
| | Hisato Ohzawa Orchestral Works Piano Concerto No. 3 Kamikaze, Symphony No. 3 Symphony of the Founding of Japan - Ekaterina Saranceva (piano), Russian Philharmonic Orchestra/Dmitry Yablonsky Naxos Japanese Classics 8557416 (64 min 10 s) |
| | Camargo Guarnieri Piano Concertos Nos 1 - 3 Max Barros (piano), Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra/Thomas Conlin Naxos 8557666 (69 min 49 s) |
| | F.J. Haydn Die Schöpfung Sunhae Im (soprano), Jan Kobow (tenor), Hanno Müller-Brachmann (bass), Christine Wehler (alto), VokalEnsemble Köln, Capella Augustina/Andreas Spering Naxos 8557380-81 (104 min 22 s) |
| | G.P. Telemann Mit Freude Monika Mauch, soprano ; Marion Verbruggen, flûte à bec ; Ensemble Caprice ; Matthias Maute, dir. Atma ACD2 2318 (64 min 42 s) |
| | Quintette à vent Estria Stewart Grant : Quintette; Chan Ka Nin : Nature/Nurture; Andrew Paul Macdonald : The Mechanics of Stardust pour trio d’anches; Robert Lemay : Débâcle; Denis Gougeon : 4 jeux à 5. Atma ACD2 2357 (65 min 03 s) |
| | Anton Webern Symphony, op. 21 ; Six Pieces for Large Orchestra, op. 6 ; Concerto for 9 Instruments, op. 24 ; 5 Canons for Soprano and Two Clarinets, op. 16 ; Three Traditional Rhymes, op. 17 ; Three Songs, op. 18 ; Trio, op. 20 ; Quartet, op. 22 ; Variations for Piano Jennifer Welch-Babidge, soprano ; Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble ; Philharmonia Orchestra ; Robert Craft, dir. Naxos 8.557530 (79 min 12 s) |
| | George Gershwin Orchestral Works Rhapsody in Blue, Concerto in F, An American in Paris, Variations on ‘I Got Rhythm’, Cuban Overture - Earl Wild (piano), Boston Pops Orchestra / Arthur Fiedler RCA Living Stereo 82876-61393-2 (Hybrid SACD 79 min 22 s) |
| | Gustav Mahler Symphony No. 5 Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra of New York / Bruno Walter Coupling : Lieder und Gesänge aus der Jugendzeit - Desi Halban (soprano), Bruno Walter (piano) Naxos Historical 8110896 (77 min 59 s) |
| | The Fine Arts Quartet at WFMT Music & Arts CD-1154 (8 discs) |
| | Chanter de tout son corps Johanne Raby et Dre Françoise P. Chagnon Éditions Berger, 2005, 185 p. ISBN 2-921416-59-x |
| | J.S. Bach Psaume 51 d'après le Stabat mater de Pergolesi ATMA SACD2 2342 (53 min 51 s) |
| | The Origin of Fire: Music and Visions of Hildegard von Bingen Anonymous 4 Harmonia Mundi HMU 807327 (66 min 05 s) |
| | F.J. Haydn Concertos pour violoncelle Hob./VII b : 1 et VII b : 2 Christopher Chamber Orchestra of Vilnius/Donatas Katkus; Dominique de Williencourt, violoncelle EA Records EA 0408 (51 min 13 s) |
| | Silent Noon — English Songs Bryn Terfel, Malcom Martineau Deutsche Grammophon 4775336 |
| | F.J. Haydn Concertos Hob. XVIII / 2, 3, 4 et 11 Concerto Copenhagen / Lars Ulrik Mortensen ; Ronald Brautigam, pianoforte BIS-CD-1318 (75 min 54 s) |
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