| 1. Chanet Et Danse |
| 2. Papa Ou Maman |
| 3. Un Bout De Route |
| 4. Broceliande |
| 5. Blouser Le Temps |
| 6. Le Corpse Et L'esprit |
| 7. On M'a Dit Qu'avant |
| 8. Quand Je Serai Grand |
| 9. Petit Ange |
| 10. Solitude City |
| 11. Qui,Dis-Moi Qui |
| 12. Swingue La Vie |
| 13. Abonne Pas D'chance |
| 14. Rien Qu'un Homme |
Chante Et Danse,Les Forbans,G.C.L.,World Music
Average customer rating:
|
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concertos, Symphony Pathetique, The Seasons, & Piano Pieces; Mikhail Pletnev/Russian National Orchestra (4 CD's)
Mikhail Pletnev , Piotr Ilyitch Tchaikovsky , Vladimir Fedoseyev , Philharmonia Orchestra , and Russian National Orchestra Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00030FJG2 Release Date: 2004-11-16 |
Tracks:
- I. Allegro Non Troppo - Allegro Con Spirito
- II. Andante Semplice - Prestissimo - Tempo I
- III. Allegro Con Fuoco
- I. Quasi Rondo
- II. Contrastes
Tracks:
- I. Allegro Brillante
- II. Andante Non Troppo
- III. Allegro Con Fuoco
- Allegro Brillante
Tracks:
- I. Adagio - Allegro Con Brio
- II. Allegro Con Grazia
- III. Allegro Molto Vivace
- IV. Finale: Adagio Lamentoso
- Marche Slave Op.31
- I. Prelude
- II. Fugue A 4 Voix
- III. Impromptu
- IV. Marche Funebre
- V. Mazurque
- VI. Scherzo
Tracks:
- Introduction
- Danse Des Pages
- Vision D'Aurore
- Andante
- La Fee-Argent
- Le Chat Botte Et La Chatte Blanche
- Gavotte
- Canari Qui Chante
- Le Chaperon Rouge Et Le Loup
- Adagio
- Finale
- I. Janvier (Au Coin Du Feu)
- II. Fevrier (Carnaval)
- III. Mars (Chant De L'alouette)
- IV. Avril (Perce-Neige)
- V. Mai (Les Nuits De Mai)
- VI. Juin (Barcarolle)
- VII. Juillet (Chant Des Moissonneurs)
- VIII. Aout (La Moisson)
- IX. Septembre (La Chasse)
- X. Octobre (Chant D'automne)
- XI. Novembre (Course En Troika)
- XII. Decembre (Noel)
Customer Reviews:
Very Impressive..........2006-10-10
Pletnev delivers a big performance that is, at the same time, utterly transparent at all times. No matter how treacherously difficult the music gets, he never comes close to losing his sange froide. But the performance is never cold. Pletnev and Fedoseyev capture Tchaikovsky's mercurial quality as well as anyone and better than most.
Most of all though, it just sounds as if Pletnev and Fedoseyev thought long and carefully about these performances..they understand this music from the inside out and nothing escapes them. Phrasing, in particular, has classical clarity and awareness that VERY few musicians every manage to find in these concertos. At the same time, this is deeply thrilling playing, especially in the outer movements. There is always a wonderful sense of occasion, and kudos to the Philharmonia, playing on the edge of their seats without ever breaking a sweat.
Additional kudos to the recording engineers, for making an ideal recording in every respect: ambience, inner-detail, attacks, dynamic range, overall perspective, solo perspective, are all simply perfect.
I have to confess to a soft-spot for Tchaikovsky's second concerto, which is, to me, a significantly better concerto than the first, although the first is much better-known...and Pletnev just plays the be-jeebers out of it, especially in the last movement, music and playing that would move a stone. You'll be on the edge of your seat yourself.
In short, this recording was when it was made, and still is, at the very top of Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto recordings.
A pleasant overall experience.......2006-08-06
That said, they are, in general, wonderful recordings. The playing in each of them is excellent, and the conducting in the Pathetique, despite Pletnev's reputation for being a better pianist that conductor, is very good. The symphony is excellent, worth the price of the set alone, and is reminiscent at times of the Mravinsky/Leningrad recording that has become something of a legend. In fact, I daresay this is better than the Mravinsky. He gets the tempi about right in it, as well, taking a bit faster tempo than I'm used to in the third movement, which I find I actually prefer. That is not as true for the Serbo-Russian March, which seems a bit fast to me. It's a fine recording, to be sure, and at times the tempo is actually very appropriate, and the playing more than makes up for the times when it isn't.
To be honest, many of the piano works I have little experience with, except the first concerto. However, I can say that the playing in the piano concertos is excellent, and Fedoseyev seems to have less of a problem with tempi than Pletnev. I have become quite a fan of Pletnev's version of the first concerto, and the second, while just as well recorded, I find to be less engaging. It is nonetheless a striking work and deserves a place in anyone's collection, and this is a good start. The Seasons (or 'musical pancakes', as Tchaikovsky put it), I find, are good pieces to listen to when I need some quiet music that doesn't distract me. The playing in them is nearly flawless, and they are pretty good pieces, given that each was written in one sitting ('quick to prepare and serve', Tchaikovsky said). Actually, nearly all of Tchaikovsky's piano music is like this. He wrote them for the money only, and considered them to be amateurish and unremarkable (though he cared little for the 1812 Overture and Fifth Symphony, as well, so don't take that to mean they are bad pieces). As such, they are considered to be nonessential, extraneous pieces. They are good to have in your collection, however, and given the quality of the other pieces, even if you're unimpressed with them, it is well worth the price. Finally, there is the arrangement of the Sleeping beauty. I can say little about the arrangement itself, not being all that familiar with the ballet and how it originally sounded, but I will say what I've said for the rest. It's played nicely. That pretty much sums up the set as a whole. I'm sure there are better, but the Pathetique justifies the price alone.
Average customer rating: |
Lully: Atys (Highlights)
Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi Fr. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00009IC6L Release Date: 2003-09-09 |
Average customer rating:
|
Mussorgsky: Pictures From an Exhibition/Tchaikovsky: Music From The Sleeping Beauty
Manufacturer: EMI Records [All429] ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00000DNYH Release Date: 2000-11-28 |
Tracks:
- Promenade
- Gnomus
- Promenade
- Il Vecchio Castello
- Promenade
- Tuileries
- Bydlo
- Promenade
- Ballet Of The Unhatched Chicks
- Two Polish Jews, One Rich, The Other Poor
- Limoges
- Catacombae
- Con Mortuis In Lingua Mortua
- The Hut On Hen's Legs
- The Heroes' Gate At Kiev
- Intro
- Danse Des Pages
- Vision D'Aurore
- Andante
- La Fee-Argent
- Le Chat Botte Et La Chatte Blanche
- Gavotte
- Le Canari Qui Chante
- Chaperon Rouge Et Le Loup
- Adagio
- Finale
Customer Reviews:
Worth importing from Europe.......2001-07-13
Picture this!.......2001-05-16
Although Pletnev is now returning to the stage as a soloist (see his recently issued Carnegie Hall recital on DG), this disc of Mussorgsky and a Tchaikovksy trascription was originally issued in 1991. Most of us know Mussorgsky's "Pictures From An Exhibition" thanks to Ravel's orchestration; however, it was written for piano. Richter and others have recorded the original piano version, but none has come anywhere close to the profundity that Pletnev achieves. Sure, he plays the notes like anyone else, but the depth of feeling, the humor, the darkness, and the color that he conveys is simply astounding.
Listen to the subtleties in "Tuileries," to the dark terror in "Hut on Hen's Legs," and to the extraordinary grandeur of the finale, "The Hero's Gate at Kiev." The wonderful thing about Pletnev is that he astonishes, not by being flashy and flip, but by plumbing the depths of the composition. He is conveying music, not his ego. And in this day and age, a brilliant pianist, who is nonetheless humble, is also a cause for celebration!
I promise: if you listen to this recording, you will never listen again to the orchestral version! Who needs orchestration, when Pletnev provides all the color and transparency in the world?
Now, on to Tchaikovsky. It is quite clever of Pletnev to program "Pictures" in its original piano version (almost a "reverse transcription," given the popularity of the Ravel), then to provide a piano transcription of excerpts of the orchestral "Sleeping Beauty." His transcription is brilliant. He paints a picture of the ballet and its story line as beautifully as did Mussorgsky.
"Pictures" is a walk through an exhibition of fixed paintings (hence the intervening Promenades to carry us from picture to picture), whereas "Sleeping Beauty" is acted in front of us, the fixed audience. Believe me when I say, that being fixed, or transfixed, is exactly how you will feel upon listening to this startling performance.
Excellent!.......2001-03-07
Average customer rating: |
Lully - Atys / Guy de Mey · Guillemette Laurens · Agnès Mellon · Jean-François Gardeil · Les Arts Florissants · William Christie [Highlights]
Jean-Baptiste Lully , William Christie , Guy de Mey , Agnès Mellon, Jean-François Gardeil, Gilles Ragon Guillemette Laurens , and Les Arts Florissants Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00005EAYO Release Date: 2001-11-13 |
Average customer rating: |
Anthologie de l'Opérette, 1850-1950 (Box Set)
Manufacturer: Forlane ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00005EBJP Release Date: 2001-04-17 |
Average customer rating: |
Chante et Danse
Les Forbans Manufacturer: G.C.L. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00004Y81K |
Tracks:
- Chanet Et Danse
- Papa Ou Maman
- Un Bout De Route
- Broceliande
- Blouser Le Temps
- Le Corpse Et L'esprit
- On M'a Dit Qu'avant
- Quand Je Serai Grand
- Petit Ange
- Solitude City
- Qui,Dis-Moi Qui
- Swingue La Vie
- Abonne Pas D'chance
- Rien Qu'un Homme
Average customer rating: |
De Lully A Rameau
Jean-Baptiste Lully , André Campra , Jean-Philippe Rameau , Véronique Gens , Jean-Paul Fouchécourt , William Christie , Les Arts Florissants , Agnès Mellon , Françoise Semellaz , Jean-François Gardeil , Guillemette Laurens , Noémi Rime , Bernard Deletré , Jacques Bona , Michel Laplénie , Gilles Ragon , Isabelle Desrochers , Guy de Mey , Jérôme Correas , Monique Zanetti , Sandrine Piau , Richard Dugay , Anne Mopin , Claire Brua , Sophie Daneman , Howard Crook , Adrian Brand , Jean-Claude Sarragosse , and John Holloway Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000000752 Release Date: 1996-10-22 |
Tracks:
- Atys (Extraits): Ov - Les Arts Florissants/William Christie
- Atys (Extraits) Acte I, Scene 1: Allons, Allons, Accourez Tous/Acte I, Scene 2 - Guy De Mey/Jacques Bona
- Atys (Extraits) Acte I, Scene 2: Atys, Ne Feignez Plus - Jacques Bona
- Atys (Extraits) Acte I, Scene 3: Allons, Allons, Accourez Tous, Cybele Va Descendre/Ecoutons Les... - Agnes Mellon/Francoise Semellaz/Guy De Mey/Jacques Bona
- Atys (Extraits) Acte I, Scene 4: Atys Est Trop Heureux/Un Amour Malhereux - Agnes Mellon/Francoise Semellaz
- Atys (Extraits) Acte II, Scene 2: Je Veux Joindre En Ces Lieux La Gloire Et L'Abondance - Guillemente Laurens/Jean-Francois Gardeil
- Atys (Extraits) Acte II, Scene 3: Tu T'Etonnes, Melisse - Guillemente Laurens/Noemi Rime
- Atys (Extraits) Acte II, Scene 4: Celebrons La Gloire Immortelle - Les Arts Florissants/William Christie
- Atys (Extraits) Acte III, Scene 4: Prld/Dormons, Dormons Tous/Air Des Songes Agreables - Gilles Ragon/Jean-Paul Fouchcourt/Bernard Deletre/Michel Laplenie
- Atys (Extraits) Acte IV, Scene 2 & 3: Belle Nymphe, L'Hymen Va Suivre Mon Envie - Jean-Francois Gardeil/Agnes Mellon
- Atys (Extraits) Acte IV, Scene 5: O Vous Qui Prenez Part Au Bien De Ma Famille/QUe L'On Danse... - Bernard Deletre/Les Arts Florissants/William Christie
- Atys (Extraits) Acte IV, Scene 5: La Beaute La Plus Severe/D'Une Constance Extreme Le Ruisseau... - Bernard Deletre/Les Arts Florissants/William Christie
- Atys (Extraits) Acte IV, Scene 6: Venez Former Des Noeuds Charmants - Les Arts Florissants/William Christie
- Atys (Extraits) Acte V, Scene Derniere: Venez Furieux Corybantes - Guillemette Laurens/Les Arts Florissants/William Christie
- Atys (Extraits) Acte V, Scene Derniere: Entree Des Nymphes/Premiere Entree Des Corybantes... - Guillemette Laurens/Les Arts Florissants/William Christie
- Atys (Extraits) Acte V, Scene Derniere: Que Le Malheur D'Atys Afflige Tout Le Monde - Guillemette Laurens/Les Arts Florissants/William Christie
Tracks:
- Idomenee, Prologue: Ov - Les Arts Florissants/William Christie
- Idomenee, Prologue Scene I: Laissez Nous Sortir D'Esclavage - Jean-Paul Fouchecourt/Monique Zanetti/Les Arts Florissants/William Christie
- Idomenee, Acte Premier Scene III: Quittez Vos Fers - Jean-Paul Fouchecourt
- Idomenee, Acte Second Scene I: O Dieux! O Justes Dieux!/Scene II: Cessez De Soulever Les Ondes - Jerome Correas/Les Arts Florissants/William Christie
- Idomenee, Acte Second Scene IV: Soyez Temoins De Mon Inquietude - Jean-Paul Fouchecourt/Bernard Deletre
- Idomenee, Acte Second Scenes V-VI: Il ME Fuit Le Cruel! - Sandrine Piau
- Idomenee, Acte Trosieme Scenes II-III: Je Dois Etre Jaloux Qu'Un Autre Ait Eu La Gloire - Monique Zanetti/Bernard Deletre
- Idomenee, Acte Trosieme Scene VI: Je Vois Des Argiens La Troue Impatiente - Sandrine Piau/Les Arts Florissants/William Christie
- Idomenee, Acte Quatrieme Scene I: Rigaudon - Les Arts Florissants/William Christie
- Idomenee, Acte Quatrieme Scene I: Espoir Des Malheureux - Monique Zanetti
- Idomenee, Acte Quatrieme Scene III: Ciel! Que Vois-Je? - Bernard Deletre/Jean-Paul Fouchecourt
- Idomenee, Acte Quatrieme Scene IV: O Neptune, Recoy Nos Voeux/Scene V - Bernard Deletre/Les Arts Florissants/William Christie
- Idomenee, Acte Quatrieme Scene VI: Triomphez, Remportez Une Immortelle Gloire - Bernard Deletre/Richard Dugay/Les Arts Florissants/William Christie
- Idomenee, Acte Quatrieme Scene VI: Musette - Les Arts Florissants/William Christie
- Idomenee, Acte Quatrieme Scene VI: Volez Au Son De Nos Musettes - Anne Prichard/Anne Mopin
- Idomenee, Acte Quatrieme Scene VI: Premier & Deuxieme Menuets - Les Arts Florissants/William Christie
- Idomenee, Acte Cinquieme Scene I: Il Est Donc Vray, Seigneur - Sandrine Piau/Jean-Paul Fouchecourt
- Idomenee, Acte Cinquieme Scene II: Ah! Quel Bonheur De Vous Revoir! - Monique Zanettie/Jean-Paul Fouchecourt
- Idomenee, Acte Cinquieme Scene V: Quel Pouvoir M'A Conduit Sur Ce Bord Ecarte? - Bernard Deletre
Tracks:
- Castor & Pollux, Prologue: Ov - Les Arts Florissants/William Christie
- Castor & Pollux, Prologue Scene I: Venus, O Venus - Claire Brua/Mark Padmore/Les Arts Florissants/William Christie
- Castor & Pollux, Acte Premier Scene I: Que Tout Gemisse - Les Arts Florissants/William Christie
- Castor & Pollux, Acte Premier Scene III: Tristes Apprets, Pales Flambeaux - Agnes Mellon
- Castor & Pollux, Acte Premier Scene IV: Mais, D'Ou Partent Ces Cris Nouveaux?/Premier Air Pour... - Jerome Correas/Agnes Mellon/Les Arts Florissants/William Christie
- Castor & Pollux, Acte Deuxieme Scene V: Deuxieme Air Pour Hebe Et Ses Suivantes/Un Plasir: Voici... - Jerome Correas/Sophie Daneman/Les Arts Florissants/William Christie
- Castor & Pollux, Acte Trosieme Scene IV: Sortez D'Esclavage/Premier Air Des Demons - Jerome Correas/Agnes Mellon/Veronique Gens/Les Arts Florissants/William Christie
- Castor & Pollux, Acte Trosieme Scene IV: Brisons Tous Nos Fers/Deuxieme Air Des Demons - Les Arts Florissants/William Christie
- Castor & Pollux, Acte Quatrieme Scene I: Sejour De L'Eternelle Paix - Howard Crook
- Castor & Pollux, Acte Quatrieme Scene II: Air Pour Les Ombres/Qu'Il Soit Heureux Comme Nous... - Les Arts Florissants/William Christie
- Castor & Pollux, Acte Quatrieme Scene II: Ici Se Leve L'Aurore - Sandrine Piau
- Castor & Pollux, Acte Quatrieme Scene IV: Revenez, Revenez Sur Les Rivanges Sombres/Gavotte - Les Arts Florissants/William Christie
- Castor & Pollux, Acte Cinquieme Scene VII: Entree Des Astres/Gigue - Les Arts Florissants/William Christie
- Castor & Pollux, Acte Cinquieme Scene VII: Airette/Brillez, Brillez, Astres Nouveaux - Sandrine Piau
- Castor & Pollux, Acte Cinquieme Scene VII: Que Les Cieux, Que La Terre Et L'Onde - Les Arts Florissants/William Christie
Pop Music:
