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    GEORGES AURIC: IMAGINEES
    ERATO

    GEORGES AURIC: IMAGINEES

    CD · 1 disc

    $10.49
    Composer
    0
    Artist
    Jean-Philippe, Quatuor Parrenin / Collard
    Released
    Jul 31, 2020
    In 1968, as he approached the age of 70, Georges Auric began work on Imaginees, a series of six intimate works in a modernist vein - concentrated and compelling in their expression. Famously a member of Les Six in the 1920s, the multi-faceted Auric studied under Vincent d'Indy and gained an international reputation for his film scores while also taking an influential role in France's musical life
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  • GEORGES AURIC: IMAGINEES

    GEORGES AURIC: IMAGINEES

    ERATO Jul 2020
    1 disc
    CD
    $10.49
  • Auric: Melodies et Chansons

    Auric: Melodies et Chansons

    MDG Nov 2024
    1 disc
    CD
    $23.99
  • Film Music Classics - Auric: Beauty And The Beast

    Film Music Classics - Auric: Beauty And The Beast

    Naxos Feb 2005
    1 disc
    CD
    $19.99
  • Le Piano du Groupe Des Six

    Le Piano du Groupe Des Six

    MDG Jan 2024
    1 disc
    CD
    $23.99
    1. Love Songs / The King's Singers
    2. Love Songs / The King's Singers
    Signum Classics

    Love Songs / The King's Singers

    CD · 1 disc

    $9.99 $19.99 Save 50%
    Composer
    VARIOUS
    Artist
    The King'S Singers
    Released
    Feb 08, 2019

    It’s no surprise that The King’s Singers have recorded a huge number of love songs on all kinds of albums over the last fifty years. Some of these were albums devoted to love songs like Chanson d’amour and Romance du soir. Other albums couldn’t help but include music about love, although their theme was actually different. This album, Love Songs, is a chance to revisit some of the ensemble’s favorite tracks that they’ve recorded over the last two decades, compiled from across their back catalogue with Signum Records. The tracks they’ve chosen have come from five different albums, released between 2008 and 2017. Rather than trying to take in any of the enormous number of classical love songs from the back catalogue, the group wanted to focus on some of the best folk songs, jazz standards, and pop songs that have featured in King’s Singers concerts throughout their history. This selection has been curated especially to celebrate the group’s favorite recent albums, and to show how rich and varied the tapestry of love songs we have today is.

    REVIEWS:

    [A] spirited, handsomely sung program of entries representing a number of genres. I enjoy the bass fiddle licks sung with such jazzy appeal in ‘I’ve Got the World On a String’ (Harold Arlen) and Jerome Kern’s ‘I Won’t Dance’. The softrock arpeggios in Paul Simon’s ‘April Come She Will’ and ‘Helplessly Hoping’ (Stephen Stills) are great fun, and I will happily make time for Simon Carrington’s radiant arrangement of ‘My Love Is Like a Red, Red Rose’. For a union of the British choral tradition and the Doo-Wop style, look no further than this rendition of ‘At Last’.

    A cappella groups singing in this style have proliferated like gangbusters on high school and college campuses. If a young musician you know is singing in one, why not get ahold of this and show them what the gold standard sounds like.

    -- American Record Guide

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  • Love Songs / The King's Singers
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    Love Songs / The King's Singers

    Signum Classics Feb 2019
    1 disc
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  • DUO CONCERTANT ARABESQUE MEN

    DUO CONCERTANT ARABESQUE MEN

    Centaur Records Oct 2002
    1 disc
    CD
    $18.99
    1. Satiesfictions - Promenades with Erik Satie
    2. Satiesfictions - Promenades with Erik Satie
    Accentus Music

    Satiesfictions - Promenades with Erik Satie

    DVD · 1 disc

    $31.99
    Composer
    PEITZ TABAKOV
    Artist
    Satie, Cocteau, Ray, Sauguet, Auric, Bertin, Thomson, Schleiermacher, Arme
    Released
    Aug 28, 2015


    Always armed with wisecracks, umbrella, and a bowler hat, Erik Satie was not only on the outside one of the strangest figures in the early 20th century French avant-garde; he was a composer, designer, church founder, PR pioneer, and master of witty remarks. In playful episodes, the documentary illuminates the overall phenomenon of Satie. His countless imaginary advertisements evolve into real commercials, and his drawings take on a life of their own as cartoons. Divas, dogs, puppets, and children, as well as pianists playing pianos stacked on top of each other are featured in scenic interludes, while performers turn into “musical furniture” in swimming pools, factories, or at train stations. Interwoven with accounts by Satie’s associates and music experts, the film offers a unique insight into Satie’s cosmos of word and sound.

    With Jean Cocteau, Man Ray, Henri Sauguet, Georges Auric, Pierre Bertin, Virgil Thomson, Steffen Schleiermacher, GrauSchumacher Piano Duo, Jean-Pierre Armengaud and Patrick Le Mauff

    Languages: English, French
    Subtitles: German, French, English, Korean, Japanese
    Bonus: Music by Erik Satie (La Belle Excentrique, Valse du Chocolat aux Amandes, Ce que dit la petite Princesse des Tulipes, Nocturne No. 4), Stock Market Report à la Satie
    Bonus Running time: 15:17 min
    Bonus Languages: German
    Bonus Subtitles: English

    Number of DVDs: 1
    Picture Formats: 16:9 NTSC
    Sound Formats: PCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
    Running time: 56:22 min
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  • Satiesfictions - Promenades with Erik Satie

    Satiesfictions - Promenades with Erik Satie

    Accentus Music Aug 2015
    1 disc
    DVD
    $31.99
    1. The Complete Charles Trenet, Vol. 9: En Avril á Paris (1952-
    2. The Complete Charles Trenet, Vol. 9: En Avril á Paris (1952-
    Frémeaux

    The Complete Charles Trenet, Vol. 9: En Avril á Paris (1952-

    CD · 2 discs

    $32.99
    Composer
    VARIOUS
    Artist
    Charles Trenet
    Released
    May 01, 2010
    “The first French singer-songwriter you could call genuinely inspired by jazz was this boy named Charles Trenet [...] the new heartbeat, the extraordinary joie de vivre coming from the songs that this rumpled kid chucked out by the dozen, were born of the conjunction between a remarkable poetic gift and the vitality of jazz, assimilated fully by an exquisite sensibility.” Boris VIAN (En avant la Zizique)
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  • The Complete Charles Trenet, Vol. 9: En Avril á Paris (1952-

    The Complete Charles Trenet, Vol. 9: En Avril á Paris (1952-

    Frémeaux May 2010
    2 discs
    CD
    $32.99
  • 20th Century French Wind Trios / Chicago Chamber Musicians

    20th Century French Wind Trios / Chicago Chamber Musicians

    Cedille Jan 1998
    1 disc
    CD
    $19.99
  • Les Mariés De La Tour Eiffel; Honegger, Et Al / Desgraupes

    Les Mariés De La Tour Eiffel; Honegger, Et Al / Desgraupes

    Marco Polo Apr 1996
    1 disc
    CD
    $19.99
    1. 23 Vocalise-Études (Arr. For Alto Saxophone & Piano)
    2. 23 Vocalise-Études (Arr. For Alto Saxophone & Piano)
    BIS

    23 Vocalise-Études (Arr. For Alto Saxophone & Piano)

    CD · 1 disc

    $21.99
    Composer
    DUKAS MESSIAEN MARTINU RAVE
    Artist
    White, Rushton
    Released
    Jun 10, 2016

    Saxophonist Harry White and pianist Edward Rushton present this album of 23 etudes by composers such as Ravel, Dukas, Poulenc, Villa-Lobos, and more. The history behind these works dates back to 1906, when a voice professor at the Paris Conservatoire, Amedee-Landely Hettich, made it his mission to change vocalises and etudes from monotonous scalar exercises to works of art in themselves. In the three decades that followed, Hettich persuaded some of France’s most respected composers to write etudes that would not only challenge the performer’s skills, but also exude musicality.

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  • 23 Vocalise-Études (Arr. For Alto Saxophone & Piano)

    23 Vocalise-Études (Arr. For Alto Saxophone & Piano)

    BIS Jun 2016
    1 disc
    CD
    $21.99
    1. L'eventail de Jeanne / Axelrod, Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire
    2. L'eventail de Jeanne / Axelrod, Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire
    Naxos

    L'eventail de Jeanne / Axelrod, Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire

    CD · 1 disc

    $19.99
    Composer
    RAVEL FERROUD IBERT SCHMITT
    Artist
    Axelrod
    Released
    Oct 14, 2016
    We know L’Éventail de Jeanne (Jeannes’s Fan), a collaborative ballet in ten movements by ten composers, primarily from Ravel’s opening Fanfare and Poulenc’s Pastourelle, but the other numbers have plenty of appeal. Roussel’s bittersweet Sarabande adds weight to an otherwise frothy brew, while Florent Schmidt’s concluding Kermesse-Valse provides a buoyant concluding apotheosis. Other savory bits include a polka by Darius Milhaud and perky Canarie by Alexis Roland-Manuel, but it’s all good fun and played here with exemplary spirit and point by John Axelrod and the Loire ensemble.

    Here’s an interesting tidbit. Poulenc’s Pastourelle appears to be a nearly literal crib from the “Balalaika” movement that concludes Stravinsky’s Suite No. 1 for small orchestra (sound clips). I wonder if this was noticed at the time?

    Ravel’s Mother Goose makes a logical coupling–another children’s ballet, composed and scored with a similarly light touch. Axelrod’s is a sensitive performance, a touch on the slow side, perhaps, but well-proportioned and sensitively detailed. The orchestra plays quite well, with the many woodwind solos sweet and smooth, if perhaps lacking the ultimate character that we hear from Martinon (EMI/Warner) or Ozawa (DG). Axelrod dwells lovingly on the concluding Fairy Garden, and when the music is so beautiful who can blame him? This disc, in short, is a joy. Don’t overlook it.

    – ClassicsToday (David Hurwitz)
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  • L'eventail de Jeanne / Axelrod, Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire

    L'eventail de Jeanne / Axelrod, Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire

    Naxos Oct 2016
    1 disc
    CD
    $19.99
    • Gold / The King's Singers
    Signum Classics

    Gold / The King's Singers

    CD · 3 discs

    $19.49 $38.99 Save 50%
    Composer
    VARIOUS
    Artist
    The King'S Singers
    Released
    Nov 03, 2017


    The King’s Singers celebrate their 50th anniversary with a celebratory 3-album set, combining three complete programs of Close Harmony, Spiritual and Secular pieces. The King's Singers write: “The current incarnation of King’s Singers approached this 50th Anniversary release with great excitement – albeit with some trepidation! How could we possibly create an album (or, as it turned out, three albums!) that would reflect all the group’s work over five decades, honoring its history and the achievements of our predecessors? In the end, we decided to go back to basics. We spent months trawling through programs and recordings to finalize this selection of music: old favorites that the group has performed for decades jostle for position with more recent additions (both classical and pop), and compete with brand new works commissioned especially for this project. A long-list of well over a hundred pieces has been whittled down to a final track-list of around sixty that, we feel, represents all the styles and musical epochs that The King’s Singers have championed across five decades of performance and recording.”

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    REVIEW:

    Looking back over 50 years of performances and recordings by the King;s Singers, it's hard to think of a group whose music-making has aged so well. The joy, generosity, and the eclecticism of their earliest recordings are all still the defining qualities of their latest. Here's to 50 more years.
    – Gramophone
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  • Gold / The King's Singers
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    Gold / The King's Singers

    Signum Classics Nov 2017
    3 discs
    CD
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  • L'éventail De Jeanne, Etc / Simon, Philharmonia Orchestra

    L'éventail De Jeanne, Etc / Simon, Philharmonia Orchestra

    Chandos Feb 2005
    1 disc
    CD
    $13.99
    • Paris 1913 - L'Offrande lyrique
    Nimbus

    Paris 1913 - L'Offrande lyrique

    CD · 1 disc

    $23.99
    Composer
    Various
    Artist
    Claire Booth, Andrew Matthews-Owen
    Released
    Feb 07, 2025
    The world premiere recording of Durey's L'Offrande lyrique (Op. 4), six songs set to texts by Rabindranath Tagore (recipient of the 1913 Nobel Prize for Literature) in French translation by Andre Gide, is a highlight of this collection. Musically inspired by the atonality of Arnold Schoenberg's The Book of Hanging Gardens, and often credited as the first piece of free twelve-note technique in French music, L'Offrande lyrique navigates a harmonic language which can hold clarity and vivid colour in Lumiere ! ma lumiere !, or blur into dark heavy clouded gesture in Les nuages s'entassent, effectively supporting Tagore's language. At times, the words seem to muse over seemingly unconnected piano motifs, before meeting- sometimes harmonically, sometimes not-sometimes walking the same path, other times meandering separately again. For Paris 1913 to include a world premiere recording of such important music, written over a century ago, is thrilling, and places Durey firmly alongside his contemporaries in the cafes and salons of pre-war Paris. Far from being overshadowed by the better-known composers in this anthology, these songs stand as a testament to the strength of French melodies of the era. © Andrew Matthews-Owen & Claire Booth
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  • Paris 1913 - L'Offrande lyrique

    Paris 1913 - L'Offrande lyrique

    Nimbus Feb 2025
    1 disc
    CD
    $23.99
  • BODY & SOUL REVISITED

    BODY & SOUL REVISITED

    VERVE Jul 1993
    1 disc
    CD
    $19.99
    1. COMPLETE WARNER CLASSICS RECORDINGS
    2. COMPLETE WARNER CLASSICS RECORDINGS
    WARNER CLASSICS

    COMPLETE WARNER CLASSICS RECORDINGS

    CD · 30 discs

    $98.49
    Artist
    ZIMMERMANN, FRANK PETER
    Released
    Sep 29, 2023
    Limited 30 CD set. A violinist of outstanding accomplishment and integrity, Frank Peter Zimmermann has for decades sustained achievement at the highest level as a concerto soloist, recitalist and chamber musician. As the New York Times has written, "Mr. Zimmermann's style is based on an absolutely clean technique and a true ability to let music unfold and develop at a natural pace." Before recording any work in his repertoire, from essential masterpieces to intriguing rarities, Zimmermann has taken time to understand and define the meaning of every note in the context of his interpretation. As a consequence, each of these 30 albums - originally the fruit of his long collaboration with EMI Classics (and Teldec) - bears witness to the grace, insight and authority of his playing.
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  • COMPLETE WARNER CLASSICS RECORDINGS

    COMPLETE WARNER CLASSICS RECORDINGS

    WARNER CLASSICS Sep 2023
    30 discs
    CD
    $98.49
    1. Discover - Film Music
    2. Discover - Film Music
    Naxos

    Discover - Film Music

    CD · 2 discs

    $10.99 $21.99 Save 50%
    Composer
    VARIOUS
    Artist
    Various
    Released
    Dec 16, 2008

    With 49 tracks spanning two CDs, DISCOVER-FILM MUSIC is an informative package designed to lure the casual listener into the larger world of film music. Disc One largely consists of major Hollywood releases, including KING KONG, BEN HUR, STAR WARS, and SPIDER-MAN. Disc Two explores the more classical-centric foreign film scores, originating in Britain, Europe, and Japan. The set is accompanied by a 72-page booklet / learning guide, composed by British film music lecturer John Riley.

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  • Discover - Film Music
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    Discover - Film Music

    Naxos Dec 2008
    2 discs
    CD
    $21.99 $10.99Save 50%
    1. Les Ballets Russes: The Collection / SWR Symphony Baden-Baden & Freiburg
    2. Les Ballets Russes: The Collection / SWR Symphony Baden-Baden & Freiburg
    SWR

    Les Ballets Russes: The Collection / SWR Symphony Baden-Baden & Freiburg

    CD · 10 discs

    $55.99
    Composer
    George Auric, Paul Dukas, Manuel De Falla, Darius Milhaud, Francis Poulenc, Sergei Prokofiev, Mauric
    Artist
    Swr Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden Und Freiburg, Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrucken Kaiserslaute
    Released
    Sep 09, 2022

    Les Ballets Russes was founded by director Sergei Diaghilev in 1909. The company never actually performed in Russia – it made its debut in Paris, and the world was to be its home during its 20 years of existence. With his concepts and commissions, Diaghilev fostered collaborations between the most exciting artists of the time, working with composers such as Stravinsky, Ravel, Prokofiev, Debussy and Satie, artists like Picasso, Kandinsky and Matisse, choreographers including Fokine, Nijinsky and Balanchine, and costume designers such as Coco Chanel. He set in motion a groundbreaking artistic revolution, the echoes of which still reverberate even today. The company’s productions were hugely successful, and Diaghilev most certainly elevated the careers of the artists he commissioned, in the process introducing an international audience to myths and legends and music and design motifs that would otherwise have remained unknown. The significance of music within all this cannot be overestimated – Diaghilev, in fact, came to ballet through his love of music.

    SWR CLASSIC has released many of the ballets commissioned or produced by Diaghilev, featuring music by composers from Stravinsky through to Richard Strauss. These are now being re-released as a 10 album boxed set.

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  • Les Ballets Russes: The Collection / SWR Symphony Baden-Baden & Freiburg
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    Les Ballets Russes: The Collection / SWR Symphony Baden-Baden & Freiburg

    SWR Sep 2022
    10 discs
    CD
    $55.99
  • On The Twentieth Century / Wynton Marsalis, Judith Stillman
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    On The Twentieth Century / Wynton Marsalis, Judith Stillman

    Sony Masterworks Sep 1993
    1 disc
    CD
    $11.98
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