The Bach Dynasty

Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 6

ESPRIT MELANCOLIQUE

KORCIA, Laurent: Danses

ESPRIT

Born in Paris, Nora Gubisch began her musical studies at an early age at the Maetrise of Radio France. On stage, she sings the title roles of Carmen by Bizet, Juditha triumphans by Vivaldi, Salammbe by P. Fenelon, La Belle Helene by Offenbach, and Lucrece by Britten. On this recording, Gubisch presents a selection of melodie cycles by Maurice Ravel. Gubisch is accompanied by her husband, renowned conductor and pianist Alain Altinoglu.

After opening up frontiers with Ravel’s Greek and Hebrew songs, Nora Gubisch and Alain Altinoglu now offer an opportunity to hear an even more cosmopolitan world, guided by their mixed origins, their roots. Alain is of Armenian descent, while Nora possesses both Spanish and German ancestry. This CD includes a new recording of Luciano Berio’s Folk Songs, for which Nora Gubisch’s research on diction and traditional sources (especially in Azerbaidjan) proved crucial.

COURBET LES MUSIQUES

Le cinéma de Bach à Wagner - Les inoubliables

This special product is dedicated to the voice of soprano, the most emblematic of the lyrical art and features some of the leading sopranos from the Naive catalogue: Sandrine Piau, Patricia Petibon, Julia Lehneva, Felicity Lott, Karina Gauvin, Veronique Gens and Lucy Crowe.

In April 2012 Piemontesi was named Best Newcomer at the BBC Music Magazine Awards, and in presenting his student with the award, Alfred Brendel praised "a young pianist with real talent, a pianist of natural poise and grace, of wonderful technical equipment, and of the ability to remind US what beautiful playing means: cantabile playing that is colorful, luminous and harmonious, without in the least lacking tension and atmosphere." Francesco Piemontesi's debut album is dedicated to two of the most renowned piano concertos of the Romantic era.

To mark their 15th anniversary, Naive presents limited edition 2 CD sets featuring recordings from their most emblematic artists.

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations - Schubert: Wanderer Fantasie

Violon X: Extreme Violin

Bach: Aria