La Petite Fille de Monsieur Linh Philippe Claudel

Souvenirs et anecdotes de l'histoire politique française, racontés par une élue, plusieurs fois ministre, qui a côtoyé les hommes politiques dès son plus jeune âge. …

Un missionnaire tout juste revenu d'Afrique demande au commissaire Brunetti de s'intéresser aux agissements d'une secte qui sévit depuis quelque temps à Venise. Alors que le policier hésite à s'en occuper, le corps d'une fillette est retrouvé dans un canal. …

Au décès de sa femme Birgit, Kaspar découvre qu'elle avait abandonné un nouveau-né avant de quitter la RDA en 1965 pour le rejoindre à l'Ouest. Laissant sa librairie berlinoise, il retrouve la trace de sa belle-fille Svenja, restée en Allemagne de l'Est, où elle a épousé un néonazi avec lequel elle a eu une fille, Sigrun. Malgré leur opposition politique, Kaspar tente de nouer des liens. …

The Alhambra Palace was built in the early Middle Ages, in the city of Granada, following the Arab conquest of Spain. With its impressive mosaics and sun-drenched gardens, it inspired the creation of many wonderful compositions throughout the centuries. While several works of Francisco Tárrega, Isaac Albéniz and Joaquín Turina have a direct connection to the Alhambra Palace, the Arabian influence is evident in most pieces on this Album.

These disc were recorded in 1995 during Charles Dutoit's long spell as artistic director of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra. During that time they made many outstanding recordings with a particular reputation for French and Russian music and a glorious sound recorded in Saint-Eustache church. Dutoit is an ideal conductor for Bizet's music, sufficiently romantic to bring out its drama without letting it become self-indulgent.

The Alhambra Palace was built in the early Middle Ages, in the city of Granada, following the Arab conquest of Spain. With its impressive mosaics and sun-drenched gardens, it inspired the creation of many wonderful compositions throughout the centuries. While several works of Francisco Tárrega, Isaac Albéniz and Joaquín Turina have a direct connection to the Alhambra Palace, the Arabian influence is evident in most pieces on this Album.