Chemins de Lumière

Du tsar Alexandre Ier, son éternel rival, Napoléon en exil disait : « Il peut aller loin. Si je meurs ici, ce sera mon véritable héritier en Europe. » Napoléon est bien mort à Sainte-Hélène, en 1821 ; mais Alexandre le suivit dans la tombe dès 1825, à l'âge de quarante-huit ans. Et sa disparition brutale, survenue dans des circonstances troublantes, ajouta encore au mystère de celui que ses contemporains appelaient le « sphinx ». S'appuyant sur des archives jusque-là négligées et sur des documents inédits, cette biographie éclaire d'une lumière nouvelle le destin complexe d'Alexandre. …

This 33-CD set stands as the most complete collection of recordings of Debussy’s music ever made: it comprises all his known works, including four pieces in world premiere recordings which were made especially for this edition. Compiled in collaboration with renowned Debussy expert Denis Herlin (responsible for several critical editions of Debussy’s music for Durand, the composer’s publisher), the box comprises recordings carefully chosen for their artistic quality and their authenticity of spirit. They span more than a century, even including recordings made by Debussy himself – he was a superb pianist. Many other distinguished names are among the performers, including a suitably impressive contingent from France.

The remarkable Hypermnestre by Charles- Hubert Gervais is the latest unremembered early 18th-century French opera to be recorded afresh for Glossa, and conducted by György Vashegyi.

Depuis quarante-trois ans, des milliers de livres ont été publiés sur la guerre, l'Occupation, de Gaulle, Pétain, Laval, la Résistance, etc…