Indispensables Diapason

"Les Indispensables de Diapason - Diapason's definitive selection" is a series in which Diapason, a world-renowned French magazine specializing in classical music, selects historically great performances of masterpieces that shine in music history, remasters them, and reissues them. Volume 174 of the series features the works of Jean-Baptiste Lully, who constructed music in a typical Baroque style and had a profound influence on subsequent French Baroque music.

"Les Indispensables de Diapason ~ Diapason's Selection of the Best" is a series in which Diapason, a world-renowned French magazine specializing in classical music, selects historically great performances of masterpieces that shine in music history, remasters them, and reissues them. The 171st volume of the series features Brahms' German Requiem conducted by Otto Klemperer! The soloists are soprano Elisabeth Schwarzkopf and baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, both of whom are arguably the greatest singers of the 20th century. This performance, which is highly regarded among Klemperer's vocal works, is majestic and truly worthy of being called a requiem, and the two soloists perform to the best of their ability. Although it was recorded in 1961, it can be said to be one of the most timeless and memorable performances.

"Les Indispensables de Diapason ~ Diapason's Selection of the Best" is a series in which Diapason, a world-renowned French magazine specializing in classical music, selects historically great performances of masterpieces that shine in music history, remasters them, and reissues them. The 171st volume of the series features Brahms' German Requiem conducted by Otto Klemperer! The soloists are soprano Elisabeth Schwarzkopf and baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, both of whom are arguably the greatest singers of the 20th century. This performance, which is highly regarded among Klemperer's vocal works, is majestic and truly worthy of being called a requiem, and the two soloists perform to the best of their ability. Although it was recorded in 1961, it can be said to be one of the most timeless and memorable performances.

"Les Indispensables de Diapason - Diapason's Selections" is a series in which Diapason, a world-renowned French magazine specializing in classical music, selects historically great performances of masterpieces that shine in music history, remasters them, and reprints them. The 173rd volume of the series is a collection of orchestral works by Hungarian composer Bartók, who was also active as a concert pianist and ethnomusicologist!

"Les Indispensables de Diapason - Diapason's Selections" is a series in which Diapason, a world-renowned French magazine specializing in classical music, selects historically great performances of masterpieces that shine in music history, remasters them, and reprints them. The 173rd volume of the series is a collection of orchestral works by Hungarian composer Bartók, who was also active as a concert pianist and ethnomusicologist!

"Les Indispensables de Diapason - Diapason's definitive selection" is a series in which Diapason, a world-renowned French magazine specializing in classical music, selects historically great performances of masterpieces that shine in music history, remasters them, and reissues them. Volume 174 of the series features the works of Jean-Baptiste Lully, who constructed music in a typical Baroque style and had a profound influence on subsequent French Baroque music.

SOMM Recordings is pleased to announce Leon McCawley’s Second Volume of Piano Sonatas by Franz Joseph Haydn. McCawley’s admired first volume, pairing Haydn’s Sonatas and Variations (SOMMCD 0162), received a coveted Diapason d’Or for playing of “great intelligibility and sensitivity”. Sonata No.60 from Volume I has been selected by Diapason to appear on its next CD, Les indispensables de Diapason, featuring six Haydn sonatas played on different keyboards.

Michael Rabin managed to be one of the most talented and tragic violin virtuosi of his generation. Hailed as a child prodigy, his talent matured gracefully into an adult level, but he failed to follow in his emotional growth, resulting in a cutting short of his career. He never reached the age of 36, yet remains one of the most fondly remembered of virtuoso violinists for listeners and fellow musicians such as Pinchas Zukerman, with whom he shared a teacher. Rabin's father was a violinist in the New York Philharmonic, and his mother a Juilliard-trained pianist.

Georges Bizet was a French composer of the Romantic era. He is best known for his opera Carmen.