Musique Francaise

For 30 years Michel Plasson has recorded French music exclusively for EMI Classics. This exclusive box is truly unique as it covers all the masterpieces of French repertoire: concertos by Ravel, Fauré's Requiem, Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique, Bizet's only symphony, L'Arlesienne; Lalo's Symphony; etc . . .

For 30 years Michel Plasson has recorded French music exclusively for EMI Classics. This exclusive box is truly unique as it covers all the masterpieces of French repertoire: concertos by Ravel, Fauré's Requiem, Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique, Bizet's only symphony, L'Arlesienne; Lalo's Symphony; etc . . .

The incredible artistic pathway of Markus Klinko: from studying harp at the Paris Conservatoire with Lily Laskine to photographing the greatest pop stars and models on the planet. Markus has produced iconic shots of David Bowie or Beyoncé, but have you ever listened to the beautiful albums he recorded for EMI? Before his hand injury forced him to redirect his career, he gave two exquisite recitals dedicated to French Romantic and modern music, praised by the critics. The first one includes solo pieces by Fauré, Roussel or Saint-Saëns and transcriptions of piano works by Debussy and Satie.

The transcription and arrangement of musical works was common practice in the 18th century. Such illustrious musicians as François Couperin and Jean-Philippe Rameau left remarkable "manners" and examples of transcriptions for one or two harpsichords. In his preface to L'Apothéose de Lulli, published in 1725, François Couperin explains how his music for two dessus (treble parts) and bass can be played on two harpsichords: "I perform them very successfully with my family and pupils with the first dessus and the bass played on one harpsichord, and the second dessus and the same bass-line on another, in unison."