Jacqueline du Pré was recognized during her brief prime as one of the supreme cellists of the 20th century, with an intense commitment and a well-honed technical mastery to back up her heaven-sent talents. She seemed to inhabit every piece she played and the public responded joyfully to her interpretations of such concertos as the Elgar and the Schumann, as well as the sonatas of Beethoven, Brahms, Franck et al. She was also at the centre of an extraordinary group of young friends who set the classical musical agenda for the 1960s. The way her career was snatched away from her by a remorseless illness, leading to her early death, has inevitably cast a romantic glow over her life story. So it is salutary to visit or revisit this treasury of her recordings - almost all of them painstakingly remastered from the original tapes, and including previously unissued performances - and remind ourselves just how great she was.
Kaamelott, pour la première fois en disque. La bande originale de Kaamelott – Premier Volet, le premier film de la trilogie cinématographique de la saga créée par Alexandre Astier sort le 27 novembre 2020 (Deutsche Grammophon). Composée et orchestrée par Alexandre Astier, elle réunit 115 artistes : l’Orchestre national de Lyon dirigé par Frank Strobel, le Chœur de chambre Spirito, les solistes Cyril Dupuy (cymbalum), Gabriel Rignol (théorbe) et Alexandre Astier lui-même (piano, guembri, ghungroo, cajón, dholak, hulusi).
Following the success of 1999's thrilling Armide, Marc Minkowski and his excellent cast fully convey the power and drama of Gluck's masterpiece. They pull you into the story (based on a play by Euripides) through the emotional truth of their interpretation. The opening quiet strings create an air of mystery dispelled by a ferocious storm magnificently conveyed by these early-music specialists. Within a few phrases of Iphigénie's opening lament, Delunsch creates a believable, sympathetic character.
A TRIPLE-CD of radio broadcast live recordings of Minneapolis' finest. Two of the discs feature Hüsker Dü live action, taped at a 1981 show in Portland and in Minneapolis 1985. Disc #3 features a fine 1989 performance, given by singer-guitarist Bob Mould (after the band split up) at a radio station in Germany.
Belle collection les genies du Classique. Editions ATLAS et Guilde Internationale du Disque. Tous les chefs-d'oeuvre de la musique classique.