Франк Сезар (Огюст Жан Гийом Юбер)

The Harmonia Nova series welcomes young artists singled out for their exceptional talents by offering them a technical, editorial and promotional showcase that lives up to the high standards of Harmonia Mundi’s classical productions. To counter received ideas about the organ - such is the unusual project of Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas in this recording show casing the salon organ of Royaumont, which expresses the emotions and reveries of a chamber repertory rarely played in this guise. A poetic panorama interpreted with a range of Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulasgifted partners.

Artist: Seiji Ozawa Label: Deutsche Grammophon

This special collection from The Royal Ballet includes nine of Frederick Ashton’s most loved short ballets, which showcase the range of his style. The pure classical perfection of Symphonic Variations is contrasted with the light-hearted exuberance of Voices of Spring. Both are complemented by the passion and drama of Marguerite and Armand and the romance and comedy of The Two Pigeons and The Dream. The collection is completed by Rhapsody, La Valse, Monotones and Méditation from Thaïs, four of the most iconic abstract works created by The Royal Ballet’s founding choreographer. "...a bill which revealed the variety of the Royal’s founder choreographer from the perfumed sway of La Valse, to the lyrical loveliness of the Thais pas de deux, and the audacious joy of Voices of Spring. Monotones I and II, on the other hand, show his geometric modernism and his ability to conjure a kind of mysterious beauty by the simplest of means... the performances throughout the evening made the choreography look as fresh and important as ever." (The Daily Telegraph) "Frederick Ashton's 1962 ballet is swooningly romantic and unashamedly old fashioned. The Parisian artist's garret setting might be a cliche but the action is alive with invention. What begins as a comic ballet glides imperceptibly into a more serious realm as the two immature lovers come to terms with erotic distraction and locate the adult within themselves. Ashton's birdlike steps, with flapping elbows and nodding heads are sharp and funny at first as the dancers shake a tail feather across the stage before softening and stretching into gestures of greater poignancy." (The Stage - The two Pigeons 5 Stars)

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Limited edition 12-CD collection celebrating Christa Ludwig’s 90th birthday, through a selection of her legendary recordings for Deutsche Grammophon, Decca and Philips of opera and sacred arias, oratorio and Lieder. Includes recordings with the trinity of great conductors with whom she famously worked: Karl Böhm, Herbert von Karajan and Leonard Bernstein. Includes the first international release of a witty, endearing German interview conducted by Thomas Voigt (2007) in which Ms Ludwig discusses the conductors - Bernstein and Karajan among them - with whom she collaborated over her long and successful career. 60pp booklet with a new and exclusive interview with Gramophone editor-in-chief James Jolly (English/German) and an English transcript of the interview with Voigt.

Arien von Donizetti, Rossini, Offenbach, Verdi, Bellini, Puccini, Lalo, Gluck +Bach / Gounod: Ave Maria +Franck: Panis angelicus +Adam: Cantique de Noel +Arriverderci Roma; Amapola