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Chausson: Trio op. 3, Quatuor op. 30

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from: Harmonia Mundi Fr.

Release Date December 14, 1992

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50TH Anniversary Harmonia Mundi

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from: Harmonia Mundi Fr.

Release Date October 09, 2007
Let me state upfront that I did not buy this set as such. I received it as a gift when I recently made a pledge to my local classical music station (WGUC here in Cincinnati) during their pledge drive. Imagine my good fortune, and surprise, when this arrievd at my house!

"Harmonia Mundi 50" (29 CDs, plus 1 CD-Rom; about 36 hours of music) is so massive and overwhelming that I will admist I haven't yet listened to every single piece of music yet. I have been picking out and listening to CDs that immediately appealed to me, either because of the composer, or the orchestra/artist playing it, or the venue where it was recorded (there are several CDs that have a Belgian connection, and I am from Belgium originally). But rest assured, ... Read More:

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Viol Pieces by Antoine Forqueray Transcribed for Harpsichord by Jean-Baptiste Antoine Forqueray

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from: Pierre Verany

Release Date July 25, 1994
Let me state upfront that I did not buy this set as such. I received it as a gift when I recently made a pledge to my local classical music station (WGUC here in Cincinnati) during their pledge drive. Imagine my good fortune, and surprise, when this arrievd at my house!

"Harmonia Mundi 50" (29 CDs, plus 1 CD-Rom; about 36 hours of music) is so massive and overwhelming that I will admist I haven't yet listened to every single piece of music yet. I have been picking out and listening to CDs that immediately appealed to me, either because of the composer, or the orchestra/artist playing it, or the venue where it was recorded (there are several CDs that have a Belgian connection, and I am from Belgium originally). But rest assured, ... Read More:

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Poulenc: Oeuvres pour piano

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from: Angel Records

Release Date August 05, 2002
Let me state upfront that I did not buy this set as such. I received it as a gift when I recently made a pledge to my local classical music station (WGUC here in Cincinnati) during their pledge drive. Imagine my good fortune, and surprise, when this arrievd at my house!

"Harmonia Mundi 50" (29 CDs, plus 1 CD-Rom; about 36 hours of music) is so massive and overwhelming that I will admist I haven't yet listened to every single piece of music yet. I have been picking out and listening to CDs that immediately appealed to me, either because of the composer, or the orchestra/artist playing it, or the venue where it was recorded (there are several CDs that have a Belgian connection, and I am from Belgium originally). But rest assured, ... Read More:

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Ravel: Gaspard de la Nuit; Jeux D'eau; Miroirs; Menuet Antique

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from: Tudor

Release Date June 20, 1996
Let me state upfront that I did not buy this set as such. I received it as a gift when I recently made a pledge to my local classical music station (WGUC here in Cincinnati) during their pledge drive. Imagine my good fortune, and surprise, when this arrievd at my house!

"Harmonia Mundi 50" (29 CDs, plus 1 CD-Rom; about 36 hours of music) is so massive and overwhelming that I will admist I haven't yet listened to every single piece of music yet. I have been picking out and listening to CDs that immediately appealed to me, either because of the composer, or the orchestra/artist playing it, or the venue where it was recorded (there are several CDs that have a Belgian connection, and I am from Belgium originally). But rest assured, ... Read More:

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Canciones Españolas [Germany]

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by: Teresa Berganza

Release Date June 08, 1992
Let me state upfront that I did not buy this set as such. I received it as a gift when I recently made a pledge to my local classical music station (WGUC here in Cincinnati) during their pledge drive. Imagine my good fortune, and surprise, when this arrievd at my house!

"Harmonia Mundi 50" (29 CDs, plus 1 CD-Rom; about 36 hours of music) is so massive and overwhelming that I will admist I haven't yet listened to every single piece of music yet. I have been picking out and listening to CDs that immediately appealed to me, either because of the composer, or the orchestra/artist playing it, or the venue where it was recorded (there are several CDs that have a Belgian connection, and I am from Belgium originally). But rest assured, ... Read More:

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Rameau - Les Grands Motets / Daneman, Rime, Agnew, Rivenq, Cavallier, Les Arts Florissants, Christie

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by: Jean-Philippe Rameau, William Christie, Sophie Daneman, Noémi Rime, Paul Agnew, Nicolas Rivenq, Nicolas Cavallier, Simon Heyerick, Jory Vinikour, Alix Verzier, Les Arts Florissants

Release Date November 08, 1994
Spindly, crotchety, miserly Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764) was lucky in longevity; had he died at the normal 45 years of age of his era, he'd be the most thoroughly forgotten composer of the baroque. His first opera wasn't written until he was fifty. Before that, most of his compositions were for keyboard, and surprisingly few of them were sacred music, considering that his employment was chiefly in churches. He wrote, as far as anyone knows, only four grand motets, and of those only the three recorded here have survived complete. Then, at fifty he emerged from the long shadow of Lully and became an overnight sensation in Paris, the companion of Voltaire, the mortal enemy of Rousseau -- two high recommendations there -- and the most revered ... Read More:

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Debussy: Complete Works for Piano, Vol. 2

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from: Chandos

Release Date January 15, 2008
It is not idle to inspect the long and powerful movement, mostly German, which first establish the fact that the Romantic movement, by the time of Debussy's adulthood, had passed its culmination, exhausted its powers temporarily at least, and was branching afield to try to renew its tarnished glory and exasperated energies. Debussy was quick to realise this situation and to grasp both its dangers and challenges. In this CD performed by Bavouzet, we find a truly French artist demanding clarity and logic as a basic aesthetic consideration which makes him discard the romantic tradition, all chaos in structure and the amount of subjectivity. In the Ballade, Bavouzet furnishes the obvious stimulus to a Slavic ballade which contains the basis of the theme ... Read More:

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Charpentier: Judicium Salomonis/Motet pour une longue offrande - William Christie, Les Arts Florissants

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from: Virgin Classics

Release Date October 03, 2006
It is not idle to inspect the long and powerful movement, mostly German, which first establish the fact that the Romantic movement, by the time of Debussy's adulthood, had passed its culmination, exhausted its powers temporarily at least, and was branching afield to try to renew its tarnished glory and exasperated energies. Debussy was quick to realise this situation and to grasp both its dangers and challenges. In this CD performed by Bavouzet, we find a truly French artist demanding clarity and logic as a basic aesthetic consideration which makes him discard the romantic tradition, all chaos in structure and the amount of subjectivity. In the Ballade, Bavouzet furnishes the obvious stimulus to a Slavic ballade which contains the basis of the theme ... Read More:

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Massenet: Complete Works for Solo Piano, Piano Concerto & Complete Works for Piano Duet

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by: Aldo Ciccolini, Jules Massenet, Sylvain Cambreling, Orchestre National de l'Opera de Monte Carlo

Release Date June 01, 2004
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Nice reissue of some rare French piano music, at a bargan rate.

Ciccolini is an adequate pianist who specializes in French art. His readings of Satie are questionable--but Massenet's piano pieces are otherwise unobtainable.

Jules Massenet is not widely remembered now--aside from a couple of operas which maintain a toehold in the repetoire. In his heyday during the Second Empire, however, he was an important teacher and opera impresario. These little piano pieces reflect the pale rosy eroticism popular in art during the corrupt reign of Napoleon III.
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