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Lang Lang (piano) Frédéric Chopin Scherzo No. 1 in B minor, Op. 20 Scherzo No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 31 Scherzo No. 3 in C-sharp minor, Op. 39 Scherzo No. 4 in E major, Op. 54 Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky The Seasons, Op. 37a Recorded on June 22nd 2015 at the Château de Versailles, Galerie de Glaces Directed by Andy Sommer

B'Rock Orchestra Karina Gauvin (soprano, L'Età dell Oro), Sonia Prina (alto, La Virtù), Ugo Guagliardo (bass, La Senna) AntonioVivaldi La Senna festeggiante Recorded on January 14th, 2017 at the Arsenal de Metz Directed by Sylvain Pierrel

RICHARD GALLIANO and SYLVAIN LUC - Tribute to EDITH PIAF Richard Galliano, one of the greatest accordionists of the modern era, and unimpeachable jazz guitarist Sylvain Luc collaborated in the '90s before going their separate musical ways. The two musicians now reunite their talents for this duo project dedicated to the grande dame of French chanson. The result is a virtuoso jewel, showcasing and reawakening the freshness of the Piaf repertoire in this, the 100th anniversary of her birth.

Hippolyte et Aricie, by Jean-Philippe Rameau Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, William Christie (conductor) The Glyndebourne Chorus Jonathan Kent (Stage Director) Ed Lyon ( Hippolyte) Christiane Karg (Aricie) Sarah Connolly (Phèdre) Stéphane Degout (Thésée) Katherine Watson (Diane) François Lis (Pluton/Jupiter/Neptune) Julie Pasturaud (OEnone) Samuel Boden (Mercure) Aimery Lefèvre (Arcas/Deuxième Parque) Loïc Felix (Tisiphone) Ana Quintans (Cupidon/Une matelotte) Emmanuelle de Negri (Grande Prêtresse/Chasseresse) Mathias Vidal (Première Parque) Callum Thorpe (Troisième Parque) Charlotte Beament (Prêtresse) Timothy Dickinson (Chasseur) Recorded in 2013 at the Glyndebourne Festival

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Mariss Jansons (Conductor) Thomas Hampson (baritone) Luciano Berio Folk Songs: 'Black is the Colour...' Gustav Mahler Des Knaben Wunderhorn: Des Antonius von Padua Fischpredigt - Trost im Unglück - Das irdische Leben - Der Tamboursg'sell Aaron Copland Old American Songs: The Dodger - The Little Horses - The Boatmen's Dance Béla Bartók Concerto for orchestra Live from the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam Directed by Dick Kuijs

London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle (conductor) Julia Bullock (soprano), Leonidas Kavakos (violin) Maurice Ravel Le tombeau de Couperin Henri Dutilleux L'arbre des songes Maurice Delage Four Hindu Poems Henri Dutilleux Métaboles Maurice Ravel Daphnis and Chloe - Suite No 2 Recorded on January 13rd 2016 at the Barbican Hall, London TV Director, François-René Martin

Salif Keita, vocals Cheick Tidiane Seck, keyboards Amadou Bagayoko, guitar Brian Edwards, saxophone Mark Kumava, trumpet Idrissa Soumaoro, keyboards Ousmane Kouyate, guitar Léon Brichard, bass Franck Legré, drums Modibo Kone, kongas Aminata Danté, vocals Bah Kouyaté Koné, vocals

Esbjörn Svensson Trio Esbjörn Svensson (piano), Dan Berglund (bass) Magnus Oström (Drums) Playlist Tuesday Wonderland Improvisation # 1 The Rube Thing The Goldhearted Miner In The Tail Of Her Eye The Unstable Table & The Infamous Fable Eighthundred Streets by Feet Dolores in a Shoestand Dodge The Dodo Round Midnight Recorded on December 3rd 2006 at the National Theater of Timisoara, JazzTN TV Directors, Catalin Stefanescu et Silvia Pospaescu

A Crystal Palace Choreography by George Balanchine Music, Georges Bizet Costume, Christian Lacroix Leading dancers, Principal dancers and the corps de ballet Opéra National de Paris Chorus and orchestra Conductor , Philippe Jordan Chorus master, Alessandro Di Stefano Recorded on May 9th & 28th and June 3rd 2014 at the Opéra National de Paris Bastille TV Director, François Goetghebeur

Violette & Mister B. A documentary about Violette Verdy, born in 1933, star dancer with Roland Petit, muse of George Balanchine and later director of the Paris Opera Ballet. with Violette Verdy, Isabelle Guérin, Margaret Illmann, Lucia Lacarra, Nicolas Le Riche, Vladimir Malakhov, Elisabeth Maurin, Cyril Pierre, Élisabeth Platel Documentary directed by Dominique Delouche, in 2001

Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Libretto by Gottlieb Stephanie Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Robin Ticciati (Conductor) Glyndebourne Chorus David McVicar (Stage Direction) Vicki Mortimer (Sets) Andrew George (Choreography) Paule Constable (Lighting) Sally Matthews (Konstanze) Edgaras Montvidas (Belmonte) Tobias Kehrer (Osmin) Mari Eriksmoen (Blonde) Brenden Gunnell (Pedrillo) Recorded on July 16th and 19th, 2015 at the Glyndebourne Festival Directed by François Roussillon

Nicholas Angelich (piano) Frédéric Chopin Nocturne op. 55 No. 2 in E-flat major Étude Op. 10, No. 10 in A-flat major Robert Schumann Kreisleriana opus 16 Franz Liszt Sonata in B minor S. 178 Frédéric Chopin Mazurka in G sharp minor Op.33 No.1 Mazurka in F minor Op.63 No.2 Recorded on June 25th 2016 at the Grange de Meslay, Fêtes Musicales en Touraine TV direction by François-René Martin

Pražák Quartet, Raphaël Sévère (clarinet) Joseph Haydn String quartet in G major op. 77 no. 1 Hob. III. 81 Leoš Janáček String quartet no2 'Intimate Letters' Johannes Brahms Quintet for clarinet and string quartet in B minor op. 115 Recorded on June 26th 2016 at the Grange de Meslay, Fêtes Musicales en Touraine TV direction by François-René Martin

Orchestre National de Lyon, Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor) Xavier de Maistre (harp) Olivier Messiaen Les offrandes oubliées Maurice Ravel Piano Trio (orch. Yan Pascal Tortelier - French premiere) François Boieldieu Concerto for harp in C major Claude Debussy La Mer Recorded on November 22nd 2014 at the Maurice Ravel Auditorium, Lyons Directed by Vincent Massip

Lucky THOMPSON (saxophone) Kenny CLARKE (drums) Buddy CATTLETT (bass) Thelma THOMSON (vocals) Sahib SHIHAB, Marcel et Joe RASKO (saxophones) Léonard C. JONHSON (trumpet) James CLEVELAND (trombone)

TORD GUSTAVSEN M/DOMKORET AND TORE BRUNBORG @ Oslo Jazz Festival 2016 Tord Gustavsen composition, piano Tore Brunborg, saxophone DomKoret, Oslo cathedral choir Commissioned for the 30th anniversary of the festival, a new composition by Tord Gustavsen, accompanied by saxophonist and friend Tore Brunborg and the superb Oslo Cathedral choir. A magnificent experience, steeped in Scandinavian culture, rich with ghosts and legends. Recorded on August 19th 2016 at the Nasjonal Jazzscene Victoria, Oslo (Oslo Jazz Festival) TV director, Jean-François Hugel

QVENILD PERSONAL PIANO @ Oslo Jazz Festival 2016 Morten Qvenild, a member of In The Country, who also accompanies Susanna Wallumrød in Susanna & The Magical Orchestra, presents a very personal kind of music. Qvenild drifts away from jazz standards, presenting works performed on his 'HyPer(sonal) Piano', a keyboard augmented with electronics. The Norwegian musician's compositions are varied, and may include his own vocals. He sometimes reduces the accompaniment to a bare minimum, a few melodic touches to support the melancholy of his timbre (Wild Horses). He feels at liberty, for example, to break the continuity of a piece like Kick And Glide, speeding up the tempo and calling on programs to give his piano a psychedelic and futuristic touch - in the company of a distorted guitar - taking us far away from traditional jazz. Record on August 17th 2016 at the Nasjonal Jazzscene Victoria, Oslo (Oslo Jazz Festival) TV director, Jean-François Hugel

NELS CLINE AND JULIAN LAGE Two guitar masters land at the Festival: Nels Cline, a key member of alternative rock group Wilco, ranked by Rolling Stone as one of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time, and Julian Lage, a jazz child prodigy who was the subject of the Oscar-nominated documentary Jules at Eight. It's a strange combination of influences superbly blended on the album Room, at the crossroads of free jazz and blues. Unexpected and intoxicating!

Poliuto, by Gaetano Donizetti Libretto by Salvatore Cammarano London Philharmonic Orchestra, Glyndebourne Chorus, Enrique Mazzola (Conductor) Mariame Clément (Stage Direction) Julia Hansen (Sets) Bernd Purkrabek (Lighting) Michael Fabiano (Poliuto) Ana María Martínez (Paolina) Igor Golovatenko (Severo) Matthew Rose (Callistene) Timothy Robinson (Felice) Emanuele D'Aguanno (Nearco) Recorded on July 9 and 15, 2015 at the Glyndebourne Festival Directed by François Roussillon

Artemis String Quartet Vineta Sareika (Violin), Gregor Sigl (Violin), Friedemann Weigle (Viola), Eckart Runge (Cello) Antonín Dvorák String Quartet no. 12 in F major op. 96 ''American'' Dmitri Shostakovich String Quartet no. 5 in B major op. 92 Piotr Ilych Tchaikovsky String Quartet no. 1 in D major op. 11 Recorded on 28 February 2015 at the Wiener Konzerthaus, Mozart -Saal Directed by Corentin Leconte

Patricia Kopatchinskaja (Violin), Sol Gabetta (cello) Johann Sebastian Bach Invention I in C major, BWV 772 I Iannis Xenakis 'Dhipli Zyia' Duo for Violin and Cello Johann Sebastian Bach Invention VI in E major BWV 777 Zoltán Kodály Duo for Violin and Cello, Op. 7 Johann Sebastian Bach Invention VIII F major BWV 779 Peteris Vasks Duo - commissioned by the Menuhin Festival Gstaad and the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Johann Sebastian Bach Invention XIV B major BWV 785 Maurice Ravel Sonata in C Major for Violin and Cello Recorded at the Menhuin Festival, Gstaad, on July 26th 2014 Directed by Colin Laurent

Falstaff, by Giuseppe Verdi Daniele Gatti (Conductor), Orchester der Oper Zu'rich Chor der Oper Zu'rich Ambrogio Maestri (Sir John Falstaff) Barbara Frittoli (Alice Ford) Massimo Cavalletti (Ford) Eva Liebau (Nannetta) Yvonne Naef (Mistress Quickly) Judith Schmid (Meg Page) Javier Camarena (Fenton) Patrizio Saudelli (Dr. Cajus) Martin Zysset (Bardolfo) Davide Fersini (Pistola) Sven-Eric Bechtolf (Stage Director) Felix Breisach (Video Director) Topping the cast of this Zurich production is one of the world's most acclaimed Falstaff performers of his time, Ambrogio Maestri. His powerful voice, acting skills, stage presence and nimble lightness blend together magnificently. At the head of the Zurich Opera Orchestra is its principal conductor Daniele Gatti. Under his baton, Verdi's commedia lirica (based on Shakespeare's 'The Merry Wives of Windsor') is a fireworks of high spirits. Adding to the merriment is a cast of outstanding singers including Barbara Frittoli and Yvonne Naef, as well as Javier Camarena and Eva Liebau.

Peer Gynt Choreography by Heinz Spoerli Zurich opera Ballet Zurich opera chorus and orchestra Eivind Gullberg, conductor Music : Edvard Grieg, Brett Dean, Mark-Anthony Turnage With Philipp Schepmann (actor), Peer Gynt Marijn Rademaker (dancer), Boguslaw Bidzinski (tenor), Peer Gynt Yen Han (dancer), Christiane Kohl ( soprano), Solveig Ana Carolina Quaresma (dancer) , Ã…se Vahe Martirosyan (dancer), The death Arman Grigoryan (dancer), The mountain king Recorded on november and december 2008 at the Zurich opera TV director, Andy Sommer

QVENILD PERSONAL PIANO @ Oslo Jazz Festival 2016 Morten Qvenild, a member of In The Country, who also accompanies Susanna Wallumrød in Susanna & The Magical Orchestra, presents a very personal kind of music. Qvenild drifts away from jazz standards, presenting works performed on his 'HyPer(sonal) Piano', a keyboard augmented with electronics. The Norwegian musician's compositions are varied, and may include his own vocals. He sometimes reduces the accompaniment to a bare minimum, a few melodic touches to support the melancholy of his timbre (Wild Horses). He feels at liberty, for example, to break the continuity of a piece like Kick And Glide, speeding up the tempo and calling on programs to give his piano a psychedelic and futuristic touch - in the company of a distorted guitar - taking us far away from traditional jazz. Record on August 17th 2016 at the Nasjonal Jazzscene Victoria, Oslo (Oslo Jazz Festival) TV director, Jean-François Hugel

Jason Moran Fats Waller dance party at the Paris Jazz Festival Jason Moran piano, Keyboard, vocal Leron Thomas trompet, vocal Lisa E.Harris vocal Tarus Mateen bass Charles Haynes drums TV Director, Guillaume Dero Recorded on July 5th 2015 at the Parc Floral de Vincennes.

DAVE DOUGLAS, HIGH RISK WITH SHIGETO, JONATHAN MARON AND MARK GUILIANA One of the most creative trumpeters of his generation, Dave Douglas returns to the Festival leading this tasty electro-acoustic quartet brilliantly blending modern jazz, electronic music and improvisation. Surrounded by the masterful Jonathan Maron on bass and Mark Guiliana on percussion, as well as rising DJ Shigeto, the star trumpeter opens a new chapter in his exploratory electro-jazz saga, prizing melodic groove and unbridled inspiration. Dave Douglas (trumpet), Shigeto (machines), Jonathan Maron (bass), Mark Guiliana (drums)

TORD GUSTAVSEN M/DOMKORET AND TORE BRUNBORG @ Oslo Jazz Festival 2016 Tord Gustavsen composition, piano Tore Brunborg, saxophone DomKoret, Oslo cathedral choir Commissioned for the 30th anniversary of the festival, a new composition by Tord Gustavsen, accompanied by saxophonist and friend Tore Brunborg and the superb Oslo Cathedral choir. A magnificent experience, steeped in Scandinavian culture, rich with ghosts and legends. Recorded on August 19th 2016 at the Nasjonal Jazzscene Victoria, Oslo (Oslo Jazz Festival) TV director, Jean-François Hugel

Django Bates (piano) Petter Eldh (double bass) Peter Bruun (drums) Django Bates' Beloved is a new project by the eccentric British pianist, which was formed after the release of 'Django Bates - Beloved Bird'. Here, Django collaborated with Petter Eldh (bass) and Peter Bruun (drums), where they reinterpreted old Charlie Parker classics in combination with some of Bates' own compositions. This collaboration was proving very inspiring and Bates decided to continue pursuing the project. Now, the project consists of mix of Django's own compositions alongside Parker classic songs. TV Director, Alfred Hartz

Orchestre National de France, Valery Gergiev (conductor) Radio France, Maîtrise and choir , Sofi Jeannin (chorus master) Diana Damrau (soprano), Nadine Sierra (soprano), Anita Rachvelishvili (mezzo soprano), Bryan Hymel (Tenor), Ludovic Tézier (baritone), Renaud Capuçon (violin), Gautier Capuçon (cello) Hector Berlioz La Damnation de Faust, hungarian march Giacomo Puccini Gianni Schicchi 'O mio babbino caro' Guiseppe Verdi Rigoletto 'La donna è mobile' Serge Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet 'Dance of the Knights' Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Don Giovann 'Deh vieni alla finestra' Don Giovanni 'Fin ch'han dal vino' Ludovic Tézier Charles Gounod Roméo et Juliette 'Je veux vivre' Diana Damrau Nikolaï Rimsky-Korsakov The Bride Tsar 'The Hop song' Charles Gounod Sapho 'O ma lyre immortelle' Anita Rachvelishvili Johannes Brahms Double concerto 'Vivace non troppo (3ème mvt)' Gautier and Renaud Capuçon Dmitri Kabalevsky / Andrew Cottee 'Good Night' Ruggero Leoncavallo Pagliacci 'Vesti la Giubba ' Bryan Hymel Dmitri Chostakovitch Suite for Jazz n°2 'Walz n°2' Léo Delibes - Lakmé 'Duo des fleurs' (Flowers duet) Nadine Sierra and Anita Rachvelishvili Richard Strauss Morgen Diana Damrau and Renaud Capuçon Vangélis Papathanassíou / Don Rose 'Chariots of Fire' (version for piano and orchestra ) Orchestra only Giacomo Puccini La Bohème 'O soave fanciulla' Nadine Sierra and Bryan Hymel Modest Moussorgsky / Maurice Ravel Picturs of an exhibition 'The Great Gate of Kiev' Guiseppe Verdi Don Carlo 'E lui !... desso ! ..l'Infante' Brian Hymel and LudovicTézier Georges Bizet Carmen 'Les voici la quadrille !' Hector Berlioz/ Rouget de Lisle La Marseillaise (couplets no.1 and no. 2) Tutti Recorded on 14 July 2017 at the Champs-de-Mars, Paris Directed by François Goetghebeur

Cappella Gabetta, Andrés Gabetta (Conductor) Simone Kermes (Soprano), Vivica Genaux (Mezzo-soprano) Music by Georg Friedrich Händel, Johann Adolf Hasse, Antonio Lotti, Giuseppe Maria Orlandini, Carlo Francesco Pollarolo, Nicola Porpora, Domenico Sarro, Leonardo Vinci , Antonio Vivaldi Recorded at the Gstaad Menhuin Festival on July 26th, 2014 Directed by Colin Laurent

Berliner Philharmoniker, Simon Rattle (Conductor) Magdalena Kožená (mezzo-soprano) George Gershwin Cuban Overture Gabriel Fauré Pavane Joseph Canteloube (de Malaret) Chants d'Auvergne (Selection) Aram Khachaturian Suite from Gayaneh Ottorino Respighi Pini di Roma Recorded on June 24, 2018 at the Walbühne, Berlin TV Director, Henning Kasten

Lucky THOMPSON (saxophone) Kenny CLARKE (drums) Buddy CATTLETT (bass) Thelma THOMSON (vocals) Sahib SHIHAB, Marcel et Joe RASKO (saxophones) Léonard C. JONHSON (trumpet) James CLEVELAND (trombone)

MELANIE DE BIASIO This Belgian siren turned the jazz world upside down with her breathtaking album, No Deal. Singer-flautist Mélanie De Biasio summons the suspended pop style of Talk Talk, the erudite blues of Nina Simone, the eminent lyricism of Jeff Buckley and the ambience of Portishead and Pink Floyd, all of it pierced by majestic moments of silence. Her deep, shaded voice seems to have come from Elsewhere, casting an ethereal spell that has earned her the nickname 'the Belgian Billie Holiday.' Magic! Melanie de Biasio (lead) Pascal Paulus (vintage synths) Pascal Mohy (piano) Samuel Gerstmans (double bass)

JAGA JAZZIST Emerging from the Oslo underground scene, this Ninja Tune instrumental electro-jazz collective finally returns after their explosive Festival performance in 2011. Considered trailblazers of the Scandinavian nu-jazz movement and hailed unanimously by the trade press, these debonair Norwegians still enjoy blending their eclectic and hypnotic sounds and creating complex digressions as they soar off in search of mutated, experimental musical worlds. It's a complex yet perfect marriage between man, technology and music.

Platée, by Jean-Philippe Rameau Les Arts Florissants, Paul Agnew (conductor) Robert Carsen (Stage Director, Costumes) Nicolas Paul (Choreography) Gideon Davey (Sets and Costumes) Marcel Beekman (Platée) Simone Kermes (La Folie) Virginie Thomas (Thalie) Cyril Auvity (Mercure, Thespis) Emmanuelle de Negri (Clarine, Amour) Edwin Crossley-Mercer (Jupiter) João Fernandes (Momus) Marc Mauillon (Cithéron / Momus du Prologue) Emilie Renard (Junon) Recorded at the Opéra Comique, Paris, on 27 March 2014

Esbjörn Svensson Trio Esbjörn Svensson (piano), Dan Berglund (bass) Magnus Oström (Drums) Playlist Tuesday Wonderland Improvisation # 1 The Rube Thing The Goldhearted Miner In The Tail Of Her Eye The Unstable Table & The Infamous Fable Eighthundred Streets by Feet Dolores in a Shoestand Dodge The Dodo Round Midnight Recorded on December 3rd 2006 at the National Theater of Timisoara, JazzTN TV Directors, Catalin Stefanescu et Silvia Pospaescu

MELANIE DE BIASIO This Belgian siren turned the jazz world upside down with her breathtaking album, No Deal. Singer-flautist Mélanie De Biasio summons the suspended pop style of Talk Talk, the erudite blues of Nina Simone, the eminent lyricism of Jeff Buckley and the ambience of Portishead and Pink Floyd, all of it pierced by majestic moments of silence. Her deep, shaded voice seems to have come from Elsewhere, casting an ethereal spell that has earned her the nickname 'the Belgian Billie Holiday.' Magic! Melanie de Biasio (lead) Pascal Paulus (vintage synths) Pascal Mohy (piano) Samuel Gerstmans (double bass)

Lucky THOMPSON (saxophone) Kenny CLARKE (drums) Buddy CATTLETT (bass) Thelma THOMSON (vocals) Sahib SHIHAB, Marcel et Joe RASKO (saxophones) Léonard C. JONHSON (trumpet) James CLEVELAND (trombone)