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Orchestre de Paris, Daniel Harding (Conductor) Bejun Mehta (countertenor) Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883) Parsifal, Prelude to Act I George Benjamin (b. 1960) Dream of the Song, for countertenor, female chorus and orchestra, French premiere Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897) Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op.68 Recorded at the Philharmonie de Paris, September 28, 2016 TV Director, Julien Condemine

Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse, Tugan Sokhiev (Conductor) Jean-Frédéric Neuburger (piano) Henri Dutilleux (1916 - 2013) Métaboles Maurice Ravel (1875 -1937) Concerto for the left hand for piano and orchestra in D major Rapsodie espagnole La Valse Recorded on 23 May 2015 at the Halle aux Grains, Toulouse Directed by Jean-Pierre Loisil

New Orleans, Street Jazz & Dirty Rap Documentary by Samuel Petit New Orleans is like no other city in the United States. Proud of its French past, its heart beats to the rhythm of jazz - the city even gave its name to a specific style of jazz. Director Samuel Petit follows Rusty Lazer, a DJ and producer of 'bounce music' - a local style of hip hop -, members of the legendary Dirty Dozen Brass Band, and Trombone Shorty, a musician who has become a symbol of the city's new musical tradition. They tell of the scars of a community deeply wounded by hurricane Katrina and of the way its individual members try to overcome the trauma. Recorded on 2013

Éric Legnini Trio Éric Legnini Trio Eric Legnini (piano) Rocky Gresset (guitar) Thomas Bramerie (double bass) A foot-stomping jazz, touched by soul and by funk. Eric Legnini's recording tryptich, begun in 2006 with Miss Soul (then Big Boogaloo and Trippin'), marking the magnificent first steps of a leader for a pianist with a hyper-sophisticated bop language as early as the middle of the 1990's alongside the saxophonist Stefano Di Battista. Since then, the Belgian musician, settled in Paris has led an eclectic career, multiplied collaborations with vocalists (his friend Huge Coltman amngst others) and regularly puts on his producer's hat. In this 2019 season, Eric Legnini is coming back to the trio, but this time without drums : he will be accompanied by the guitarist Rocky Gresset (a reference on the Gypsy jazz scene) and by Thomas Bramerie (long-time touring partner and very probably the most sought after Parisian bass player) with whom he will present a completely new repertoire. Recorded on September 7, 2019 at the Pierre Boulez Hall - Philharmonie, Jazz à la Villette TV Director, Samuel Thibaut

Mam'zelle Nitouche 'Vaudeville-opérette' by Louis Auguste Joseph Florimond Ronger, aka Hervé (1825 - 1892) Libretto by Henri Meilhac and Albert Millaud First performance in Paris, Théâtre des Variétés, 26 January 1883 Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Christophe Grapperon (conductor) Chœur de l'Opéra de Lausanne Pierre-André Weitz (Stage director, Costumes, Sets, Make-up) Bertrand Killy (Lighting), Iris Florentiny (Choreography) Olivier Py (La Supérieure, Corinne, Miss Knife, Loriot) Lara Neumann (Denise de Flavigny, Mam'zelle Nitouche) Damien Bigourdan (Célestin, Floridor) Samy Camps (Le Vicomte Fernand de Champlâtreux) Eddie Chignara (Le Major, comte de Château-Gibus) Sandrine Sutter (La Tourière / Sylvia) Antoine Philippot (Le Directeur de théâtre) Pierre Lebon (Gustave, officier) David Ghilardi (Robert, officier) Clémentine Bourgoin (Lydie) Ivanka Moizan (Gimblette) David Ghilardi (Robert,officer) Piero (alias Pierre-André Weitz) (Stage Managezr) Joséphine Kirch (A nun) Recorded at the Opéra, Lausanne, January 2018 TV Director, Sébastien Glas

Lisa Batiashvili (violin), Valeriy Sokolov (violin), Gérard Caussé (viola), Gautier Capuçon (cello), Franck Braley (piano) Tribute to Henri Dutilleux Henri Dutilleux Trois strophes sur le nom de Sacher Three Préludes for piano (D'ombre et de silence - Sur un même accord - Le Jeu des contraires) Maurice Ravel Piano Trio Claude Debussy Sonata for violin and piano Henri Dutilleux String quartet 'Ainsi la nuit' Recorded in January 22nd, 2016 at the Philharmonie 2, Cité de la Musique, Salle de Concerts, Paris Directed by par Franck Chaudemanche

Jakub Jozef Orliński, counter-tenor Il Pomo d'Oro orchestra Johann David Heinichen (1683 - 1729) Alma redemptoris Mater Arcangelo Corelli (1653 - 1713) Concerto grosso op. 6 no 5 in b flat major Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741) Nisi Dominus Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679 - 1745) S'un sol lagrime Sinfonia in A minor - Allegro Nicola Fago (1677 - 1745) Tam non splendet Johann Adolph Hasse (1699 - 1783) Mea tormenta properate Recorded 15 November 2018 at the Théâtre Impérial, Compiègne TV Director, Patrick Lauzé

Peter Vermeersch - clarinet Stefaan Blancke - trombone Benjamin Boutreur - saxophone Berlinde Deman - tuba Luc Van Lieshout - trumpet Bart Maris - trumpet Michel Mast - saxophone Marc Meeuwissen - trombone Kristof Roseeuw - double bass Bruno Vansina - saxophone Peter Vandenberghe - piano, keyboards Teun Verbruggen - drums, dustbingrooves Pierre Vervloesem - guitar Wim Willaert - accordion, keyboards Tom Wouters - clarinet, vibraphone, vocal Even in the 20th century, there's a society which claims that the Earth is flat: the Flat Earth Society. The bizarre society was founded in the 19th century in Great Britain and it still believes that pictures taken from space are false. The eponymous 1998 Big Band from Belgium, however, plays anything but flat music. The claim to fame came for this jazz orchestra, founded by artist and clarinettist Peter Vermeersch in 2004, as he and pianist Uri Caine went on tour. In 2006 they released their first CD, 'Psychoscout', followed by their second CD, 'Clear Me, Perverts!' in 2009. A rebel and anti-conformist ensemble with a lot to offer, from faithful adherence to music rules to intoxicating improvisation.

The musical rendezvous of Malian vocalist Fatoumata Diawara and the Cuban pianist Roberto Fonseca is a unique genre-bending collaboration. Diawara, 32, combines his native country's musical tradition and pop influences with remarkable ease. Fonseca, a Buena Vista Social club collaborator, treks the various paths suggested by the rich musical tradition of Africa and Cuba, always adding something contemporary to the mix.

Laurent Coulondre Trio at Nancy Jazz Pulsations 2015 Laurent Coulondre, piano, organ Rémi Bouyssière, bass, double bass Martin Wangermée, drums Laurent Coulondre belongs to a generation of young musicians who take jazz into unexplored territory. With a sharp sense of rhythm and harmony, he plays the piano and the organ with consummate ease and shows, at his young age, breathtaking musicality, technique and flair. Laurent Coulondre has defined the new concept of the 'reversible trio', and a new sound identity. Alternating betweed the classical trio - piano, double bass and drums - and another form comprising organ, 6-string bass and drums, his music is innovative and challenging, without ever losing touch with its audience. Recorded on October 8th 2015, Poirel hall, Nancy Jazz Pulsations TV director, Sylvain Pierrel

Brad Mehldau, piano Three Pieces After Bach Johann Sebastian Bach The Well-Tempered Clavier (Book I) : Prelude no 3 in C sharp major, BWV 848 Brad Mehldau Three Pieces After Bach / After Bach 1 : Rondo Johann Sebastian Bach The Well-Tempered Clavier (Book II) : Prelude no 1 in C major, BWV 870 The Well-Tempered Clavier (Book II) : Fugue no 16 in G minor, BWV 885 Brad Mehldau Three Pieces After Bach / After Bach 2 : Ostinato Johann Sebastian Bach The Well-Tempered Clavier (Book I) : Prelude no 6 in D minor, BWV 851 Brad Mehldau Three Pieces After Bach / After Bach 3 : Toccata Johann Sebastian Bach The Well-Tempered Clavier (Book I) : Prelude no 7 in E flat major, BWV 852 The Well-Tempered Clavier (Book I): Prelude and Fugue no 20 in A minor, BWV 865 Rcored on April 2nd 2018 at the philharmonie de Paris TV Director, Samuel Thiebaut

Erik Truffaz (trumpet) Marcello Giuliani (bass) Benoît Corboz piano (Fender Rhodes) Marc Erbetta (drums) With special guests Nya (voice) Guillaume Perret (saxophone) The trumpet player of Swiss origin, Erik Truffaz,is one of the first European jazzmen to have successfully approached drum'n'bass. In 1991 he founded a quartet which today is composed of Benoît Corboz (keyboards), Marcello Giuliani (bass) and Marc Erbetta (drums and percussion),he explores electronic jazz-fusion much in the same way as Miles Davis and recorded several albums starting from 1994. After an incursion into into rock at the head of his Ladybird Quartet created in 2001, he returned to the formula which had made him successful. In his world, always deeply influenced by Miles Davis, the stridencies of rock alternate with the poetic respites, the rousing grooves with more calm ballads. Recorded at Jazz in Marciac Festival (Circus top), on August 6, 2018 TV Director, Jean-Marc Birraux

Marie-Antoinette Thierry Malandain (Choreographer) Joseph Haydn, Christoph Willibald Gluck (Music) Orchestre Symphonique d'Euskadi Mélanie Levy-Thiébaut (conductor) Jorge Gallardo (sets, costume) François Menou (Lighting design) Malandain Ballet Biarritz (Marie-Antoinette) Claire Lonchampt - (Louis XVI) Mickaël Conte - (Empress Marie-Thérèse) Irma Hoffren - (Louis XV) Frederik Deberdt - (Countess du Barry) Miyuki Kanei - (Count de Mercy-Argenteau) Arnaud Mahouy - (Axel von Fersen) Raphaël Canet - (Joseph II) Jeshua Costa) - (Ladies Aunts) Clémence Chevillotte, Allegra Vianello, Laurine Viel - (Perseus) Hugo Layer - (Medusa) Nuria Lopez Cortés - (Three nymphs) Clémence Chevillotte, Allegra Vianello, Laurine Viel - (Boys of the Rococo Queen) Raphaël Canet, Jeshua Costa, Romain Di Fazio, Loan Frantz; Michaël Garcia; Guillaume Lillo; Hugo Layer; Ismael Turel Yagüe - (Marie-Antoinette's familiars) Giuditta Banchetti, Clémence Chevillotte, Clara Forgues, Miyuki Kanei, Nuria López Cortés, Alessia Peschiulli, Patricia Velázquez, Allegra Vianello; Laurine Viel - (Shepherdess & Shepherd) Patricia Velázquez, Arnaud Mahouy Ensembles : Giuditta Banchetti, Raphaël Canet, Clémence Chevillotte; Jeshua Costa, Frederik Deberdt, Romain Di Fazio, Clara Forgues, Loan Frantz, Michaël Garcia, Irma Hoffren, Miyuki Kanei, Hugo Layer, Guillaume Lillo, Nuria López Cortés, Arnaud Mahouy, Alessia Peschiulli, Ismael Turel Yagüe, Allegra Vianello, Laurine Viel, Patricia Velázquez Recorded on March 30 & 31 2019 at the Opéra Royal, Château de Versailles TV Director, Patrick Lauzé

Malandain Ballet Biarritz Choreographies by Thierry Malandain Recorded on November 2016 at the Teatro Victoria Eugenia San Sebastián Silhouette 1-dancer ballet Choreography, sets and costumes by Thierry Malandain Music, Ludwig van Beethoven 3rd movement of Sonata no30, op.109 Lights, Jean-Claude Asquié Dancer, Fredérik Deberdt Created in Biarritz, in the gardens of the Hotel de Silhouette, this solo, set for the dancer Fredérik Deberdt, is a miniature through which dances Vaslav Nijinski's shadow. Estro 20-dancers ballet Choreography, sets and costumes by Thierry Malandain Music, Antonio Vivaldi Stabat Mater and Estro Amonico op. 3 Lights, Jean-Claude Asquié Malandain ballet Biarritz Thierry Malandain built his work on Vivaldi's Stabat Mater and Estro Amonico op. 3, an energized and high-vitamined music, consistently seeking the highest point. In this ballet, Thierry Malandain creates desire for elevation, through efforts to reach the peak, in reference to André Lendger words 'It is easier today to climb a 8000 meters-moutain, than to move forward a few centimeters in one's true self'. Nocturnes 22-dancers ballet Choreography by Thierry Malandain Music, Frederic Chopin Nocturnes Lights, Jean-Claude Asquié Remains from 'a dark day, more sorrowful that nights', according Charles Baudelaire's words. Nocturnes is like a fresco , a dream crushed under the weight of eternal melancholy. Recorded at the Lanterne Theater, Rambouillet on November 8th and 9th 2016 TV director, Patrick Lauzé

Vanessa Opera in four acts by Samuel Barber (1910 - 1981) Libretto by Gian Carlo Menotti First performance in New York, Metropolitan Opera, 15 January 1958 London Philharmonic Orchestra, Jakub Hrůša (Conductor) The Glyndebourne Chorus Nicholas Jenkins (Chorus Master) Keith Warner (Stage Direction) Ashley Martin-Davis (Sets), Mark Jonathan (Lighting), Alex Uragallo (Video) William Thomas (Nicholas, the Major-Domo) Virginie Verrez (Erika) Emma Bell (Vanessa) Edgaras Montvidas (Anatol) Rosalind Plowright (The Old Baroness) Ray Albert (The Old Doctor Donnie) Romanas Kudriašovas (Footman) Recorded 12 and 14 August 2018 at the Glyndebourne Festival Directed by François Roussillon

La Bohème Opera in four acts by Giacomo Puccini (1858 - 1924) Libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica after Henry Murger's 'Scènes de la vie de bohème' First performance in Turin, Teatro Regio, on the 1st of February 1896 Symphony Orchestra and Chorus of the Gran Teatre del Liceu, Marc Piollet (Conductor) Jonathan Miller (Stage Director) Isabella Bywater (Sets, Costumes) Jean Kalman (Lighting) Eleonora Buratto (Mimí) Olga Kulchynska (Musetta) Saimir Pirgu (Rodolfo) Gabriel Bermúdez(Marcello) Isaac Galan (Schaunard) Paul Gay (Colline) Fernando Latorre (Benoît / Alcindoro) Recorded at the Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, in 2016 Directed by Stéphane Lebard

London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Sir Simon Rattle (conductor) Simon Halsey (chorus director) Iwona Sobotka (soprano), Anna Stéphany (mezzo-soprano), Robert Murray (tenor), Florian Boesch (baritone) Alban Berg (1885 - 1935) Lulu-Suite Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) Symphony no 9 in D minor, op. 125 'Choral' Recorded at the Barbican Hall, London, 16 February 2020

Orchestre de Paris, Daniel Harding (Conductor) Orchestre de Paris choir, Lionel Sow (chorus master) London voices, Terry Edwards (chorus master) Luciano Berio (1925 - 2003) Sinfonia, for eight voices and orchestra Jörg Widmann (né en 1973) Fantasie, for solo clarinet Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971) Symphony of Psalms For Mixed Choir And Orchestra Jörg Widmann Au Cœur De Paris (World Premiere) Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918) La Mer, Three Symphonic Sketches for Orchestra Franz Schubert (1897 - 1828) / Luciano Berio An die Musik D 547 Igor Stravinsky The Firebird - Suite (1919) - Final Recorded on november 2nd 2017 at the Philharmonie de Paris TV Director, François-René Martin

Tenebrae, Nigel Short (Conductor) Gregorio Allegri (1582 - 1652) Miserere (1638) Joby Talbot (b. 1971) Path of Miracles (2005) Recorded on June 12, 2018 at the Basilique cathédrale de Saint Denis TV Director, François-René Martin

Jaime Woods at the International Jazz Festival of Montréal 2016 Like many before her, Jaime Woods' career began in a church. Learning and sharpening her work on the Gospel scene, in Chicago, she moved in the East Coast for a brief schooling at Berklee College. The opportunity there to explore different types of music pushed her towards New York, and in particular Brooklyn. Jaime has since been into strong collaborations with Bilal, Casey Benjamin, Gadget, Cloche Jennah, Jose James, Emily King, Nick Hakim, Roy Hargrove, Kendra Foster, Gary Bartz, Lalah Hathaway, Haitus Kaiyote... Leaning on her soul voice, upon a precise and delicate instrumentation, Jaime is undoubtedly a stand-out artist who shows, despite her 25 years, a great maturity and true sensitivity. Recorded on June 29th at the Théâtre Maisonneuve, Montréal TV direction by Mathieu Mastin

New Orleans, Street Jazz & Dirty Rap Documentary by Samuel Petit New Orleans is like no other city in the United States. Proud of its French past, its heart beats to the rhythm of jazz - the city even gave its name to a specific style of jazz. Director Samuel Petit follows Rusty Lazer, a DJ and producer of 'bounce music' - a local style of hip hop -, members of the legendary Dirty Dozen Brass Band, and Trombone Shorty, a musician who has become a symbol of the city's new musical tradition. They tell of the scars of a community deeply wounded by hurricane Katrina and of the way its individual members try to overcome the trauma. Recorded on 2013

After soul sister Macy Gray, with whom he recorded an album, the ever-inventive saxophonist brings us a brand new body of work inspired by the slam poetry of Saul Williams. DAVID MURRAY tenor saxophone, bass clarinett, ORIN EVANS piano, JARIBU SHAHID bass, NASHEET WAITS drums, SAUL WILLIAMS voice He appears with the Infinity Quartet, named after his early years at the Infinity loft-studio in New York, and with Saul Williams himself. A great choice: over the past fifteen years, the star of the independent film 'Slam' has been standing out among rappers and slam poets with the quality of his writing and the intensity of his performances. His punch lines make him a unique performer - a remarkable poet with a powerful rap-soul voice. In David Murray, who previously worked with writers Amiri Baraka and Ishmael Reed, Williams has found an ideal partner. A match made in heaven.

Gregory Porter at the International Jazz Festival of Montréal 2016 Gregory Porter's musical awakening came upon hearing his mother's Nat King Cole records as a child - Porter would later write a show in homage to the singer. After seeing his dreams of professional football thwarted by a major injury, the California-born artist turned to music. With the help of his mentor, the multi-instrumentalist and composer Kamau Kenyatta, Porter honed his skills in San Diego jazz clubs before landing a role in the musical It Ain't Nothing But the Blues. His resume also includes a collaboration with famed flutist Hubert Laws. A gifted songwriter, he penned most of the jazz and soul-oriented material appearing on his first albums, Water (2010), Be Good (2012) and Liquid Spirit (2013), winner of a Grammy for Best jazz vocal album. Recorded on June 29th at the Théâtre Maisonneuve, Montréal TV direction by Mathieu Mastin

Madama Butterfly Tragedia giapponese by Giacomo Puccini (1858 - 1924) Libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica after David Belasco's play 'Madame Butterfly' First performance in Milan, Teatro alla Scala, 17 February 1904 Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Antonio Pappano (Conductor) Moshe Leiser, Patrice Caurier (Stage Direction) Christian Fenouillat (Sets), Agostino Cavalca (Costumes) Ermonela Jaho (Cio-Cio-San) Marcelo Puente (Pinkerton) Scott Hendricks (Sharpless) Carlo Bosi (Goro) Elizabeth DeShong (Suzuki) Jeremy White (Bonze) Emily Edmonds (Kate Pinkerton) Gyula Nagy (Imperial Commissioner) Yuriy Yurchuk (Prince Yamadori) Recorded at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 2017 Directed by Matthew Woodward

Moscow Soloists Chamber Orchestra, Yury Bashmet (Conductor & viola) Edvard Grieg (1843 - 1907) From Holberg's Times, Suite, Op. 40 - Prelude Kuzma Bodrov (b. 1980) 'Reflections' on the theme of the 24 Caprice by N. Paganini in the style of Beethoven, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev and Berg (2018) Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1890) Souvenir de Florence, op.70 (version for string orchestra) Recorded at the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall, Moscow, 24 January 2019

Youth Symphony Orchestra of Russia, Claudio Vandelli, Yuri Bashmet (Conductor) Vadim Repin (violin), Yuri Bashmet (viola), Denis Matsuev (piano), Avi Avital (mandolin) Gioachino Rossini La Gazza ladra, Overture conducted by Yuri Bashmet Atsuhiko Gondai Concerto for viola and orchestra (world première) conducted by Claudio Vandelli Giovanni Paisiello Concerto for mandolin and orchestra in E flat major conducted by Claudio Vandelli Max Bruch Concerto for violin and orchestra no. 1 in G minor, op. 29 conducted by Claudio Vandelli Sergei Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a theme by Paganini for piano and orchestra in A minor, op. 43 conducted by Claudio Vandelli Kuzma Aleksandrovich Bodrov Concerto for viola and orchestra (World Première) conducted by Claudio Vandelli Alexander Tchaikovsky Grande serenade for orchestra conducted by Yuri Bashmet Recorded on 26 February 2017 at the Winter International Arts Festival, Sochi, Rosa Hall Directed by Julien Jaunet

Murray Perahia (piano) Academy of Saint-Martin-in-the-Fields, Neville Marriner (direction) Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor op. 37 Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major op. 58

Murray Perahia (piano) Academy of Saint-Martin-in-the-Fields, Neville Marriner (direction) Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major op. 15 Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major op. 19

Le Corsaire Ballet In three acts, with a prologue and epilogue Music, Adolphe Adam, Cesare Pugni, Léo Delibes, Riccardo Drigo and Pyotr Oldenburgsky Libretto, Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges et · and Joseph Masilier, Edited by Yuri Slonimsky and Pyotr Gusev Choreography,Pyotr Gusev Based on the Composition and Choreography of Marius Petipa Set Design, Teymuraz Murvanidze Assistant décorateur · Assistant Designer Mikhail Shishliannikov Costumes · Costume Design Galina Solovyova Lumières · Lighting Design Vladimir Lukasevich Chef d'orchestre · Conductor Alexei Repnikov (Conrad, le corsaire) Timur Askerov (Medora) Alina Somova (Gulnare) Nadezhda Batoeva (Lankedem, le négrier) Philipp Stepin (Birbanto) Islom Baimuradov (Ali) Kimin Kim (Seyd Pasha) Soslan Kulaev (Les trois odalisques) Daria Ionova, Anastasia Nuikina, Maria Khoreva (Danse de forbans/brigands) Anastasia Petushkova, Maria Lebedeva, Alina Krasovskaya, Roman Malyshev, Maxim Zenin (Danse algérienne) Léa Thomasson & les artistes du ballet (Danse palestinienne) Alisa Rusina & les artistes du ballet Corsaires, femmes esclaves, odalisques, eunuques, guerriers, marins et marchands, artistes de la compagnie de ballet et figurants

The Fountain of Bakhtchisarai Mariinsky Theater Ballet Rostislav Zakharov, Choreography Boris Asafiev, composer Valentina Khodasevich, Set and costume design Nikolai Volkov, Libretto based on the poem by Alexander Pushkin With Nikolai Naumov, Prince Adam Olesya Novikova, Maria Maxim Zyuzin, Vaslav Yuri Smekalov, Ghirei Alexandra Losifidi, Zarema Pavel Ostapenko, Nurali Recorded on May 27th and 28, 2017 at the Mariinsky Theatre, Saint Petersburg TV Director, Olivier Simonnet

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, Timisoara Jazz Festival (Jazz Banat Cultural Foundation) TV Directors, Catalin Stefanescu et Silvia Pospaescu

Esbjörn Svensson Trio Esbjörn Svensson (piano), Dan Berglund (bass) Magnus Oström (Drums) Playlist Good morning Susie Soho From Gagarin's point of view definitio of a dog the fce of love bowling dodge the dodo 'round midnight bernsha swing Recorded on December 10th 2000 at Nalen, Stockholm TV Direction, Paul Möllerstedt, Johan Larsson, Petter Persson, Bobo Ericzén, Mans Dahlkvist, Tobias Anerhult

Gregory Porter at the International Jazz Festival of Montréal 2016 Gregory Porter's musical awakening came upon hearing his mother's Nat King Cole records as a child - Porter would later write a show in homage to the singer. After seeing his dreams of professional football thwarted by a major injury, the California-born artist turned to music. With the help of his mentor, the multi-instrumentalist and composer Kamau Kenyatta, Porter honed his skills in San Diego jazz clubs before landing a role in the musical It Ain't Nothing But the Blues. His resume also includes a collaboration with famed flutist Hubert Laws. A gifted songwriter, he penned most of the jazz and soul-oriented material appearing on his first albums, Water (2010), Be Good (2012) and Liquid Spirit (2013), winner of a Grammy for Best jazz vocal album. Recorded on June 29th at the Théâtre Maisonneuve, Montréal TV direction by Mathieu Mastin

Kenny Baron Kenny Barron (piano) Marcus Strickland (saxophone) Riley Mulherkar (trumpet) Kiyoshi Kitagawa (bass) Johnathan Blake (drums) Recorded on June 27, 2019 at the Leopolis Jazz Fest TV Director, Amos Rozenberg

Jaime Woods at the International Jazz Festival of Montréal 2016 Like many before her, Jaime Woods' career began in a church. Learning and sharpening her work on the Gospel scene, in Chicago, she moved in the East Coast for a brief schooling at Berklee College. The opportunity there to explore different types of music pushed her towards New York, and in particular Brooklyn. Jaime has since been into strong collaborations with Bilal, Casey Benjamin, Gadget, Cloche Jennah, Jose James, Emily King, Nick Hakim, Roy Hargrove, Kendra Foster, Gary Bartz, Lalah Hathaway, Haitus Kaiyote... Leaning on her soul voice, upon a precise and delicate instrumentation, Jaime is undoubtedly a stand-out artist who shows, despite her 25 years, a great maturity and true sensitivity. Recorded on June 29th at the Théâtre Maisonneuve, Montréal TV direction by Mathieu Mastin

Erik Truffaz (trumpet) Marcello Giuliani (bass) Benoît Corboz piano (Fender Rhodes) Marc Erbetta (drums) With special guests Nya (voice) Guillaume Perret (saxophone) The trumpet player of Swiss origin, Erik Truffaz,is one of the first European jazzmen to have successfully approached drum'n'bass. In 1991 he founded a quartet which today is composed of Benoît Corboz (keyboards), Marcello Giuliani (bass) and Marc Erbetta (drums and percussion),he explores electronic jazz-fusion much in the same way as Miles Davis and recorded several albums starting from 1994. After an incursion into into rock at the head of his Ladybird Quartet created in 2001, he returned to the formula which had made him successful. In his world, always deeply influenced by Miles Davis, the stridencies of rock alternate with the poetic respites, the rousing grooves with more calm ballads. Recorded at Jazz in Marciac Festival (Circus top), on August 6, 2018 TV Director, Jean-Marc Birraux

Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Jonathan Nott (Conductor) Ensemble vocal de Lausanne, Maîtrise du Conservatoire Populaire de Musique, Danse et Théâtre de Genève Mihoko Fujimura (mezzo-soprano) Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911) Symphony no. 3 in D minor Recorded on May 24, 2018 at the Victoria Hall, Genève Directed by Andy Sommer

Orchestre National de France, Emmanuel Krivine (Conductor) Denis Matsuev (piano) Sergei Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943) Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, op. 30 Antonín Dvořák (1841 - 1904) Symphony no. 7 in D minor, op. 70 Recorded on January 12, 2017 at the Auditorium de Radio de France, Paris Directed by Olivier Simonnet

London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle (conductor) Christian Tetzlaff (violin) Helen Grime (b. 1981) Fanfare (world premiere) Thomas Adès (b. 1971) Asyla Harrison Birtwistle (b. 1934) Violin Concerto Oliver Knussen (1950 - 2018) Symphony No 3 Edward Elgar (1957 - 1934) Variations on an Original Theme, 'Enigma' Recorded at the Barbican Hall, London, 14 September 2017 TV Director François-René Marin

London Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Eliot Gardiner (conductor) Monteverdi Choir Actors : Ceri-Lyn Cissone (Titania), Frankie Wakefield (Oberon), Alexander Knox (Puck) Félix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847) Symphony no. 1 A Midsummer Night's Dream Recorded on February 16th 2016, at the Barbican Hall, London TV Director, Corentin Leconte

Gregory Porter at the International Jazz Festival of Montréal 2016 Gregory Porter's musical awakening came upon hearing his mother's Nat King Cole records as a child - Porter would later write a show in homage to the singer. After seeing his dreams of professional football thwarted by a major injury, the California-born artist turned to music. With the help of his mentor, the multi-instrumentalist and composer Kamau Kenyatta, Porter honed his skills in San Diego jazz clubs before landing a role in the musical It Ain't Nothing But the Blues. His resume also includes a collaboration with famed flutist Hubert Laws. A gifted songwriter, he penned most of the jazz and soul-oriented material appearing on his first albums, Water (2010), Be Good (2012) and Liquid Spirit (2013), winner of a Grammy for Best jazz vocal album. Recorded on June 29th at the Théâtre Maisonneuve, Montréal TV direction by Mathieu Mastin

Brad Mehldau, piano Three Pieces After Bach Johann Sebastian Bach The Well-Tempered Clavier (Book I) : Prelude no 3 in C sharp major, BWV 848 Brad Mehldau Three Pieces After Bach / After Bach 1 : Rondo Johann Sebastian Bach The Well-Tempered Clavier (Book II) : Prelude no 1 in C major, BWV 870 The Well-Tempered Clavier (Book II) : Fugue no 16 in G minor, BWV 885 Brad Mehldau Three Pieces After Bach / After Bach 2 : Ostinato Johann Sebastian Bach The Well-Tempered Clavier (Book I) : Prelude no 6 in D minor, BWV 851 Brad Mehldau Three Pieces After Bach / After Bach 3 : Toccata Johann Sebastian Bach The Well-Tempered Clavier (Book I) : Prelude no 7 in E flat major, BWV 852 The Well-Tempered Clavier (Book I): Prelude and Fugue no 20 in A minor, BWV 865 Rcored on April 2nd 2018 at the philharmonie de Paris TV Director, Samuel Thiebaut

Dhafer Youssef, oud, vocals Eivind Aarset, electric-guitars Kristjan Randalu, piano Phil Donkin, double bass Ferenc Nemeth, drums On his last album Birds Requiem, Tunisian singer and oud maestro Dhafer Youssef explores all possible combinations between traditional Arabic music and contemporary jazz and rock. From the sacred to the profane, from the divine to the earthly, discover an incantatory voice beyond compare.

Cendrillon Conte de fées in four acts by Jules Massenet (1842 - 1912) Libretto by Henri Cain after Charles Perrault's fairy-tale First performance in Paris, Opéra Comique, 24 May 1899 London Philharmonic Orchestra, John Wilson (Conductor) The Glyndebourne Chorus Fiona Shaw (Stage Director) Jon Bausor (Set Designer), Nicky Gillibrand (Costume Designer), Anna Watson (Lighting Designer) Danielle de Niese (Cendrillon) Kate Lindsey (Le Prince Charmant) Nina Minasyan (La Fée) Lionel Lhote (Pandolfe) Agnes Zwierko (Madame de la Haltière) Eduarda Melo (Noémie) Julie Pasturaud (Dorothée) Recorded at the Glyndebourne Festival, 30 June 2019 TV Director, François Roussillon

Jaime Woods at the International Jazz Festival of Montréal 2016 Like many before her, Jaime Woods' career began in a church. Learning and sharpening her work on the Gospel scene, in Chicago, she moved in the East Coast for a brief schooling at Berklee College. The opportunity there to explore different types of music pushed her towards New York, and in particular Brooklyn. Jaime has since been into strong collaborations with Bilal, Casey Benjamin, Gadget, Cloche Jennah, Jose James, Emily King, Nick Hakim, Roy Hargrove, Kendra Foster, Gary Bartz, Lalah Hathaway, Haitus Kaiyote... Leaning on her soul voice, upon a precise and delicate instrumentation, Jaime is undoubtedly a stand-out artist who shows, despite her 25 years, a great maturity and true sensitivity. Recorded on June 29th at the Théâtre Maisonneuve, Montréal TV direction by Mathieu Mastin

Marshall Allen (saxophone, director) Knoel Scott (saxophones, vocals) Charles Davis (tenor saxophone) Danny Ray Thompson (baritone saxophone) Dave Davis (trombone) Cecil Brooks (trumpet) Farid Barron (piano) Tyler Mitchell (bass) Elson Nascimiento (percussions, surdo) Wayne A. Smith (drums)

Erik Truffaz (trumpet) Marcello Giuliani (bass) Benoît Corboz piano (Fender Rhodes) Marc Erbetta (drums) With special guests Nya (voice) Guillaume Perret (saxophone) The trumpet player of Swiss origin, Erik Truffaz,is one of the first European jazzmen to have successfully approached drum'n'bass. In 1991 he founded a quartet which today is composed of Benoît Corboz (keyboards), Marcello Giuliani (bass) and Marc Erbetta (drums and percussion),he explores electronic jazz-fusion much in the same way as Miles Davis and recorded several albums starting from 1994. After an incursion into into rock at the head of his Ladybird Quartet created in 2001, he returned to the formula which had made him successful. In his world, always deeply influenced by Miles Davis, the stridencies of rock alternate with the poetic respites, the rousing grooves with more calm ballads. Recorded at Jazz in Marciac Festival (Circus top), on August 6, 2018 TV Director, Jean-Marc Birraux