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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

Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra Rauf Abdullayev (Conductor) Maxime Vengerov (violin) Gara Garayev (1918 - 1982) Leyli and Majnun, symphonic poem Violin Concerto Don Quixote, symphonic sketches Path of Thunder, Suite de ballet n° 2 Recorded on March 28, 2018 at the Saint Petersburg Philharmonie Directed by Jean-Pierre Loisil

OSLO JAZZ FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA @ Oslo Jazz Festival 2016 Formed especially for the thirtieth anniversary of the Oslo Jazz Festival, this super group includes established musicians and new talent representing the best of today's Norwegian jazz. On the Nasjonal Jazzscene: Mathias Eick, 37, band leader, trumpeter and multi-instrumentalist, whose compositions are inspired by North American jazz. Trygve Seim, 45, saxophonist and composer, who notably joined Manu Katché's ensemble in 2007. His influences include Jan Garbarek and Dexter Gordon. Jon Balke, 55, pianist, known for having been one of the leaders of the Oslo 13 big band in the eighties, as well as the Magnetic North Orchestra. Gard Nilssen, 33, drummer, a member of the Acoustic Unity trio. And Ellen Andreas Wang, 29, the youngest member of the group, a double-bass player and singer, and a member of experimental jazz ensemble Pixel, founded in 2011. Recorded on 19 August 2016 at Nasjonal Jazzscene Victoria, Oslo (Oslo Jazz Festival) TV Director, by Jean-François Hugel

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

Ambrose Akinmusire Ambrose Akinmusire (trumpet) Sam Harris (piano) Harish Raghavan (bass) Justin Brown (Drums) Playlist . Backstory . Maurice & Michael (Sorry I Didn't Say Hello) . Reponse . Condor . A Moment In Between The Rest . Trumpet Sketch . Umteyo . A Song To Exhale To (Diver Song) Recorded on July 03rd 2017 at the Montreux Jazz Festival (Montreux Jazz Club) TV Director, Julian Nicole-Kay

Il Trovatore Dramma in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901) Libretto by Salvatore Cammarano after 'El Trobador' by Antonio García Gutiérrez First performance in Rome, Teatro Apollo, 12 January 1857 Orchestre et Chœurs de l'Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège, Daniel Oren (direction) Pierre Iodice (chef de chœurs) Stefano Vizioli (Stage Direction) Alessandro Ciammarughi (Sets & Costumes) Fabio Sartori (Manrico) Yolanda Auyanet (Leonora) Mario Cassi (Il Conte di Luna) Violetta Urmana (Azucena) Luciano Montanaro (Ferrando) Julie Bailly (Inés) Xavier Petithan (Ruiz) Alexei Gorbatchev (Un vecchio zingaro) Stefano de Rosa (Un messo) Recorded 22 September 2018 at the Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège Directed by Arnaud Lalanne

Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal, Stéphane Fuget (organ and musical direction) Sophie Junker, Florie Valiquette (sopranos) François Couperin (1668 - 1733) Leçons de Ténèbres pour le mercredi saint Victoria, Christo resurgenti (Motet pour le Jour de Pâques) Michel Richard Delalande (1657 - 1726) Cantique Quatrième : Sur le Bonheur des Justes et le malheur des réprouvés Recorded at the Château de Versailles, Chapelle Royale, 117 June 2020

Tatjana Choreography by John Neumeier after 'Eugene Onegin' by Alexander Pushkin Original music - World creation, Lera Auerbach Staging , Sets and Costumes , John Neumeier With Tatjana, Hélène Bouchet Eugene Onegin, Edvin Revazov Olga Larina, Leslie Heylmann Vladimir Lensky, Alexandr Trusch Prince N, Carsten Jung And the Hamburg ballet Recorded on June 5th and 6th 2015 at the Hamburg State Opera, Germany TV Director, Thomas Grimm

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Carlos Kleiber (direction) Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No.7 in A major, op.92 Directed by Humphrey Burton Recorded at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, in 1983 Carlos Kleiber's all too rare concert appearances are always musical occasions to cherish and remember. The vitality and precision of his authoritative gestures never fail to generate excitement and inspire playing of great élan from orchestras throughout the world. When Carlos Kleiber conducts the Concertgebouworkest of Amsterdam in Beethoven, one can expect a performance of intense musical concentration and exceptional expressive power. Carlos Kleiber made this recording with the Dutch orchestra in 1983, conducting Beethoven's Fourth and Seventh Symphonies. The mesmeric command of this elusive conductor over his musicians is fascinating. With none of the excessive glamor of the star performer, Carlos Kleiber, with meticulous care for detail, creates clear instrumental textures, compelling rhythmic designs and magical moments of fine repose. This is spell-binding music-making. This is vintage Carlos Kleiber.

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Carlos Kleiber (direction) Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, op.60 Directed by Humphrey Burton Recorded at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, in 1983 Carlos Kleiber's all too rare concert appearances are always musical occasions to cherish and remember. The vitality and precision of his authoritative gestures never fail to generate excitement and inspire playing of great élan from orchestras throughout the world. When Carlos Kleiber conducts the Concertgebouworkest of Amsterdam in Beethoven, one can expect a performance of intense musical concentration and exceptional expressive power. Carlos Kleiber made this recording with the Dutch orchestra in 1983, conducting Beethoven's Fourth and Seventh Symphonies. The mesmeric command of this elusive conductor over his musicians is fascinating. With none of the excessive glamor of the star performer, Carlos Kleiber, with meticulous care for detail, creates clear instrumental textures, compelling rhythmic designs and magical moments of fine repose. This is spell-binding music-making. This is vintage Carlos Kleiber.

Lucas Debargue (piano) Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) Polonaise in A flat major op. 53 Barcarolle in F sharp major op. 60 Scherzo no. 2 in B flat minor op. 31 Nocturne in C minor op. 48/1 Scherzo no. 1 in B minor op. 20 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) Toccata in C minor BWV 911 Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) Piano Sonata no. 32 in C minor op. 111 Recorded at the Konzerthaus Vienna, 20 February 2019

Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège, Christian Arming (Conductor) Jodie Devos (soprano), Lore Binon (soprano), Alexander Vinogradov (bass) Czech Philharmonic Choir of Brno Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847) A Midsummer's Night Dream Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975) Symphony no. 13 ''Babi Yar'' Recorded on 2 February 2017 at the Salle Philharmonique de Liège Directed by Nicolas Foulon

Michel Meis 4tet Michel Meis, drums+ compositions Cédric Hanriot, piano Stephan Goldbach, double bass Alisa Klein, trombone Born in Luxembourg Michel Meis made his first experience with the drums at the early age of 7 at the Conservatory of Luxembourg, Luxembourg City. After finishing his diploma's in Chamber Music, Classical Percussion and Jazz drums in 2014 with the teachers Guy Frisch, Paul Mootz, Rainer Kind and Al Ginter, Michel entered the Jazz section of the 'Hochschule für Musik Saar' doing his Bachelor in Jazz drums. Since 2011, Michel is also a member of the Luxembourg Military Band and has played in several Jazz-clubs and festivals like the Hong Kong Jazz Festival, Beishan Jazz Festival, Sibiu Jazz Festival, Fête de la Musique Liege and the Brussels Jazz Marathon. Michel is a drummer with ' Everwaiting Serenade ', Dock in Absolute, Juan Gonzalez Trio. He also played drums for The Grund Club Voices and the Grund Club Quartet in 2015 and 2016. Their first record 'Lost in translation' will feature 7 original tunes and a cover of 'Heaven' by Depeche Mode. This album will be relased on January 2019 , on Double Moon Records. Recorded on May 11, 2018 at the Grand Auditoire, Like a jazz machine festival, Dudalange, Luxembourg TV Director, Samuel Thiebaut

Phronesis & Engines orchestra Phronesis Jasper Høiby, piano Ivo Neame, piano Anton Eger, piano Phill Meadows' Engines Orchestra Phill Meadow, conductor Rosanna Ter-Berg, Flute Katie Bennington, Oboe Gennie Joy, Clarinet/ Bass Clarinet Lois Au, Bassoon Katherine Waller, Violin I Scott Lowry, Violin II Alison D'souza, Viola Zosia Jagodzinska, Cello Musc played by Phronesis and Engine Orchestra Dave Mari, composer Decade Zero Composer Dave Maric provides the alchemy that brings together two ensembles whose contrasting talents are poised to create musical fireworks. Jasper Høiby, Ivo Neame and Anton Eger make piano trio music of distinctive power and lyricism that has had a worldwide impact over the past decade, whilst Phil Meadows' Engines Orchestra has fused today's generation of jazz and classical young bloods in a floating group of strings, horns and groove that transcends expectations. Recorded on November 12th 2017 at Barbican Milton Court, London Jazz Festival TV Director, Mathieu Mastin

OSLO JAZZ FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA @ Oslo Jazz Festival 2016 Formed especially for the thirtieth anniversary of the Oslo Jazz Festival, this super group includes established musicians and new talent representing the best of today's Norwegian jazz. On the Nasjonal Jazzscene: Mathias Eick, 37, band leader, trumpeter and multi-instrumentalist, whose compositions are inspired by North American jazz. Trygve Seim, 45, saxophonist and composer, who notably joined Manu Katché's ensemble in 2007. His influences include Jan Garbarek and Dexter Gordon. Jon Balke, 55, pianist, known for having been one of the leaders of the Oslo 13 big band in the eighties, as well as the Magnetic North Orchestra. Gard Nilssen, 33, drummer, a member of the Acoustic Unity trio. And Ellen Andreas Wang, 29, the youngest member of the group, a double-bass player and singer, and a member of experimental jazz ensemble Pixel, founded in 2011. Recorded on 19 August 2016 at Nasjonal Jazzscene Victoria, Oslo (Oslo Jazz Festival) TV Director, by Jean-François Hugel

Ambrose Akinmusire Ambrose Akinmusire (trumpet) Sam Harris (piano) Harish Raghavan (bass) Justin Brown (Drums) Playlist . Backstory . Maurice & Michael (Sorry I Didn't Say Hello) . Reponse . Condor . A Moment In Between The Rest . Trumpet Sketch . Umteyo . A Song To Exhale To (Diver Song) Recorded on July 03rd 2017 at the Montreux Jazz Festival (Montreux Jazz Club) TV Director, Julian Nicole-Kay

Mike Stern & Randy Brecker Band Mike Stern (Michael Sedgwick) (Guitar) Randy Brecker (trumpet) Lenny White (drums) Teymur Phell (Bass) Playlist . Out Of The Blue (MikeStern) . KT (MikeStern) . Dipshit (Randy Brecker) . What Might Have Been (MikeStern) . Red House (Jimi Hendrix) Enregistré le 10 juillet 2017 au Montreux Jazz Festival (Montreux Jazz Club) Réalisation, Vincent Guélat

Shabaka and the Ancestors Shabaka Akua Lumumba Kamau Hutchings (saxophone ténor) Mthunzi Mvubu (saxophone alto) Siyabonga Mthembu (voix) Ariel Zomonsky (Basse) Tumi Mogorosi (batterie) Gontse Makhene (Percussions) Playlist . Nguni (Shabaka Hutchings, Siyabonga Mthembu) . The Sea (Shabaka Hutchings) . The Observer (Shabaka Hutchings, Siyabonga Mthembu) . Joyous ((Shabaka Hutchings) . Natty (Shabaka Hutchings) . Mzwandile (Shabaka Hutchings, Siyabonga Mthembu) . Chik CHIkka (Lykaty Astatke) Refocusing jazz could be Shabaka Hutchings' mantra. The tenor saxophonist recently went to Johannesburg to soak up South African heritage and to surround himself with the country's best musicians. It led to a celebratory, spiritual sound on the vibrant Wisdom of Elders, recorded in just one day in Johannesburg. The music composed by the saxophonist is primitive, spontaneous, and unpredictable. It's infused with drummer Tumi Mogoros's polyrhythmic beats and the hypnotic sounds of singer Siyabonga Mthembu. British Shabaka Hutchings has Barbadian roots. He's been recognized as a key player on the London jazz scene for a few years now. He got noticed when he brought African and Caribbean sounds to Sons Of Kemet and by playing with the electro-cosmic sounds of The Comet Is Coming. Enregistré le 12 juillet 2017 au Montreux Jazz Festival (Montreux Jazz Club) Réalisation, Marc Schütrumpf

La Favorite Opéra in four acts by Gaetano Donizetti (1797 - 1848) Libretto by Alphonse Royer, Gustave Vaëz and Eugène Scribe First performance in Paris, Opéra, 2 December 1840 Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Karel Mark Chichon (Conductor) Chorus of the Bayerische Staatsoper Amélie Niermeyer (Stage Direction) Alexander Müller-Elmau (Sets), Kirsten Dephoff (Costumes) Elīna Garanča (Léonor de Guzman) Matthew Polenzani (Fernand) Mariusz Kwiecien (Alphonse XI) Mika Kares (Balthazar) Joshua Owen Mills (Don Gaspard) Elsa Benoit (Inès) Directed by Tiziano Mancini Recorded at the Bayerische Staatsoper, Munich, 2016

One Thousand and One Nights Ballet in 2 Acts Choreographer & Artistic Director , Andrey Petrov Music, Fikret Amirov Libretto by Maksud & Rustam Ibragimbekov, Nailia Naziorova bassée sur sur le conte Arabe 'Les 1001 nuits' Sets, Tair Salahov Costume, Olga Polyanskaya With The Kremlin Ballet Scheherezada, Ekaterina Pervushina Shahriyar, a Persian tsar, Mikhail Evgenov NuRida, Shahriyar's wife, Irina Ablitsova Masood, a slav of Nurida, Amir Salimov Vizier, father of Sheherezada, Ivan Fadeev Executioner, Nikita Smirnov Alladin, Egor Motuzov Tsarevna Budour, Natalia Balakhnicheva Wizard, Nikita Ivanov Gene of the lamps, Ivan Zakharchenko Sindbad, Maxim Afnasyev Girl, Karina Salimova Bird Ruh, Nikolay Zheltikov Le Sultan, Sergey Vasyuchenko Wife of the Sultan, Ksenia Khabinets Hobo, Dmitry Prusakov Ali-Baba, Eugeny Korolev Marjana, servant Ali-Baba, Alina Kaicheva Maxym robbers, Maxim Sabitov Soloist in bash, Arina Tomilina, Ekaterina Chekryzheva Recorded at the Heydar Aliyev Palace, Bakou, Azerbaïdjan on April 11 & 12, 2019 TV Director, Vincent Massip

Lars Anders Tomter (viola), Sharon Kam (clarinet), Christian Ihle Hadland (piano) Edvard Grieg Cello Sonata in A minor, op. 36 (Transcription for viola and piano by Lars Anders Tomter) Robert Schumann Märchenerzählungen, op. 132 Johannes Brahms Sonata for Clarinet and Piano in E flat major, op. 120 Recorded on June 6th 2017 at the concert hall of Troldhaugen as part of the Bergen Festival Directed by Benjamin Bleton

Le Concert d'Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm (Conductor) Marie Perbost (Dessus), Samuel Boden (Haute-contre), Zachary Wilder (Taille), Victor Sicard (Basse-taille) Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764) In convertendo Dominus Jean-Joseph Cassanéa de Mondonville (1711-1772) In exitu Israël André Campra (1660-1744) Messe de Requiem Recorded at the Chapelle Royale, Château de Versailles, 20 November 2019 TV Director, Olivier Simonnet

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

Carmen, opéra comique in four acts by Georges Bizet (1838 - 1875) Libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy after Prosper Merimée's novel First performance in Paris, Opéra-Comique, 3 March 1875 Orchestre et chœur de l'Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège, Speranza Scappucci (Conductor) Pierre Iodice (Chorus Master) Henning Brockhaus (Stage Direction, Lighting) Margherita Palli (Sets), Giancarlo Colis (Costumes), Valentina Escobar (Choreography) Nino Surguladze (Carmen) Marc Laho (Don José) Silvia Dalla Benetta (Micaela) Lionel Lhote (Escamillo) Alexia Saffery (Frasquita) Alexise Yerna (Mercédès) Patrick Delcour (Le Dancaïre) Papuna Tchuradze (Le Remendado) Roger Joakim (Zuniga) Alexandre Tiereliers (Lillas Pastia) Alexei Gorbatchev (Moralès) Réjane Soldano (Une marchande) Benoit Delvaux (Un bohémien) Recorded on January 29 & 30, 2018 at the Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège Directed by Arnaud Lalanne

Phronesis & Engines orchestra Phronesis Jasper Høiby, piano Ivo Neame, piano Anton Eger, piano Phill Meadows' Engines Orchestra Phill Meadow, conductor Rosanna Ter-Berg, Flute Katie Bennington, Oboe Gennie Joy, Clarinet/ Bass Clarinet Lois Au, Bassoon Katherine Waller, Violin I Scott Lowry, Violin II Alison D'souza, Viola Zosia Jagodzinska, Cello Musc played by Phronesis and Engine Orchestra Dave Mari, composer Decade Zero Composer Dave Maric provides the alchemy that brings together two ensembles whose contrasting talents are poised to create musical fireworks. Jasper Høiby, Ivo Neame and Anton Eger make piano trio music of distinctive power and lyricism that has had a worldwide impact over the past decade, whilst Phil Meadows' Engines Orchestra has fused today's generation of jazz and classical young bloods in a floating group of strings, horns and groove that transcends expectations. Recorded on November 12th 2017 at Barbican Milton Court, London Jazz Festival TV Director, Mathieu Mastin

Damn'co Damien Schmitt, voice, drums Michael Lecoq, keyboard, voice Mika Joseph, keyboard, talkbox Yann Negrit, guitar, voice Swaéli Mbappé, bass, voice Mixing up pop and hip-hop Dam'nco, the group of the drummer Damien Schmidt, takes its inspiration from the different neighbourhoods of Paris to compose a dancing a colourful music which is not without reminding us of that of Snarky Puppy.An unfailing rhythm section, soloists with explosive improvisations: all the ingrediants are brought together for a wild end to the evening! Recorded on May 10, 2018 at Jazz sous les Pommiers Festival Réalisation, Laurent Hasse et Thierry Villeneuve

Chlorine Free feat. Soweto Kinch + NYA Virgile Lorach, bass David Monet, keyboard Romain Clerc-Renaud, Fender Rhodes Maxime Zampieri, drums Yann Cley, flute Benoît Giffard, trombone Michel Escande, percussion, machines Soweto Kinch, saxophones Nya, lyric Disque étonnant et incomparable, ' Free Speech ' de Chlorine Free est un mélange intelligent et bouillonnant d'univers musicaux et vocaux axés sur la communication et l'expérimentation, tout en mettant l'humain au centre de la démarche. Un projet excitant et intense, sans temps mort et aussi addictif qu'intrigant - Indiemusic 17 pistes qui sont autant de pépites que l'on redécouvre avec le même émerveillement à chaque nouvelle écoute. Voici un album qui vous nettoie les oreilles sans produit chloré - Djam Les apprentis chimistes de Chlorine Free remettent le couvert avec ' Free Speech ', brillant 3e album au groove complexe. L'album nous entraîne dans une déambulation au travers de paysages sonores protéiformes, contemplatifs et subtilement rythmés. Chlorine Free affirme ici encore plus en profondeur cette alchimie si particulière qui entre electronica, broken beat, jazz-funk avant-gardiste et hip-hop. Le groupe prend pleinement sa place dans ce courant musical refusant toute étiquette rébarbative et en plein essor qui, avec un esprit décloisonné, sait rassembler autour de lui des auditeurs de tous les horizons. Les invités Soweto Kinch et Nya étoffent et enrichissent la palette du groupe. Le groove hip-hop old-school de Chlorine Free porte des textes engagés dans leur troisième opus, entre hymne écolo et appel à prendre en main sa destinée. Recorded on May 11, 2018 at the Grand Auditoire, Like a jazz machine festival, Dudalange, Luxembourg TV Director, Samuel Thiebautt

Esperanza Spalding : Emily's D + Evolution at the Melbourne Jazz Festival 2016 Esperanza Spalding, bass / vocals Matt Steven, guitar Justin Tyson, drums Emily Elbert, vocals Originally conceived the day before her birthday -during a 'sleepless night of full moon inspiration'- Emily's D+Evolution will perform all-new material that Spalding says 'unfolds as live musical vignettes.' 'Emily is my middle name and I'm using this fresh persona as my inner navigator. This project is about going back and reclaiming un-cultivated curiosity, and using it as a compass to move forward and expand' says Spalding. 'My hope for this group is to create a world around each song... We will be staging the songs as much as we play them, using characters, video and the movement of our bodies.' Emily's D+Evolution is opening Melbourne Jazz Festival 2016 in the Forum. Recorded on June 3rd 2016 at the Forum Melbourne TV direction by Mathieu Mastin

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

Sylvain Luc 5tet Sylvain Luc, guitar Keyvan Chemirani, percussion Bijan Chemirani, percussion Stéphane Belmondo, trumpet Lionel Suarez, accordion Sylvain Luc is without a doubt one of the most brilliant guitarists of the current generation. His insatiable curiosity for the most diverse musical worlds makes his encounter with the Chemirani brothers two astonishing Franco-Iranian percussionists a rare and powerful moment. When he adds Stéphane Belmondo and Lionel Suárez to the trio both of whom are on the look out for dreams and encounters, this atypical grouping of variable geometry becomes a real invitation to travel! Recorded on May 11, 2018 at Jazz sous les Pommiers Festival Réalisation, Laurent Hasse et Thierry Villeneuve

Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, Rauf Abdullayev (Conductor) Alim Qasimov (voix) Fikrat Amirov (1922 - 1984) Symphonic Mugham 'Kyurd Ovshary' Symphonic Mugham 'Gulustan Bayati Shiraz' Azerbaijani Capriccio 'Song of the blind Arab' from the opera 'Sheikh Sanan' Recorded at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo, 12 May 2019 Directed by François-René Martin

Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra Rauf Abdullayev (Conductor) Maxime Vengerov (violin) Gara Garayev (1918 - 1982) Leyli and Majnun, symphonic poem Violin Concerto Don Quixote, symphonic sketches Path of Thunder, Suite de ballet n° 2 Recorded on March 28, 2018 at the Saint Petersburg Philharmonie Directed by Jean-Pierre Loisil

Shabaka and the Ancestors Shabaka Akua Lumumba Kamau Hutchings (saxophone ténor) Mthunzi Mvubu (saxophone alto) Siyabonga Mthembu (voix) Ariel Zomonsky (Basse) Tumi Mogorosi (batterie) Gontse Makhene (Percussions) Playlist . Nguni (Shabaka Hutchings, Siyabonga Mthembu) . The Sea (Shabaka Hutchings) . The Observer (Shabaka Hutchings, Siyabonga Mthembu) . Joyous ((Shabaka Hutchings) . Natty (Shabaka Hutchings) . Mzwandile (Shabaka Hutchings, Siyabonga Mthembu) . Chik CHIkka (Lykaty Astatke) Refocusing jazz could be Shabaka Hutchings' mantra. The tenor saxophonist recently went to Johannesburg to soak up South African heritage and to surround himself with the country's best musicians. It led to a celebratory, spiritual sound on the vibrant Wisdom of Elders, recorded in just one day in Johannesburg. The music composed by the saxophonist is primitive, spontaneous, and unpredictable. It's infused with drummer Tumi Mogoros's polyrhythmic beats and the hypnotic sounds of singer Siyabonga Mthembu. British Shabaka Hutchings has Barbadian roots. He's been recognized as a key player on the London jazz scene for a few years now. He got noticed when he brought African and Caribbean sounds to Sons Of Kemet and by playing with the electro-cosmic sounds of The Comet Is Coming. Enregistré le 12 juillet 2017 au Montreux Jazz Festival (Montreux Jazz Club) Réalisation, Marc Schütrumpf

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

Les Siècles, François-Xavier Roth (Conductor) Tabea Zimmermann (Viola) Hector Berlioz (1803 - 1869) Overture to Benvenuto Cellini Overture to Béatrice et Bénédict Le Carnaval romain Roméo et Juliette: Roméo seul - Grande fête chez les Capulet Harold en Italie Recorded at the Philharmonie de Paris, 11 January 2019 TV Director, Olivier Simonnet

Il Trovatore Dramma in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901) Libretto by Salvatore Cammarano after 'El Trobador' by Antonio García Gutiérrez First performance in Rome, Teatro Apollo, 12 January 1857 Orchestre et Chœurs de l'Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège, Daniel Oren (direction) Pierre Iodice (chef de chœurs) Stefano Vizioli (Stage Direction) Alessandro Ciammarughi (Sets & Costumes) Fabio Sartori (Manrico) Yolanda Auyanet (Leonora) Mario Cassi (Il Conte di Luna) Violetta Urmana (Azucena) Luciano Montanaro (Ferrando) Julie Bailly (Inés) Xavier Petithan (Ruiz) Alexei Gorbatchev (Un vecchio zingaro) Stefano de Rosa (Un messo) Recorded 22 September 2018 at the Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège Directed by Arnaud Lalanne

Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding (Conductor) Rudolf Buchbinder (piano) Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934) The Dream of Gerontius op. 38: Prelude Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) Piano Concerto no 2 in B flat major, op. 19 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897) Symphony no 4 in E minor, op. 98 Recorded at the Philharmonie, Luxembourg, 4 november 2019 Directed by Michael Ciniselli

Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Tugan Sokhiev (Conductor) Elisabeth Leonskaja (Piano) Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) Piano Concerto no 4 in G major, op. 58 Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828) Symphony no. 9 in C major 'The Great', D 944 Recorded on January 6, 2018 at the Halle aux Grains, Toulouse Directed by Jean-Pierre Loisil

Lionel Loueke and the Vampires at Melbourne International Jazz Festival 2016 Lionel Koueke, guitar Nick Barbett, trumpet Jeremy Rose, saxophones / bass clarinet Jonathan Zwartz, bass Danny Fischer, drums Guitarist Lionel Loueke has enjoyed a meteoric rise in the jazz world, collaborating with seminal jazz figures including Wayne Shorter, Esperanza Spalding and Herbie Hancock, who has praised Loueke as a 'musical painter'. Sydney's The Vampires are renowned for their blend of soulful jazz, old-school reggae, exotic Balkan melodies and all-out funk-laden Afrobeat. Their risk-taking improvisational style and exhilarating interplay meet Loueke's musical mastery and deep knowledge of African folk forms in a must-see collaboration. Recorded on June 4th 2016 at the Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne TV direction by Mathieu Mastin

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

Rokia Traoré - Mandinka Classics Rokia Traoré, Voice, arrangements & musical direction Samba Diabaté, Guitar & texts search Mamah Diabaté, N'goni Habib Sangaré, Bolon Joel Massa Diarra, Balafon Playlist Toubaka (Classic traditionnal) Nan Foulé (Classic traditionnal) Koulandjan (Classic tribute to the brotherhood of hunters) Soubalé (Classic of the Mandinka epic) Tiramaka(Classic of the Mandinka epic) Kamadjan (Classic of the Mandinka epic) Fakoli (Classic of the Mandinka epic) Nakouma Djan (Classic traditionnal) Douga (Traditionnal Mandinka song) Recorded on January 20, 2020 at the UNESCO TV Director, Samuel Thiebaut

Robert Glasper Trio at the Melbourne International Jazz Festival 2016 Robert Glapser, piano Vicente Archer, bass Damion Reid, batterie Recorded around Nat King Cole's Steinway at Capital records in Hollywood, the Robert Glasper Trio's latest album 'Covered' reimagines the music of Glasper's idols and peers, including Kendrick Lamar, Radiohead and Joni Mitchell. Experience the evolution of jazz first-hand, in this up-close encounter with modern jazz royalty. Recorded on June 4th 2016 at the Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne TV direction by Mathieu Mastin

OSLO JAZZ FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA @ Oslo Jazz Festival 2016 Formed especially for the thirtieth anniversary of the Oslo Jazz Festival, this super group includes established musicians and new talent representing the best of today's Norwegian jazz. On the Nasjonal Jazzscene: Mathias Eick, 37, band leader, trumpeter and multi-instrumentalist, whose compositions are inspired by North American jazz. Trygve Seim, 45, saxophonist and composer, who notably joined Manu Katché's ensemble in 2007. His influences include Jan Garbarek and Dexter Gordon. Jon Balke, 55, pianist, known for having been one of the leaders of the Oslo 13 big band in the eighties, as well as the Magnetic North Orchestra. Gard Nilssen, 33, drummer, a member of the Acoustic Unity trio. And Ellen Andreas Wang, 29, the youngest member of the group, a double-bass player and singer, and a member of experimental jazz ensemble Pixel, founded in 2011. Recorded on 19 August 2016 at Nasjonal Jazzscene Victoria, Oslo (Oslo Jazz Festival) TV Director, by Jean-François Hugel

Stéphane Kerecki - French Touch Stéphane Kerecki, double bass Julien Lourau, saxophone Fabrice Moreau, drums Jozef Dumoulin, piano, Fender Rhodes Stéphane Kerecki made a name for himself by playing with Daniel Humair, Sheila Jordan, Michel Portal, Jacky Terrasson. He is leading his own trio, with saxophonist Matthieu Donarier and drummer Thomas Grimmonprez. His recordings received many awards, including the Grand Prix de l'Académie Charles Cros, Disque d'Emoi de l'année 2007 (Jazz Magazine), Choc du Monde de la Musique a.o. Kerecki's most ambitious project to date, ' Nouvelle Vague ', an homage to the movies of Jean-Luc Godard, François Truffaut, Louis Malle, Jacques Demy, and the music it generated, features re-adapted works by Miles Davis, Martial Solal, Georges Delerue, Antoine Duhamel and Michel Legrand. His new project 'French Touch' explores the influence of contemporary French popular music, made by groups like Air, Daft Punk, Motorbass, Kavinsky and Phoenix, on today's music scene worldwide. Recode on May 11, 2018 at the Grand Auditoire, Dudelange, Luxembourg. TV Director, Samuel Thiebaut

Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra Rauf Abdullayev (Conductor) Maxime Vengerov (violin) Gara Garayev (1918 - 1982) Leyli and Majnun, symphonic poem Violin Concerto Don Quixote, symphonic sketches Path of Thunder, Suite de ballet n° 2 Recorded on March 28, 2018 at the Saint Petersburg Philharmonie Directed by Jean-Pierre Loisil

Romeo and Juliet Choreography by Petr Zuska Music, Sergeï Prokofîev Staged by Petr Zuska Costumes by Roman Šolc Lights by Pavel Dautovský and Petr Zuska Choreographer's assistants, Tereza Podařilová, Alexej Afanassiev, Michaela Černá, Radek Vrátil Orchestra of the State Opera Conductors, Václav Zahradník, Sergej Poluektov With Ondřej Vinklát, Romeo Marta Drastíková, Juliet And Czech National Ballet Recorded on june and july 2015 at the Prague National Theater (Národní divadlo) TV Director, Sonia Paramo

Der Prozess (The Trial) Martynas Rimeikis (choreographer) Laurynas Katkus and Martynas Rimeikis (upon Franz Kafka's novel 'The Trial') Mindaugas Urbaitis (music) Marija Paškevičiūtė (music, electronic music fragments) Lithuanian Opera and Ballet Theatre orchestra Modestas Barkauskas (conductor) Marijus Jacovskis (scenography & set creation) Jurgita Jankutė (costume creation) Levas Kleinas (Lighting creation) Lithuanian Ballet With Jeronimas Krivickas (Joseph K.) - Anastasija Čumakova (Miss Bürstner) - Olesia Shaitanova (Leni) - Stanislav Semianiura (Guard) - Daniel Dolan (Official) - Marius Miliauskas (The priest) - Mantas Daraškevičius (Uncle) - Urtė Bareišytė (The cleaner) - Gediminas Švendravičius (The executor) - Jonas Laucius (The lawyer). Recorded on December 1st, 2017 at the LIthuanian Opera and Ballet Theater TV Director, Laima Lingytė

Un Ballo in maschera Melodramma in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901) Libretto by Antonio Somma First performance in Rome, Teatro Apollo, 17 February 1859 Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Zubin Mehta (Conductor) Chorus of the Bayerische Staatsoper Johannes Erath (Stage Direction) Heike Scheele (Sets), Gesine Völlm (Costumes), Joachim Klein (Lighting) Piotr Beczala (Riccardo) George Petean (Renato) Anja Harteros (Amelia) Okka von der Damerau (Ulrica) Sofia Fomina (Oscar) Andrea Borghini (Silvano) Anatoli Sivko (Samuel) Scott Conner (Tom) Directed by Tiziano Mancini Recorded at the Bayerische Staatsoper, Munich, 2016

Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar de Venezuela, Gustavo Dudamel (direction) Julián Orbón Tres Versiones Sinfónicas Gustav Mahler Symphony n° 5 in C sharp minor Recorde at the Philharmonie de Paris on January 25th 2015 Directed by Corentin Leconte

Rodelinda Opera in three acts by Georg Friedrich Haendel (1685-1759) Libretto by Nicola Francesco Haym First performance in London, King's Theatre, 13 February 1725 Le Concert d'Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm (Conductor) Jean Bellorini (Stage Direction) Jean Bellorini, Véronique Chazal (Sets), Macha Makeïeff (Costumes), Luc Muscillo (Lighting) Jeanine De Bique (Rodelinda) Tim Mead (Bertarido) Benjamin Hulett (Grimoaldo) Avery Amereau (Eduige) Jakub Józef Orliński (Unolfo) Andrea Mastroni (Garibaldo) Recorded at the Opéra de Lille on October 11, 2018 TV Director, Olivier Simonnet

Ensemble intercontemporain, Matthias Pintscher (Conductor) Sébastien Vichard (piano), Jens McManama (horn), Pierre Strauch (cello), Hae-Sun Kang (violin) György Ligeti (1923-2006) Piano Concerto Hamburgisches Konzert for horn and chamber orchestra Cello Concerto Violin Concerto Recorded at the Philharmonie de Paris, 10 May 2019 Directed by Olivier Simmonet

Beatrice Rana (piano), Pierre Fouchenneret (violin), Guillaume Chilemme (violin), Marie Chilemme (viola), Yan Levionnois (cello) Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828) Sonata for cello and piano in A minor ''Arpeggione'' Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) Sonata no. 2 in B flat op. 35 Piano Concerto no. 1, op. 21 Recorded on June 15th, 2016 at the Salle Gaveau, Paris TV director, Don Kent

Mike Stern & Randy Brecker Band Mike Stern (Michael Sedgwick) (Guitar) Randy Brecker (trumpet) Lenny White (drums) Teymur Phell (Bass) Playlist . Out Of The Blue (MikeStern) . KT (MikeStern) . Dipshit (Randy Brecker) . What Might Have Been (MikeStern) . Red House (Jimi Hendrix) Enregistré le 10 juillet 2017 au Montreux Jazz Festival (Montreux Jazz Club) Réalisation, Vincent Guélat

OSLO JAZZ FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA @ Oslo Jazz Festival 2016 Formed especially for the thirtieth anniversary of the Oslo Jazz Festival, this super group includes established musicians and new talent representing the best of today's Norwegian jazz. On the Nasjonal Jazzscene: Mathias Eick, 37, band leader, trumpeter and multi-instrumentalist, whose compositions are inspired by North American jazz. Trygve Seim, 45, saxophonist and composer, who notably joined Manu Katché's ensemble in 2007. His influences include Jan Garbarek and Dexter Gordon. Jon Balke, 55, pianist, known for having been one of the leaders of the Oslo 13 big band in the eighties, as well as the Magnetic North Orchestra. Gard Nilssen, 33, drummer, a member of the Acoustic Unity trio. And Ellen Andreas Wang, 29, the youngest member of the group, a double-bass player and singer, and a member of experimental jazz ensemble Pixel, founded in 2011. Recorded on 19 August 2016 at Nasjonal Jazzscene Victoria, Oslo (Oslo Jazz Festival) TV Director, by Jean-François Hugel

Erik Truffaz, Trumpet Estreilla Besson, Piano Playlist - Ganga Aarti (E. Truffaz) - Ombres et lumière (E. Truffaz) - Avant l'aube (E. Truffaz) - SO (E. Truffaz) - Betty (E. Truffaz) - Falling stars 2 (E. Truffaz) - Yasmina (E. Truffaz) Recorded on June 11 & 12, 2020 at the Piano Festival de Lille TV Director, Nicolas Foulon

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

Chlorine Free feat. Soweto Kinch + NYA Virgile Lorach, bass David Monet, keyboard Romain Clerc-Renaud, Fender Rhodes Maxime Zampieri, drums Yann Cley, flute Benoît Giffard, trombone Michel Escande, percussion, machines Soweto Kinch, saxophones Nya, lyric Disque étonnant et incomparable, ' Free Speech ' de Chlorine Free est un mélange intelligent et bouillonnant d'univers musicaux et vocaux axés sur la communication et l'expérimentation, tout en mettant l'humain au centre de la démarche. Un projet excitant et intense, sans temps mort et aussi addictif qu'intrigant - Indiemusic 17 pistes qui sont autant de pépites que l'on redécouvre avec le même émerveillement à chaque nouvelle écoute. Voici un album qui vous nettoie les oreilles sans produit chloré - Djam Les apprentis chimistes de Chlorine Free remettent le couvert avec ' Free Speech ', brillant 3e album au groove complexe. L'album nous entraîne dans une déambulation au travers de paysages sonores protéiformes, contemplatifs et subtilement rythmés. Chlorine Free affirme ici encore plus en profondeur cette alchimie si particulière qui entre electronica, broken beat, jazz-funk avant-gardiste et hip-hop. Le groupe prend pleinement sa place dans ce courant musical refusant toute étiquette rébarbative et en plein essor qui, avec un esprit décloisonné, sait rassembler autour de lui des auditeurs de tous les horizons. Les invités Soweto Kinch et Nya étoffent et enrichissent la palette du groupe. Le groove hip-hop old-school de Chlorine Free porte des textes engagés dans leur troisième opus, entre hymne écolo et appel à prendre en main sa destinée. Recorded on May 11, 2018 at the Grand Auditoire, Like a jazz machine festival, Dudalange, Luxembourg TV Director, Samuel Thiebautt

Phronesis & Engines orchestra Phronesis Jasper Høiby, piano Ivo Neame, piano Anton Eger, piano Phill Meadows' Engines Orchestra Phill Meadow, conductor Rosanna Ter-Berg, Flute Katie Bennington, Oboe Gennie Joy, Clarinet/ Bass Clarinet Lois Au, Bassoon Katherine Waller, Violin I Scott Lowry, Violin II Alison D'souza, Viola Zosia Jagodzinska, Cello Musc played by Phronesis and Engine Orchestra Dave Mari, composer Decade Zero Composer Dave Maric provides the alchemy that brings together two ensembles whose contrasting talents are poised to create musical fireworks. Jasper Høiby, Ivo Neame and Anton Eger make piano trio music of distinctive power and lyricism that has had a worldwide impact over the past decade, whilst Phil Meadows' Engines Orchestra has fused today's generation of jazz and classical young bloods in a floating group of strings, horns and groove that transcends expectations. Recorded on November 12th 2017 at Barbican Milton Court, London Jazz Festival TV Director, Mathieu Mastin