Jules Massenet
05/12/12 12:00PM
We sample well-known and little-known music by Jules Massenet (born on
May 12, 1842) performed by well-known and little-known artists.
Playlist
12:00pm
Die Entführung aus dem Serail: Overture (excerpt)
| Composer | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Scottish Chamber Orchestra |
| Conductor | Sir Charles Mackerras |
| CD/Album | Mozart - Die Entführung aus dem Serail |
| Record co./Cat # | Telarc 80544 |
| Release Year | 2000 |
12:00pm
Thaïs: Méditation
| Composer | Jules Massenet |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Conductor | James Levine |
| Soloists | Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin |
| CD/Album | Romance - Anne-Sophie Mutter |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon 447070 |
| Release Year | 1978 |
12:09pm
Le roi de Lahore: "Aux troupes du sultan"
| Composer | Jules Massenet |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Jean Borthayre, baritone |
| CD/Album | Jean Borthayre |
| Record co./Cat # | Opéra |
12:13pm
Hérodiade: "Vision fugitive"
| Composer | Jules Massenet |
|---|---|
| Soloists | John Charles Thomas, baritone |
| CD/Album | John Charles Thomas - An Affectionate Recollection |
| Record co./Cat # | RCA LPV-515 [vinyl] |
| Release Year | 1965 |
12:18pm
Manon: "Restons ici; Je suis encore"
| Composer | Jules Massenet |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Irina Maslennikova, soprano |
| CD/Album | Irina Maslennikova - Vol. 1 |
| Record co./Cat # | Private recording |
12:22pm
Le Cid: "Ô souverain! Ô juge! Ô père!"
| Composer | Jules Massenet |
|---|---|
| Conductor | Ferand Heurteur |
| Soloists | Georges Thill, tenor |
| CD/Album | Georges Thill - L'Opéra français |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 2901933 [vinyl] |
| Release Year | 1943 |
12:26pm
Werther: "Pourquoi me reveiller"
| Composer | Jules Massenet |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra |
| Conductor | Kiril Kondrashin |
| Soloists | Konstantin Ognevoi, tenor |
| CD/Album | Konstantin Ognevoi |
| Record co./Cat # | Melodiya 16015-6 [vinyl] |
12:29pm
Sapho: "Ah! qu'il est loin mon pays"
| Composer | Jules Massenet |
|---|---|
| Conductor | Eugène Bigot |
| Soloists | Georges Thill, tenor |
| CD/Album | Georges Thill - L'Opéra français |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 2901933 [vinyl] |
| Release Year | 1943 |
12:35pm
Grisélidis: "Je suis l'oiseau"
| Composer | Jules Massenet |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Louis Cazette, tenor |
| Record co./Cat # | Rubini 556/7 [vinyl] |
12:38pm
Le jongleur de Notre-Dame: "Liberté"
| Composer | Jules Massenet |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Hans Rosbaud |
| Soloists | Léopold Simoneau, tenor |
| CD/Album | Léopold Simoneau & Pierrette Alarie |
| Record co./Cat # | MDV Classics 004 |
| Release Year | 2003 |
12:43pm
Don Quichotte: Death of Don Quichotte
| Composer | Jules Massenet |
|---|---|
| Conductor | Rosario Bourdon |
| Soloists | Feodor Chaliapin, bass ; Olive Kline, soprano |
| CD/Album | Feodor Chaliapin |
| Record co./Cat # | Nimbus 7823 |
| Release Year | 1991 |
12:52pm
Elegy
| Composer | Jules Massenet |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Mark Reizen, bass ; Victor Marakov, piano ; Vladimir Matkovsky, cello |
| CD/Album | Mark Reizen Lieder |
| Record co./Cat # | Aquarius 306 |
