France: Landmarks

About this playlist

The history of French classical music dates from the 9th century, and covers all the genres of sacred, secular, vocal and instrumental music. A large number of French composers made a significant contribution to musical development in Europe while reflecting their national character in various genres, starting from the period of Ars Nova until the rise of impressionism in the 20th century.

Tracklist

Machaut: Messe de Nostre Dame

Introitus: Gaudeamus omnes in domino

Ensemble Gilles Binchois

5:11

Josquin: Mille regretz

Mille regretz

Stile Antico

2:14

Le Roman de Fauvel

Philippe de Vitry : Le Roman de Fauvel : "Garrit Gallus" / "In nova fert"

Joel Cohen & The Boston Camerata

2:31

Janequin: Ung mari se voulant coucher

Ung mari se voulant coucher

Dominique Visse & Ensemble Clément Janequin

1:18

Palestrina: Kyrie

1. Kyrie

Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge & George Guest

4:50

Pérotin: "Beata viscera Mariae Virginis"

"Beata viscera Mariae Virginis"

Cecilia Bartoli, Sistine Chapel Choir & Massimo Palombella

3:48

Lully: Armide et Renaud

Armide, LWV 71, Prologue: Suivons notre héros, que rien ne nous sépare (La Gloire, la Sagesse et leurs suites)

Live

3:04

Rameau

Pygmalion, acte de ballet, RCT 52: Ouverture

Christophe Rousset & Les Talens Lyriques

4:22

Couperin: L'impériale in D minor

Première Courante

Les Ombres

1:37

Faust: Faites-lui mes aveux

Joyce DiDonato/Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Lyon/Kazushi Ono

2:57

Offenbach: Les contes d'Hoffmann

Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann, Act 2: No. 12, Couplets, "Les oiseaux dans la charmille" (Olympia)

Natalie Dessay

5:24

Poulenc: Stabat Mater

I. Stabat mater dolorosa

Cappella Amsterdam, Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir & Daniel Reuss

4:50

Bizet: Carmen Suite No. 1

Suite from Carmen: I. Prélude, Act I

London Symphony Orchestra & Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos

3:29

Bizet: Les pêcheurs de perles, WD 13 / Act 1

"C'était le soir" ... "Au fond du temple saint"

Rolando Villazón, Ildar Abdrazakov, Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal & Yannick Nézet-Séguin

6:43

Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique: épisode de la vie d'un artiste

II. Un bal (Live)

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

6:49

Messiaen: Quatuor pour la fin du temps

VII. Fouillis d'arcs-en-ciel, pour l'ange qui annonce la fin du temps

Zurich Ensemble

7:15

Best of Klassik 2014 (Echo Klassik)

Satie: Gymnopédie Nr. 1

Alliage Quintett

2:58

Massenet: Thaïs

Massenet: Méditation (From Thaïs)

Gautier Capuçon

6:12

Saint-Saëns: Le carnaval des animaux

Saint-Saëns: Le Carnaval des animaux: No. 14 Final (Molto allegro)

Renaud Capuçon

2:00

Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2

Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé (Suite No. 2), M. 57b: I. Lever du jour (Lent) -

Charles Munch

5:45

Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte

Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19

Andrei Gavrilov

6:25

Fauré: Pavane in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 50 (Orchestral Version)

Sir Neville Marriner

6:19

C. Franck: Messe solennelle

Panis Angelicus, Op.12/V

Luciano Pavarotti, Wandsworth School Boys Choir, The National Philharmonic Orchestra & Kurt Herbert Adler

4:02

Debussy: String Quartet in G minor

Debussy : String Quartet in G minor Op.10 : II Assez vif et bien rythmé

Keller Quartett

3:40

Debussy: Suite bergamasque

Debussy: Suite bergamasque, L. 75: III. Clair de lune (Arr. Roelens)

Mstislav Rostropovich

4:56

Debussy: Nocturnes - Clair de lune - Pelléas et Mélisande-symphonie

Pelléas et Mélisande-symphonie (Pelleas and Melisande Symphony) [Arr. M. Constant]

Orchestre National de Lyon

25:05

Honegger: Symphony No.2 in D major

Symphony No. 2 in D H153: III. Vivace non troppo - Presto

Charles Munch

5:09

Le Visage Nuptial, 3è Version

Conduite

Pierre Boulez, BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Singers, Phyllis Bryn-Julson & Elizabeth Laurence

3:13

Dukas: L'apprenti sorcier

L'apprenti sorcier - Arranged By Victor Staub

Yuja Wang

9:49

Rostropovich - Cellist of the Century

Dutilleux: Cello Concerto (Tout un monde lointain): V. Hymne (Allegro)

Mstislav Rostropovich

6:17

Curated by

Maryna Boiko

Primephonic Curator

About this playlist

The history of French classical music dates from the 9th century, and covers all the genres of sacred, secular, vocal and instrumental music. A large number of French composers made a significant contribution to musical development in Europe while reflecting their national character in various genres, starting from the period of Ars Nova until the rise of impressionism in the 20th century.

Curated by

Maryna Boiko

Primephonic Curator

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