Naïve - up to 25% selected titles
Until 26th August, we are offering up to 25% off selected Naïve titles on CD and downloads.
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Special offer. Bizet - L' Arlésienne Orchestral Suites
RecommendedLes Musiciens du Louvre & Chœur de l’opéra de Lyon, Marc Minkowski
I find it hard to know what to praise most, the vivid, taut rhythms of the various marches and dances… the sensuous orchestral colours of the quieter moments, of the passion that suddenly erupts…... —
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BBC Music Magazine, June 2008, Orchestral Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2008, Disc of the Month
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Building A Library, February 2025, Recommended Recording (L'Arlesienne)
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Special offer. Julia Lezhneva sings Rossini
RecommendedJulia Lezhneva (soprano)
Sinfonia Varsovia, Marc Minkowski
there is real flair and talent here, with much of the coloratura neatly despatched, and some stylistic grace that is admirable...Minkowski and his Polish musicians are marvellous, especially... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 18th April 2011
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2011, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer
and Dietsch: Le Vaisseau Fantôme
Evgeny Nikitin (Der Holländer), Ingela Brimberg (Senta), Eric Cutler (Georg), Mika Kares (Donald), Bernard Richter (Der Steuermann), Helene Schneiderman (Mary), Russell Braun (Troïl), Sally Matthews (Minna), Bernard Richter (Magnus), Ugo Rabec (Barlow) & Eric Cutler (Éric)
Les Musiciens...
Minkowski and his players give Dietsch all the vitality they can. The cast sings with conviction...Dietsch by turns sounds like Auber, Meyerbeer, even Gounod: elegant, lyrical but never distinctive..... —
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Gramophone Awards, 2014, Finalist - Opera
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Opera, February 2014, Recording of the Month
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Special offer. Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 93 - 104 (the London Symphonies)
RecommendedLes Musiciens du Louvre-Grenoble, Marc Minkowski
Marc Minkowski and his period-instrument band may be thought of as early music specialists, yet their approach is the reverse of doctrinaire...Those who feel they have heard some of these works... —
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Building a Library, December 2016, First Choice
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2010, Winner - Symphonies
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Haydn’s last three London symphonies make a satisfying disc — and, thanks to Minkowski’s penchant for fast allegros, they fit on a single CD...But Minkowski is no early-music dogmatist; he gives... —
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2010, Winner - Symphonies
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Special offer. Berlioz: Les Nuits d'Été & Harold in Italy
Antoine Tamestit (viola), Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano)
Les Musiciens du Louvre-Grenoble, Marc Minkowski
Minkowski gives [Harold] an energetic, crisp, emphatic reading. The sinewy sound of the Louvre players' period instruments, though, lends it a rougher, almost folkier texture, against which... —
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2012, Orchestral Choice
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Special offer. Handel: Water Music & Rodrigo Overture
Les Musiciens du Louvre-Grenoble, Marc Minkowski
The opening Suite is splendid, from fine blasts of robust natural horns (if played at Whitehall, audible, I'd imagine, in Chelsea)...though the sound is weighty enough to suit the open air,... —
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Special offer. The Naïve Essentials - Anne Sofie Von Otter
Brad Mehldau (soloist), Anne Sofie von Otter (soloist), Bengt Forsberg (soloist), Francesco Cavalli (soloist), Brooklyn Rider, Ensemble Cappella Mediterranea, Les Musiciens du Louvre, Leonardo García Alarcón, Marc Minkowski
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Special offer. Secrets de musique
Anne Gastinel (cello), Claire Desert (piano), Sara Mingardo (contralto), Nathalie Stutzmann (alto), Magdalena Kozena (mezzo-soprano), Sandrine Piau (soprano), Marie-Nicole Lemieux (contralto), Daniel Blumenthal (piano), Gemma Bertagnolli (soprano), Sara Mingardo (alto)
Accentus Chamber Choir,...
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Special offer. Bach, J S: Mass in B minor, BWV232
Lucy Crowe (soprano I), Joanne Lunn (soprano I), Julia Lezhneva (soprano II), Blandine Staskiewicz (soprano ll), Nathalie Stutzmann (alto I), Terry Wey (alto II), Colin Balzer (tenor I), Markus Brutscher (tenor II), Christian Immler (bass I) & Luca Tittoto (bass II)
Les Musiciens du Louvre-Grenoble,...
Minkowski comments that 'Bach turns everything into an orchestra'; his mind is 'symphonic'. As a result, the singers are required to match the instrumental virtuosity of players, as they do... —
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