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Bertrand Chamayou in conversation with James Jolly on the music of Maurice Ravel Presented by James Jolly Directed by John Blanch.

Martha Argerich (piano), Lahav Shani (piano) Sergei Prokofiev (1891 – 1953) Symphony No. 1 in D Major, Op. 25 "Classical" (version for two pianos) Sergei Rachmaninov (1873 – 1943) Suite for two pianos No. 2, Op. 17 Maurice Ravel (1875 – 1937) Ma mère l'Oye (Mother Goose), version for piano four hands La valse (for two pianos) Johann Sebastian Bach/György Kurtág Cantata "Gottes Zeit ist der Zeit al

Takács Quartet, Nabuko Imai (viola) Johannes Brahms 1833 – 1897 String Quintet No. 1 in F major, op. 88 1977 Directed by Janos Darvas.

Boléro Choreography by Maurice Béjart With Maïa Plissetskaia Les ballets du XXème siècle. Un mythe de l'histoire de la danse contemporaine : le Boléro signé Béjart affirme magistralement la plasticité des corps. L'oeuvre de Ravel devient hypnotisante grâce à la chorégraphie puissante du regretté Maurice Béjart. Recorded on 1977 TV Director, Willy Botteldoorn.

Martha Argerich, Iddo Bar-Shaï, Stephen Kovacevich (piano), Tedi Papavrami, Sayaka Shoji (violin), Mischa Maisky (cello) Frédéric Chopin Cello Sonata in G minor op. 65 Robert Schumann Three romances for violin and piano op. 94 Claude Debussy Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (trans. for two pianos) Violin Sonata in G minor Maurice Ravel Ma mère l'oye Château de Chantilly, Dôme des Grandes Ecuries,

Tabea Zimmermann (Viola), Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello), Belcea Quartet Johannes Brahms 1833 – 1897 String sextet no. 1 in B flat major op. 18 String sextet no. 2 in G major op. 36 Dortmund, Konzerthaus, 5 May 2024.

Ernani Opera in 4 acts by Giuseppe Verdi (1813 – 1901) Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave after Victor Hugo First performance in Venice, La Fenice, March 9, 1844 Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana Cor de la Generalitat Valenciana Michele Spotti (Conductor) Francesc Perales (Chorus master) Andrea Bernard (Stage director), Alberto Beltrame (Set Designer), Elena Beccaro (Costume Designer), Marco Alb

Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Barbara Hannigan (soprano, conductor) Stéphane Degout (baritone) Albert Roussel (1869 – 1937) Le Festin de l'araignée, symphonic excerpts Maurice Ravel (1975 – 1937) Histoires naturelles (arr. Antony Girard) Benjamin Britten (1913 – 1976) Les Illuminations Joseph Haydn (1732 – 1809) Symphony no.104 in D major "London" Lausanne, Salle Métropole, 22 February 2023.

Tigran Hamasyan Trio Tigran Hamasyan – Piano Matt Brewer – Double bass Justin Brown – Drums Realisation, Colin Laurent Recorded at Metz, l'arsenal – Cité musicale , 22,23 May 2022.

Milt Jackson; Ray Brown 4tet Jazz Estival Milt Jackson (vibraphone) Stanley Turrentine (saxophone) Ray Brown (doublebass) Cedar Walton (piano) Mickey Roher (drums) Recorded in 1986, Lugano, Swiss Tv director, Sandro Pedrazzetti.

Jon Hendricks & co Estival Jazz 1986 Jon Hendricks (Bandleader, sing) Clifford Barbaro (drums) Cyrus Chestnut (Piano) Kevin Burke (Choral) Marcus McLaurine (Doublebass) Judith Hendricks (Choral) Aria Hendricks (Choral) Recorded in 1986, Lugano, Swiss TV director, Sandro Pedrazzetti.

Francesco Tristano (piano, keyboards, electronic) Francesco Tristano 1981 – Introit, Hello Girolamo Frescobaldi Il secondo libro di toccate: 4, 9, 8 Francesco Tristano Ritornello Luciano Berio 1925 – 2003 Sequenza IV Matteo Franceschini 1979 – Gravity Johann Sebastian Bach 1685 – 1750 English Suite No. 3 in G minor, BWV 808, Prélude Francesco Tristano Electric mirror, Neon City, The third bridge a

Orchestre National de Lille, Lionel Bringuier (Conductor) Alexander Malofeev(piano) Magnus Lindberg (b. 1958) Chorale Sergei Prokofiev (1891 – 1953) Piano Concerto no 3 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893) Symphony no 5 Recorded at the Nouveau Siècle, Lille, 11 March 2020.

Le nozze di Figaro "Opera buffa" in four acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791) Libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte based on "La folle journée, ou le Mariage de Figaro" by Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais First performance in Vienna, Burgtheater, 1 May 1786 Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Raphaël Pichon (Conductor) Martin Kušej (Stage director) Raimund Orfeo Voigt (Set designer), Alan Hranitel

Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Barbara Hannigan (soprano, conductor) Stéphane Degout (baritone) Albert Roussel (1869 – 1937) Le Festin de l'araignée, symphonic excerpts Maurice Ravel (1975 – 1937) Histoires naturelles (arr. Antony Girard) Benjamin Britten (1913 – 1976) Les Illuminations Joseph Haydn (1732 – 1809) Symphony no.104 in D major "London" Lausanne, Salle Métropole, 22 February 2023.

Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, Charles Dutoit (Conductor) Martha Argerich (piano) Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) Le tombeau de Couperin Piano Concerto in G major Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36 Granada, Palace of Charles V (Festival de Granada) 5 July 2022 Directed by Yan Proefrock.

L'après-midi d'un faune Created by the Compagnie Temps present (Thierry Malandain), on January 21, 1995 at the Esplanade de Saint-Etienne. Thierry Malandain (Choreography) Claude Debussy (Music) Maxime Pascal (Musical direction) Jorge Gallardo (Sets and Costumes) Jean-Claude Asquié (Lighting designer) Capitol Ballet Capitol Choir Capitol National Orchestra Daphnis and Chloe world premiere Thierry

Chineke! Junior Orchestra, Glass Marcano (conductor) Gerard Aimontche (piano) Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875 – 1912) Othello Suite op. 79 Stewart Goodyear (1978 -) Callaloo – Caribbean Suite Gerard Aimontche (born in 1991) Improvisation on Bob Carlton "Ja Da" Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893) Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36 Directed by Andreas Morell Berlin, Konzerthaus, 11 August 2022.

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Idomeneo, re di Creta "Dramma per musica" in three acts, K 366, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791) Libretto by Giovanni Battista Varesco after "Idoménée" by Antoine Danchet First performance in Munich, Residenztheater, January 29, 1781 Orchestra of the Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège, Fabio Biondi (Conductor) Chorus of the Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège Jean-Louis Grinda (stage director) Lauren

Musical interludes: a chance to see some of the world's most renowned conductors and musicians performing beautiful pieces.

Hiromi : the Piano Quintet – Festival international de Jazz de Montréal Hiromi – Piano Curtis Stewart – 1st Violin Jannina Norpoth – 2nd Violin Nicholas Revel – Viola Hamilton Berry – Cello Directed by Sîla Montreal, Montreal Jazz Festival (Théâtre Maisonneuve), 29 June 2023.

Portico Quartet Jazz à Junas Festival, 22 July 2022 Directed by Samuel Thiebaut.

Sun Ra Arkestra Jazz Estival Sun Ra (clavier) Recorded in 1985, Lugano, Swiss Tv director, Sandro Pedrazzetti.

Musical interludes: a chance to see some of the world's most renowned conductors and musicians performing beautiful pieces.

San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor) Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano) Mathilde Laurent (perfumer) Alexander Scriabin 1872 – 1915 Prometheus, The Poem of Fire Alexander Scriabin's symphonic poem "Prometheus, The Poem of Fire" celebrates synesthesia and cosmic unity. Devised by San Francisco Symphony Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen, pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet, and Cartier in-

Les Siècles, Adrien Perruchon (Conductor) Isabelle Druet (Concepción) Benoît Rameau (Gonzalve) Loïc Félix (Torquemada) Thomas Dolié (Ramiro) Nicolas Cavallier (Don Iñigo Gómez) Maurice Ravel 1875 – 1937 Alborada del gracioso Rapsodie espagnole Boléro L'Heure espagnole Paris, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, 22 May 2024 Directed by Stéphane Vérité.

Das Rheingold Prologue in 1 act of "Der Ring des Nibelungen" by Richard Wagner (1813 – 1883) Libretto by Richard Wagner Munich, Königliches Hof- und National Theater, 22 September 1869 Philharmonia Zürich Gianandrea Noseda (Direction) Andreas Homoki (Stage direction) Christian Schmidt (Set and Costume Design), Franck Evin (Lighting design) Tomasz Konieczny (Wotan) Xiaomeng Zhang (Donner) Omer Kobi

Orchestre de Paris, Pablo Heras-Casado (Conductor) Sabine Devieilhe (soprano) Maurice Ravel (1975 – 1937) Boléro Cinq mélodies populaires grecques Modest Mussorgsky (1839 – 1881); Maurice Ravel Pictures in an exhibition Recorded 27 March 2021, Musée d'Orsay, Paris.

Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège, Gergely Madaras (Conductor) Iveta Apkalna (organ) Joseph Jongen (1873 – 1953) Concertante symphony for organ and orchestra Maurice Ravel Mother goose, complete ballet Liège, Salle Philharmonique, 17 February 2023.

Martha Argerich, Iddo Bar-Shaï, Stephen Kovacevich (piano), Tedi Papavrami, Sayaka Shoji (violin), Mischa Maisky (cello) Frédéric Chopin Cello Sonata in G minor op. 65 Robert Schumann Three romances for violin and piano op. 94 Claude Debussy Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (trans. for two pianos) Violin Sonata in G minor Maurice Ravel Ma mère l'oye Château de Chantilly, Dôme des Grandes Ecuries,

Exhibition Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui; choreographer Ma mère l'Oye Jeroen Verbruggen; Choreographer Tim Van Steenbergen; Set & costume Fabiana Piccioli; lighting designer Jason Kittelberger; Assistant choreography Koen Bollen; Dramaturgy Music; Modest Moussorgski (Maurice Ravel's orchestration ), Pictures of an exhibition; Maurice Ravel, Pavane pour une Infante défunte, Ma Mère l'Oye Royal Ballet of Fla

Emerson String Quartet Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809 – 1847) String Quartet in E flat major, Op. 12 Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897) String Quartet in B flat major, Op. 67 Antonín Dvořák (1841 – 1904) String Quartet in A flat major, Op. 105 Prague, Rudolfinum, 15 March 2023.

Musical interludes: a chance to see some of the world's most renowned conductors and musicians performing beautiful pieces.

I Lombardi alla prima crociata "Dramma lirico" in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi (1813 – 1901) Libretto by Temistocle Solera First performance in Milan, Teatro alla Scala, February 11, 1843 Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège, Daniel Oren (Conductor) Chœur de l'Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège Sarah Schinasi (Stage director) Pier Paolo Bisleri (sets), Françoise Raybaud (Costumes) Marco Ciaponi

Orchestra dell'Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Leonard Bernstein (Conductor) Claude Debussy (1862-1918) La Mer Recorded in 1989 at the Auditorio Pio, Rome Directed by Horant H. Hohlfeld.

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Rhoda Scott at Jazz à Vienne Rhoda Scott (vocals, organ) Hugh Coltman (backing vocals) David Linx (backing vocals) Emmanuel Pi Djob (backing vocals) Lisa Cat-Berro (alto saxophone) Géraldine Laurent (alto saxophone) Sophie Alour (tenor saxophone) Jeanne Michard (tenor saxophone) Céline Bonacina (baritone saxophone) Airelle Besson (trumpet) Anne Paceo (drums) Julie Saury (drums) Jazz à Vienne, 11 J

Lada Obradovic (drums), David Tixier (piano, synthetizer) Jazz à Porquerolles, 9 July 2024.

Marc Ribot: The Jazz-bins Marc Ribot (guitar, vocals) Greg Lewis (hammond B3) Joe Dyson (drums) Banlieues Bleues Festival, 18 April 2023.

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Makaya McCraven (drums, sampler), De'Sean Jones (saxophone, EWI, flute), Joshua Ramos (double bass) La Rochelle, Salle La Sirène, October 13, 2021.

Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Women of the Bavarian Radio Choir, Luzerner Kantorei, Paavo Järvi (conductor) Wiebke Lehmkuhl (alto) Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) Symphony No. 3 in D minor Lucerne, KKL (Lucerne Festival), 11 August 2023.

Wiener Philharmoniker, Franz Welser-Möst (conductor) Paul Hindemith 1895 – 1963 Konzertmusik for wind orchestra, op. 41 Richard Strauss 1864 – 1949 Symphonic Fantasy from "Die Frau ohne Schatten" Arnold Schönberg 1874 -1951 Variations for orchestra, op. 31 Maurice Ravel 1875 – 1937 La Valse, Poème chorégraphique pour orchestre Directed by Dominik Kepczynski Vienna, Musikverein, 24 February 2024.

Musical interludes: a chance to see some of the world's most renowned conductors and musicians performing beautiful pieces.

Turandot "Dramma lirico" in three acts by Giacomo Puccini (1858 – 1924) Libretto by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni after Carlo Gozzi First performance in Milan, Teatro alla Scala, 25 April 1926 Arena di Verona Orchestra & Chorus, Marco Armiliato (Conductor) Ulisse Trabacchin (Chorus Master) Children's choir A.d'A.Mus, Marco Tonini (chorus master) Franco Zeffirelli (Stage Direction, sets) Emi Wad

Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra, Pierre Boulez (conductor) Akiko Suwanai (violin) Richard Wagner (1813 – 1883) Prelude, Tristan und Isolde Alban Berg (1885 – 1935) Violin Concerto "To the memory of an angel" Arnold Schoenberg (1874 – 1951) Pelléas et Mélisande Lucerne, KKL (Lucerne Festival), 2003.

MusicAeterna,Teodor Currentzis (Conductor) Gustav Mahler (1860 – 1911) Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp minor Lucerne, KKL, 6 & 8 October 2021.

Monteverdi from Mantua to Venise John Eliot Gardiner – Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists An exceptional musical journey by John Eliot Gardiner and the Monteverdi Choir in Italy at the Palazzo Ducale in Mantua and in Venice, particularly the Basilica dei Frari, where the composer's tomb is located. Directed by Sébastien Glas.

Michel Dalberto (piano) Franz Schubert (1797 – 1828) Piano Sonata No.19 in C minor, D. 958 Piano Sonata No.21 in B flat major, D. 960 Gstaad, Sommets Musicaux de Gstaad, 5 February 2021 Directed by Jean-Pierre Loisil.

I Lombardi alla prima crociata "Dramma lirico" in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi (1813 – 1901) Libretto by Temistocle Solera First performance in Milan, Teatro alla Scala, February 11, 1843 Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège, Daniel Oren (Conductor) Chœur de l'Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège Sarah Schinasi (Stage director) Pier Paolo Bisleri (sets), Françoise Raybaud (Costumes) Marco Ciaponi

Mel Lewis Orchestra Jazz Estival Mel Lewis (drums) Simo Salminen (trumpet) Ted Nash (saxophone) Kenny Werner (piano) John Marshall (trumpet) Joe Mosello (trumpet) Joe Lovano (saxophone) Jerry Dodgion (saxophone) Earl Gardner (trumpet) Dennis Irwin (doublebass) Recorded in 1985, Lugano, Swiss Tv director, Sandro Pedrazzetti.

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Pianomania at the Bouffes du Nord Theatre Edouard Ferlet, Leïla Olivesi, Benjamin Moussay, Cheick Tidiane Seck, Giovanni Mirabassi, Chassol, Pierre de Bethmann, Mario Canonge, Clelya Abraham, Bernard Lubat, Grégory Privat, Laurent de Wilde, Alain Jean-Marie (piano) Paris, Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord, 20 November 2022 Directed by Samuel Thiebaut.

Cécile McLorin Salvant (vocals) Festival International de Jazz de Montréal, Monument national, Canada, 2 july 2022 TV director, Sîla.

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Makaya McCraven (drums, sampler), De'Sean Jones (saxophone, EWI, flute), Joshua Ramos (double bass) La Rochelle, Salle La Sirène, October 13, 2021.

Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Women of the Bavarian Radio Choir, Luzerner Kantorei, Paavo Järvi (conductor) Wiebke Lehmkuhl (alto) Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) Symphony No. 3 in D minor Lucerne, KKL (Lucerne Festival), 11 August 2023.

Musical interludes: a chance to see some of the world's most renowned conductors and musicians performing beautiful pieces.

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 Chorus and Orchestra of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Zubin Mehta (Conductor) Lorenzo Fratini (Chorus master) Cesare Lievi (Stage Director) Luigi Perego (Sets and costumes), Luigi Saccomandi (Li

L'après-midi d'un faune Created by the Compagnie Temps present (Thierry Malandain), on January 21, 1995 at the Esplanade de Saint-Etienne. Thierry Malandain (Choreography) Claude Debussy (Music) Maxime Pascal (Musical direction) Jorge Gallardo (Sets and Costumes) Jean-Claude Asquié (Lighting designer) Capitol Ballet Capitol Choir Capitol National Orchestra Daphnis and Chloe world premiere Thierry

Wiener Philharmoniker, Franz Welser-Möst (conductor) Paul Hindemith 1895 – 1963 Konzertmusik for wind orchestra, op. 41 Richard Strauss 1864 – 1949 Symphonic Fantasy from "Die Frau ohne Schatten" Arnold Schönberg 1874 -1951 Variations for orchestra, op. 31 Maurice Ravel 1875 – 1937 La Valse, Poème chorégraphique pour orchestre Directed by Dominik Kepczynski Vienna, Musikverein, 24 February 2024.

Pannon Philharmonic, Tibor Bogányi (conductor) Kristóf Baráti (violin) Béla Bartók (1881 – 1945) Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. posth. Rhapsody No. 1 Rhapsody No. 2 Violin Concerto No. 2 Pécs, Kodály Centre, 27 April 2023.

Directed By Cristopher Nupen Although he was still in his early thirties when this film was made, Itzhak Perlman's virtuosity was already something of a legend and he was soon to become one of the most popular figures on the international concert stage. This film played a major part in that success. His rare combination of astonishing technical virtuosity and lighthearted ebullience have since won

Itzhak Perlman (violin), Daniel Barenboim (piano) Johannes Brahms 1833 – 1897 Violin Sonata No. 1 in G major, op. 78 1989 Directed by Janos Darvas.

Itzhak Perlman (violin), Daniel Barenboim (piano) Johannes Brahms 1833 – 1897 Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, op. 100 1989 Directed by Janos Darvas.

Itzhak Perlman (violin), Daniel Barenboim (piano), Dale Clevenger (horn) Johannes Brahms 1833 – 1897 Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, op. 108 Trio for Violin, Horn and Piano in E-flat major, op. 40 1989 Directed by Janos Darvas.

Itzhak Perlman (violin) Philharmonia Orchestra, Lawrence Foster (Conductor) Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897) Violin Concerto in D, Op. 77 London, 1978 Directed by Christopher Nupen.

Exhibition Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui; choreographer Ma mère l'Oye Jeroen Verbruggen; Choreographer Tim Van Steenbergen; Set & costume Fabiana Piccioli; lighting designer Jason Kittelberger; Assistant choreography Koen Bollen; Dramaturgy Music; Modest Moussorgski (Maurice Ravel's orchestration ), Pictures of an exhibition; Maurice Ravel, Pavane pour une Infante défunte, Ma Mère l'Oye Royal Ballet of Fla

Emerson String Quartet Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809 – 1847) String Quartet in E flat major, Op. 12 Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897) String Quartet in B flat major, Op. 67 Antonín Dvořák (1841 – 1904) String Quartet in A flat major, Op. 105 Prague, Rudolfinum, 15 March 2023.