Orchestre de Paris, Klaus Mäkelä (Conductor) Khatia Buniatishvili (Piano) Manuel de Falla (1876 – 1946) The Three Cornered Hat, suite no. 2 Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893) Piano Concerto no.1 in B flat minor Op. 23 Claude Debussy (1862 – 1918) Images Maurice Ravel (1875 – 1937) Boléro Paris, Philharmonie, 23 March 2022

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Swan Lake Music Piotr Tchaikovsky Choreography Yuri Grigorovich (2001 version) Scenes in choreography by Marius Petipa, Lev Ivanov,Alexander Gorsky used Bolshoi orchestra Pavel Sorokin, conductor With, The Etoiles, the Soloists and the Corps de Ballet of the Bolshoi Odette-Odile, Svetlana Zakharova The Mother, Yekaterina Barykina Prince Siegfried, Denis Rodkin The Evil Genius, Artemy Belyakov The Tutor, Alexei Loparevich The Fool, Igor Tsvirko Friends to the Prince, Kristina Kretova, Elizaveta Kruteleva Master of Ceremonies, Alexander Fadeyechev Hungarian Bride, Angelina Karpova Russian Bride, Anna Rebetskaya Spanish Bride, Anna Tikhomirova Neapolitan Bride, Daria Khokhlova Polish Bride, Maria Semenyachenko, Three Swans, Angelina Karpova, Olga Marchenkova and Ana Turazashvili Four Swans, Yulia Lunkinan, Svetlana Pavlovan, Margarita Shrainern and Anna Voronkova Waltz, Karim Abdullin, Ivan Alexeyevn, Dmitry Efremovn, Egor Khromushinn, Nelli Kobakhidzen, Anna Okunevan, Yanina Parienkon and Anna Rebetskaya Recorded on Januarty 25th 2015 at the Bolshoi of Moscow TV Director, Vincent Bataillon

Coppél-I.A. Choreography: Jean-Christophe Maillot Original Music and arrangement of Leo Delibe's score: Bertrand Maillot Sets, Costumes: Aimée Moreni Lighting: Jean-Christophe Maillot et Samuel Thery Dramaturgy: Jean-Christophe Maillot et Geoffroy Staquet Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo Monaco, Grimaldi Forum, 5 June 2022

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Budapest Festival Orchestra, Iván Fischer (Conductor) Vilde Frang (violin) George Enescu (1881-1955) Romanian rhapsody no.1 Igor Stravinsky (1882 – 1971) Violin Concerto In D Major Sergueï Prokofiev (1891-1953) Symphony no.5 Recorded at the Müpa Budapest, Béla Bartók National Concert Hall, 20 November 2020

Budapest Festival Orchestra, Iván Fischer (Conductor) Vilde Frang (violin) Claudio Monteverdi (1567 – 1643) A Selection From Scherzi Musicali Béla Bartók (1881 – 1945) Violin Concerto No. 1, Sz. 36, Bb 48ª Franz Schubert (1797 – 1828) Symphony No. 9 In C Major "The Great" D. 944 Budapest, Müpa, Béla Bartók National Concert Hall, 14 November 2022

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David et Jonathas Biblical tragedy in five acts with prologue by Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643 – 1704) Libretto by François Bretonneau First performance in Paris, Collège Louis-le-Grand, February 28, 1688 Ensemble Marguerite Louise, Gaétan Jarry (Conductor) Marshall Pynkoski (Stage director) Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg (Choreography), Antoine and Roland Fontaine (Sets), Hervé Gary (Lighting), Christian Lacroix (costumes) Reinoud Van Mechelen (David) Caroline Arnaud (Jonathas) David Witczak (Saul) François-Olivier Jean (Pythonisse) Antonin Rondepierre (Joabel) Geoffroy Buffière (The shadow of Samuel) Virgil Ancely (Achis) Château de Versailles, Royal Chapel, 10 November 2022

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Swan Lake Music Piotr Tchaikovsky Choreography Yuri Grigorovich (2001 version) Scenes in choreography by Marius Petipa, Lev Ivanov,Alexander Gorsky used Bolshoi orchestra Pavel Sorokin, conductor With, The Etoiles, the Soloists and the Corps de Ballet of the Bolshoi Odette-Odile, Svetlana Zakharova The Mother, Yekaterina Barykina Prince Siegfried, Denis Rodkin The Evil Genius, Artemy Belyakov The Tutor, Alexei Loparevich The Fool, Igor Tsvirko Friends to the Prince, Kristina Kretova, Elizaveta Kruteleva Master of Ceremonies, Alexander Fadeyechev Hungarian Bride, Angelina Karpova Russian Bride, Anna Rebetskaya Spanish Bride, Anna Tikhomirova Neapolitan Bride, Daria Khokhlova Polish Bride, Maria Semenyachenko, Three Swans, Angelina Karpova, Olga Marchenkova and Ana Turazashvili Four Swans, Yulia Lunkinan, Svetlana Pavlovan, Margarita Shrainern and Anna Voronkova Waltz, Karim Abdullin, Ivan Alexeyevn, Dmitry Efremovn, Egor Khromushinn, Nelli Kobakhidzen, Anna Okunevan, Yanina Parienkon and Anna Rebetskaya Recorded on Januarty 25th 2015 at the Bolshoi of Moscow TV Director, Vincent Bataillon

Ghost Light John Neumeier (Choreography) Franz Schubert (Music) Hamburg Ballet David Fray, piano Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, 2020 TV director, Myriam Hoyer A Ghost Light – a single lamp that illuminates the stage when rehearsals or performances are finished – is part of a long theatrical tradition. Legend says that originally, the night light was for the ghosts of former artists so that they may cavort throughout the night and not disturb or disrupt current performances! At this very moment, because of the pandemic, countless stages, particularly in America, are illuminated by Ghost Lights. The Hamburg Ballet was one of the first ballet companies internationally to return to its studios after the first lockdown. Observing a strict hygiene concept, John Neumeier created 'Ghost Light', a new full-length ballet, for his entire ensemble of 55 dancers. The ballet "Ghost Light" deals with isolation and the feelings and fantasies an empty stage may evoke. Developed in fragments using small groups of dancers and under the constraints imposed by Covid-19, the choreography reflects situations, fears, relationships, memories and emotions experienced during the pandemic. John Neumeier dedicates this work to his dancers. For this recording, the solo piano music is performed by the star pianist David Fray whose Franz Schubert recordings inspired the choreographer.

Orchestre de Paris, Klaus Mäkelä (Conductor) Maurice Ravel (1875 – 1937) Le Tombeau de Couperin Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827) Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92 Live from the Philharmonie de Paris TV Director, Sébastien Glas

Orchestre de Paris, Klaus Mäkelä (conductor) Kaija Saariaho (born in 1952) Asteroid 4179: Toutatis Richard Strauss (1864 – 1949) Also sprach Zarathustra Jimmy López Bellido (born in 1978) New work (commissioned by the Orchestre de Paris, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, premiere) Pascal Dusapin (born in 1955) A Linea (commissioned by the Orchestre de Paris, premiere) Alexander Scriabin (1872 – 1915) Poème de l'Extase Paris, Philharmonie, September 8, 2022

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Berliner Philharmoniker, Simon Rattle (conductor) Gustav Mahler (1860 – 1911) Symphony No. 6 in A minor Recorded on June 20, 2018, at the Philharmonie, Berlin TV Director, Michael Beyer

La Finta pazza "Drama" in a prologue and three ' azioni' by Francesco Sacrati (1605 – 1650) Libretto by Giulio Strozzi First performance in Venice, Teatro Novissimo, 1641 Cappella Mediterranea, Leonardo García Alarcón (Direction) Jean-Yves Ruf (Stage Director) Laure Pichat (Set design), Claudia Jenatsch (Costumes), Christian Dubet (Lighting) Mariana Flores (Deidamia) Filippo Mineccia (Achilles) Gabriel Jublin (Ulisse) Valerio Contaldo (Diomede) Alexander Meerapfel (Licomede) Norma Nahoun (Minerva | Fama) KacperSzeląż ek (Eunuco) Marcel Beekman (Nodrice) Salvo Vitale (Capitano) Julie Roset (Aurora | Giunone) Alexander Miminoshvili (Vulcano | Giove) Fiona McGown (Tetide | Vittoria) Anna Piroli, Sarah Hauss, Aurélie Marjot (Donzelles) Ruben Ruf (Pirro) Directed by Olivier Simmonet Château de Versailles, Opera Royal, 4 December 2022

Czech Philharmonic, Simon Rattle (Conductor) Magdalena Kožená (mezzo-soprano), Simon O'Neill (tenor) Antonín Dvořák (1841 – 1904) The Golden Spinning Wheel, symphonic poem, Op. 109 Gustav Mahler Das Lied von der Erde Recorded at the Rudolfinum, Prague, 27 February 2019 TV director, Michael Beyer