classical music: Michel Portal

classical music: Michel Portal

classical music:

Michel Portal

Michel Portal, Johannes Brahms, ...

Valois, 2005

Amazing
Korcia and his friends play with passion . Little jewels from repertoire for violin . I'm really his fan . Delightful album !!!

Prokofiev: Classical Symphony; Concertos; Visions Fugitives; Scythian Suite
Janos Starker, Michel Portal, ...

EMI Classics, 2008

Doubles Jeux

Tatjana Vassiljeva, Bela Bartok, ...

Naive, 2007

Sublime sounds
I suddenly have a new favorite violinist, and his name is Laurent Korcia. I state this having just discovered Doubles Jeux, his most recent recording. Not only does this guy have one of the most personal sounds of any violinist I can recall, he's able to cross musical ...

Hommage A Piazzolla

Vladimir Tinkha, Michel Portal, ...

Nonesuch, 1996

Wonderfully captivating music by the tango master
I was introduced to the music of Astor Piazzolla by the more than great violinist Gidon Kremer when he played a virtuosic tango as an encore. Whenever a rich new vein of wonderful music is opened to me, well, it makes for a bright and happy day. Not long after I ...

Brahms: Quintets Op. 111 & 115
Michel Portal, Johannes Brahms, ...

Harmonia Mundi Fr., 2001

Boulez: Domaines

Michel Portal, Pierre Boulez, ...

Harmonia Mundi Fr., 2001

Not so well known gem.
I purchased this recording for a number of reasons. To begin with, the lable is one of the finest that Europe has to offer. Secondly, Boulez is one of the most fascinating musians of the past half century. Also, this work is relatively limited in availability, so ...

Santiago De Murcia Codex
Santiago de Murcia, Ensemble Kaspberger, ...

Astree, 2005

Poulenc: Organ Concerto; Gloria; Sextuor; Concerto for 2 Pianos; Piano Concerto; Sonata for 2 Pianos; Concert ...

Amaury Wallez, Michel Portal, ...

Decca, 1997

A great collection of Poulenc's work!
This double-Cd set is a wonderful collection of work by the French composer. It has both of the remarkable piano concertos, the delightful Organ concerto, and the out-of-the-ordinary harpsichord concerto. A grand overview of this remarkable composer's incredible ...

W.A. Mozart: Clarinet Quintet [Book+CD]

Bruno Pasquier, Roland Pidoux, ...

Harmonia Mundi Fr., 2005

Portal and Les Musiciens: Wonderfully done...
Mozart's Clarinet Quintet is maybe his most famous chamber music piece, most probably his most recorded and performed one for chamber music. It is great to see that these musicians performing in this recording have done a wonderful job. Portal is a great artist. He has ...

Prokofiev: The Five Piano Concertos; Overture on Hebrew Themes

Sergey Prokofiev, Kurt Masur, ...

EMI Classics, 1992

Sheesh
I'm reading the reviews here because I just adore this recording and wonder why it's so rarely the recommended choice in CD guides, etc... Maybe there are individual moments in other recordings that surpass individual moments here, but as a whole I don't think any of ...

Mozart for My Baby
Michel Portal, Leopold Mozart, ...

Virgin Classics, 2006

Bartók: Works for Violin

Michel Portal, Bela Bartok, ...

Valois, 2006

Bartok Ravishingly Performed
On this mid-price double CD album are collected most of the important violin works by Bela Bartok. The only major things missing are the early first violin concerto and the second violin/piano sonata. But included are the Second Violin Concerto, 'Contrasts' for violin, ...

Brahms: Sonates pour clarinette et piano

Michel Portal, Johannes Brahms, ...

Harmonia Mundi Fr., 1999

Beautiful Playing But Poor Interpretation
For a budget priced disc recorded all the way back in the late 60's, this is a surprisingly high quality CD in terms of both sound quality as well as the playing. Portal and Pludermacher played very musically and well balanced each other. I especially have to ...