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About the artist Renaud Capucon

Established internationally as a soloist and chamber musician of distinction, French violinist Renaud Capuçon figures among the leading violinists in the world today. Born in Chambéry, he studied at the Paris Conservatoire, winning first prizes for both violin and chamber music. In 1995, he won the Prize of the Berlin Academy of Arts and went on to study with Thomas Brandis and later, Isaac Stern, Shlomo Mintz and Augustin Dumay. At the invitation of Claudio Abbado he became concertmaster of the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester, working closely with conductors such as Abbado himself, Barenboim, Boulez, Ozawa and Welser-Möst . In 2000 he was awarded the title of New Talent of the Year by France's Victoires de la Musique, while an international jury named him 'Rising Star 2000'. An exclusive Virgin Classics artist, Renaud Capuçon has been recording for the label since 1999 and has built up a catalogue that ranges from Beethoven, Schubert, Mendelssohn and Brahms to Ravel, Milhaud, Martinû, Eisler, Kodály and Dutilleux. His cellist brother, Gautier is a frequent collaborator for instance in the recording of the Brahms Double Concerto released in November 2007 as is the pianist Nicholas Angelich. In the concert hall Renaud's partners in chamber music have included Martha Argerich, Daniel Barenboim, Hélène Grimaud, Elena Bashkirova, Yefim Bronfman and Truls Mork, and in 1996 he founded a chamber music festival at Bel Air in his native region of Savoie. As a soloist Capuçon has performed with major orchestras all over Europe, the USA and Japan, among them the Berlin Philharmonic, the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, l'Orchestre National de France, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Boston Symphony, and the NHK Symphony, and has worked with conductors such as Bernard Haitink, Myung-Whun Chung, Christoph von Dohnányi, Charles Dutoit, Semyon Bychkov, Christoph Eschenbach, Ivan Fischer, Daniel Harding, Philippe Jordan, Marc Minkowski, Michel Plasson and Wolfgang Sawallisch. Renaud Capuçon's Virgin Classics recordings, a number of them prizewinning, include Le Beuf sur le toit, a disc of French favourites for violin and orchestra with Daniel Harding, Dutilleux's L'Arbre des Songes, conducted by Myung-Whun Chung, and the Schumann and Mendelssohn Violin Concertos with Daniel Harding and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra. His chamber recordings with his brother include Ravel's Trio and Sonatas, two varied programmes" Face à face and Inventions" Saint-Saëns' Carnaval des animaux, Schubert's Trout Quintet and Brahms' three Piano Trios, with Nicholas Angelich completing the ensemble. Angelich was also his partner for the Brahms Violin Sonatas. Renaud Capuçon plays the Guarneri del Gesù 'Panette' that belonged to Isaac Stern and was bought for him by the Banca Svizzera Italiana.

CDs and DVDs featuring the artist Renaud Capucon

CATALOGUE NR: 5454822  (barcode: 0724354548222)
RECORD LABEL: Virgin
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 10.99
RELEASE DATE: 01-Oct-2001

COMPOSER: Camille Saint-Saens  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Danse macbre op.40 (Saint-Saens). Meditation from Thais (Massenet). Tzigane (Ravel). Le Boeuf sur le toit. Cinema Fantasie (Milhaud). Caprices en forme de valse op.52/6 (Saint-Saens). Havanaise op.83 (Saint-Saens). Introduction & Rondo capriccioso op.28 (Saint-Saens). Reverie & Caprice op.8 (Berlioz).
ORCHESTRA: Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie
CONDUCTOR: Daniel Harding
ARTISTS: Renaud Capucon      

- Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 5456032  (barcode: 0724354560323)
RECORD LABEL: Virgin
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 11.29
RELEASE DATE: 10-Nov-2003

COMPOSER: Camille Saint-Saens
TITLE: Le Carnaval des animaux
TRACKS: Carnival of the Animal - zoological fantasy chamber version. Septet in E flat op.65. Fantasy for violin and harp op.124. Priere for cello & piano op.158. Samson & Delilah : 'Mon cœur s'ouvre a toi'. Romance for cello and piano in D op.51.
ARTISTS: Paul Meyer   Gautier Capucon   Renaud Capucon   Emmanuel Pahud

- Feb-2004 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Jan-2004 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'Verve and wit bring smiles all round as the animals parade by'

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CATALOGUE NR: 5456632  (barcode: 0724354566325)
RECORD LABEL: Virgin
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 10.99
RELEASE DATE: 04-Oct-2004

COMPOSER: Felix Mendelssohn  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Violin Concerto in E minor op.64 (Mendelssohn). Violin Concerto D minor (Schumann).
ORCHESTRA: Mahler Chamber Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Daniel Harding
ARTISTS: Renaud Capucon      

- Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 3740872  (barcode: 0094637408728)
RECORD LABEL: Virgin
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 9.19
RELEASE DATE: 07-Apr-2008

COMPOSER: Felix Mendelssohn  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Capriccio
TRACKS: On Wings of Song op.34 No.2 (Mendelssohn). The Bee op.13 No.9 (Schubert arr. August Wilhelmj). Ave Maria - Ellens Gesang III D839 (Schubert arr. Renaud Capucon). La Capricieuse op.17 (Elgar edited Jascha Heifetz). Humoreske in B flat major op.107 No.1 (Dvorak trans. Jascha Heifetz). Un poco triste op.17 No.3 (Suk). Slavonic Dance in A minor after op.46 No.2 & op.72 No.1 (Dvorak trans. Fritz Kreisler). Hora staccato (Grigoras Dinicu). Roxana's Song from King Roger (Szymanowski trans. Pavel Kochanski). Clair de lune from Suite bergamasque (Debussy trans. Roelens). Russian Song (Stravinsky arr. Samuel Dushkin). Masks from Romeo and Juliet (Prokofiev arr. Jascha Heifetz). Valse sentimentale in F minor op.51 No.6 (Tchaikovsky). Dance of the blessed spirits - Ballet des ombres heureuses from Orfeo ed Euridice (Gluck arr. Fritz Kreisler). Garden scene from Suite ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ op.11 (Korngold). Der Rosenkavalier Waltz. Ein einsamer Quelle op.9 No.2 (Richard Strauss arr. Vasa Prihoda). Poupee valsante (Ede Poldini trans. Fritz Kreisler). Liebesleid (Fritz Kreisler). Er der Herrlichste von allem from Frauenliebe und Leben op.42 No.2. Du Ring am meinem Finger from Frauenliebe und Leben op.42 No.4 (Schumann).
ARTISTS: Renaud Capucon   Jerome Ducros    

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: virtuoso pieces for violin & piano recorded in the Lugano Festival 2007 - Sep-2008 5 star BBC Music Mag.

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CATALOGUE NR: 3633032  (barcode: 0094636330327)
RECORD LABEL: Virgin Classics
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 6.65
RELEASE DATE: 07-Aug-2006

COMPOSER: Franz Schubert
TITLE: Works for violin & piano
TRACKS: Rondo brillant in B minor D895. Grand duo in A major D574. Fantasy in C major D934.
ARTISTS: Renaud Capucon   Jerome Ducros    

- Penguin Guide 4 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 6863602  (barcode: 5099968636029)
RECORD LABEL: Virgin Classics Premium
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 8.45
RELEASE DATE: 07-Sep-2009

COMPOSER: Franz Schubert
TITLE: Violin Works
TRACKS: Rondo brillant in B minor D895. Grand Duo for violin and piano in A major D574. Fantaisie for violin and piano in C major D934.
ARTISTS: Renaud Capucon   Jerome Ducros    

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CATALOGUE NR: 5455632  (barcode: 0724354556326)
RECORD LABEL: Virgin
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 11.29
RELEASE DATE: 01-Nov-2004

COMPOSER: Franz Schubert
TRACKS: Piano Quintet in A D667 'Trout'. Variations on 'Trockne Blumen' for violin & piano D802.
ARTISTS: Gautier Capucon   Renaud Capucon   Gerard Causse   Alois Posch

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CATALOGUE NR: 3654762  (barcode: 0094636547626)
RECORD LABEL: Virgin
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 9.19
RELEASE DATE: 02-Apr-2007

COMPOSER: Franz Schubert
TRACKS: Trio in B flat major D28 'Sonatensatz'. Trio in E flat major D 897 op.posth148 'Notturno'. Trio in B flat major op.99 D898. Trio in E flat major op.100 D929.
ARTISTS: Renaud Capucon   Gautier Capucon   Frank Braley  

- May-2007 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 0708752  (barcode: 5099907087523)
RECORD LABEL: Virgin
FORMAT: 5 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 24.95
RELEASE DATE: 12-Sep-2011

COMPOSER: Gabriel Faure
TITLE: Complete Chamber Music for Strings and Piano
TRACKS: Sonata No.1 op.13 in A major. Berceuse op.16. Romance op.28. Andante op.75. Morceau de Lecture. Sonata for Cello & Piano No.2 in E Minor op.108. Sonata op.109. Elegie op.24. Piece pour Violoncelle - Papillon op.77. Romance op.69. Serenade op.98. Sicilienne op.78. Deuxieme Sonata op.117. Trio for Piano & Strings in D Minor op.120. Quartet for Strings in E Minor op.121. Quartet for Piano & Strings in C Minor op.15. Quartet for Piano and Strings No.2 in G minor op.45. Quintet for Piano & Strings No.1 op.89. Quintet for Piano & Strings No.2 op.115. Morceau de lecture for Two Cellos.
ARTISTS: Quatuor Ebene   Renaud Capucon   Nicholas Angelich   Gerard Causse

- Nov-2011 4 star BBC Music Mag.

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CATALOGUE NR: 5455022  (barcode: 0724354550225)
RECORD LABEL: Virgin
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 11.29
RELEASE DATE: 03-Jun-2002

COMPOSER: Henri Dutilleux
TRACKS: Tout un monde lointain. Trois strophes sur le nom de Paul Sacher. L'Arbre des Songes.
ORCHESTRA: Radio France Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Myung-Whun Chung
ARTISTS: Truls Mork   Renaud Capucon    

- Penguin Guide 2/3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 2068792  (barcode: 5099920687922)
RECORD LABEL: EMI 20th Century Classics
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 8.45
RELEASE DATE: 02-Jun-2008

COMPOSER: Henri Dutilleux
TRACKS: Le Loup - fragments symphoniques. Concerto for Cello and Orchestra - Tout le monde lointain. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra - L'arbre des songes. Metaboles. The Shadows of Time. Symphony No.2 'Le Double'.
ORCHESTRA: Orchestre de la Societe des Concerts and Paris Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Georges Pretre and Serge Baudo
ARTISTS: Mstislav Rostropovich   Renaud Capucon    

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CATALOGUE NR: 3326262  (barcode: 0094633262621)
RECORD LABEL: Virgin
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 11.29
RELEASE DATE: 02-Oct-2006

COMPOSER: Johann Sebastian Bach  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Inventions
TRACKS: 20 Duets for violin & cello : extracts Invention No.2 in F major BWV779 / Aria - French Suite No.2 in C minor BWV813 / Prelude in D major / Menuet - French Suite No.2 in C minor BWV813 / Gavotte - English Suite No.3 in G minor BWV808 / Gigue - English Suite No.2 in A minor BWV807 / Invention No.13 in A minor BWV784 (JS Bach trans. Frederick Neumann). Duet for violin & cello op.7 No.1 : I Tempo di minuetto / II Allegretto vivace (Hanns Eisler). 10 Masques I - modere (Karol Beffa). Melodies populaires hongroises (Bela Bartok trans. Karl Kraeuter). 18 Masques II - rythmiquement souple (Karol Beffa). Duet for violin & cello : I Allegro con fuoco / II Lento - inacheve (Gideon Klein). Duet for violin & cello No.2 H371 (Bohuslav Martinu). 24 Marche miniature viennoise - tempo di marcia (Fritz Kreisler).
ARTISTS: Gautier Capucon   Renaud Capucon   Aude Capucon  

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: duos for violin & cello - Jan-2007 4 star BBC Music Mag.

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CATALOGUE NR: 5575042  (barcode: 0724355750426)
RECORD LABEL: EMI
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 10.99
RELEASE DATE: 05-May-2003

COMPOSER: Johannes Brahms  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Sonata in F minor for 2 pianos op.34b (Brahms). Trio No.1 in D minor for Piano Violin & Cello op.49 (Mendelssohn).
ARTISTS: Martha Argerich   Lilya Zilberstein   Gautier Capucon   Renaud Capucon

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CATALOGUE NR: 5456532  (barcode: 0724354565328)
RECORD LABEL: Virgin
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.50
RELEASE DATE: 05-Apr-2004

COMPOSER: Johannes Brahms
TRACKS: Piano Trio in B op.8. Piano Trio in C op.87. Piano Trio in C minor op.101.
ARTISTS: Gautier Capucon   Renaud Capucon   Nicholas Angelich  

- Jul-2004 4 star BBC Music Mag.

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CATALOGUE NR: 5193102  (barcode: 5099951931025)
RECORD LABEL: Virgin
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.50
RELEASE DATE: 13-Oct-2008

COMPOSER: Johannes Brahms
TITLE: Piano Quartets
TRACKS: Piano Quartet No.1 in G minor op.25. Piano Quartet No.3 in C minor op.60. Piano Quartet No.2 in A major op.26.
ARTISTS: Renaud Capucon   Gautier Capucon   Nicholas Angelich   Gerard Causse

- Dec-2008 4 star BBC Music Mag.

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CATALOGUE NR: 5457312  (barcode: 0724354573125)
RECORD LABEL: Virgin
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 10.99
RELEASE DATE: 05-Sep-2005

COMPOSER: Johannes Brahms
TRACKS: Violin Sonata No.1 in G op.78. Violin Sonata No.2 in A op.100. Violin Sonata No.3 in D minor op.108.
ARTISTS: Renaud Capucon   Nicholas Angelich    

- Oct-2005 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Nov-2005 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'Beautifully considered performances taking an expansive, romantic view'

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CATALOGUE NR: 3951472  (barcode: 0094639514724)
RECORD LABEL: Virgin
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 9.19
RELEASE DATE: 15-Oct-2007

COMPOSER: Johannes Brahms
TRACKS: Concerto for Violin Cello and Orchestra in A minor op.102. Clarinet Quintet in B minor op.115.
ORCHESTRA: Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester
CONDUCTOR: Myung-Whun Chung
ARTISTS: Renaud Capucon   Gautier Capucon   Paul Meyer   Aki Sauliere

- Feb-2008 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'Here is a Double Concerto to listen to again and again.'

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CATALOGUE NR: 5629702  (barcode: 0724356297029)
RECORD LABEL: EMI
FORMAT: 3 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 16.49
RELEASE DATE: 07-Jun-2004

COMPOSER: Joseph Haydn  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Live from the Lugano Festival
TRACKS: Piano Trio No.23 in G (Haydn). Six Morceaux for four hands op.11 (Rachmaninov). Cello Sonata in A op.36 (Grieg). Piano Trio No.1 in D op.32 (Arensky). Paganini Variations for two pianos (Lutoslawski). Piano Quintet in F (Franck). Two Tangos for two pianos (Piazzolla). Improvvisazione sopra un tempe dal primo concerto per pianoforte e orchestra di LV Beethoven (Piazzolla). Oblivion (Piazzolla). La Cumparsita (Matos-Rodriguez / Bossa. Musica della tradizione zigana ungherese e rumena.
ARTISTS: Martha Argerich   Renaud Capucon   Lilya Zilberstein   Gabriela Montero

- Oct-2004 4 star BBC Music Mag.

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CATALOGUE NR: 6420010  (barcode: 5099964200101)
RECORD LABEL: Virgin
FORMAT: 3 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 19.49
RELEASE DATE: 13-Sep-2010

COMPOSER: Ludwig van Beethoven
TITLE: Complete Sonatas for violin and piano
TRACKS: Sonata for violin & piano No.1 in D major op.12/1. Sonata for violin & piano No.2 in A major op.12/2. Sonata for Violin & Piano No.3 in E flat major op.12/3. Sonata for violin & piano No.4 in A minor op.23. Sonata for violin & piano No.5 in F major op.24 'Spring'. Sonata for violin & piano No.8 in G major op.30/3. Sonata for violin & piano No.9 in A major op.47 'Kreutzer'. Sonata for violin & piano No.6 in A major op.30/1. Sonata for violin & piano No.7 in C minor op.30/2. Sonata for violin & piano No.10 in G major op.96.
ARTISTS: Renaud Capucon   Frank Braley    

- Nov-2010 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Nov-2010 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'These are beautiful accounts. I slightly prefer Faust and Melnikov’s more forensic approach but you may want both!'

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CATALOGUE NR: 5577732  (barcode: 0724355777324)
RECORD LABEL: EMI
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 9.19
RELEASE DATE: 03-May-2004

COMPOSER: Ludwig van Beethoven  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Concerto for Violin Cello Piano and Orchestra in C op.56 (Beethoven). Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A minor op.54 (Schumann).
ORCHESTRA: Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana
CONDUCTOR: Alexandre Rabinovitch
ARTISTS: Martha Argerich   Renaud Capucon   Mischa Maisky  

- Penguin Guide 3 star 'the great cello melody which opens the slow movement is the more moving for its restraint, with the most delicate tonal shading, while the outer movements have a rare vitatlity.'

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