DISCOGRAPHY : FRANÇOIS-XAVIER ROTH

Debussy: La mer, Prelude à L’après-midi d’un faune; Ravel: la Valse Conductor: François Xavier-Roth Artists: London Symphony Orchestra Label: LSO Live, Cat No: LSO0821, Release: 2020

Saint-Saëns: Le Timbre d’argent Conductor: François Xavier-Roth Artists: Soloists, Accentus, Les Siècles Label: Bru Zane, Cat No: BZ1041, Release: 2020 “The recording itself is tremendous, conducted with infectious energy by François-Xavier Roth, and with Les Siècles really relishing every shift of colour in Saint-Saëns’s gorgeous orchestral palette.” (Gramophone) Diapason d’Or Editor’s Choice, Gramophone, October 2020

Beethoven: Symphony no.5, Gossec: Symphonie à 17 parties Conductor: François Xavier-Roth Artists: Les Siècles Label: Harmonia Mundi Live, Cat No: HMM902423, Release: 2020 “Another 250th anniversary Beethoven’s Fifth, and the best… Never have I heard so dramatic a performance as Roth and his period instrument band achieve” (Sunday Times)

Schumann: Symphonies nos.1 & 4 Conductor: François Xavier-Roth Artists: Gürzenich-Orchester, Köln Label: Myrios, Cat No: MYR028, Release: 2020 “François-Xavier Roth’s ability to draw superb playing from whichever ensemble he’s conducting has earned many Editor’s Choices: this Schumann album reveals why… One of the most sheerly enjoyable Schumann symphony discs to have arrived in a while, finely played, gloriously recorded.” (Gramophone) Editor’s Choice, Gramophone, October 2020

The Panufnik Legacies III Conductor: François Xavier-Roth Artists: London Symphony Orchestra Label: LSO Live, Cat No: LSO 5092, Release: 2020

Ravel: La Valse, Mussorgsky/Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition Conductor: François-Xavier Roth Artists: Les Siècles Label: Harmonia Mundi, Cat No: HMM 905282, Release 2020 “The performance of La Valse is very nearly worth the price of the disc by itself. Programmed as the makeweight to Ravel's orchestration of Pictures at an Exhibition, the poème chorégraphique steals the show in a dazzling performance of outstanding virtuosity.” (Gramophone) “Brilliantly lit, punch and athletic … François-Xavier Roth and his period-instrument group brilliantly honour the dizzying spirit of Ravel’s La Valse, and the Mussorgsky glows with detail. (The Guardian)

Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique Conductor: François-Xavier Roth Artists: Les Siècles Label: Harmonia Mundi, Cat No: HMM 902644, Release 2019 “A Symphonie fantastique that is little short of sensational … If this performance isn’t “fantastique”, I don’t know what is. 5* (The Time) Recording of the Month, Gramophone December 2019

Mahler: Titan (Original version of Symphony no.1) Conductor: François-Xavier Roth Artists: Les Siècles Label: Harmonia Mundi, Cat No: HMM 905299, Release 2019 “a feather in the cap of Les Siècles, among the most adaptable and engaging of today’s historically informed ensembles … a required supplement to any … Mahler library” (Gramophone) “beautifully atmospheric playing … there’s a great deal here for anyone interested in Mahler to relish. (The Guardian) “exhilarating account by Roth’s brilliant period-instrument band … dazzling” (Sunday Times)

The Young Debussy DVD/Blu Ray Conductor: François-Xavier Roth Artists: Edgar Moreau, cello, London Sympohony Orchestra Label: LSO Live LSO 3073, Release 2019 “Pure entertainment. I wish I had been there” (Gramophone) “all the music is delivered with loving attention by Francois Xavier Roth, Edgar Moreau and the magnificent London Symphony Orchestra … it is a given that it needs to be in one’s collection.” (Classical CD Choice)

Mahler: Symphony no.3 Conductor: François-Xavier Roth Artists: Sara Mingardo, contralto Women's choir of Schola Heidelberg, Children’s choir of Cologne Cathedral, Gürzenich-Orchester, Köln Label: Harmonia Mundi, Cat No: HMM 90531415, Release 2019 “Roth and the Cologne orchestra have a knack of making the most familiar Mahler sound new, with vivid extremes of colour and dynamics.” (Sunday Times) "’The Symphony must be like the world; it must embrace everything’. And in the case of the third … depicting nature in all its forms, the performance has to embrace everything and here's one that does ... Superbly recorded, loads of depth and detail. It's fresh, all Mahler's ideas and orchestral colours vividly painted.” (BBC Radio 3 Record Review, Disc of the Week)

Berlioz: Harold en Italie, Les nuits d’été Conductor: François-Xavier Roth Artists: Tabea Zimmermann, viola, Stéphane Degout, Baritone Les Siècles Label: Harmonia Mundi, Cat No: HMM 902634, Release 2018 “This historically accurate performance is truly convincing, adding transparency and emotion to Berlioz.” (The Guardian)) “Extraordinarily fine acoustic images never heard before.” (Opernglas)

Debussy: Jeux, Nocturnes, Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune Conductor: François-Xavier Roth Artists: Les Siècles Label: Harmonia Mundi, Cat No: HMM 905291, Release 2018 “A wonderfully persuasive performance… a wonderful issue” (Gramophone Editor’s Choice)

Ravel: Ma mère l’Oye, Le Tombeau de Couperin Shéhérazade - fairy overture Conductor: François-Xavier Roth Artists: Les Siècles Label: Harmonia Mundi, Cat No: HMM 905281, Release 2018 “All the exemplary qualities we’ve come to expect from Roth… interpretations of considerable cogency and subtlety ... playing of scrupulous precision and virtuosity that is never self-consciously showy.” (Gramophone)

Bartok: Violin Concertos 1 and 2 Conductor: François-Xavier Roth Artists: Renaud Capuçon, violin, London Symphony Orchestra Label: Erato, Cat No: 9029570807, Release 2018 “Roth is a kindred spirit, responding to the emotional depth of Capuçon’s solo line and matching his virtuosity in the outer allegro movements.” (Sunday Times Album of the Week)

Mahler: Symphony no.5 Conductor: François-Xavier Roth Artists: Gürzenich-Orchester, Köln Label: Harmonia Mundi, Cat No: HMM 905286, Release 2017

Mirages Conductor: François-Xavier Roth Artists: Sabine Devieilhe, soprano, Les Siècles Label: Erato, Cat No: HMM 905280, Release 2017 5* The Guardian” “A delight” (BBC Radio 3, Record Review) Victoires de la Musique Classique – Recording of the Year

Ravel – Daphnis & Chloé Conductor: François-Xavier Roth Artists: Les Siècles Label: Harmonia Mundi, Cat No: HMM 0190295767723, Release 2017 Gramophone Awards Orchestral Recording of the Year 2018 “Reviews of François-Xavier Roth’s regularly praised recordings in our pages all hint at one thing: there’s never anything routine about his approach, the sound or the vision.” (Gramophone)

Strauss - Complete Tone Poems (5) – Metamorphosen / Symphonia domestica Conductor: François Xavier-Roth Artists: SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden‐Baden und Freiburg

Label: SWR Music, Cat No: SWR19021CD, Release: 2017 Editor’s Choice Gramophone, April 2017

Ligeti – Chamber Works Conductor: François-Xavier Roth Artists: Les Siècles Label: Les Siècles Live/Musicales Actes Sud, Cat No: ASM26, Release 2017 “tour de force cream-of-the-crop performances” (The Gramophone) Chamber Choice, BBC Music Magazine, March 2017

The Panufnik Legacies II Conductor: François Xavier-Roth Artists: London Symphony Orchestra Label: LSO Live, Cat No: LSO 5070, Release: 2016

Strauss - Complete Tone Poems (4) – Eine Alpensinfonie / Don Juan Conductor: François Xavier-Roth Artists: SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden‐Baden und Freiburg

Label: SWR Music, Cat No: CD 93.335, Release: 2015

FRANCE-ESPAGNE – Chabrier - Espana, Debussy - Images for orchestra: II. Iberia, Massenet - Le Cid (Suite), Ravel - Alborada del gracioso (orchestral version) Conductor: François Xavier-Roth Artists: Les Siècles Label: Les Siècles Live/Musicales Actes Sud, Cat No: ASM17, Release: 2015 “a marvel” (Classica) “joyous and wonderfully vivid” (The Guardian)

Strauss - Complete Tone Poems (3) – Also Sprach Zarathustra / Aus Italien Conductor: François Xavier-Roth Artists: SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden‐Baden und Freiburg

Label: Hänssler, Cat No: CD 93.320, Release: 2014 “A quite splendid account… This must be one of the most satisfying Zarathustras around” (Gramophone)

Stravinsky - Le Sacre Du Printemps (1913) / Petrouchka (1911 Version) First recording on period instruments. Reconstructed version of Le Sacre du Printemps as heard on the 29 May 1913 by special permission of Boosey & Hawkes Conductor: François-Xavier Roth Artists: Les Siècles Label: Les Siècles Live/Musicales Actes Sud, Cat No: ASM15, Release: 2014 Winner of German Record Critics Prize 2015 “Revelatory performances” (The Times) Explosive … performances of these modern classics give an impression of what it was like to be there in 1913 and 1911.” (Sunday Times)

Strauss - Complete Tone Poems (2) - Till Eulenspiegel / Don Quixote / Macbeth Conductor: François Xavier-Roth Artists: SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden‐Baden und Freiburg

Label: Hänssler, Cat No: CD 93.304, Release: 2013

Debussy - Première Suite d'orchestre (World Premiere) / La Mer Conductor: François-Xavier Roth Artists: Les Siècles (period instruments) Label: Musicales Les Siècles Live/Actes Sud, Cat No: ASM10, Release: 2013

Dukas - L'apprenti sorcier / Cantate Velléda / Ouverture de Polyeucte Conductor: François-Xavier Roth Artists: Les Siècles Chantal Santon Jeffery, soprano Julien Dran, tenor Jean-Manuel Candenot, bass-baritone Label: Les Siècles Live/Musicales Actes Sud, Cat No: ASM12, Release: 2013

The Panufnik Legacies I Conductor: François-Xavier Roth Artists: London Symphony Orchestra Recorded at LSO St Luke's, in 2012 Label: LSO Live, Cat No: LSO05061

Strauss - Complete Tone Poems (1) - Ein Heldenleben / Tod Und Verklärung Conductor: François Xavier Roth Artists: SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden‐Baden und Freiburg

Label: Hänssler, Cat No: CD 93.299, Release: 2013 "A terrific moment, a real declaration of fun and spontaneity and a refreshing change from the stiff-collared approach to the piece." (Bachtrack) “Roth draws extremely fine playing from his orchestra and I look forward to further instalments in the same series.” (Gramophone)

Mahler - Symphony No 1, Webern - Im Sommerwind

Conductor: François Xavier-­Roth

Artists: SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden‐Baden und Freiburg

Label: Hänssler, Cat No: CD 93.294, Release: 2012

“beautiful transparent orchestral balance” (BBC Music Magazine)

Liszt - Dante Symphony & Orpheus Conductor: François-Xavier Roth

Artists: Les Siècles, Maitrise de Caen

Label: Les Siècles Live/Musicales Actes Sud, Cat No: ASM07, Release: 2012

Dubois - Overture de Frithiof, Concerto pour piano No 2, Dixtuor Conductor: François-Xavier Roth Artists: Les Siècles, Vanessa Wagner (piano) Label: Les Siècles Live/Musicales Actes Sud, Cat No: ASM09, Release: 2012 “Superbe album qui révèle dans une sonorité historique l'ardente et dramatique vitalité de Théodore Dubois” (Classiquenews)

Stravinsky - L'oiseau de feu Conductor: François-Xavier Roth Artists: Les Siècles Label: Les Siècles Live/Musicales Actes Sud, Cat No: ASM 06, Release: 2011 Winner of Edison Klassiek 2012 Jury Prize (Netherlands) The Sunday Times Record of the Week (UK) Gramophone Editor's Choice (UK) BBC Music Magazine Editor's Choice (UK) “This is fabulous” (The Times) “une formidable vision d'ensemble du chef français” (Radio France)

Matalon - Trames II, IV & VIII Conductor: François-Xavier Roth

Artists: Les Siècles

Label: Les Siècles Live/Musicales Actes Sud, Cat No: ASM05, Release: 2011

“…gripping performances of three pieces from his Trames series…” (BBC Music Magazine)

Franck - Le chasseur maudit, Les Djinns, Les Eolides, Variations symphoniques Conductor: François-Xavier Roth

Artists: Orchestre Philarmonique de Liége, Cédric Tiberghien

Label: Cypres Records, Cat No: CYP7612, Release: 2011

“Roth balances refinement with drama” (The Guardian)

Saint­Saëns - Symphony No 3 Conductor: François-Xavier Roth

Artists: Les Siècles, Jean-François Heisser (piano), Daniel Roth (organ)

Label: Les Siècles Live, Cat No: ASM04, Release: 2010

“...first-class recordings of some superb playing live in concert performances…” (Organists’ Review)

Berlioz - Symphonie Fantastique Conductor: François-Xavier Roth

Artists: Les Siècles

Label: Les Siècles Live, Cat No: ASM02, Release: 2010

“The performance has a raw, authentic energy” (The Sunday Times)

Pecou - Symphonie du Jaguar; Vague de pierre Conductor: François-Xavier Roth, Jonathan Stockhammer

Artists: Ensemble Zellig, Orchestre Philarmonique de Radio France

Label: Harmonia Mundi, Cat No: HMC905267, Release: 2010

Saint-Saëns/Chausson/Ysaye - Works For violin and orchestra Conductor: François-Xavier Roth

Artists: Orchestre Philarmonique de Liége, Tedi Papavrami

Label: Aeon, Cat No: AECD1088, Release: 2010

“Strongly recommended” (Gramophone)

Alberto Posodas - Glossopoeia etc Conductor: François-Xavier Roth

Artists: Ensemble Intercontemporain

Label: Sirènes

Bizet - Symphony in C, Jeux d'enfants Chabrier - Suite Pastorale Conductor: François-Xavier Roth

Artists: Les Siècles Label: Mirare, Cat No: MIR036, Release: 2007 Winner of the Diapason d'or (France) “a jaw-dropping new recording” (Classic FM) “a fresh, ravishing version which I find irresistible” (BBC Radio 3)

Edgard Varèse - Ionisation, Offrandes, Hyperprism, Integrals, Ecutorial, Ameriques Conductor: François-Xavier Roth

Artists: Julie Moffat, Martin Grubinger, Percussive Planet Ensemble, Ensemble Modern, ORF Radio Sinfonieorchester Wien

Label: Col Legno

DVD Presto Vol. 2 DVD of the TV series for France 2

Conductor: François Xavier Roth

Artists: Les Siècles, Pierre Charvet

Label: Bel Air Classiques, Cat No: BAC058, Release: 2011

DVD Presto Vol. 1 DVD of the TV series for France 2

Conductor: François-Xavier Roth

Artists: Les Siècles

Label: Mirare, Cat No: MIR055, Release: 2007