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Orchestre National De France

Orchestre National De France

Orchestre National De France has been played on NTS in shows including Tafelmusik w/ Francesco Fusaro, featured first on 21 February 2021. Songs played include Ravel: Bolero On The Mighty Moog, Nocturnal and Daphnis Et Chloe Suite No. 2.

The Orchestre National de France (French National Orchestra) is a symphony orchestra run by Radio France. It has also been known as the Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française (French National Radio Broadcasting Orchestra) and Orchestre National de l'Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française (ORTF).

Since 1944, the orchestra has been based in the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris, where it occasionally plays in the pit for opera productions. Some concerts are also held in the Olivier Messiaen Auditorium in the Maison de Radio France (formerly known as Maison de la Radio). Radio France records all its concerts. In 1954, the orchestra, conducted by Hermann Scherchen, premièred Edgard Varèse's Déserts.

The current music director of the ONF is Daniele Gatti, as of September 2008. Kurt Masur, the previous music director, holds the title of honorary music director.

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Orchestre National De France

Orchestre National De France has been played on NTS in shows including Tafelmusik w/ Francesco Fusaro, featured first on 21 February 2021. Songs played include Ravel: Bolero On The Mighty Moog, Nocturnal and Daphnis Et Chloe Suite No. 2.

The Orchestre National de France (French National Orchestra) is a symphony orchestra run by Radio France. It has also been known as the Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française (French National Radio Broadcasting Orchestra) and Orchestre National de l'Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française (ORTF).

Since 1944, the orchestra has been based in the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris, where it occasionally plays in the pit for opera productions. Some concerts are also held in the Olivier Messiaen Auditorium in the Maison de Radio France (formerly known as Maison de la Radio). Radio France records all its concerts. In 1954, the orchestra, conducted by Hermann Scherchen, premièred Edgard Varèse's Déserts.

The current music director of the ONF is Daniele Gatti, as of September 2008. Kurt Masur, the previous music director, holds the title of honorary music director.

Original source: Last.fm

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Ravel: Bolero On The Mighty Moog
Leonard Bernstein, Orchestre National De France, Andrew Kazdin, Thomas Z. Shepard
CBS Masterworks1980
Nocturnal
Edgar Varèse, Orchestre National De France, Bryn-Julson, Isherwood, Pierlot, Kent Nagano
Erato1996
Daphnis Et Chloe Suite No. 2
Ravel, Bernstein, New York Philharmonic, Orchestre National De France
CBS1981
Danse Macabre, Op. 40
Camille Saint-Saëns, Marie-Claire Alain, National Orchestra Of The O.R.T.F., Jean Martinon
Musical Heritage Society0
Le Boeuf Sur Le Toit Op. 58
Milhaud, Leonard Bernstein, Darius Milhaud, Orchestre National De France, The Concert Arts Orchestra
EMI2006