Plasson's recordings were mainly made for EMI/Virgin, and focused upon works by French composers. Among these recordings, his interpretations for the operatic works by
Offenbach,
Gounod and
Massenet were generally considered as excellent by critics.
Berlioz •
Chansons, with
Rolando Villazón, Lauren Naouri, and
Nicolas Rivenq.
Bizet • ''
L'Arlésienne - complete incidental music'', with Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse. •
Carmen, with
Angela Gheorghiu,
Roberto Alagna,
Thomas Hampson and
Inva Mula. •
Les pêcheurs de perles, with
Barbara Hendricks,
John Aler and
Gino Quilico.
Chabrier •
Orchestral Works (
España (Chabrier),
Suite pastorale,
Joyeuse marche, excerpts from
Le roi malgré lui), with Barbara Hendricks (
À la musique), Susan Mentzer (
La Sulamite) and Pierre Del Vescovo (Larghetto).
Debussy •
Orchestral Works, with Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse.
Delibes •
Lakmé, with
Natalie Dessay,
Gregory Kunde, and
José van Dam.
Duruflé •
Requiem, and other Religious Works, with
Anne Sofie von Otter, Thomas Hampson and
Marie-Claire Alain.
Fauré •
Orchestral Works, with Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse.
Gardel •
15 Tangos, with Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse.
Gounod •
Faust, with
Richard Leech (tenor),
Cheryl Studer, José van Dam and Thomas Hampson. •
Mireille, with
Mirella Freni,
Alain Vanzo and José van Dam. • Two recordings of
Roméo et Juliette, the first one starring
Alfredo Kraus,
Catherine Malfitano, José Van Dam and Gino Quilico, the second one with Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Alagna, José van Dam and
Simon Keenlyside.
Lalo •
Symphonie espagnole and
Violin Concerto, with Augustin Dumay.
Landowski •
Montségur, with
Karan Armstrong and Gino Quilico, 1987.
Magnard • Four symphonies, and orchestral works (1983, 1988, 1990) •
Guercoeur, with José van Dam,
Hildegard Behrens and Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse, 1986. '' in
Toulouse, 1975.
Massenet •
Don Quichotte, with
Teresa Berganza, José van Dam and
Alain Fondary. •
Hérodiade, with Cheryl Studer, José van Dam, Thomas Hampson and
Ben Heppner. •
Manon, with
Ileana Cotrubaș,
Alfredo Kraus, Gino Quilico and José Van Dam. •
Werther, with Alfredo Kraus,
Tatiana Troyanos, and
Matteo Manuguerra.
Offenbach •
La belle Hélène, with
Jessye Norman,
John Aler,
Charles Burles,
Jean-Philippe Lafont and
Gabriel Bacquier. •
Orphée aux enfers, with
Mady Mesplé,
Jane Rhodes,
Jane Berbié, Charles Burles and
Michel Sénéchal. •
La Périchole, with Teresa Berganza,
José Carreras and Gabriel Bacquier. •
La Vie parisienne, with Mady Mesplé and
Régine Crespin.
Orff •
Carmina Burana, with
Natalie Dessay, Thomas Hampson and
Gérard Lesne.
Ravel •
Mélodies, with Teresa Berganza,
Felicity Lott.
Saint-Saëns •
Complete Piano Concertos 1-5, Philippe Entremont, piano, the Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse, conducted by Michel Plasson. 2 CD CBS Masterworks 1989. Recorded 1971 & 1978. •
Organ symphony n°3, op.78,
Cyprès et Lauriers, op.156
, La Foi, 3 tableaux symphoniques op.130, the Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse, conducted by Michel Plasson. 2 CD Emi classics 1997
Verdi •
Jérusalem, with Alan Fondary,
Verónica Villarroel,
Carlo Colombara, Ivan Momirov, Federica Bragaglia, Giorgio Casciarri,
Teatro Carlo Felice of
Genoa, Tdk DVD Video (2000) ==References==