lunedì 24 febbraio 2014

Neglected Masterworks vol.04.9 - France orchestral - Berlioz _ Massenet _ Delibes _ Lekeu _ Schmitt _ Pierné _ Roger-Ducasse _ Barraud


Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)
track01: Introduction à "Romeo et Juliette" (1839)
Orchestre Revolutionaire et Romantique
conductor: John Elliot Gardiner
Philips 1998

 Jules Massenet (1841-1912)
track02: Ouverture - Phedre (1873)
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
conductor: Paul Parray
Mercury Living Presence 1962/1991

 Léo Delibes (1836-1891)
track03: Prelude a "Sylvia" (1876)
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor: Anatole Fistoulari
Mercury Living Presence 1958/1992

 Guillaume Lekeu (1870 -1894)
track04: Barberine (1889)
Orchestre Philarmonique de Liege
conductor: Pierre Bartholomee
Ricercar 1990

 Florent Schmitt (1870 - 1958)
track05: Rêves, Op.65 (1913-15)
Orchestre Philarmonique de Monte-Carlo
conductor: David Robertson
Audivis 1994

 Gabriel Pierné (1863-1937)
Paysages Franciscains (1930)
track06: Au Jardin De Sainte Claire
track07: Les Olivaies De La Plaine d'Assise
track08: Sur La Route De Poggio Bustone
Orchestre National De Lorraine
conductor: Jacques Mercier
Timpani 2007

 Jean Roger-Ducasse (1873-1954)
track09: Nocturne de Printemps (1930)
Orchestre Philarmonique de Rhénanie-Palatinat
conductor: Leif Segerstam
Marco Polo 1993

 Henry Barraud (1900 - 1997)
track10: Offrande à une ombre (1943)
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
conductor: Paul Parray
Mercury Living Presence 1958/2004
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martedì 17 dicembre 2013

Andante con... Tormento! (symphonic sketches) vol.2 - Alfven _ Zemlinsky _ Langgaard _ Magnard _ Moeran _ Martinu


a collection of symphonic pieces that could better express the human torment...

Hugo Alfven (1872-1960)
track 01: Symphony no.2, op.11 (1901) - II. Andante
National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland
conductor: Niklas Willen
Naxos 2000

Alexander von Zemlinsky (1871-1942)
track02: Die Seejungfrau (1902-03) - I. Sehr massig bewegt
Gurzenich Orchestra Cologne Philharmonic
conductor: James Conlon
EMI 1996

Rued Langgaard (1893-1952)
track03: Symphony no.1 (1908-11) - III. Sagn (Legend).Lento
Danish National Symphony Orchestra/DR
conductor: Thomas Dausgaard
Dacapo 2008

Albéric Magnard (1865-1914)
track04: Symphony no.4, op.21 (1913) - III. Sans lenteur et nuancé
Malmo Symphony Orchestra
conductor: Thomas Sanderling
BIS 2000

Ernest Moeran (1894-1950)
track05: Symphony in G minor (1934-37) - II. Lento
Ulster Orchestra
conductor: Vernon Handley
Chandos 2004

Bohuslav Martinu (1890-1959)
track06: Symphony no.1 (1942) - III. Largo
BBC Symphony Orchestra
conductor: Jiri Belohlavek
ONYX CLASSICS 2011


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sabato 30 novembre 2013

Neglected Masterworks vol.12.3 - Hommage à l'Italie - Auber _ Mendelssohn _ Cui _ Massenet _ Marx _ Stravinsky

several foreign composers dedicated to Italy some of their orchestral works (Berlioz: Harold en Italie - Mendelssohn: Italian Symphony - Tchaicovsky: Capriccio Italien, Stravinsky: Italian Suite etc...) 
in these collections I picked up many of lesser-known ones...

RELATED TOPICS: Strauss - Aus Italien, Op.16

Daniel Auber (1782-1871)
track 01: La Muette de Portici - Ouverture (1828)
Orchestre Philarmonique de Monte-carlo
conductor: Thomas Fulton
EMI 1987

 Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
track02: Song of the Venetian Gondolier
CSR Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava)
conductor: Ondrej Lenard
Naxos 1989

 Cesar Cui (1835-1918)
track03: Tarantelle, op.12 (1858)
CSR Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava)
conductor: Ondrej Lenard
Naxos 1989

 Jules Massenet (1842-1912)
Scenes Napolinates (1876)
track04: La Danse
track05: La procession et l'Improvisateur
track06: La Fete
CSR Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava)
conductor: Ondrej Lenard
Naxos 1989

 Joseph Marx (1882-1964)
Castelli Romani, for Piano and Orchestra (1929-30)
track07: Villa Hadriana - Allegro (ma non troppo)
track08: Tusculum - Andante
track09: Frascati - Presto
piano: David Lively
Bochum Symphony Orchestra
conductor: Steven Sloane
ASV 2005

 Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
(transcribed with Gregor Piatigorsky)
Suite Italienne for Cello and Piano (1932)
track10: Introduzione. Allegro moderato
track11: Serenata. Larghetto
track12: Aria
track13: Tarantella. Vivace
track14: Minuetto. Finale
cello: Michal Kanka
piano: Jaromir Klepac
Praga Digital 2005

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martedì 20 agosto 2013

Neglected Masterworks vol.08.2 - Pieces for Violin & Orchestra


Carl Reinecke (1824-1910)
track01: Romance in E minor, Op.93 (ca. 1870)
violin: Ingolf Turban
Berner Symphonie-Orchester
conductor: Johannes Moesus
CPO 2007

Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936)
track02: Meditation, Op.32 (1891)
violin: Chloe Hanslip
Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana
conductor: Alexander Vedernikov
Hyperion 2013

Josef Suk (1874-1936)
track03: Fantasy in G minor Op.24 (1903)
violin: Julia Fisher
Orchestre Philarmonique de Monte-Carlo
conductor: Yakov Kreizberg
Decca 2011

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) 
track04: Caprice andalous in G major, Op.122 (1904)
violin: Olivier Charlier
Ensemble Orchestral de Paris
conductor: Jean-Jacques Kantorow
EMI 2000

Gustav Holst (1874-1934)
track05: A song of the night, Op.19 No.1 (1905)
violin: Lorraine McAslan
London Philarmonic Orchestra
conductor: David Arherton
Lyrita 1993

Wilhelm Stenhammar (1871-1927)
track06: Sentimental romance, Op.28 No.2 - Allegro patetico (1910)
violin: Ulf Wallin
Malmo Symphony Orchestra
conductor: Paavo Jarvi
BIS 1992

Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936)
track06: Poema autunnale (1925)
violin: Pierre Amoyal
Orchestre National de France
conductor: Charles Dutoit
Decca 1995

Kurt Atterberg (1887-1974)
track07: Adagio amoroso (1967)
violin: Ulf Wallin
Camerata Nordica
conductor: Ulf Wallin
CPO 2005
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mercoledì 3 luglio 2013

Neglected Masterworks vol.04.8 - France orchestral - Bizet _ Holmes _ Lekeu _ Chabrier _ Pierné _ Cras _ Koechlin



Georges Bizet (1838-1875)
track01: Marche funèbre, WD.35 (1860-61)
Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse
conductor: Michel Plasson
EMI 2008

Augusta Holmes (1847-1903)
track02: La Nuit et l'amour. Interlude de l'ode symphonique - Ludus pro Patria (1888)
Rheinland-Pfalz State Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor: Patrick Davin
Marco Polo 1994

Guillaume Lekeu (1870-1894)
track03: Seconde Etudes Symphonique. Ophelie (2e version) (1889)
Philarmonique de Liege
conductor: Pierre Bartholomée
Ricercar 1994

Emmanuel Chabrier (1841-1894)
track04: Gwendoline. Ouverture (1885-90)
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
conductor: Paul Paray
Mercury Living Presence 1960

Gabriel Pierné (1863-1937)
track05: Les Cathedrales. Prelude (1915)
Orchestre National De Lorraine
conductor: Jacques Mercier
Timpani 2010

Jean Cras (1879-1932)
Journal de bord (1927)
track06: I. Quart de huit a minuit
track07: II. Quart de minuit a quatre
track08: III. Quart de quatre a huit
Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz
conductor: Pierre Stoll
Cybelia 1986

Charles Koechlin (1867-1950)
track09: Vers la voute etoilée, Op.129 (1923-33 rev.1939)
Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart
conductor: Heinz Holliger

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sabato 15 giugno 2013

Neglected Masterworks vol.13.1 - Pieces for Cello & Orchestra - Faure _ Bruch _ Lekeu _ Elgar _ Holst _ Rachmaninov _ Respighi _ Ropartz _ Weinberg



Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
track01: Elégie for Cello & Orchestra, Op.24 (1883)
cello: Peter Dixon
BBC Philarmonics
conductor: Yan-Pascal Tortelier
Chandos 1995

Max Bruch (1838-1920)
track02: Adagio on Celtic Melodies, Op.56 (1891)
cello: Martin Ostertag
Symphony Orchestra of  Sunwestfunk
conductor: Michael Boder
Aurophon 1989

Guillame Lekeu (1870-1894)
track03: Larghetto for Cello & String Quartet (1892)
cello: Marie Hallynck
Orchestre Philharmonique de Liege
conductor: Pierre Bartolomee
Ricercar 1994

Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
track04: Romance for Cello & Orchestra, Op.62
cello: Julian Lloyd-Webber
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor: Charles Mackerras
EMI 1986

Gustav Holst (1874-1934)
track05: Invocation Op.19 no.2 (1911)
cello: Alexander Baille
London Philarmonic Orchestra
conductor: David Atherton
Lyrita 1993

 Sergej Rachmaninov (1873-1843)
track06: Vocalise, Op.34 (1912)
cello: Vytautas Sondeckis
Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra
conductor: David Geringas
Naxos 2000

 Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936)
track07: Adagio con Variationi per Cello & Orchestra, P133 (1921)
cello: Mstislav Rostropovich
Moscov Philarmonic Orchestra
conductor: Kirill Kondrashin
Yedang 2002

 Guy Ropartz (1864-1955)
track08: Rhapsodie pour Violoncelle et Orchestre (1928)
cello: Henri Demarquette
Orchestre de Bretagne
Kirill Karabits
Timpani 2005

 Moisey Weinberg (1919-1996)
track09: Fantasia for Cello & Orchestra, Op.52 (I. Adagio) (1956)
cello: Claes Gunnarsson
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
conductor: Thord Svedlung
Chandos 2000

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venerdì 7 giugno 2013

Neglected Masterworks vol.06.2 - Late-Romantic Piano Concertos - Bliss _ Lyatoshinsky


two lush and flourishing post-romantic works.. it's a shame there's not a better sound recording about Lyatoshinsky's Slavonic Concerto...
enjoy!

sir Arthur Bliss (1891-1975)
Piano Concerto in B-flat, Op.58 (1939)
track01: Allegro con brio
track02: Adagietto
track03: Andante maestoso - Molto vivo
piano: Peter Donohoe
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
conductor: David Lloyd-Jones
Naxos 2004

Boris Lyatoshinsky (1895-1968)
Slavonic Concerto, Op.54 (1953)
track04: Allegro
track05: Lento
track06: Allegro risoluto
piano: Evgeny Rzhanov
Ukrainian Radio and TV Symphony Orchestra
conductor: Vladimir Gnedash
Russian Disk 1994

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