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Dukas: L'Apprenti sorcier, Ravel: Ma mère l'Oye, Koechlin: Bandar-Log
Marc Albrecht
Classical - Released July 27, 2010 | PentaTone
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At the helm of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Strasbourg from 2004 to 2011, German conductor Marc Albrecht has chosen three French compositions inspired by literature. As a prelude, and nod towards the conductor’s roots, is Goethe and his famous popular poème Der Zauberlehrling (“The Sorcerer’s Apprentice”) which through the music of Dukas and the Walt Disney film was popularised among thousands of children. Evoking a similar degree of childhood nostalgia, is Ravel’s musical adaption of Charles Perrault’s Les Contes de ma mère l’Oye (The Tales of Mother Goose), which enables him to exhibit all his orchestral magic and love for lost worlds. But the attraction of this offering lies mainly in the immense symphonic epic that is The Jungle Book, after the novel by Rudyard Kipling: the great Alsatian composer Charles Koechlin is a real mystery in musical history as his strength and originality remains completely underrated as he easily ranks among the greats. © François Hudry/Qobuz
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Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 6 & 7 (8)
Royal Flemish Philharmonic
Classical - Released August 7, 2012 | PentaTone
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After his collection of nine Beethoven symphonies, conductor Philippe Herreweghe tasked himself with a collection of Schubert’s. Released under Pentatone are symphonies n° 6, 8 (incomplete) and 9 (the “Great”). The rest were released under Herreweghe’s label, Phi, in 2015 and 2017. Schubert’s universe, from the early symphonies heavy with the spirit of Haydn and Mozart to the vast pantheistic scores that make up the final two 8th and 9th, certainly suit Herreweghe better than Beethoven. The spirit of the lied which continues to live within Schubert’s orchestra inspires the conductor with most natural phrasing. The architecture is rolled out with great suppleness, and in the eighth, the conductor creates a particularly sombre palette, in a “molten” and silky style that evokes primarily Bruckner, who’s work the conductor is familiar with. An interpretation to rediscover, rich and passionate. © Qobuz
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Carl Nielsen : Concertos (Live)
Alan Gilbert
Concertos - Released June 2, 2015 | Dacapo
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“I think in terms of the instruments themselves – I sort of creep into their souls” said Carl Nielsen (1865–1931). His three solo concertos for violin, flute, and clarinet are highly characteristic and expressive works that show how Nielsen developed as a composer, increasingly distancing himself from the classical conventions. This new recording by the New York Philharmonic and Alan Gilbert concludes the acclaimed Nielsen Project with Nikolaj Znaider, Robert Langevin, and Anthony McGill as soloists in vivid live performances from Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. © DaCapo
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Beethoven: Symphonies 4 & 7
Philippe Herreweghe
Classical - Released April 1, 2011 | PentaTone
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Pentatone present the final volume of Philippe Herreweghe’s Beethoven series. At the helm of the Royal Flemish Philharmonic, the conductor offers Beethoven’s Symphonies n° 4 and 7 with the same mastery that was present in the first volumes. Out of iron discipline and religious respect for the text arises a fresh sense of freedom and regeneration. © Qobuz
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Johannes-Passion - Die Sieben Worte
Paul Hillier
Sacred Oratorios - Released April 12, 2010 | Dacapo
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Ars Nova Copenhagen and Paul Hillier here present the third recording in their critically acclaimed series devoted to the narrative works (Historia) of Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672). The Danish vocal ensemble thus celebrate Denmark's proud connection with this German masterwho was appointed Kapellmeister to King Christian IV and worked at the Danish court for two periods over the course of eleven years. The cover illustrations show reliefs in beaten metal by Karl Schmidt-Rottluff (1884-1976), a member of the Die Brücke group founded in 1905 in Dresden - a city with which Schütz himself was closely associated. © DaCapo
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Buxtehude: Scandinavian Cantatas & Organ Works
Paul Hillier
Cantatas (sacred) - Released November 1, 2010 | Dacapo
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Among his work on the exploration of 17th century German music, Paul Hillier has composed this magnificent monograph dedicated to Dietrich Buxtehude. His ensemble named Theatre of Voices, which he founded in 1990 in California, is composed of six singers (two sopranos, a countertenor, two tenors, and a bass) who come together into this theatrical and painful universe with delight. They are joined by the instruments of the TOV Band and Danish organist Bine Bryndorf; the young and flamboyant musician gives us a striking demonstration of the “stylus phantasticus” that is particular to the composer’s organ writing, contrasting, with an almost “rhapsodic” essence, incredibly inventive, like that which very much influenced a young Johann Sebastian Bach. An ideal and thrilling panorama of Dietrich Buxtehude’s religious vocal works. Not to be missed. © Qobuz
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Schubert: Symphony No. 9 in C, "The Great"
Philippe Herreweghe
Classical - Released May 1, 2011 | PentaTone
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One of the great benefits of performing Classical and Romantic works in period style is the transformation that lean textures, agile rhythms, and fleet tempos can bring to an overly familiar work. Franz Schubert's Symphony No. 9 in C major, "The Great," is a much-loved classic that almost everybody knows in modern guise, with full orchestral sections, rich colors, and stately pacing. So the idea that a worthwhile performance could be transparent and quite brisk, with reduced forces and a more focused ensemble sound, may seem a bit far-fetched. But Philippe Herreweghe and the Royal Flemish Philharmonic have performed the symphony this way for PentaTone Classics, and the hybrid multichannel SACD is an ear-opener. The tempos may be a bit faster than is comfortable (for instance, Herreweghe takes the first movement at Allegro molto vivace, rather than Allegro ma non troppo), and the orchestra seems pared down, with something of the quality of a chamber orchestra, with the woodwinds predominating. But because of the differences of pacing and clearer instrumental timbres, this is a tremendously exciting rendition, and there's no denying the almost palpable energy of the orchestra. One may quibble with historically informed performance practices, but the results are what matter most, and Herreweghe gets the most out of the music through his methods. No one can complain about Schubert's drawn out repetitions or expanded time scale, because these go by quickly at the fast clip, and the full force of Schubert's expressions are felt in the orchestra's immediacy and clarity. This might not be the version of "The Great" that hide-bound traditionalists would accept, but it is one of the most thrilling recordings of this masterpiece available and not to be missed.
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Beethoven, L. van: Symphony No. 9
Philippe Herreweghe
Classical - Released March 1, 2010 | PentaTone
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In the 2000s, Philippe Herreweghe recorded for the label Pentatone the entirety of Beethoven’s symphonies with the Royal Flemish Philharmonic under the senior artistic direction of Andreas Neubronner at Tritonus studios. Recorded in Anvers, Belgium in October 2009, this last section calls on several vocal soloists for the finale (Christiane Oelze, Ingeborg Danz and David Wilson-Johnson) with whom the Flemish conductor had collaborated regularly for some years starting with Bach’s cantatas. What we are presented with here is a kind of intimate Beethoven, this Beethoven remains generally calm, despite the occasional unconventional streak (but less so than with Brüggen or Gardiner), particularly light textures (Adagio molto e cantabile), and lively phrases. With Philippe Herrewegh, Beethoven never leaves the 18th century and the dancing spirit he works into his interpretation (Finale, notably the introduction) weaves in the watermarks of close links to composers from previous generations. © Qobuz
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Commémoration fraternelle (Les musiciens et la Grande Guerre, Vol. 24)
Various Artists
Classical - Released September 22, 2017 | HORTUS
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The Great War was marked by real religious sentiment across all belligerent countries. Commémoration fraternelle, Alexandre Kastalsky’s (1856-1926) great oratorio written in memory of Russian soldiers and their allies who fell on the battlefield is an emblematic illustration of this phenomenon. In echo are three organ pieces written by composers, belonging to opposing nations, that reinforce the ardent message put forward by Kastalsky. Striking music like that of Commération fraternelle is rare, it’s hair-raising music that will draw you in with the beauty of its harmonies, so simple yet teaming with expression. The ensemble of interpreting musicians, under the direction of conductor Vladimir Degtiarec, is particularly invested. © Qobuz
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Gade: Sonatas for Violin and Piano
Christina Åstrand
Chamber Music - Released April 28, 2009 | Dacapo
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Niels W. Gade (1817-1890) was beyond comparison the best known and most widely recognized Danish composer of the nineteenth century. He was an excellent violinist, and thus wrote a good deal for the violin. His fondness for the instrument is most in evidence in the works for violin and piano, among which the three Sonatas trace Gade's stylistic development over 40 years: from youthful imagination in the early first sonata, through a firmer hand with the Classical-Romantic ideal of the period in the second, to the experienced, more rigorous Classical lines of the third and last, with none of the heavy scent of the Late Romanticism of the day. © Da Capo
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