Berlioz: 5 Overtures / Gibson, Scottish National Orchestra

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Label
Chandos
Release Date
January 1, 1984
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      BERLIOZ, HECTOR
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    • PERFORMER
      Gibson
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      January 01, 1984
    • UPC
      095115831625
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      CHAN 8316
    • LABEL
      Chandos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Orchestral & Symphonic
    Works ⌄

    1. Rob Roy, " Intrata di Rob-Roy Macgregor"

      Composer: Hector Berlioz

      Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

      Conductor: Alexander Gibson

    2. King Lear, Op. 4

      Composer: Hector Berlioz

      Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

      Conductor: Alexander Gibson

    3. Roman Carnaval, Op. 9

      Composer: Hector Berlioz

      Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

      Conductor: Alexander Gibson

    4. Beatrice and Benedict: Overture

      Composer: Hector Berlioz

      Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

      Conductor: Alexander Gibson

    5. Le corsaire, Op. 21

      Composer: Hector Berlioz

      Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

      Conductor: Alexander Gibson


London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Colin Davis. Philips 416 430-2 [Overtures: Roman Carnival, Benvenuto Cellini, Le corsaire, Le roi Lear, Les francs-juges, Waverly] (recorded 1965).

Davis and the London Symphony get a strong nod for Berlioz’s overtures, which they perform with great panache and striking brilliance and beauty of tone. The recording, considering its age almost miraculously fresh sounding, is impeccably detailed and well balanced. – Ted Libbey, author of The NPR Guide to Building a Classical CD Collection.