Capriccio
Gramophone Critic’s Choice

Charles Koechlin: Symphony No. 1

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Details

Composer
Charles Koechlin
Artist
Patricia Petibon, Wurttembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen
Format
CD
Discs
1
Label
Capriccio
Released
May 02, 2025
Catalog #
C5533
UPC
845221055336

About

It took almost 100 years for Charles Koechlin's First Symphony to get a proper recording and over a year for Ariane Matiakh to prepare the material. After her highly praised recording of Koechlin's Seven Stars Symphony (C5449), this is a much-appreciated further foray into the largely unexplored symphonic world of this fascinating composer, a French Chameleon of sorts, who felt comfortable anywhere between Bachian counterpoint and the heights of French impressionism. The earlier Au loin, Poeme symphonique and 3 Melodies (orchestrated posthumously) round out the scintillating picture.

Critic reviews

  • “Capriccio displays a knack for plugging notable gaps in the catalogue, not least Charles Koechlin, whose First Symphony went unheard for three decades and only now receives its first recording.”

    Gramophone, Critic’s choice 2025, December 2025

Tracklist 8 tracks

  1. 1 2 pièces symphoniques, Op. 20: No. 2. Au loin 08:27
    Track
    1
    Title
    2 pièces symphoniques, Op. 20: No. 2. Au loin
    Duration
    08:27
    Composer
    Charles Koechlin
    Ensemble
    Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen
    Conductor
    Ariane Matiakh
  2. 2 I. Adagio 14:13
    Track
    2
    Title
    I. Adagio
    Duration
    14:13
    Composer
    Charles Koechlin
    Ensemble
    Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen
    Conductor
    Ariane Matiakh
  3. 3 II. Scherzo 09:03
    Track
    3
    Title
    II. Scherzo
    Duration
    09:03
    Composer
    Charles Koechlin
    Ensemble
    Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen
    Conductor
    Ariane Matiakh
  4. 4 III. Andante 05:19
    Track
    4
    Title
    III. Andante
    Duration
    05:19
    Composer
    Charles Koechlin
    Ensemble
    Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen
    Conductor
    Ariane Matiakh
  5. 5 IV. Finale 15:14
    Track
    5
    Title
    IV. Finale
    Duration
    15:14
    Composer
    Charles Koechlin
    Ensemble
    Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen
    Conductor
    Ariane Matiakh
  6. 6 3 Mélodies, Op. 17: No. 1. Le colibri (arr. R. Orledge for voice and orchestra) 03:34
    Track
    6
    Title
    3 Mélodies, Op. 17: No. 1. Le colibri (arr. R. Orledge for voice and orchestra)
    Duration
    03:34
    Composer
    Charles Koechlin
    Performer
    Patricia Petibon
    Ensemble
    Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen
    Conductor
    Ariane Matiakh
  7. 7 No. 2. La prière du mort 03:38
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 2. La prière du mort
    Duration
    03:38
    Composer
    Charles Koechlin
    Performer
    Patricia Petibon
    Ensemble
    Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen
    Conductor
    Ariane Matiakh
  8. 8 No. 3. Épiphanie 05:01
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 3. Épiphanie
    Duration
    05:01
    Composer
    Charles Koechlin
    Performer
    Patricia Petibon
    Ensemble
    Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen
    Conductor
    Ariane Matiakh