Franck: Symphony in D Minor & Symphonic Variations / Kozhukhin, Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label
PENTATONE
Release Date
June 12, 2020
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      FRANCK, CESAR
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Orchestre Philharmonique Du Luxembourg
    • PERFORMER
      Kozhukhin, Gimeno
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      June 12, 2020
    • UPC
      827949077166
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      PTC5186771
    • LABEL
      PENTATONE
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Lento - Allegro non troppo - Allegro

      Composer: César Franck

      Ensemble: Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg

      Conductor: Gustavo Gimeno

    2. II. Allegretto

      Composer: César Franck

      Ensemble: Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg

      Conductor: Gustavo Gimeno

    3. III. Allegro non troppo

      Composer: César Franck

      Ensemble: Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg

      Conductor: Gustavo Gimeno

    4. Poco allegro -

      Composer: César Franck

      Ensemble: Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg

      Performer: Denis Kozhukhin

      Conductor: Gustavo Gimeno

    5. Poco più lento -

      Composer: César Franck

      Ensemble: Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg

      Performer: Denis Kozhukhin

      Conductor: Gustavo Gimeno

    6. Allegretto quasi andante -

      Composer: César Franck

      Ensemble: Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg

      Performer: Denis Kozhukhin

      Conductor: Gustavo Gimeno

    7. Variation 1 -

      Composer: César Franck

      Ensemble: Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg

      Performer: Denis Kozhukhin

      Conductor: Gustavo Gimeno

    8. Variation 2 -

      Composer: César Franck

      Ensemble: Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg

      Performer: Denis Kozhukhin

      Conductor: Gustavo Gimeno

    9. Variation 3 -

      Composer: César Franck

      Ensemble: Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg

      Performer: Denis Kozhukhin

      Conductor: Gustavo Gimeno

    10. Variation 4 -

      Composer: César Franck

      Ensemble: Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg

      Performer: Denis Kozhukhin

      Conductor: Gustavo Gimeno

    11. Variation 5 -

      Composer: César Franck

      Ensemble: Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg

      Performer: Denis Kozhukhin

      Conductor: Gustavo Gimeno

    12. Variation 6: Molto più lento -

      Composer: César Franck

      Ensemble: Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg

      Performer: Denis Kozhukhin

      Conductor: Gustavo Gimeno

    13. Tempo I -

      Composer: César Franck

      Ensemble: Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg

      Performer: Denis Kozhukhin

      Conductor: Gustavo Gimeno

    14. Allegro non troppo -

      Composer: César Franck

      Ensemble: Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg

      Performer: Denis Kozhukhin

      Conductor: Gustavo Gimeno

    15. Un pochettino ritenuto -

      Composer: César Franck

      Ensemble: Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg

      Performer: Denis Kozhukhin

      Conductor: Gustavo Gimeno

    16. Tempo I

      Composer: César Franck

      Ensemble: Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg

      Performer: Denis Kozhukhin

      Conductor: Gustavo Gimeno


The Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg and its Music Director Gustavo Gimeno present a composer portrait of César Franck. The album features the famous Symphony in D Minor, as well as the lesser known, but equally enchanting Symphonic Variations for piano and orchestra, with Denis Kozhukhin as soloist. Born in Liege but raised in Paris, Franck synthesized Wagnerism with French musical traditions, resulting in a fine equilibrium between a voluptuous orchestral sound and audacious harmonies on the one hand, and lucidity and graceful charm on the other. While the three-movement symphony follows a from-darkness-to-light trajectory, the delightful Variations oscillate between symphonic poem and miniature piano concerto. The OPL and Gustavo Gimeno continue their acclaimed PENTATONE series of composer portraits that already featured monographs of Shostakovich, Bruckner, Ravel, Mahler, Stravinsky, Debussy and Rossini. Denis Kozhukhin adds another release to his extensive PENTATONE discography that already contains Grieg/Mendelssohn (2019), Strauss’s Burleske (2018), Piano Concertos by Ravel and Gershwin (2018), Tchaikovsky and Grieg (2016), as well as a Brahms solo recital (2017).