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French Piano Concertos
Vox

French Piano Concertos

$29.99

Details

Composer
LALO MASSENET ROUSSEL
Artist
Dosse, Francaix, Froment, Galling, Hamburger Symphoniker, Kuntzsch, La
Format
CD
Label
Vox
Released
Jan 01, 1994
Catalog #
CDX-5110
UPC
047163511028

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REVIEW:

The various soloists are a delight to listen to, and handle both powerful and sensitive passages with considerable skill. The orchestras generally play well under their individual conductors but in certain passages the horns/trombones are insecure. The background notes are more than adequate though more could have been said about the works themselves. Something should be said about the new style slim double jewel case used by Vox. The internal leaf is poorly designed and the clips, too weak to hold the discs, break off in transit. (Why redesign when an robust version exists, one wonders?)

The analogue recordings of the 70s are clear with no background noise that usually shows up in recordings of this period. The recording of the Pierné work (from 1978) is disappointing; the acoustics are particularly dry and the higher frequencies are lost. These recordings, like all previous Vox concertos reviewed, are pleasantly balanced for piano. The recording venues are not given in the notes.

-- MusicWeb International (Raymond Walker, August 2001)

Tracklist 19 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 I. Allegro 12:22
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    12:22
    Composer
    François-Adrien Boieldieu
    Performer
    Martin Galling
    Ensemble
    Innsbruck Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Robert Wagner
  3. 2 II. Pastorale con variazioni 07:14
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Pastorale con variazioni
    Duration
    07:14
    Composer
    François-Adrien Boieldieu
    Performer
    Martin Galling
    Ensemble
    Innsbruck Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Robert Wagner
  4. 3 I. Andante moderato 13:20
    Track
    3
    Title
    I. Andante moderato
    Duration
    13:20
    Composer
    Jules Massenet
    Performer
    Marylène Dosse
    Ensemble
    Westphalian Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Siegfried Landau
  5. 4 II. Largo 09:36
    Track
    4
    Title
    II. Largo
    Duration
    09:36
    Composer
    Jules Massenet
    Performer
    Marylène Dosse
    Ensemble
    Westphalian Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Siegfried Landau
  6. 5 III. Airs slovaques: Allegro 06:58
    Track
    5
    Title
    III. Airs slovaques: Allegro
    Duration
    06:58
    Composer
    Jules Massenet
    Performer
    Marylène Dosse
    Ensemble
    Westphalian Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Siegfried Landau
  7. 6 I. Allegro 08:14
    Track
    6
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    08:14
    Composer
    Gabriel Pierné
    Performer
    Marylène Dosse
    Ensemble
    Stuttgarter Philharmoniker
    Conductor
    Matthias Kuntzsch
  8. 7 II. Scherzando 04:48
    Track
    7
    Title
    II. Scherzando
    Duration
    04:48
    Composer
    Gabriel Pierné
    Performer
    Marylène Dosse
    Ensemble
    Stuttgarter Philharmoniker
    Conductor
    Matthias Kuntzsch
  9. 8 III. Final 06:54
    Track
    8
    Title
    III. Final
    Duration
    06:54
    Composer
    Gabriel Pierné
    Performer
    Marylène Dosse
    Ensemble
    Stuttgarter Philharmoniker
    Conductor
    Matthias Kuntzsch
  10. Disc 2
  11. 1 I. Lento - Allegro 11:51
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Lento - Allegro
    Duration
    11:51
    Composer
    Édouard Lalo
    Performer
    Marylène Dosse
    Ensemble
    Stuttgarter Philharmoniker
    Conductor
    Matthias Kuntzsch
  12. 2 II. Lento 06:50
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Lento
    Duration
    06:50
    Composer
    Édouard Lalo
    Performer
    Marylène Dosse
    Ensemble
    Stuttgarter Philharmoniker
    Conductor
    Matthias Kuntzsch
  13. 3 III. Allegro 06:14
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Allegro
    Duration
    06:14
    Composer
    Édouard Lalo
    Performer
    Marylène Dosse
    Ensemble
    Stuttgarter Philharmoniker
    Conductor
    Matthias Kuntzsch
  14. 4 Concertstuck, Op. 40 15:39
    Track
    4
    Title
    Concertstuck, Op. 40
    Duration
    15:39
    Composer
    Cécile Chaminade
    Performer
    Rosario Marciano
    Ensemble
    Luxembourg Radio Orchestra
    Conductor
    Louis de Froment
  15. 5 I. Allegro molto 03:50
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Allegro molto
    Duration
    03:50
    Composer
    Albert Roussel
    Performer
    Maria Littauer
    Ensemble
    Hamburger Symphoniker
    Conductor
    Alois Springer
  16. 6 II. Adagio 08:29
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    08:29
    Composer
    Albert Roussel
    Performer
    Maria Littauer
    Ensemble
    Hamburger Symphoniker
    Conductor
    Alois Springer
  17. 7 III. Allegro con spirito 04:33
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Allegro con spirito
    Duration
    04:33
    Composer
    Albert Roussel
    Performer
    Maria Littauer
    Ensemble
    Hamburger Symphoniker
    Conductor
    Alois Springer
  18. 8 I. — 05:23
    Track
    8
    Title
    I. —
    Duration
    05:23
    Composer
    Jean Françaix
    Performer
    Claude Paillard-Françaix
    Ensemble
    Luxembourg Radio Orchestra
    Conductor
    Jean Françaix
  19. 9 II. Andante 04:10
    Track
    9
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    04:10
    Composer
    Jean Françaix
    Performer
    Claude Paillard-Françaix
    Ensemble
    Luxembourg Radio Orchestra
    Conductor
    Jean Françaix
  20. 10 III. — 03:36
    Track
    10
    Title
    III. —
    Duration
    03:36
    Composer
    Jean Françaix
    Performer
    Claude Paillard-Françaix
    Ensemble
    Luxembourg Radio Orchestra
    Conductor
    Jean Françaix
  21. 11 IV. Allegro 04:08
    Track
    11
    Title
    IV. Allegro
    Duration
    04:08
    Composer
    Jean Françaix
    Performer
    Claude Paillard-Françaix
    Ensemble
    Luxembourg Radio Orchestra
    Conductor
    Jean Françaix