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Ibert: Orchestral Works / Jarvi, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Chandos

Ibert: Orchestral Works / Jarvi, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

$21.99

Details

Composer
IBERT, JACQUES
Artist
Jarvi
Format
SACD
Discs
1
Label
Chandos
Released
Apr 29, 2016
Catalog #
CHSA 5168
UPC
095115516829

About



This fourth album from Neeme Jarvi and the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande explores the music of Jacques Ibert. Although Ibert’s work is starkly contrasting from piece to piece, all of his compositions show his deftness with their strong melodic lines and vigorous ostinato patterns. These recordings were taken in Geneva’s Victoria Hall, and the outstanding acoustics are easily heard on this recording.

Review:

Järvi gives us a darker Divertissement than usual. The humor is mordant rather than breezy, the tone at times acerbic. But the shimmering Nocturne, with its poised piano solo, transports us into a sensual world more fully explored in Escales…, and the latter gets one of its finest performances on disc, superbly nuanced, and quite exquisitely played.

It’s the rest of the CD, though, that makes it special. The Suite symphonique, ‘Paris’ swerves garishly between the mechanism of Pacific 231 and the classiest of foxtrots and waltzes. The sad, haunting Sarabande pour Dulcinée comes from the soundtrack for George Pabst’s 1933 film Don Quichotte. Ibert was also a master of the pièce d’occasion, and Järvi includes the riotous Bacchanale and the grandiose Ouverture de fête.

Ibert emerges from it all as a fine composer, whose unity lies in his almost impudent diversity, and who is often far from frivolous as some have maintained. And the disc allows Järvi to show off his Swiss orchestra to perfection. Very fine.

– Gramophone

Tracklist 20 tracks

  1. 1 Rome - Palerme 07:00
    Track
    1
    Title
    Rome - Palerme
    Duration
    07:00
    Composer
    Jacques Ibert
    Ensemble
    Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  2. 2 Tunis - Nefta 02:38
    Track
    2
    Title
    Tunis - Nefta
    Duration
    02:38
    Composer
    Jacques Ibert
    Ensemble
    Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  3. 3 Valencia 05:19
    Track
    3
    Title
    Valencia
    Duration
    05:19
    Composer
    Jacques Ibert
    Ensemble
    Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  4. 4 Don Quichotte: Sarabande pour Dulcinée 03:33
    Track
    4
    Title
    Don Quichotte: Sarabande pour Dulcinée
    Duration
    03:33
    Composer
    Jacques Ibert
    Ensemble
    Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  5. 5 Ouverture de fête 13:28
    Track
    5
    Title
    Ouverture de fête
    Duration
    13:28
    Composer
    Jacques Ibert
    Ensemble
    Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  6. 6 Féerique 06:46
    Track
    6
    Title
    Féerique
    Duration
    06:46
    Composer
    Jacques Ibert
    Ensemble
    Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  7. 7 No. 1. Introduction 01:12
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 1. Introduction
    Duration
    01:12
    Composer
    Jacques Ibert
    Ensemble
    Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  8. 8 No. 2. Cortège 05:11
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 2. Cortège
    Duration
    05:11
    Composer
    Jacques Ibert
    Ensemble
    Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  9. 9 No. 3. Nocturne 02:32
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 3. Nocturne
    Duration
    02:32
    Composer
    Jacques Ibert
    Ensemble
    Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  10. 10 No. 4. Valse 02:58
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 4. Valse
    Duration
    02:58
    Composer
    Jacques Ibert
    Ensemble
    Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  11. 11 No. 5. Parade 01:43
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 5. Parade
    Duration
    01:43
    Composer
    Jacques Ibert
    Ensemble
    Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  12. 12 No. 6. Finale 02:08
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 6. Finale
    Duration
    02:08
    Composer
    Jacques Ibert
    Ensemble
    Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  13. 13 Hommage à Mozart 04:56
    Track
    13
    Title
    Hommage à Mozart
    Duration
    04:56
    Composer
    Jacques Ibert
    Ensemble
    Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  14. 14 I. Le Métro 02:18
    Track
    14
    Title
    I. Le Métro
    Duration
    02:18
    Composer
    Jacques Ibert
    Ensemble
    Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  15. 15 II. Faubourgs 02:37
    Track
    15
    Title
    II. Faubourgs
    Duration
    02:37
    Composer
    Jacques Ibert
    Ensemble
    Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  16. 16 III. La Mosquée de Paris 01:41
    Track
    16
    Title
    III. La Mosquée de Paris
    Duration
    01:41
    Composer
    Jacques Ibert
    Ensemble
    Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  17. 17 IV. Restaurant au Bois de Boulogne 03:04
    Track
    17
    Title
    IV. Restaurant au Bois de Boulogne
    Duration
    03:04
    Composer
    Jacques Ibert
    Ensemble
    Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  18. 18 V. Le Paquebot Île-de-France 02:13
    Track
    18
    Title
    V. Le Paquebot Île-de-France
    Duration
    02:13
    Composer
    Jacques Ibert
    Ensemble
    Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  19. 19 VI. Parade Foraine 01:27
    Track
    19
    Title
    VI. Parade Foraine
    Duration
    01:27
    Composer
    Jacques Ibert
    Ensemble
    Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  20. 20 Bacchanale 08:22
    Track
    20
    Title
    Bacchanale
    Duration
    08:22
    Composer
    Jacques Ibert
    Ensemble
    Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi