CDI
César Franck (1822-1890)
1. Rédemption. Symphonic Interlude from the Oratorio 12:57
2. Les éolides. Symphonic Poem 10:06
3. Le Chasseur maudit. Symphonic Poem 14:17
4. Les Djinns. Symphonic Poem 13:16
CDII
César Franck - Psyché. Symphonic Poem for Orchestra and Choir (text by Louis de Fourcaud) 45:05
1. I. Le sommeil de Psyché. Lento 8:16
2. II. Psyché enlevée par les Zéphirs. Allegro vivo 2:28
3. III. Les jardins d'éros. Poco animato. Lento 10:05
4. IV. Psyché et éros. Andanttino, ma non troppo 7:57
5. V. Le chatiment. Quasi lento Souffrances et plaintes de Psyché. Lento Apothéose 16:07
Claude Debussy (1862-1918) - Nocturnes for Orchestra 25:33
6. I. Nuages 7:52
7. II. Fetes 6:27
8. III. Sircnes 11:05
CDIII
Manuel De Falla (1876-1946) - Three Dances from the balet El sombrero de tres picos 12:34
1. I. Los vecinos 3:18
2. II. Danza del molinero 2:58
3. III. Danza final 6:12
Claude Debussy - Ibéria 19:57
4. I. Par les rues et par les chemins 7:10
5. II. Les parfumes de la nuit 8:14
6. III. Le matin d'un jour de fete 4:28
7. Rondes de printemps 7:32
Claude Debussy - La mer. Trois esquisses symphoniques 24:17
8. I. De l'aube a midi sur la mer 9:26
9. II. Jeux de vagues 6:09
10. III. Dialogue du vent et de la mer 8:34
František Maxián - piano (CDI:4)
Czech Philharmonic Chorus, chorus master Josef Veselka (CDII:3,5,8)
Prague Symphony Orchestra (CDII:1-5)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra (CDI, CDII:6-8, CDIII)
Jean Fournet conductor
Recorded at the Rudolfinum, Prague, October 23, 25-27, 1963 (CDII:6-8, CDIII:8-10), December 3-5, 1964 (CDII:1-5), February 7-10, 1965 (CDIII: 1-7), January 23,25,27 and 28, 1967 (CDI).
In the past century, Jean Fournet (1913-2008), a "gentle perfectionist", as some of the critics characterised him, was one of the leading champions of French music throughout the world. In addition to heading globally renowned orchestras (director of the Opéra-Comique in Paris, chief conductor of the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, the Rotterdam Philharmonic and the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra), he also left a distinctive footprint in Prague, with the Czech Philharmonic in particular. He first appeared there as a guest at the Prague Spring festival in 1954, then in January 1961, and for the last time, at the age of 90 (!), in 2003. At the time of the Iron Curtain, Fournet represented for the Czech Philharmonic a rare and precious opportunity to enter the world of French music with the most competent guide there was. During his visits to Prague between 1963 and 1967, he and the orchestra made the enchanting and highly acclaimed recordings presented on this CD: in their "Ančerl" period, the Czech Philharmonic naturally embraced Fournet's refinement, sense of form and purity of colours. The precious recordings, newly remastered, are being released on a Supraphon CD for the very first time.
Enchanting French flamboyance a la Jean Fournet.
(Supraphon 2013)
| Parametr | Hodnota |
| format | CD audio |
