Ernest Ansermet (Great Conductors of the 20th Century)
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Composer: Igor StravinskyComposer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Composer: Claude Debussy
Composer: Bela Bartok
Composer: Sergey Rachmaninov
Composer: Maurice Ravel
Composer: Emmanuel Chabrier
Conductor: Ernest Ansermet
Orchestra: L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Edition: Music CD
Format: Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2002-06-04
Music Label: EMI Classics
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Chant Du Rossignol: Introduction - Orchestre De La Suisse Romande
- Chant Du Rossignol: Marche Chinoise - Orchestre De La Suisse Romande
- Chant Du Rossignol - Orchestre De La Suisse Romande
- Chant Du Rossignol: Jeu Du Rossignol Mecanique - Orchestre De La Suisse Romande
- Scheherazade, Op.35: I The Sea And Sinbad's Ship - Orchestre De La Societe Des Concerts Du Conservatoire
- Scheherazade, Op.35: II The Story Of The Kalender Prince - Orchestre De La Societe Des Concerts Du Conservatoire
- Scheherazade, Op.35: III The Young Prince And The Young Princess - Orchestre De La Societe Des Concerts Du Conservatoire
- Scheherazade, Op.35: IV Festival Of Baghdad - The Sea - The Shipwreck - Orchestre De La Societe Des Concerts Du Conservatoire
- Prelude A L'apres-midi D'un Faune - Orchestre De La Suisse Romande
- Concerto For Orchestra, Sz116: I (Introduzione) - Orchestre De La Suisse Romande
- Concerto For Orchestra, Sz116: II (Giuoco Delle Coppie) - Orchestre De La Suisse Romande
- Concerto For Orchestra, Sz116: III (Elegia) - Orchestre De La Suisse Romande
- Concerto For Orchestra, Sz116: IV (Intermezzo Interrotto) - Orchestre De La Suisse Romande
- Concerto For Orchestra, Sz116: V (Finale) - Orchestre De La Suisse Romande
- The Isle Of The Dead, Op.29 - Orchestre De La Societe Des Concerts Du Conservatoire
- La Valse - Orchestre De La Societe Des Concerts Du Conservatoire
- Le Roi Malgre Lui: Fete Polonaise - Orchestre De La Suisse Romande
Description of Ernest Ansermet (Great Conductors of the 20th Century)
One of the best of EMI's Great Conductors releases, this features the Swiss maestro performing the Modern, French, and Russian music in which he excelled. The first disc includes a terrific 1956 version of Stravinsky's Chant du Rossignol, brilliantly recorded, full of bold rhythms and atmospheric scene-painting, illustrating Ansermet's long experience as a ballet conductor. The Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade that follows it is the second of Ansermet's three recordings of the piece, from Decca's first 1954 Paris stereo sessions and still sounding good. Ansermet captures all its moods and colors, from the tension of the first movement to the flowing, languorous Orientalisms throughout. Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra is a well-judged, energetic interpretation. Rachmaninoff's Isle of the Dead derives from the same sessions as the Scheherazade, and captures its brooding quality with a rare transparency, another trait of Ansermet's conducting. His affinity for French music is heard in a lovely version of Debussy's Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, a sparkling Ravel La Valse (which, like the Stravinsky, he premiered), and a scintillating "Fète Polonaise" from Chabrier's Le Roi malgré lui. Most of the set's contents remain among the better versions of these works, so its appeal extends beyond the ranks of conductor collectors and Ansermet fans. --Dan DavisClassical CDs
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