Film Music by Jacques Ibert
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Brand: NaxosComposer: Jacques Ibert
Conductor: Adriano
Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava)
Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Bratislava
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2005-05-17
Music Label: Naxos
Soundtracks:
- Overture
- Murder Of King Duncan
- Macbeth After The Murder
- The Ghost Of Banquo
- Death Of Lady Macbeth
- Triumph Of Macduff's Armies
- La Fetes De Paques
- Les Vendeurs Au Temple
- Le Calvaire
- La Crucifixion
- L'Agonie/La Mise Au Tombeau
- Chanson De Sancho
- Chanson Du Depart
- Chanson A Dulcinee
- Chanson Du Duc
- Chanson De La Mort
Music reviews of Film Music by Jacques Ibert
Music Review: Some enjoyable stuff, but mostly for the specialist
Rating: 3 Stars
I am not generally a film music buff and I am going to evaluate these works as self-standing concert works. If nothing else, this recording shows that Ibert was an inventive film music composer who put some genuine effort into his scores - there are some good melodies here, for instance, and sometimes even thematic developments that actually work on their own terms (and not only the terms given by the visuals). In addition many of the orchestral effects are ingenious. Still, to be perfectly honest all the works here are overlong and in between the good stuff there are long stretches of mere note-spinning (which is probably unavoidable when writing film music but still no excuse).
The music for Macbeth (1948) is a colorful affair with its share of traditional horror film elements though some very inventive and impressive uses of timbres and scoring. But 30 minutes of various horror movies effects is taxing, no matter how ingenious it is done, and the suite is woefully short on anything else (maybe apart from a modestly effective march theme). Golgotha stems from 1935 and is overall a stronger work, full of incident although hardly completely satisfying as a work on its own terms either (in the sense that it would probably never have been revived were it not for the fact that the music belongs to a film). Again, there are good ideas, and some of the movements are genuinely colorful (and I have to admit that I love the effect of the ondes martenot here), and the L'agonie movement is pretty powerful. But again there are long stretches of little merit - it could have been a very strong work, I suspect, if pared down from 35 to 12 minutes.
The five chansons that constitute Don Quichotte (1933) is somewhat better known (the fifth was apparently discovered and orchestrated by Adriano); they are variegated and fun and colorful if failing to leave any lasting impression. The Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra is pretty convincing throughout and Adriano, as usual, appears to really care for this music. In the end, however, I am not sure how much it helps. Despite some fine things, this disc is mainly for the specialist.
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