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Tag: Dutoit

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Albert Roussel: Symphony no. 3 in Gm, op. 42

June 20, 2018June 18, 2018 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Orchestre National de France under Charles Dutoit (cover image by Soroush Karimi)   Albert Charles Paul Marie Roussel was born on April 5, 1869, and turned to music only as an adult, after seven years as a midshipman. … Continue reading Albert Roussel: Symphony no. 3 in Gm, op. 42

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Ernest Chausson: Symphony in B-flat, op. 20

June 11, 2018June 10, 2018 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal under Charles Dutoit, or as below with the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Yan Pascal Tortelier (cover image by Aaron Burden) Amédée-Ernest Chausson was born on January 20, 1855 in Paris “into an extremely affluent … Continue reading Ernest Chausson: Symphony in B-flat, op. 20

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Niccolò Paganini: Violin Concerto No. 5 in A minor

November 9, 2016November 4, 2016 Fugue for Thought

performed by Salvatore Accardo and the London Philharmonic under Charles Dutoit It’s Paganini! How haven’t we done Paganini here yet? His name has only (to my recollection) been uttered on these pages in the context of an incredible concert earlier this year where … Continue reading Niccolò Paganini: Violin Concerto No. 5 in A minor

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Ottorino Respighi: Feste Romane

March 3, 2016February 27, 2016 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal under Charles Dutoit Four years after yesterday’s Pines, and more than a decade after Fountains, we have Festivals. As Wikipedia says: Each of the four movements depict a scene of celebration from ancient or modern Rome. It is … Continue reading Ottorino Respighi: Feste Romane

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Ottorino Respighi: Pini di Roma

March 2, 2016February 26, 2016 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal under Charles Dutoit The Pines of Rome Like I said in yesterday’s post, I have a strange nostalgic connection to these pieces. It’s not that they’re necessarily favorites, but I have a certain fond memory … Continue reading Ottorino Respighi: Pini di Roma

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Ottorino Respighi: Fontane di Roma

March 1, 2016February 21, 2016 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal under Charles Dutoit …or Fountains of Rome While it’s a four-movement work, this entire piece takes up only about fifteen minutes. But we should back up a bit and start by saying that this … Continue reading Ottorino Respighi: Fontane di Roma

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Tchaikovsky piano concerto no. 1 in Bb minor, op. 23

October 22, 2014August 6, 2016 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Orchestra de la Suisse Romande under Charles Dutoit, Martha Argerich, piano (I have her recording of the piece with Leningrad under Kondrashin that I also quite like) Also, watch this too…. If you read nothing else, watch … Continue reading Tchaikovsky piano concerto no. 1 in Bb minor, op. 23

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