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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Fugue for Thought 