Florent Schmitt: Suites From Antoine Et Cleopatre – Sakari Oramo

Antoine et Cléopâtre: Orchestersuite Nr. 1
1. Antoine et Cléopâtre (Assez lenz – Même mouvement)
2. Le camp de Pompée (Large)
3. Bataille d’Actium (Animé – Précipitez le mouvement)
Antoine et Cléopâtre: Orchestersuite Nr. 2
1. Nuit au palais de la Reine (Très modéré – Un peu plus allant – Premier mouvement
2. Orgie et danses (Très animé – Moins vite – Premier mouvement – Pesant – Presque lent – Animez légèrement – De…)
3. Le tombeau de Cléopâtre (Lent – Animez peu à peu – Gardez l’allure accélérée – Pressez – Presque vite – Premier…)
Sinfonie Nr. 2 op. 137
1. Assez animé – Moins vite, voire très calme – Mouvement initial (Animé) – Calme – Mouvement initial – Presque lent…)
2. Lent sans excès
3. Animé – Lent – Animé – Calme – Mouvement animé

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo

Format: 1 SACD Hybrid
Release date: 16/3/2018
SKU: 0095115520024 Catégories : ,

20,90

   in Classical Music (Apr, 2018)
Beautifully recorded, this is a terrific introduction to the music of Florent Schmitt (1870-1958), presented in demonstration-standard SACD sound. The two suites from Antoine et Cléopâtre are astonishing – often Straussian, Ravelian, sensual and gestural. Scoring throughout is the work of a master, including some exquisite nocturnal sound-painting (‘Nuit au palais de la Reine’, Suite No 2). The BBC Symphony Orchestra sounds lush and decadent, the recording supporting its sound perfectly. The result far outclasses JoAnn Falletta and the Buffalo Philharmonic on Naxos.

The disc’s main work is the second symphony, which exists in a number of previous recordings (Munch, Martinon, Segerstam). Here we enter a different, more complex world. The …

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