Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3 / Debussy: La Mer / Ibert: Escales Berj Zamkochian
Album info
Album-Release:
1965
HRA-Release:
27.03.2015
Label: Living Stereo
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
Artist: Berj Zamkochian, Boston Symphony Orchestra & Charles Munch
Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921), Claude Debussy (1862-1918), Jacques Ibert (Composer) (1890-1962)
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- Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921): Symphonie No.3 in C Minor, Op. 78"Organ"
- 1 Adagio - Allegro moderato (I) 09:53
- 2 Poco adagio 09:36
- 3 Allegro moderato - Presto (II) 07:33
- 4 Maestoso - Allegro 07:40
- Claude Debussy (1862–1918): La Mer:
- 5 De l'aube à midi sur la mer 08:37
- 6 Jeux de vagues 06:15
- 7 Dialogue du vent et de la mer 07:58
- Jacques Ibert (1890-1962): Escales (Ports of Call):
- 8 Rome-Palermo: Calme 06:34
- 9 Tunis-Nefta: Modéré très rythmé 02:42
- 10 Valencia: Animé 06:04
Info for Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3 / Debussy: La Mer / Ibert: Escales
Still the greatest recording of the Organ Symphony ever made, this latest remastering sounds even grander than the previous Living Stereo incarnation, with a more present and bass-rich organ making a positively cataclysmic experience out of the finale (sound sample attached). Fun as the loud bits are, to be honest it’s the sweetness of the strings in the slow movement, and the amazing way Munch gets the orchestra to really dig into the agitated rhythm of the first movement’s main theme, that together set the seal on this interpretation. He gives the theoretically cooly “classical” Saint-Saëns a remarkable range of expressive depth.
Neither the Debussy nor the Ibert were as brightly recorded, but the same general observations apply to this remastering. Munch’s Debussy seldom has impressed me as much as his Ravel, well regarded though it is, and I find this La Mer a bit on the hum-drum side, with surprisingly ineffective climaxes at the ends of the outer movements (where is the tam-tam when you need it?). The Ibert, on the other hand, is as colorful and festive as anyone could want. Does anyone even play this piece anymore? What a pity, as it’s great fun. So, although this is a bit of a mixed bag, it has the best Organ Symphony ever, and that’s well worth the cost of admission.“ (David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com)
Berj Zamkochian, organ
Ralph Gomberg, oboe (on tracks 8-10)
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Charles Munch, conductor
Recorded in 1956 and 1959
Engineered by Lewis Layton
Produced by Richard Mohr
Digitally remastered
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Booklet for Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3 / Debussy: La Mer / Ibert: Escales