Soustrot - Saint-Saens: Symphonies No 1 & 2 (2015)
Soustrot - Saint-Saens: Symphonies No 1 & 2 (2015)
EAC Rip | Flac (Tracks + cue + log) | 229 MB | MP3 320Kbps CBR | 156 MB | 1 CD | Full Scans
Genre: Classical | Label: Naxos | Catalog Number: 573138
EAC Rip | Flac (Tracks + cue + log) | 229 MB | MP3 320Kbps CBR | 156 MB | 1 CD | Full Scans
Genre: Classical | Label: Naxos | Catalog Number: 573138
Precocious as a child, Camille Saint-Saëns was once known as the French Mendelssohn. The remarkably assured First Symphony, completed at the age of 17, was praised by Berlioz and Gounod at its first performance. The elegantly crafted Second Symphony defies convention not least by basing the first movement on a fugue, while the symphonic poem Phaéton skilfully brings this Greek mythological drama to life with stampeding horses, thunderbolts and a moving apotheosis. This is Volume 1 of 3 devoted to the five Saint-Saëns Symphonies.
The Malmö Symphony Orchestra has a highly distinguished track record in recordings, for instance in its Naxos set of Edvard Grieg’s orchestral music, of which ClassicsToday.com stated, “as with previous releases in this series, the performances are outstanding” (a 10/10 review of volume 6, 8572403). Complete recordings of Saint-Saëns’s symphonies are rare, the only readily available cycle being the venerable 1970s cycle conducted by Jean Martinon. The prospect of this new three volume set, richly embellished with other orchestral works and conducted by acknowledged French music expert Marc Soustrot, will provide a welcome and popular alternative.
Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns
Conductor: Marc Soustrot
Orchestra/Ensemble: Malmö Symphony Orchestra
Reviews: All of Saint-Saëns’ symphonies have been thrown into the shadows by the popularity of the last of them, the famous “Organ” Symphony (No. 3). This is a pity, because the others are very enjoyable and rewarding pieces. The First, dating from 1852 when the composer was only seventeen, features a finale whose scoring includes saxhorns, cymbals, and four harps, and it reveals a composer who, despite his classical leanings, wasn’t afraid to challenge convention. The more modestly scored Second Symphony of seven years later continues that trend, sporting a contrapuntal opening movement that’s remarkably assured and formally successful.
The standard reference versions for these works have been Martinon’s EMI (now Warner) recordings, but Soustrot’s are different enough to justify duplication. In the First Symphony, particularly, Soustrot adopts a very slow, dreamy tempo for the Adagio, but it works very well, particularly in contrast to the bold and brassy finale which follows without a break. Soustrot correctly highlights the adventurous writing for the harps, but never tastelessly, and some listeners may feel that the interpretation finds additional expressive depth in music often denigrated as merely sentimental. It’s good to hear it played with no apologies.
In the Second Symphony Soustrot comes closer to Martinon in terms of timing, but there’s no denying the extra clarity and nimbleness of the Malmö ensemble as compared to the old French National Radio and Television Orchestra for EMI. Soustrot’s exciting and rhythmically sharp reading of Phaéton makes a welcome bonus. This is unquestionably one of the best recordings of the piece, with an especially effective thunderbolt as Zeus hurls the hapless chariot (of the sun) driver from his seat. Attractively natural sonics round out a very promising start to this new series.
Tracklisting:
Symphony No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 2
1. I. Adagio - Allegro 00:08:45
2. II. Marche - Scherzo: Allegretto scherzando 00:04:44
3. III. Adagio 00:12:29
4. IV. Finale: Allegro maestoso 00:07:43
Symphony No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 55
5. I. Allegro marcato - Piu allegro - Tempo primo - Piu allegro - Tempo primo - Allegro appassionato 00:07:21
6. II. Adagio 00:03:51
7. III. Scherzo: Presto - Un poco meno mosso 00:04:28
8. IV. Prestissimo - Andantino - Tempo primo 00:07:20
Phaeton, Op. 39
9. Phaeton, Op. 39 00:09:25
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