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Track Listings
| 1. Adagio; Allegro moderato |
| 2. Poco Adagio |
| 3. Allegro moderato; Presto |
| 4. Maestoso; Allegro |
| 5. De L'aube a Midi Sur La Mer |
| 6. Jeux De Vagues |
| 7. Dialogue Du Vent Et De La Mer |
| 8. Rome-Palermo: Calme |
| 9. Tunis-Nefta: Modere tres rythme |
| 10. Valencia: Anime |
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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This SACD is exceptional for it's sound quality, particularly the Saint-Saëns Organ Symphony, which is considered to be one of the best performances of that work. The music requires a big dynamic range to be fully appreciated, and this is achieved even from a 1950's recording. I heard another interpretation of the symphony on a standard CD, and it had no comparison with this Munch/Boston recording, in fact I would have barely recognised them as the same work. Munch makes the pace exciting and dramatic (as he does with Schubert's 9th Schubert - Symphonies Nos 8 and 9) so one just wants to hear it again.
The other pieces (Debussy and Ibert) on the SACD are well-played, but it is for the Saint-Saëns that I highly recommend this disc.
The other pieces (Debussy and Ibert) on the SACD are well-played, but it is for the Saint-Saëns that I highly recommend this disc.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Colin Fortune
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This disc represents very good value to just about every category of prospective customer. If you don't know the music or don't have recordings of it then the relatively low price is married to very attractive and musical interpretations of all three works and a rich and detailed recording quality. If you are interested in "historical" performances then this has to be one of the very best recorded and performed Saint-Saens Organ Symphonies from the early period of stereo. Even in two-channel playback on the stereo level of the disc this is pretty impressive sound. Those who admire Charles Munch or the Boston Symphony Orchestra will find the disc self-recommending.
The Saint-Saens has long been thought of as a benchmark performance by critics, especially those in the USA, and this seems completely fair as it is exciting, alert and airy. The Debussy and Ibert pieces are also very fine.
The Saint-Saens has long been thought of as a benchmark performance by critics, especially those in the USA, and this seems completely fair as it is exciting, alert and airy. The Debussy and Ibert pieces are also very fine.
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I'm very pleased with the perofrmance of the Organ Symphony on this disc. I didn't listen to the other works yet.
What I want to say is that there is a batch of faulty discs circulating. On these, the right and center channel are switched on the multichannel layer. There is a reference about this error on [...] (reviews) and unhappily, my disc is one of that batch.
Star rating is for the peroformances.
Edit: Tried a second copy ordered from amazon ... same issue. Happily there is return service.
I'm very pleased with the perofrmance of the Organ Symphony on this disc. I didn't listen to the other works yet.
What I want to say is that there is a batch of faulty discs circulating. On these, the right and center channel are switched on the multichannel layer. There is a reference about this error on [...] (reviews) and unhappily, my disc is one of that batch.
Star rating is for the peroformances.
Edit: Tried a second copy ordered from amazon ... same issue. Happily there is return service.
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