Schumann Debussy Berlioz - Symphony 2 Trois Esquisses Symphoniques (8 tracks) +Album Reviews

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Schumann, Debussy, Berlioz
Symphony 2 / Trois Esquisses Symphoniques
Genres: Special Interest, Classical

Track Listings (8) - Disc #1
1. Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61: Sostenuto assai - Allegro ma non troppo
2. Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61: Scherzo, Allegro vivace - Trio I and II
3. Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61: Adagio espressivo
4. Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61: Allegro molto vivace
5. La Mer, symphonic sketches (3) for orchestra, L. 109: No. 1, 'De l'aube a midi sur la mer'
6. La Mer, symphonic sketches (3) for orchestra, L. 109: No. 2, 'Jeux de vagues' (Play of the waves)
7. La Mer, symphonic sketches (3) for orchestra, L. 109: No. 3, 'Dialogue du vent et de la mer'
8. Marche de Rákóczy (Rákóczy March), for orchestra (Le damnation de Faust), H. 109

CD Details

All Artists: Schumann, Debussy, Berlioz, Szell
Title: Symphony 2 / Trois Esquisses Symphoniques
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Aura Classics
Release Date: 12/28/1999
Genres: Special Interest, Classical
Styles: Marches, Historical Periods, Modern, 20th, & 21st Century, Symphonies
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 801439012028, 8014394521203

CD Reviews

Szell in Italy

Michael B. Richman | Portland, Maine USA | 01/10/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This budget-line title from the Aura label features one of my favorite conductors, George Szell, leading the Cleveland Orchestra in live recordings made for Radiotelevisione della Svizzera Italiana. The performances are of Schumann's 2nd Symphony and Berlioz's "Marche hongroise" from "La Damnation de Faust," both recorded in 1957, and Debussy's "La Mer" which was recorded in 1968. Surprisingly, the great Friedrich Gulda even joins on piano for "La Mer." The sound is very good, but doesn't come close to matching the same quality as Szell's first-rate studio accounts currently available on Sony. It is a fun disc for sure, but by no means definitive."