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Manuel de Falla, Gabriel Faure, Cesar Franck
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain; Franck: Symphonic Variations
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (6) - Disc #1
1. Rhapsody in Blue, for piano & orchestra (orchestrated by F. Grof?)
2. Noches en los jardines de Espa?a (Nights in the Gardens of Spain), for piano & orchestra, G. 49: I. En el Generalife
3. Noches en los jardines de Espa?a (Nights in the Gardens of Spain), for piano & orchestra, G. 49: II. Danza lejana
4. Noches en los jardines de Espa?a (Nights in the Gardens of Spain), for piano & orchestra, G. 49: III. En los jardines de la Sierra de
5. Symphonic Variations, for piano & orchestra (also arr. for 2 pianos), M. 46
6. Ballade for piano & orchestra (or piano solo) in F sharp major, Op. 19

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CD Details

All Artists: Manuel de Falla, Gabriel Faure, Cesar Franck, George Gershwin, Charles Dutoit, Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra, Philippe Entremont
Title: Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain; Franck: Symphonic Variations
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Sony
Release Date: 3/4/1997
Genre: Classical
Styles: Forms & Genres, Ballads, Concertos, Instruments, Keyboard
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 074646264324, 007464626432

Synopsis

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Here's a nice collection--three pieces of music that have absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with one another aside from the fact that they make a nicely contrasted program for continuous listening, should you be so inclined. Philippe Entremont was very popular in the '60s and early '70s, and his performances always combined good taste with a healthy keyboard technique. None of these pieces requires the last word in technical accomplishment, and he plays each of them extremely well. Eugene Ormandy was widely regarded as the finest concerto accompanist that ever lived, and he supports his partner with scrupulous care and lots of big, warm tone. --David Hurwitz

CD Reviews

Philippe Entremont at the Top of his Form

Eugene August | Dayton, OH | 10/26/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"For me Phillippe Entremont is one of the twentieth century's greatest pianists--elegant, passionate, flawless in execution. These beautifully remastered performances from 1961, 1967, and 1981 show him at his best--and that is saying a lot. His performance of Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" is at once eloquent and down-and-dirty jazzy; even the usually lofty Philadelphia Orchestra (under Eugene Ormandy) gets into the spirit of Gershwin's high-brow/low brow rhapsody. As a bonus, this is the "complete uncut version" which contains an omitted section (about two-minutes in length) that is great fun and well worth retaining. In De Falla's "Nights in the Gardens of Spain," the piano playing sparkles like the fountains of the Generalife, and (in the final movement) it sings a splendid hymn to all things Spanish. The Franck and Faure pieces are each gems in their own different ways. In all four works, soloist and orchestra are simply superb."

Good CD

G. Metcalf | United States | 10/19/2005

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This is a good way to fill out your collection with these works. The recording quality is good -- occasionally favoring the piano soloists a bit too much. The piano is so closely recorded in fact that I frequently heard creaking noises that I suspect might have been the pianist's weight shifting on his bench! Recommended if you don't already have the Gershwin or Falla. The Faure was my favorite but it is less of an essential piece to have in your collection."