Franck: Symphony in D minor & Symphonic Variations

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[Symphony] The Luxembourg orchestra plays beautifully for Gimeno and for Franck. The famous English horn solo in the second movement is nicely done and, for once, played straight, without undue... — Fanfare, September/October 2020 More…

Release Date: 12th Jun 2020
Catalogue No: PTC5186771
Label: Pentatone
Length: 53 minutes

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Franck, C: Symphony in D minor

Work length37:43

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Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra
Gustavo Gimeno

I. Lento - Allegro ma non troppo

Track length17:32

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II. Allegretto

Track length10:04

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III. Finale. Allegro non troppo

Track length10:07

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Franck, C: Variations symphoniques in F-Sharp Minor, FWV 46

Work length16:08

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Denis Kozhukhin (piano)
Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra
Gustavo Gimeno

Poco allegro

Track length1:47

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Poco più lento

Track length2:27

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Allegretto quasi andante

Track length0:35

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Var. 1

Track length0:36

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Var. 2

Track length0:33

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Var. 3

Track length0:29

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Var. 4

Track length0:58

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Var. 5

Track length0:29

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Var. 6

Track length1:12

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A tempo

Track length2:42

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Allegro non troppo

Track length1:52

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Un pochettino ritenuto

Track length0:33

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Tempo I

Track length1:55

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The Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg and its Music Director Gustavo Gimeno present a composer portrait of César Franck. The album features the famous Symphony in D Minor, as well as the lesser known, but equally enchanting Symphonic Variations for piano and orchestra, with Denis Kozhukhin as soloist. Born in Liege but raised in Paris, Franck synthesized Wagnerism with French musical traditions, resulting in a fine equilibrium between a voluptuous orchestral sound and audacious harmonies on the one hand, and lucidity and graceful charm on the other. While the three-movement symphony follows a from-darkness-to- light trajectory, the delightful Variations oscillate between symphonic poem and miniature piano concerto.

The OPL and Gustavo Gimeno continue their acclaimed PENTATONE series of composer portraits that already featured monographs of Shostakovich, Bruckner, Ravel, Mahler, Stravinsky, Debussy and Rossini. Denis Kozhukhin adds another release to his extensive PENTATONE discography that already contains Grieg/Mendelssohn (2019), Strauss’s Burleske (2018), Piano Concertos by Ravel and Gershwin (2018), Tchaikovsky and Grieg (2016), as well as a Brahms solo recital (2017).

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September/October 2020

[Symphony] The Luxembourg orchestra plays beautifully for Gimeno and for Franck. The famous English horn solo in the second movement is nicely done and, for once, played straight, without undue exaggeration or attention called to itself.

30th August 2020

The young conductor proves an ardent champion of César Franck’s two most frequently played orchestral works...Kozhukhin plays the solo with romantic bravura; the symphony’s darkness-to-light trajectory is powerfully conveyed.

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