Orchestral, Symphonic Poems, Franck, C (composer)
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Franck: Symphony in D Minor - Rédemption - Le chasseur maudit
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Alain Altinoglu
Under Altinoglu, ..Franck’s Symphony in D Minor comes up fresh as paint. Once past the mysterious introduction, Altinoglu dives in to the Allegro, not taking Franck’s non troppo too much to... —
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Record Review, 14th January 2023, Record of the Week
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Symphonic
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Special offer. Franck: Symphonic Variations & Piano Pieces
RecommendedBertrand Chamayou (piano), Olivier Latry (harmonium)
Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Stéphane Denève
This is an outstanding release in every way. In fact, I cannot recall another that included all Franck's masterpieces for the piano on a single disc and in which, moreover, every performance... —
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2010, Editor's Choice
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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Special offer. Franck: Symphony in D minor
Orchestre Philharmonique & Royal de Liège, Christian Arming
As the D minor Symphony creeps into life...Arming and the Orchestra Philharmonique Royal de Liege establish a potent aura of mystique and expectation. Their approach to the slow movement is... —
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Transcribing Franck's D minor Symphony for organ works extremely well. Simon Johnson's instrument at St Paul's Cathedral is deftly paced, and the shorter pieces are also enjoyable. —
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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The French Romantic sensibility is clearly audible across this beautifully played selection: texture and atmosphere are everything, tension ebbs and flows. —
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2024, Nominated - Symphonic Recording of the Year
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Franck: Symphony in D minor & Fauré: Pelléas et Mélisande
RecommendedAlbrecht Meyer (oboe), Emanuel Pahud (flute), Dominik Wollenweber (cor anglais), Berlin Philharmoniker, Daniel Barenboim
Barenboim, ever the elder statesman, takes [the Franck's 'inherent grandness'] his stride. He also has the Berlin Philharmonic at his bidding and for organ-like sonorities that seem to come... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalists 2024
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Franck: Le Chasseur maudit, Psyche & Les Eolides
Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Jean-Luc Tingaud
You won’t find a better version of Les Éolides than this one...Lightness of touch is Tingaud’s strong suit, and this confectionary tone poem of nearly Mendelssohnian delicacy results in a happy... —
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