D'Ollone: Orchestral Works

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Release Date: 8th Jul 2003
Catalogue No: 502301
Label: Claves
Length: 55 minutes

Ollone: Le Ménétrier for Violin & Orchestra

Work length23:37

$4.00

$5.60

Mark Kaplan
Orchestra Simfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya
Lawrence Foster

I. Au Pays Natal

Track length9:05

$1.50

$2.10

II. Chez les Bohémiens

Track length4:22

$1.00

$1.40

III. Le retour au pays

Track length10:10

$1.50

$2.10

Ollone: Lamento for Orchestra

Work length8:59

$1.50

$2.10

Mark Kaplan
Orchestra Simfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya
Lawrence Foster

Ollone: Fantaisie for Piano and Orchestra

Work length13:16

$2.00

$2.80

François-Joël Thiollier
Orchestra Simfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya
Lawrence Foster

Ollone: Andante & Scherzo for Three Cellos

Work length9:35

$2.00

$2.80

Damián Martinez, Vincent Ellegiers, José Mor
Lawrence Foster

I. Andante

Track length6:28

$1.00

$1.40

II. Scherzo

Track length3:07

$1.00

$1.40

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This compact disc features the premiere recordings of the most important works for orchestra by Max d’Ollone: «Le Ménétrier» (the village fiddler), Lamento and the Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra Like his teacher Jules Massenet, d’Ollone was particularly fascinated by the human voice, and for this reason he is primarily remembered as a composer of operas, sacred and secular cantatas and countless songs.

Although Max d’Ollone wrote relatively little orchestral music and although this repertoire was written in a limited period of time (almost exclusively before 1914), his symphonic music is characterized by a very high artistic and compositional quality. His orchestral music is richly lyrical, emotionally expressive and technically impeccable.

The three-movement structure of «Le Ménétrier» with a solo violin part is very reminiscent of a concerto, a purely instrumental form, but d’Ollone described it as a «symphonic poem in three parts with a solo violin». Lamento is a meticulously orchestrated work. One is carried away by the beauty of its melodic lines and their emotional force. The delicate harmonies, at times unexpected and yet always elegant and smooth, contribute to the sense of movement toward a profound serenity. The Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra is forceful and majestic, at times reminiscent of Saint-Saëns. The monumental, grandiloquent finale masterfully accentuates the emotional power of this composition. This recording is rounded off by a chamber music work, the Andante and Scherzo for Three Cellos a short composition that offers clear demonstration of the evolution of the composer’s musical language.

D'Ollone: Orchestral Works

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