Le Boeuf Sur le Toit [Import]

Renaud Capucon (Artist), Daniel Harding (Composer), Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen (Composer), Maurice Ravel (Composer), Jules Massenet (Composer), Camille Saint Saens (Artist), Hector Berlioz (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Composer: Daniel Harding, Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Maurice Ravel, Jules Massenet
• Audio CD (February 12, 2002)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Virgin France
• ASIN: B00005IA1V
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #372,762 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A fiine recital of French solo violin/ orchestral favorites, September 18, 2006

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M. Levitt - classical music buff (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Le Boeuf Sur le Toit (Audio CD)

This is a CD of standard French bon bons for solo violin and orchestra. The violinist, Renaud Capucon, is an established professional violinist, but not exactly a house hold name, with an international super star reputation and following.

He plays with complete ease, the phrasing always musical, and never schmaltzy, or overdone, or in any way "look at me, and what I can do." If anything, Capucon's playing is laid back, his tone is absolutely beautiful, clear, and pure.

He is placed in a somewhat recessed position, miked separately from the Deutsche Kammermuskorchester, yet forward and balanced within the overall scheme. The result is somewhat like an orchestral concert, yet Capucon, and his instrument are never swallowed up or overwhelmed by the orchestra.

The program begins with a lovely, unshowy and unexagerated perfomance of Saint Saens Introduction and Rondo Capriccios, switches to Massanet's Meditation from "Thais", and includes music by Ravel, Berlioz and Milhaud.

It would be nice to hear Capucon pull out all stops, say, in the Ravel Tzigane, but that is not his style. This is the sort of CD that is very easy to listen to, enjoy, and want to come back repeatedly. This is really stylish playing, the sort one simply doesn't hear with a number of prominent violinists.

In addition, the CD offers, on a single disc, what ordinarily is spread out on several CDs, and sometimes hard to track down, even with a lot of effort.

The sound is in the very best digital condition, with a totally silent background, excellent definition, balance, and instrumental tone throughout.

The program consists of:

1. Saint Saens: Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso
2. Massanet: Meditation from "Thais"
3. Saint Saens: Havanaise
4. Ravel: Tzigane
5. Saint Saens (arranged by Ysaye): Valse-caprice
6. Saint Saens: Danse macabre
7. Berlioz: Reverie et Caprice
8. Milhaud: Le Boeuf sur le toit

Daniel Harding conducts a fine Deutsche Kammerorchester. Timing is 73:49.

Recommended.

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the Best Violinist: Renaud Capucon, June 1, 2011

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Monkichi "Monki Jungle" (LA, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Le Boeuf sur le toit (MP3 Download)

I was driving home yesterday at 7PM with KUSC on the radio and heard the absolutely digitally clear, beautifully phrased with perfect pitched & tempo orchestra version ever of "Introduction and Rondo capriccioso in A minor Op. 28" by Camille Saint-Saens. I just purchased this on MP3 and will also buy his other CDs: Beethoven & Mozarts.