Munch Conducts Saint-Saens, Franck, Indy, Honegger, Roussel, Ibert [Import]

Camille Saint-Saens (Composer), Jacques Ibert (Composer), Vincent d'Indy (Composer), Cesar Franck (Composer), Albert Roussel (Composer), Arthur Honegger (Composer), Charles Münch (Conductor), Boston Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra), Nicole Henriot-Schweitzer (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Nicole Henriot-Schweitzer
• Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra
• Conductor: Charles Münch
• Composer: Camille Saint-Saens, Jacques Ibert, Vincent d'Indy, Cesar Franck, Albert Roussel, et al.
• Audio CD (December 31, 2002)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import
• Label: RCA Victor Europe
• ASIN: B000099636
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #260,604 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Symphony No.3 'Organ Symphony'

2. Escales

3. Symphony On A Mantagnard Chant

4. Symphony In D Minor

5. Bacchus And Ariane - Suite No.2

6. Symphony No.5 "Di Tre Re'

Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Dyanmite performances of French Blockbusters, July 7, 2008

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This review is from: Munch Conducts Saint-Saens, Franck, Indy, Honegger, Roussel, Ibert (Audio CD)

These are brilliant , definitive performances of several French orches-
tral works. Munch and the BSO are in top form, particularly in the Franck
and Saint-Saens symphonies (the former every bit as good as the Monteux
Chicago CD and the latter a long-established classic rendition that war-horse. I found,unlike some reviewers that the tempi in the Saint-Saens were just right and not rushed and hectic as some have said; the remain-
der of the performances are equally fine and valuable because of their
relative obscurity - I loved the Ibert Escales and the D'Indy, and the
Honegger Symphony 5 and Roussel Bacchus are also top=notch. However, I do have one complaint that has nothing to do with the seller, and that is
the cheap packaging from RCA France. Why must they insist on minmal pack-
aging with liner notes only in French that are sketchy at best and say
almost nothing about the repertoire. Surely a record company could do better than this, especially where such peerless performances are in-
volved? Still, I would not hesitate to recommend the set to anyone inte-
rested in either this repertoire or this conductor. The performances will
not disappoint.