Ibert: Divertissement, Escales / Faure: Pavane, Pelleas et Melisande

Eugene Ormandy (Artist, Conductor), The Philadelphia Orchestra (Artist), New Philharmonia Orchestra (Artist, Orchestra), Andrew Davis (Artist, Conductor), Gabriel Faure (Composer), Jacques Ibert (Composer), Albert Roussel (Composer), Sir Andrew Davis (Conductor), Philadelphia Orchestra (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Orchestra: New Philharmonia Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra
• Conductor: Eugene Ormandy, Andrew Davis, Sir Andrew Davis
• Composer: Gabriel Faure, Jacques Ibert, Albert Roussel
• Audio CD (December 29, 2009)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony Classical
• ASIN: B0000029RV
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #118,643 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #35 in Music > Classical > Ballets & Dances > Pavanes

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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun French Collection, April 1, 2001

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Michael B. Richman (Portland, Maine USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ibert: Divertissement, Escales / Faure: Pavane, Pelleas et Melisande (Audio CD)

This Sony Essential Classics disc collects the works of three late nineteenth and early twentieth century French composers -- Jacques Ibert, Gabriel Faure and Albert Roussel. The CD opens with Ibert's "Divertissement," a whimsical piece of incidental music from a comedy called "Un chapeau de paille d'Italie." Next is the collection's most recognizable composition, Ibert's "Escales," or as it is also known, "Ports of Call." The performance here by Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra is every bit the equal of Charles Munch's version on the magnificent RCA Living Stereo album featuring Saint-Saens' "Organ" Symphony. Next is the only non-Ormandy conducted piece, Faure's incidental piece "Pelleas et Melisande," performed by Andrew Davis and the New Philharmonia Orchestra. Faure's delightful, lyrical "Pavane" is next, and the collection concludes with Roussel's atmospheric "Bacchus et Ariane, Suite No. 2." In all, this might not be the most "Essential" of the Sony Essential Classics series, but it is an enjoyable disc all the same.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For the Ibert Ports of Call, December 1, 2005

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This review is from: Ibert: Divertissement, Escales / Faure: Pavane, Pelleas et Melisande (Audio CD)

In the opening of the Ibert Escales Ormandy and the Philadelphia string section leave all other versions in the dust, including the Boston version. The only version that remotely compares is by (Surprise!) Stowkowski, who created the Philadelphia as a major orchestra. The other performances are good, but it's the opening string passage from the Ports of Call by Ibert that has crossed over into phonograph history.