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

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

Product Details

• Performer: Nicole Henriot-Schweitzer
• Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra
• Conductor: Charles Münch
• Composer: Cesar Franck, Arthur Honegger, Jacques Ibert, Albert Roussel, Camille Saint-Saens, et al.
• Audio CD (December 31, 2002)
• SPARS Code: A-D
• 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.com Sales Rank: #277,292 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Symphony No. 3 in C minor ('Organ'), Op. 78: I. Adagio. Allegro moderato

2. Symphony No. 3 in C minor ('Organ'), Op. 78: II. Poco Adagio

3. Symphony No. 3 in C minor ('Organ'), Op. 78: III. Allegro moderato. Presto

4. Symphony No. 3 in C minor ('Organ'), Op. 78: IV. Maestoso

5. Escales (Ports of Call), suite for orchestra: Rome-Palerma. Calme

6. Escales (Ports of Call), suite for orchestra: Tunis-Nefta. Modéré très rythmé

7. Escales (Ports of Call), suite for orchestra: Valencia. Animé

8. Symphony on a French Mountain Air for piano & orchestra, Op. 25: I. Assez lent

9. Symphony on a French Mountain Air for piano & orchestra, Op. 25: II. Assez modéré mais sans lenteur

10. Symphony on a French Mountain Air for piano & orchestra, Op. 25: III. Animé

Disc: 2

1. Symphony in D minor, Op. 48: I. Lento. Allegro non troppo

2. Symphony in D minor, Op. 48: II. Allegretto

3. Symphony in D minor, Op. 48: III. Allegro non troppo

4. Bacchus et Ariane, Suite No. 2: [Part 1]

5. Bacchus et Ariane, Suite No. 2: [Part 2]

6. Bacchus et Ariane, Suite No. 2: [Part 3]

7. Bacchus et Ariane, Suite No. 2: [Part 4]

8. Bacchus et Ariane, Suite No. 2: [Part 5]

9. Bacchus et Ariane, Suite No. 2: [Part 6]

10. Bacchus et Ariane, Suite No. 2: [Part 7]

See all 17 tracks on this disc

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	Ivan G. Guevara "Pipedreams" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.