Orchestre National de France & Cristian Măcelaru - Enescu – Symphonies Nos. 1-3, Romanian Rhapsodies 1 & 2 [3CD]

Decca (UMO) / Classics / Deutsche Grammophon

£25.25

Format: 3 x CD
Catalogue No.: 4865505
Barcode: 28948655052
Release Date: 12 Apr 2024
Genre: Classical

DG present a new recording of fascinating repertoire completely new to the Universal Music catalogue: Symphonies No. 1–3 by George Enescu, plus his most well-known works, the Romanian Rhapsodies. GRAMMY® Award winning conductor Cristian Măcelaru, Artistic Director of the George Enescu Festival, and his Orchestre National de France are the perfect ambassadors for the symphonic works by Enescu (1881–1955). Enescu, composer and violin virtuoso was teacher of Yehudi Menuhin, lived in Romania, the US and France. Inspired by the musical heritage of his home country he created a completely unique oeuvre. Pablo Casals called him „The most amazing musician since Mozart“. And while the Romanian Rhapsodies (especially No.1) included here are much loved, the three symphonies are yet to be discovered as truly centre pieces of the symphonic repertoire.

TRACKLIST:
CD 1
Romanian Rhapsodies op. 11
No. 1 in A major
No. 2 in D major

Symphony No. 1 in E flat major op. 13
vif et rythmé
Lent
Vif et vigoureux

CD 2
Symphony No. 2 in A major op. 17
Vivace, ma non troppo
Andante giusto
Un poco lento, marziale –
Allegro vivace, marziale

CD 3
Symphony No. 3 in C major op. 21
1 Moderato, un poco maestoso
2 Vivace, ma non troppo
3 Lento, ma non troppo*
*Chœur de Radio France
Lionel Sow chorus master