| Title: |
Paray conducts French
Orchestral Music
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| Composer: |
various |
| Works: |
CD 1
1-4 Saint-Saëns: Symphony No.3 in C minor "Organ"
5-8 Paray: Mass for the 500th Anniversary of the Death of Joan of
Arc
9 Paul Paray: Post-session thanks to the performers
CD 2
Lalo:
1 Le Roi d'Ys - Overture
2-6 Namouna - Suite No.1
7 Barraud: Offrande à une ombre
8-10 Chausson: Symphony in B flat major
CD 3
1-3 Ibert: Escales
Ravel:
4-7 Rapsodie espagnole
8 Alborada del gracioso
9 Pavane pour une infante défunte
10 La Valse
11-14 Le Tombeau de Couperin
CD 4
Bizet:
1 La Patrie - Overture
2-7 Carmen - Suite
8-11 L'Arlésienne Suite No.1
12-15 L'Arlésienne Suite No.2
Thomas:
16 Mignon - Overture
17 Raymond - Overture
CD 5
1 Hérold: Zampa - Overture
2 Auber: The Crown Diamonds - Overture
3-10 Gounod: Faust - Ballet music
11 Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila - Bacchanale
12 Bizet: Carmen - Danse Bohème
13 Berlioz: The Trojans - Royal Hunt and Storm
14 Massenet: Phèdre - Overture
15 Thomas: Mignon - Gavotte |
| Artists: |
Marcel Dupré (Saint-Saëns) / Detroit
Symphony Orchestra / Paul Paray |
| Catalogue Number: |
475 626-8 9 MM5 |
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The Mercury
Living Presence recordings have acquired legendary status and have
been much sought-after by audiophiles and “ordinary” listeners
alike for their outstanding sound quality and roster of famous artists
in both core repertory and less well-known music. As well as a wide
variety of Central European music, Mercury Living Presence achieved
distinction for the wealth of American music that appeared on the
label.
This set is one of the first in a group of releases that makes these
justly celebrated recordings available as box sets arranged by cycles
of repertory or collections of music under the musical direction of
one of the famous names linked with Mercury Living Presence.
This set presents a varied selection of French orchestral masterpieces
— as well as a few rarities — under the direction of Paul
Paray. One of the highlights of the set is the acclaimed recording
of Saint-Saëns’ “Organ” Symphony with the legendary
Marcel Dupré as soloist. |
