The Symphonic Recordings
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Georges Prêtre was one of the great French conductors of the twentieth century, commanding orchestras with a clarity and vigor that made even familiar repertoire feel freshly discovered. This collection gathers his symphonic recordings across decades, moving from the salon grandeur of Saint-Saëns and the Organ Symphony through the Russian romantic tradition—Tchaikovsky's Fifth, the raw drama of Mussorgsky's Night on Bald Mountain—to Shostakovich's austere Twelfth Symphony, which confronts the October Revolution with unsparing intensity. Prêtre's interpretations sit in that distinctly French tradition: elegant without being precious, dramatic without sentimentality, always attuned to orchestral color and line. Whether in the Parisian glitter of d'Indy or the Eastern steppes evoked by Borodin, his conducting finds the human voice in every score, making this a portrait of both a conductor's sensibility and a century of European classical music.
Item Details+
| Genre | Classical |
| Media | Mint (M) |
| Sleeve | Mint (M) |
| Description | Sealed. Carefully packed andamp;amp;amp; shipped with love from Vienna. Order more, save on shipping! |
| Label | Erato |
| Year | 2016 |
| Format | CD |
Tracklist+
Piano Concerto In F
1-4. Rhapsody In Blue 16:14
1-5. La Création Du Monde 16:34
Symphony No.3 In C Minor, Op.78 ‘Organ’
Symphonie Concertante, Op.81 For Organ And Orchestra
Symphony No.5 In E Minor, Op.64
Capriccio Espagnol, Op.34
3-10. In The Steppes Of Centrai Asia 5:54
4-1. Polovtsian Dances 11:48
4-2. Night on Bald Mountain 9:40
4-3. Festival Overture, Op.96 5:51
Symphony No.12, Op.112 ‘The Year 1917’
Violin Concerto ‘To The Memory Of An Angel’
Kammerkonzert For Piano And Violin With 13 Wind Instruments
Le Loup — Fragments Symphoniques
Le Carnaval des animaux (The Carnival of the Animals) Grand Zoological Fantasy
Les Animaux Modèles (Model Animais) Suite For Orchestra
Les Biches Ballet Suite
7-1. L’Histoire De Babar, Le Petit Éléphant 27:13
7-2. L’Histoire Du Petit Tailleur 28:17
8-1. The Story Of Babar 26:51
8-2. The Story Of the Little Tailor 28:16
Symphony No.9 in E minor, Op.95 ‘From the New World’
Le Carnaval D’Aix, Op.83b
Suite Française, Op.248b
Suite Provençale, Op.152c
Symphonie Fantastique, Op.14
Symphony No.l In E-flat, Op.2
Piano Concerto In D, Op.12
Esquisses Symphoniques, Op.15
Poème Des Rivages, Op.77
Dyptique Méditerranéen, Op.28
Bacchus Et Ariane, Op.43
Le Festin de L’araignée, Op.17
Symphony No.2 In A Minor, Op.55
15-5. La Jeunesse D’Hercule, Op.50 17:36
Symphony No.3 In C Minor, Op.78 ‘Organ’
Symphony No.l ‘Jean de la Peur’
Symphony No.3 In B Minor ‘Des Espaces’
Symphony No.4
17-1. L’Apprenti Sorcier (The Sorcerer’s Apprentice) 10:26
17-2. Prélude à L’après-midi D’un Faune (Prelude To The Afternoon Of A Faun) 10:21
Gymnopédies
17-5. La Danse Macabre, Op.40 7:06
17-6. Pavane Pour Une Infante Défunte 7:15
17-7. La Valse — Poème Chorégraphique 12:23
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