Tcherepnin: Le pavillon d'Armide, Op. 29 (Excerpts) Classical Orchestral & Concertos Naxos

Tcherepnin: Le pavillon d'Armide, Op. 29 (Excerpts)

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Tcherepnin: Le pavillon d'Armide, Op. 29 (Excerpts)

Label Catalogue Number:
8.573657

Running Time: 01:06:57

Release Date: January 2021
Originally recorded in 2020

Genre:
Classical
Orchestral & Concertos

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Nikolay Tcherepnin, a pupil of Rimsky-Korsakov in St Petersburg, achieved fame as a conductor, directing the premiere of his ballet Le Pavillon d’Armide as the opening to Diaghilev’s first Ballets Russes season in 1911 which also marked the Paris debut of Nijinsky. A work of great importance in the history of modern ballet, with choreography by Fokin, this enchanting score brings to life a Gobelin tapestry in a mysterious and haunted pavilion in the grounds of a French chateau. Cocteau described its effect as ‘better than a poem by Heine, than a story of Poe, than any dream, this is nostalgia for things partly seen, insubstantial and insistent.’

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"...The music is conservative late 19th Century Russian-elegant and pleasing, but of routine inspiration. Think Glazunov without quite his melodic gift. The beautiful and tasteful orchestration of the various episodes prevents the music from getting bland. The performance is fluent, with able solo work from several instruments. Shek's conducting is sensitive to the work's nuances, with good orchestral balances. Naxos's sound capably supports their efforts."

Don O’Connor – American Record Guide – May/June 2021

“A most welcome reissue.”

Paul Corfield Godfrey – MusicWeb-International.com – 5 March 2021

“… clear, vivid sound quality. A strong case for this ballet to be better known.” ***

Freya Parr – BBC Music magazine (Brief Notes section) – March 2021

“… A work of great importance in the history of modern ballet, with choreography by Fokine, this enchanting score brings to life a Gobelin tapestry in a mysterious and haunted pavilion in the grounds of a French chateau.”

Barry Forshaw – cdchoice.co.uk – 29 January 2021

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