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Massenet: Orchestral Works

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Massenet: Orchestral Works

Label Catalogue Number:
8.574178

Running Time: 01:14:38

Release Date: October 2020
Originally recorded in 2019

Genre:
Classical
Orchestral & Concertos

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Jules Massenet is famous for his series of 27 operas that include Manon and Werther, but he also wrote a significant portfolio of orchestral music which include ballets, orchestral suites and incidental music. The works presented here show his versatility and lyricism and include the one-act ballet Espada, saturated in Iberian colour and beguiling rhythms, as well as Les Érinnyes (‘The Furies’) with a vivid sequence of contrasting themes. Modelled after Liszt, Visions is a poème-symphonique of both ethereal and dramatic power.

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Critics’ Choice 2021 – Don O’Connor

American Record Guide – January/February 2022

"... All these works are well played, and in Visions well sung. The Royal Scotsmen handle their duties with vigor or sensitivity as needed, and Tingaud's conducting is fine."

Don O’Connor – American Record Guide – March/April 2021

Performance 9 Recording 9

"... Scintillating Massenet from Tingaud and the RSNO …very well played and conducted with real conviction. The sonics, too, do the music proud. I love this stuff, and I suspect that you will too."

David Hurwitz - ClassicsToday.com - November 2020

Performance **** Recording ***

"... Phèdre shows Massenet at his best, boasting memorable melodic lines, powerful harmonies and vivid orchestration. Jean-Luc Tingaud draws expressive playing from the orchestra throughout..."

Roger Nichols – BBC Music magazine – Christmas 2020

Coup de Cœur *****

Jacques Bonnaure – Classica magazine (France) – December 2020/ January 2021

“… Conductor Jean-Luc Tingaud obtains committed performances from the RSNO who play very well indeed throughout the CD… the vocalise in Visions sounds exquisite as sung by Poppy Shotts, an up and coming soprano, only recently graduated from the RCM, and before that already the recipient of several awards. I have no doubt that we will be hearing much more of this young artist. The recording is fine … "

Jim Westhead – MusicWeb-International.com – 1 December 2020

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Remy Franck - Pizzicato.lu - 27 October 2020

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