Notes and Editorial Reviews
Conductor Yan Pascal Tortelier may conduct the B.B.C. Philharmonic Orchestra, but his heart is still back in France. This collection of 19th Century French music is a good example of why Tortelier is still so connected with his home.
Popular classics such as Charles Gounod's 'Marche funèbre d'une marionnette' and other familiar works by composers such as Massenet and Offenbach are featured prominently. Tortelier leads the orchestra in a celebration of this music, evoking sweet romance in every piece. Auber's rousing overture to 'Le cheval de bronze' rings with revelry as does the album as a whole. Tortelier and the B.B.C. Philharmonic's salute to French music is a successful introduction to the nation's cultural wealth.
Conductor Yan Pascal Tortelier may conduct the B.B.C. Philharmonic Orchestra, but his heart is still back in France. This collection of 19th Century French music is a good example of why Tortelier is still so connected with his home.
Popular classics such as Charles Gounod's 'Marche funèbre d'une marionnette' and other familiar works by composers such as Massenet and Offenbach are featured prominently. Tortelier leads the orchestra in a celebration of this music, evoking sweet romance in every piece. Auber's rousing overture to 'Le cheval de bronze' rings with revelry as does the album as a whole. Tortelier and the B.B.C. Philharmonic's salute to French music is a successful introduction to the nation's cultural wealth. Read less
Works on This Recording
1.
La belle Hélène: Overture by Jacques Offenbach
Conductor:
Yan Pascal Tortelier
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir,
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1864; Paris, France
Date of Recording: 1999
Venue: New Broadcasting House, Manchester
Length: 8 Minutes 43 Secs.
2.
Les contes d'Hoffmann: Intermezzo by Jacques Offenbach
Conductor:
Yan Pascal Tortelier
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir,
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1881; Paris, France
Date of Recording: 1999
Venue: New Broadcasting House, Manchester
Length: 3 Minutes 21 Secs.
Notes: This selection shares track and timing with Barcarolle from 'Les Contes d'Hoffmann.'
3.
Thaïs: Meditation by Jules Massenet
Performer:
Yuri Torchinsky (Violin)
Conductor:
Yan Pascal Tortelier
Orchestra/Ensemble:
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1894; France
Date of Recording: 1999
Venue: New Broadcasting House, Manchester
Length: 4 Minutes 51 Secs.
4.
Elégie for Cello and Piano by Jules Massenet
Performer:
Peter Dixon (Cello)
Conductor:
Yan Pascal Tortelier
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir,
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1869; France
Date of Recording: 1999
Venue: New Broadcasting House, Manchester
Length: 2 Minutes 3 Secs.
Notes: Orchestrated: H. Mouton
5.
Marche funèbre d'une marionette by Charles Gounod
Conductor:
Yan Pascal Tortelier
Orchestra/Ensemble:
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1872/1879; France
Date of Recording: 1999
Venue: New Broadcasting House, Manchester
Length: 4 Minutes 20 Secs.
6.
Mignon: Overture by Ambroise Thomas
Conductor:
Yan Pascal Tortelier
Orchestra/Ensemble:
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1866; France
Date of Recording: 1999
Venue: New Broadcasting House, Manchester
Length: 8 Minutes 25 Secs.
7.
Mignon: Me voici dans son boudoir "Gavotte" by Ambroise Thomas
Conductor:
Yan Pascal Tortelier
Orchestra/Ensemble:
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1866; France
Date of Recording: 1999
Venue: New Broadcasting House, Manchester
Length: 2 Minutes 6 Secs.
8.
Bronze horse: Overture by Daniel-François Auber
Conductor:
Yan Pascal Tortelier
Orchestra/Ensemble:
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1835; France
Date of Recording: 1999
Venue: New Broadcasting House, Manchester
Length: 7 Minutes 20 Secs.
9.
Zampa: Overture by Louis Ferdinand Herold
Conductor:
Yan Pascal Tortelier
Orchestra/Ensemble:
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1831; Paris, France
Date of Recording: 1999
Venue: New Broadcasting House, Manchester
Length: 8 Minutes 1 Secs.
10.
Si j'étais roi: Overture by Adolphe Adam
Conductor:
Yan Pascal Tortelier
Orchestra/Ensemble:
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: ?1852; France
Date of Recording: 1999
Venue: New Broadcasting House, Manchester
Length: 7 Minutes 15 Secs.
11.
Les dragons de Villars: Overture by Aimé Maillart
Conductor:
Yan Pascal Tortelier
Orchestra/Ensemble:
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1856; France
Date of Recording: 1999
Venue: New Broadcasting House, Manchester
Length: 6 Minutes 19 Secs.
12.
Les contes d'Hoffmann: Barcarolle by Jacques Offenbach
Conductor:
Yan Pascal Tortelier
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir,
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1881; Paris, France
Date of Recording: 1999
Venue: New Broadcasting House, Manchester
Notes: This selection shares track and timing with Intermezzo from 'Les Contes d'Hoffmann.'
13.
La Vierge: Dernier sommeil de la Vierge by Jules Massenet
Conductor:
Yan Pascal Tortelier
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir,
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1880; France
Date of Recording: 1999
Venue: New Broadcasting House, Manchester
Length: 3 Minutes 29 Secs.
14.
Habañera by Emmanuel Chabrier
Conductor:
Yan Pascal Tortelier
Orchestra/Ensemble:
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Date of Recording: 1999
Venue: New Broadcasting House, Manchester
Length: 4 Minutes 16 Secs.
Notes: Orchestrated: Alexis Emmanuel Chabrier
15.
Joyeuse marche "Marche française" by Emmanuel Chabrier
Conductor:
Yan Pascal Tortelier
Orchestra/Ensemble:
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Date of Recording: 1999
Venue: New Broadcasting House, Manchester
Length: 3 Minutes 37 Secs.
Sound Samples
Marche funebre d'une marionnette (Funeral March of a Marionette)
La vierge, Act 4: Prelude, "Le dernier sommeil de la Vierge" (The Last Sleep of the Virgin): La Vierge: Dernier Sommeil de la Vierge
Si j'etais roi (If I were King): Si j'etais roi: Overture
Habanera (arr. for orchestra)
Le cheval de bronze (The Bronze Horse): Overture
Elegie-melodie (arr. for cello and orchestra)
La belle Helene (Fair Helen): La belle Helene: Overture
Thais: Act II: Meditation
Les dragons de Villars: Overture
Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann): Les contes d'Hoffmann: Entr'Acte et Barcarolle
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