Notes and Editorial Reviews
"The French Canadian invasion of classical music is no joke. Besides Yannick Nézet-Séguin in Philadelphia , Jacques Lacombe is being installed at the New Jersey Symphony while two other young conductors - Jean-Marie Zeitouni and Jean-Philippe Tremblay - are crossing the border with increasing frequency. The latter conductor just issued a complete Beethoven symphony cycle that might initially inspire cynicism: How good could the Orchestre de la Francophonie be, anyway? It's excellent... With Tremblay's lean textures, little vibrato, and zippy tempos, the period-instrument movement is a basic point of reference, which partly accounts for the consistency of quality here. But he brings to that his own brand of crisp rhythms, endlessly lilting
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melodic phrasing, and aggressive momentum (particularly in Symphony No. 4) that never lapses into bullying.... Recorded live, the performances are rarely without a strong electrical current." -- David Patrick Stearns, Philly.com
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Works on This Recording
1.
Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor:
Jean-Philippe Tremblay
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Orchestre de la Francophonie Canadienne
Period: Classical
Written: 1800; Vienna, Austria
2.
Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor:
Jean-Philippe Tremblay
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Orchestre de la Francophonie Canadienne
Period: Classical
Written: 1801-1802; Vienna, Austria
3.
Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica" by Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor:
Jean-Philippe Tremblay
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Orchestre de la Francophonie Canadienne
Period: Classical
Written: 1803; Vienna, Austria
4.
Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor:
Jean-Philippe Tremblay
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Orchestre de la Francophonie Canadienne
Period: Classical
Written: 1806; Vienna, Austria
5.
Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor:
Jean-Philippe Tremblay
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Orchestre de la Francophonie Canadienne
Period: Classical
Written: 1807-1808; Vienna, Austria
6.
Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral" by Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor:
Jean-Philippe Tremblay
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Orchestre de la Francophonie Canadienne
Period: Classical
Written: 1808; Vienna, Austria
7.
Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor:
Jean-Philippe Tremblay
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Orchestre de la Francophonie Canadienne
Period: Classical
Written: 1811-1812; Vienna, Austria
8.
Symphony no 8 in F major, Op. 93 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor:
Jean-Philippe Tremblay
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Orchestre de la Francophonie Canadienne
Period: Classical
Written: 1812; Vienna, Austria
9.
Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral" by Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor:
Jean-Philippe Tremblay
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Orchestre de la Francophonie Canadienne
Period: Classical
Written: 1822-1824; Vienna, Austria
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