Andre Cluytens: The Complete Orchestral Recordings

Andre Cluytens: The Complete Orchestral Recordings

The artist Ã¼ Born into a musical family in Antwerp in 1905, AndrÃ© Cluytens became a French citizen in 1940. Ã¼ He trained and began his career in Antwerp, moving to France in 1932 to take up a post at the ThÃ©Ã¢tre du Capitole in Toulouse. Ã¼ In the course of his career he held posts at several major French opera houses and orchestras, but he also enjoyed great success at the Bayreuth Festival (he was the first French conductor to appear there), in Berlin and Vienna, and recorded with the Philharmonia in London. He also appeared with the New York Philharmonic. Ã¼ Cluytensâ€™ considerable discography, which included many bestsellers, was produced for Columbia, Parlophone, PathÃ© Marconi, La Voix de son MaÃ®tre & His Master Voice between the early 1940s and the mid-1960s. Ã¼ The respected record critic Robert Layton has described Cluytens as a conductor â€œunconcerned with imposing his own ego on the score; he illuminated the way rather than got in the way. His refined musicianship and unfailing taste shine through all the recordings he has left us.â€ Ã¼ Cluytens achieved distinction in a wide repertoire, as this 64-disc collection of orchestral/concerto and choral music attests. He also conducted a number of celebrated operatic recordings, including Faust and Les Contes dâ€™Hoffmann, both available on Warner Classics. Ã¼ He is the first conductor to have recorded the complete Beethoven Symphonies with Berliner Philharmoniker in 1957-60 - before Karajan! Ã¼ He was a mentor to the most prominent French conductor of the subsequent generation, Georges PrÃªtre. Ã¼ His career was somewhat curtailed by ill health in the 1960s. The boxset Ã¼ The 64 CDs in this boxset contain all Cluytensâ€™ recordings of orchestral, concerto and choral repertoire, documenting his considerable achievements in these musical genres. Ã¼ More than 70 composers are represented and the repertoire ranges from the Baroque to the mid-20th century Ã¼ French music has an especially strong presence, but there is also music by composers from Germany (including the complete Beethoven symphonies), Austria, Italy, Russia, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Spain and the USA Ã¼ The repertoire ranges from the mainstream to rarities. It includes seldom-heard works by famous composers (eg Debussy, Stravinsky) and works by rarely-heard composers (eg Laparra, PiernÃ©, Nigg, Delage, Bondeville). Ã¼ The set include many first-time releases. The producer of the set discovered a number of treasures in the Warner Classics archives, including unedited session tapes that have been carefully assembled for this release. 5 items released for the first time: - CD6: ROSSINI Semiramide: Overture; PIERNÃ‰ Cydalise et le chÃ¨vre-pied - CD 13: CHABRIER EspaÃ±a - CD 17: BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 1 (with Emil Gilels) - CD 26: HANDEL Water Music One item officially released for the first time - CD 1: BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4 (with Monique de la Bruchollerie) 44 items appearing on CD for the first time (see in tracklist) 4 items appearing in stereo for the first time (see in tracklist) Ã¼ Cluytensâ€™ strong relationships with particular orchestras are reflected in the collection: Orchestre de la SociÃ©tÃ© des Concerts du Conservatoire Orchestre du ThÃ©Ã¢tre National de lâ€™OpÃ©ra-Comique Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion FranÃ§aise Orchestre du ThÃ©Ã¢tre National de lâ€™OpÃ©ra Berliner Philharmoniker â€“ Cluytens was the first conductor to record the entire cycle of Beethoven symphonies with this orchestra Wiener Philharmoniker Philharmonia Orchestra Ã¼ Other celebrated musicians appearing include: Aldo Ciccolini; Maurice DuruflÃ©; Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau; Zino Francescatti; Samson FranÃ§ois; Nicolai Gedda; Emil Gilels; Marguerite Long; Victoria de Los Angeles; Marc
Country USA
Brand Warner Classics
Manufacturer Erato
Binding Audio CD
ReleaseDate 2017-06-16
UnitCount 65
UPCs 190295886691
EANs 0190295886691

Country	USA
Brand	Warner Classics
Manufacturer	Erato
Binding	Audio CD
ReleaseDate	2017-06-16
UnitCount	65
UPCs	190295886691
EANs	0190295886691

Andre Cluytens: The Complete Orchestral Recordings

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