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Claude Debussy, Cesar Franck, Maurice Ravel
Concertgebouw Orchestra (1940-1958): Eduard van Beinum, Conductor
Genres: Pop, Classical

Track Listings (10) - Disc #1
1. Debussy, Three Images for Orchestra (1905-1912): Gigues
2. Debussy, Three Images for Orchestra (1905-1912): Rondes de printemps
3. Debussy, Three Images for Orchestra (1905-1912): I Par les rues et par les chemins
4. Debussy, Three Images for Orchestra (1905-1912): II Le parfum de al nuit
5. Debussy, Three Images for Orchestra (1905-1912): III Le matin du jour de f?te
6. Debussy, Printemps: I Tr?s mod?r?
7. Debussy, Printemps: II Mod?r?
8. Debussy, La Mer: I De l'aube ? midi sur la mer
9. Debussy, La Mer: II Jeux de vagues
10. Debussy, La Mer: III Dialogue du vent et de la mer
Track Listings (11) - Disc #2
1. Franck, Symphonic Excerpts from Psych?: I Sommeil de Psych?
2. Franck, Symphonic Excerpts from Psych?: II Psych? enlev?e par les Z?phirs
3. Franck, Symphonic Excerpts from Psych?: III Les jardins d'Eros
4. Franck, Symphonic Excerpts from Psych?: IV Psych? et Eros
5. Ravel, Suite No. 2 from Daphnis et Chlo?
6. Andriessen, Miroir de Peine: I Agonie au jardin
7. Andriessen, Miroir de Peine: II Flagellation
8. Andriessen, Miroir de Peine: III Couronnement d'?pines
9. Andriessen, Miroir de Peine: IV Portement de croix
10. Andriessen, Miroir de Peine: V Crucifixion
11. Escher, Musique pour l'esprit en deuil
Track Listings (6) - Disc #3
1. Beethoven, Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61: I Allegro ma non troppo
2. Beethoven, Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61: II Larghetto
3. Beethoven, Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61: III Rondo
4. Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37: I Allegro con brio
5. Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37: II Largo
6. Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37: III Rondo
Track Listings (13) - Disc #4
1. Bach/Busoni, Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052: I Allegro
2. Bach/Busoni, Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052: II Adagio
3. Bach/Busoni, Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052: III Allegro
4. Mozart, Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K. 218: I Allegro
5. Mozart, Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K. 218: II Andante cantabile
6. Mozart, Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K. 218: III Rondeau
7. Schubert, Two pieces from Rosamunde, F?rstin von Zypern, D. 797: V Entr'acte from Act III
8. Schubert, Two pieces from Rosamunde, F?rstin von Zypern, D. 797: IX Musique de ballet II
9. Schoenberg, Five Orchestral Pieces, Op. 16: I Vorgef?
10. Schoenberg, Five Orchestral Pieces, Op. 16: II Vergangenes
11. Schoenberg, Five Orchestral Pieces, Op. 16: III Farben
12. Schoenberg, Five Orchestral Pieces, Op. 16: IV Peripetie
13. Schoenberg, Five Orchestral Pieces, Op. 16: V Das obligate Rezitativ

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CD Details

All Artists: Claude Debussy, Cesar Franck, Maurice Ravel, Hendrik Andriessen, Rudolf Escher, Ludwig van Beethoven, Ferruccio Busoni, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz [Vienna] Schubert, Arnold Schoenberg, Eduard Van Beinum, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Solomon Cutner, Dinu Lipatti, Irma Kolassi
Title: Concertgebouw Orchestra (1940-1958): Eduard van Beinum, Conductor
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Andante
Release Date: 4/8/2003
Album Type: Box set
Genres: Pop, Classical
Styles: Vocal Pop, Forms & Genres, Concertos, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830), Modern, 20th, & 21st Century, Instruments, Keyboard, Strings, Symphonies
Number of Discs: 4
SwapaCD Credits: 4
UPC: 699487406025

Synopsis

Album Description

This four-CD set presents a definitive mid-century showcase for Amsterdam's renowned Concertgebouw Orchestra, featuring beloved conductor Eduard van Beinum and a glittering array of legendary soloists. Principal conductor of the Concertgebouw Orchestra from 1945 to 1959, Van Beinum was acclaimed as a musician's musician, an artist of unassuming integrity who advanced the composer's vision above all. Recorded by Dutch Radio, the repertoire shows off the full range of the Concertgebouw's fabled warmth and richness, from Debussy's "La Mer" and Ravel's "Daphnis et Chloé" to Schubert, Schoenberg and great pieces by Dutch moderns Hendrik Andriessen and Rudolf Escher. The set's world-class soloists include Yehudi Menuhin in Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 4, Zino Francescatti in Beethoven's Violin Concerto, Solomon in Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3 and Dinu Lipatti in Bach's D Minor Keyboard Concerto. The 136-page, three-language booklet features rarely seen photos of Van Beinum and the soloists and composers, as well as an introduction by Pulitzer Prize-winner Tim Page, a detailed producer's note and work-by-work annotation. Also included are detailed artist biographies from "The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians."

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CD Reviews

Disappointed

John Grabowski | USA | 01/13/2007

(2 out of 5 stars)

"I wanted to like this, I really did. But I find these interpretations good overall but never relevatory, and the sound is rather bad, even for someone like me who is very tolerant of inferior sonics in historical recordings. The product description may speak of the "Concertgebouw's fabled warmth and richness," but I don't hear it come through here. There are better ways to hear van Beinum and this great orchestra, which believe me from personal experience, is truly one of the world's very best.

The Debussy is good (it's hard to go wrong with La Mer), but there are better interpretations in far better sound--Boulez, Bernstein, Karajan, Haitink (with the same orchestra). Francescatti does adequately in the Beethoven concerto, but it's far from a masterpiece interpretation. (If I'm going to put up with one recording's inferior sound in the Beethoven concerto it's going to be Menuhin/Furtwangler live 1948 on Music & Arts.) Menuhin is fine in Mozart's 4th concerto and Lupatti is perhaps the best soloist in the bunch in the Bach, and these are the two performances that bring me closest to recommending this set. But you can get both in better-sounding studio recordings--without van Beinnum it's true, but here you can barely hear the subtle finesses he imparts on his orchestra.

And subtle finesses is what he is all about. He's a conductor I greatly respect and feel hasn't gotten his due in much of the world, and that's why I ordered this set. But these recordings are generally in such bad shape that it's better to seek out van B's studio work--you'll be able to *hear* what he's doing better, instead of just being told here you're hearing it. The accompanying booklet and notes are excellent, and the packaging, as usual for Andante, is first-rate. Too bad the rest of the set isn't up to those high standards. It pains me not to be able recommend a commendable set of rare material from an underrated conductor on an indy label trying so hard to do an outstanding job, but I can't."