Tansman: Symphonies, Volume 1 Orchestral & Concertos CHANDOS SACD

Tansman: Symphonies, Volume 1

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CHSA 5041

Tansman: Symphonies, Volume 1

Running Time: 67:22

CD UPC: 0095115504123

Release Date: March 2006

Composer (1897-1986)
Alexandre Tansman

Orchestra
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

Conductor
Oleg Caetani

Venue
Robert Blackwood Hall, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

Producer
Stephen Snelleman

Engineer
James Atkins

Engineer (Assistant)
Ryan Egan

Engineer (Assistant)
Tom Henry

Genre:
Orchestral & Concertos

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ALEXANDRE TANSMAN

(1897-1986)

Symphonies, Volume 1

Symphony No. 4 (1936-39)

21:10

in C sharp minor - in cis-Moll - en ut dièse mineur

À ma femme

Adagio - Allegro deciso - Un poco meno mosso -

8:25

Adagio pour orchestre à cordes. Tranquillo

4:59

III

Allegro giocoso

7:35

Symphony No. 5 (1942)

26:24

in D major - in D-Dur - en ré majeur

Lento - Allegro con moto - Molto meno mosso

6:49

Intermezzo. Andante sostenuto

5:31

III

Scherzo. Vivo

5:41

Finale. Lento - Un poco meno lento -

8:10

Symphony No. 6 'In Memoriam' (1944)

20:12

with Chorus

Melbourne Chorale

À la mémoire de ceux qui sont tombés pour la France

Instruments à vent, percussion et piano. Andante cantabile -

6:46

Orchestre à cordes et quatuor à cordes: concertino. Agitato molto vivace -

3:08

10.

III

Orchestre complet. Vivo agitato - Lento - Molto vivace -

3:56

11.

Chœurs et orchestre. Lento - Moderato -

6:22

68:10

Orchestra: Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

Conductor: Oleg Caetani

6-10 September 2005

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Reviews

If the classical recording industry is in such dire shape, then how do you explain labels such as Chandos, which is tireless in its thorough exploration of great swaths of recherché repertoire? After hearing this spectacularly engineered new SA-CD, I really do believe that Alexandres Tansam’s time has come… there’s no need to hesitate over Oleg Caetani’s performances. On the present CD, he and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra will make new friends for this colourful and dramatic music with their polished, enthusiastic performances

International Record Review

‘This is fascinating and frequently intoxicating repertoire and I urge you to try it. The sound is spacious and true.’

Gramophone on CHSA 5040 Stephan Orchestral Works

His [Tansman] symphonies show a very strong influence from Stravinsky (sometimes distractingly so), with a significant dose of Gallic harmony thrown in; but his music rarely has the characteristic French neoclassical lightness, gravitating instead towards a big symphonic sound with roots in central and eastern Europe. Tansman is also a very gifted orchestrator, and the Melbourne Symphony’s smooth, gauzy sound is a perfect complement to the music, helping it though heavier moments. In fact the sound of the recording is in many ways the star of the show – this is a back-of-the-hall recording with lots of buttery warmth that comes through even on my CD-only system, so I imagine it will sound great on an SACD system.

American Record Guide

These fine performances do more that merely champion a neglected cause, revealing as they do a composer who, for all his diverse stylistic leanings, forged music of strength and integrity.

The Telegraph

There’s no questioning that Oelg Caetani and his Melbourne forces are fervent advocates of Tansman, and the recordings are excellent. For listeners in tune with Tansman’s musical world this could be the beginning of a rewarding series.

Gramophone

Thus superlative initial volume in the Tansman symphonic cycle will, it is hoped, make his svelte, pungent, and communicative output as popular and accessible as it inherently deserves to be. This is a Want List candidate for sure.

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