Busoni Sarabande und Cortège; Franck Psyché et Eros; Dvorák Symphony No 8
Sorcery and subtlety from Giulini, and a Franck rarity as a highlight
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Composer or Director: Ferruccio (Dante Michelangiolo Benvenuto) Busoni, César Franck, Antonín Dvořák
Genre:
Orchestral
Label: Edition Günther Hänssler
Magazine Review Date: 10/2007
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 63
Mastering:
Stereo
DDD
ADD
Catalogue Number: PH06011
Tracks:
Composition | Artist Credit |
---|---|
(2) Studies for `Doktor Faust' |
Ferruccio (Dante Michelangiolo Benvenuto) Busoni, Composer
Carlo Maria Giulini, Conductor Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra Ferruccio (Dante Michelangiolo Benvenuto) Busoni, Composer |
Psyché |
César Franck, Composer
Carlo Maria Giulini, Conductor César Franck, Composer Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra |
Symphony No. 8 |
Antonín Dvořák, Composer
Antonín Dvořák, Composer Carlo Maria Giulini, Conductor Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra |
Author: Rob Cowan
Fair (mono) sound, too, whereas the 1971 Busoni and Franck items are in fuller-bodied stereo. Giulini brings a Webernian fastidiousness to Busoni’s Doktor Faust Sarabande, shimmering, shadow-filled music, sombre but infinitely subtle. The scampering start of the Faust Cortège “in the character of a Polonaise” recalls, to these ears, Sibelius’s Nightride and Sunrise from a couple of decades earlier, and again is given a superbly focused performance.
But the real highlight of the CD is Franck’s passionate Psyché et Eros, already known as a Giulini “special” from an older Philharmonia recording but here played with unsullied radiance, especially from the lower strings. This is Giulini on a roll, sensuality and spirituality held in perfect balance, a jewel of a performance, alone worth the disc’s modest asking price.
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