Catalogue

Summary:

L’Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg has become one of Europe’s most prestigious and active orchestras, giving over 100 concert performances and, with Opéra du Rhin, numerous operas each season. They scored a major success with their critically acclaimed DVD release of Poulenc’s Dialogues des Carmélites, which received the Diapason d’Or de l’Année, and a rosette in the new Penguin Guide to Compact Discs. Strasbourg has grown increasingly important as a European centre of culture and business, as the quality of their orchestra attests, and they have cultivated a captive musical audience.

Tracklist:

CÉSAR FRANCK (1822–1890)

Psyché (four orchestral extracts)
1. I. Le Sommeil de Psyché (Lento) (9:04)
2. II. Psyché enlevée par les zéphirs (Allegro vivo) (2:54)
3. III. Le jardin d’Éros (Poco animato) (4:08)
4. IV. Psyché et Éros (Allegretto modéré) (8:59)

Symphony in D Minor
5. I. Lento – Allegro non troppo (20:04)
6. II. Allegretto, ma non troppo (10:38)
7. III. Allegro non troppo (10:32)

Total duration: 66:52

Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg

Recorded 3–4 July 2001, Salle Erasme du Palais de la Musique et des Congrès de Strasbourg
Recording Producer and Editor: Stephan Schellmann
Balance Engineer: Ulrich Schneider

℗ & © 2002 Ville de Strasbourg Orchestre Philharmonique under exclusive licence to Avie Records.