Orchestre de l’Opéra National de Paris & Philippe Jordan – Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition – Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1 “Classical” (2017) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Orchestre de l’Opéra National de Paris & Philippe Jordan – Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition – Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1 “Classical” (2017)
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Philippe Jordan conducts the Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris in much-loved works by Russian composers: Prokofiev’s ‘Classical’ Symphony and Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition in Ravel’s famous orchestration.

Directly before the recording sessions, a concert featuring both works prompted this response from ResMusica: “Philippe Jordan, known for his precision in interpreting a score, exhibited superb authority in a programme that showed off the orchestra to great effect and astonished the ear with its profusion of colours … Pictures at an Exhibition was marvellous from beginning to end.”

Commenting on his life as a conductor in the French newspaper Les Échos, Jordan said: “My feeling is that activity both in the orchestral pit and on the concert podium is necessary for a full appreciation of what a conductor’s life has to offer.”

The Swiss-born maestro is much admired for the refinement he draws from orchestras; as Gramophone observed of his Erato release of Ravel’s complete Daphnis et Chloé, recorded with the orchestra of the Paris Opéra: “He graces the rhythms and dynamics with natural, malleable inflection and crafts the textures with such care.”

For all that, Jordan believes that “Sheer beauty of sound is not enough … you have to find the particular soundworld of each work, of each composer.”

Tracklist:
Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881)
Arr Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition
1 I. Promenade I 01:41
2 II. Gnomus 02:31
3 III. Promenade II 00:54
4 IV. Il Vecchio Castello 04:11
5 V. Promenade III 00:32
6 VI. Tuileries 01:06
7 VII. Bydlo 03:09
8 VIII. Promenade IV 00:46
9 IX. Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks 01:18
10 X. Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle 02:19
11 XI. The Market at Limoges 01:27
12 XII. Catacombæ (Sepulcrum romanum) 01:59
13 XIII. Cum mortuis in lingua mortua 02:04
14 XIV. The Hut on Fowl’s Legs (Baba-Yagá) 03:31
15 XV. The Great Gate of Kiev 05:50

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Symphony No. 1 in D Major, Op. 25, “Classical Symphony”
16 I. Allegro 04:16
17 II. Larghetto 04:07
18 III. Gavotta 01:37
19 IV. Finale – Molto vivace 04:09

Personnel:
Orchestre du Theatre National de l’Opera de Paris
Philippe Jordan, conductor

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