Gounod: Symphonies Nos. 1-3
Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana, Oleg Caetani
Crisp, genial recordings of Gounod's two completed symphonies, both of which are charming, tuneful and elegant. Two fragments of a projected third symphony are the interesting bonus.
Gounod: Symphonies Nos. 1-3
Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana, Oleg Caetani
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Crisp, genial recordings of Gounod's two completed symphonies, both of which are charming, tuneful and elegant. Two fragments of a projected third symphony are the interesting bonus.
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A sensational world-premiere recording: the fragment of a third symphony by Gounod on CD.
The present CD of course also includes Gounod’s more familiar two symphonies, which Caetani describes as “profit[ing] from the constant contrast between charm and verve, two special French traits that here blend together in a quite theatrical atmosphere.”
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Awards and reviews
June 2015
Crisp, genial recordings of Gounod's two completed symphonies, both of which are charming, tuneful and elegant. Two fragments of a projected third symphony are the interesting bonus.
January 2015
By no means mainstream repertoire, Gounod's two completed symphonies nevertheless fully merit the finesse and joie de vivre that these performances ...bring to them...Throughout, Caetani conjures up lovely, affectionate and spirited playing of music that never fails to delight through its warmth, taste and vivacity.
