This live recording of Strauss's Metamorphosen and Beethoven's Eroica Symphony marks the birth on record of the 'Sinfonia Grange au Lac', an orchestra created in July 2018 on the occasion of the Rencontres Musicales d'Ã‰vian, the prestigious festival created by Mstislav Rostropovich in 1985 and revived since 2014. A musical ambassador intended to promote the excellence of it's parent festival worldwide, the Sinfonia Grange au Lac consists of musicians from leading European orchestras (in Amsterdam, Berlin, Frankfurt, Leipzig, London, Lucerne, Munich, Paris, Salzburg, Valencia and Vienna) as well as existing groups such as the Trio KarÃ©nine and the Quatuor Ã‰bÃ¨ne. And it was a stroke of genius to manage to secure the services of Esa-Pekka Salonen. The brilliant Finn became a passionate supporter of the project, checking the list of members one by one. He told Diapason magazine: 'Our work together made me understand what guided Claudio Abbado when he created the Lucerne Festival Orchestra: the pleasure of working with handpicked musicians and making music with great freshness.'

Tracklist:

Metamorphosen, TRV 290
Symphony No. 3 in E Flat Major, Op. 55 'Eroica'~Allegro con brio
Symphony No. 3 in E Flat Major, Op. 55 'Eroica'~Marcia funebre. Allegro assai
Symphony No. 3 in E Flat Major, Op. 55 'Eroica'~Scherzo. Allegro vivace - Trio
Symphony No. 3 in E Flat Major, Op. 55 'Eroica'~Finale. Allegro molto

UPC: 3760014195440
Label: Alpha
Release Date: 9.13.19
Format: CD

Beethoven / Sinfonia Grange Au Lac / Salonen - Symphony 3 / Metamorphosen (CD)