It is not by chance that luminous textures and sensual orchestral colors are considered essential features of French music. It's history features great names renowned for their art of instrumentation and sensitive use of timbres, who include the composers of the cello concertos on this recording: Camille Saint-SaÃ«ns, whose instrumentation technique always combines color with transparency, Ã‰douard Lalo, who was highly esteemed by Claude Debussy for the wealth of color in his works, and Arthur Honegger, who painted striking soundscapes not only in his Cello Concerto but in his works without a large orchestra as well. Often it is the fine shadings and delicate transitions that characterize the tone colors of French music and are responsible for it's delightful charm. Daniel MÃ¼ller-Schott - Opus Klassik award winner 2019 - appealingly combines five works from the French sound kaleidoscope on his newest album with the DSO Berlin and Alexandre Bloch 'Four Visions of France'.

Tracklist:

Cello Concerto No. 1 In A Minor, Op. 33, R. 193: I. Allegro Non Troppo
Cello Concerto No. 1 In A Minor, Op. 33, R. 193: II. Allegretto Con Moto
Cello Concerto No. 1 In A Minor, Op. 33, R. 193: III. Allegro Non Troppo
Élégie, Op. 24 (Version For Cello & Orchestra)
Cello Concerto In C Major, H. 72: I. Andante
Cello Concerto In C Major, H. 72: II. Lento
Cello Concerto In C Major, H. 72: III. Allegro Marcato
Cello Concerto In D Minor: I. Prélude. Lento - Allegro Maestoso
Cello Concerto In D Minor: II. Intermezzo. Andantino Con Moto - Allegro Presto
Cello Concerto In D Minor: III. Introduction. Andante - Allegro Vivace
Romance In F Major, Op. 36, R. 195 (Version For Cello & Orchestra)

UPC: 4011790988122
Label: Orfeo
Release Date: 9.3.21
Format: CD

Faure / Muller-Schott - Four Visions Of France (CD)