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Art & Music: Monet - Music of His Time |
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Composer: |
Maurice Ravel, Emmanuel Chabrier, Hector Berlioz, Georges Bizet, Edward Elgar, Gabriel Faure, Claude Debussy |
Artist: |
Hakon Austbo, Janos Balint, Michael Healy, Klara Kormendi, Michael Lewin, Alexandre Tharaud, Francois-Joel Thiollier, Nora Mercz, Benno Moiseiwitsch, James Ehnes, Noriko Ogawa, Yukie Nagai, Alfredo Perl, Friedrich Gulda, Ivan Moravec, Emil Gilels, Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Chengzong Yin, Marcelle Meyer, Vlado Perlemuter, Anne Kaasa, Sviatoslav Richter, Jacques Fevrier, Tzimon Barto, Frederic Chiu, Minoru Nojima, Vanessa Wagner, Larissa Dedova, Florence Delaage |
Conductor: |
Dimitri Mitropoulos, Arturo Toscanini, George Hurst, Kenneth Jean, Ernest Ansermet, Adrian Boult, Alfred Walter, Anthony Bramall, John Georgiadis, Herve Niquet, Alexander Rahbari, Constantin Silvestri, Yoav Talmi, Leonard Slatkin, Ola Rudner, Thomas Beecham, Louis de Froment, Guido Cantelli, Jun Markl |
Choir: |
BRT Philharmonic Chorus , Leipzig MDR Radio Choir, BBC Ladies Chorus |
Ensemble: |
Camerata Budapest |
Orchestra: |
RTE Sinfonietta, San Diego Symphony Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Belgian Radio and Television Philharmonic Orchestra, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Ireland National Symphony Orchestra, Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra, Polish State Philharmonic Orchestra, Katowice, Philharmonia Cassovia, Wurttembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Quebec Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Luxembourg Radio Orchestra, Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra, Lyon National Orchestra |
Label: |
Naxos |
Catalogue No.: |
8.558058 |
Format: |
CD |
Barcode: |
0636943805824 |
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Art and Music
Monet - Music of His TimeL
Music by Berlioz, Bizet, Chabrier, Debussy, Elgar, Faure, and Ravel
Author: Hugh Griffith
1 CD with full-colour, illustrated, explanatory booklet
Naxos 8.558058
Claude Monet (1840-1926) was at the forefront of the Impressionist revolution in painting. Together with a small group of like-minded friends, he scandalised the critics by devising a new way of representing the world in all its bewildering variety of light and shadow. Here, the world of Monet is given a musical perspective with a carefully chosen selection of pieces by the finest composers of his time.
We may enjoy here some of the greatest moments in musical and artistic development in the late nineteenth century, as Impressionism was emerging triumphant. On this CD, Monet's incredible foresight and breathtaking depictions of natural beauty are musically complemented by such landmarks as Debussy's graceful Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune and Bizet's daring masterpiece Carmen.
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