Ronald Corp & New London Orchestra - Poulenc: Aubade & Sinfonietta; Hahn: Le Bal de Beatrice d'Este (2004)

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Artist: Ronald Corp & New London Orchestra
Title: Poulenc: Aubade & Sinfonietta; Hahn: Le Bal de Beatrice d'Este
Year Of Release: 2004
Label: Hyperion
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (image + .cue, log, artwork)
Total Time: 63:57 min
Total Size: 221 MB
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist:

01. Sinfonietta: Allegro con fuoco
02. Sinfonietta: Molto vivace
03. Sinfonietta: Andante cantabile
04. Sinfonietta: Fianle: Prestissimo et tres gai
05. Aubade: Concerto choreographique for piano and eighteen intstruments: Toccata
06. Aubade: Concerto choreographique for piano and eighteen intstruments: Recitatif: Les Compagnes de Diane
07. Aubade: Concerto choreographique for piano and eighteen intstruments: Rondeau: Diana et Compagnes
08. Aubade: Concerto choreographique for piano and eighteen intstruments: Entree de Diane
09. Aubade: Concerto choreographique for piano and eighteen intstruments: Sortie de Diane
10. Aubade: Concerto choreographique for piano and eighteen intstruments: Presto: Toilette de Diane
11. Aubade: Concerto choreographique for piano and eighteen intstruments: Recitatif: Introduction a la Variation
12. Aubade: Concerto choreographique for piano and eighteen intstruments: Andante: Variation de Diane
13. Aubade: Concerto choreographique for piano and eighteen intstruments: Allegro feroce: Desespoir de Diane
14. Aubade: Concerto choreographique for piano and eighteen intstruments: Conclusion: Adieux et Depart de Diane
15. Le Bal De Beatrice D'Este: Entree pour Ludovic le More
16. Le Bal De Beatrice D'Este: Lesquercade
17. Le Bal De Beatrice D'Este: Romanesque
18. Le Bal De Beatrice D'Este: Iberienne
19. Le Bal De Beatrice D'Este: Leda et l'oiseau
20. Le Bal De Beatrice D'Este: Courante
21. Le Bal De Beatrice D'Este: Salut finale au Duc de Milan

The pairing of Francis Poulenc and Reynaldo Hahn on this album may seem contrived merely because of biographical parallels between the two men, for their musical approaches and styles are quite different, if not at odds. Poulenc's neo-Classical, self-conscious parodies in the Sinfonietta and the dry, sarcastic wit of the Aubade are a world away from Hahn's pretty, even precious, Romanticism, which is unabashedly on display in La bal de Beatrice d'Este. However, the discerning listener may find in Poulenc streaks of Hahn's pensiveness and languor, which his comic antics never completely conceal; and there is in Hahn a buoyant, diatonic tunefulness that is readily found in Poulenc. (Interestingly, some of Poulenc's adaptations of Renaissance music bear a remarkable similarity to Hahn's antique pastiches in this ballet.) Furthermore, their fondness for unusual chamber combinations is striking, and the transition from the Aubade to La bal de Beatrice d'Este is not at all jarring because they both share the charm and ambience of the salon orchestra. The New London Orchestra, conducted by Ronald Corp and featuring Julian Evans as pianist, plays with conviviality and bright color, and the sound of the original 1989 recording is pleasant. There appears to be no remastering for this 2004 Helios reissue. -- Blair Sanderson

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