František Maxián, Jean Fournet, Josef Veselka, Czech Philharmonic, Prague Symphony Orchestra, Prague Philharmonic Choir - Jean Fournet In Prague (2013)

Tracklist

01. Rédemption. Symphonic Interlude from the Oratorio, .
02. Les Éolides, .
03. Le chasseur maudit, .
04. Les Djinns, .
05. Psyché, .: Le sommeil de Psyché. Lento
06. Psyché, .: Psyché enlevée par les Zéphirs. Allegro vivo
07. Psyché, .: Les jardins d´ Eros. Poco animato-Lento
08. Psyché, .: Psyché et Éros. Andanttino, ma non troppo
09. Psyché, .: Le chatiment. Quasi lento-Souffrances et plaintes de Psyché. Lento-Apothéose
10. Nocturnes for Orchestra, .: Nuages
11. Nocturnes for Orchestra, .: Fetes
12. Nocturnes for Orchestra, .: Sirénes
13. Three Dances from the balet El sombrero de tres picos, .: Los vocinos
14. Three Dances from the balet El sombrero de tres picos, .: Danza del molinero
15. Three Dances from the balet El sombrero de tres picos, .: Danza final
16. Iberia, .: Par les rues et par les chemins
17. Iberia, .: Les parfumes de la nuit
18. Iberia, .: Le matin d´un jour de féte
19. Rondes de printemps, .
20. La mer, .: De l´aube a midi sur la mer
21. La mer, .: Jeux de vagues
22. La mer, .: Dialogue du vent et de la mer

In the past century, Jean Fournet (1913-2008), a "gentle perfectionist", as some of the critics characterised him, was one of the leading champions of French music throughout the world. In addition to heading globally renowned orchestras (director of the Opéra-Comique in Paris, chief conductor of the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, the Rotterdam Philharmonic and the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra), he also left a distinctive footprint in Prague, with the Czech Philharmonic in particular. He first appeared there as a guest at the Prague Spring festival in 1954, then in January 1961, and for the last time, at the age of 90 (!), in 2003. At the time of the Iron Curtain, Fournet represented for the Czech Philharmonic a rare and precious opportunity to enter the world of French music with the most competent guide there was. During his visits to Prague between 1963 and 1967, he and the orchestra made the enchanting and highly acclaimed recordings presented on this CD: in their "Ančerl" period, the Czech Philharmonic naturally embraced Fournet's refinement, sense of form and purity of colours. The precious recordings, newly remastered, are being released on a Supraphon CD for the very first time. Enchanting French flamboyance ? la Jean Fournet.

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