Mozart: Symphony No. 41 / Falla: Noches En Los Jardines De España / Stravinsky: Capriccio
1/1/2004, 10 Tracks, 1:07:16
Featuring
Ernest Ansermet
Jacqueline Blancard
Igor Stravinsky
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Manuel de Falla
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Recording & Production
The Walter Straram Orchestra, featured in Stravinsky's Capriccio, was known for its versatility and was used for numerous gramophone recordings in Paris during the 1920s and early 1930s.
Performer Biography
Ernest Ansermet founded the Orchestre Romande in 1918, which later became the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande in 1940 and was supported by Swiss Radio.
Interpretation
In the 1960s, Ernest Ansermet recorded Beethoven and Brahms symphonies, avoiding Romanticism in Beethoven and approaching Brahms with 'south-European lightness'.
Performer Biography
Ernest Ansermet, the conductor, studied and taught mathematics for several years before dedicating himself to music.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Ernest Ansermet opposed twelve-note music by Arnold Schoenberg, as well as atonal and serial music.
Performer Biography
Ernest Ansermet established the Lucerne Festival in 1937, inviting other conductors like Arturo Toscanini.
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