Composer(s): Sauguet, Henri
Conductor(s): Almeida, Antonio de
Choir(s): Moscow Capella
Label: Marco Polo
Genre: Orchestral
Period: 20th Century
Catalogue No: 8.223464-65
Barcode: 0730099346429
Distribution Note(s):
Currently not available on CD.
Release Date: 02/1997

SAUGUET: Symphony No. 2, Allegorique

Encouraged by Milhaud, Sauguet was also influenced by Satie, writing music of great clarity in a tonal idiom. His Second Symphony follows the cycle of the seasons, each movement offering a choral section followed by an instrumental development of the mood.

Tracklist

Disc 1
Sauguet, Henri
Ruscica, Genevieve (soprano)
Moscow Capella (Choir)
Moscow Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Almeida, Antonio de (Conductor)
1L'hiver - L'hiver05:46
Ruscica, Genevieve (soprano)
Moscow Capella (Choir)
Moscow Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Almeida, Antonio de (Conductor)
2L'hiver - L'hiver07:41
Moscow Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Almeida, Antonio de (Conductor)
3Vers le printemps - Fin de l'hiver03:34
Ruscica, Genevieve (soprano)
Moscow Capella (Choir)
Moscow Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Almeida, Antonio de (Conductor)
4Vers le printemps - Le printemps (Moderato)14:29
Ruscica, Genevieve (soprano)
Moscow Capella (Choir)
Moscow Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Almeida, Antonio de (Conductor)
5La nuit du rossignol - Le printemps04:30
Ruscica, Genevieve (soprano)
Moscow Capella (Choir)
Moscow Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Almeida, Antonio de (Conductor)
6La nuit du rossignol - Le printemps - Nocturne du rossignol13:34
Ruscica, Genevieve (soprano)
Moscow Capella (Choir)
Moscow Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Almeida, Antonio de (Conductor)
Disc 2
1L'automne - L'ete et l'automne02:36
Ruscica, Genevieve (soprano)
Moscow Capella (Choir)
Moscow Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Almeida, Antonio de (Conductor)
2L'automne - L'ete10:01
Moscow Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Almeida, Antonio de (Conductor)
3L'automne - Andante02:06
Ruscica, Genevieve (soprano)
Moscow Capella (Choir)
Moscow Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Almeida, Antonio de (Conductor)
4L'automne - L'automne (Andantino)17:39
Ruscica, Genevieve (soprano)
Moscow Capella (Choir)
Moscow Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Almeida, Antonio de (Conductor)
5Retour de l'hiver - Le retour de l'hiver02:36
Ruscica, Genevieve (soprano)
Moscow Capella (Choir)
Moscow Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Almeida, Antonio de (Conductor)
6Retour de l'hiver - Coda (Le retour de l'hiver)02:28
Moscow Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Almeida, Antonio de (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 01:27:00