Composer(s): Sauguet, Henri
Conductor(s): Almeida, Antonio de
Label: Marco Polo
Genre: Orchestral
Period: 20th Century
Catalogue No: 8.223472
Barcode: 0730099347228
Distribution Note(s):
Currently not available on CD.
Release Date: 02/1997

SAUGUET: Symphonies Nos. 3 and 4

Encouraged by Milhaud and associated in Paris with Satie and Koechlin, Sauguet is here represented by his 1955 Third Symphony, written for Belgian Radio, a work marked by the spirit of Beethoven in its dominating first theme. His Fourth Symphony, written in relative old age, is a retrospective summary of his symphonic work, noted, as always, for its clarity and classical lyrical simplicity.

Tracklist

Sauguet, Henri
Moscow Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Almeida, Antonio de (Conductor)
1I. Impetuosamente12:49
Moscow Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Almeida, Antonio de (Conductor)
2II. Nobilmente (Passacaille)13:36
Moscow Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Almeida, Antonio de (Conductor)
3III. Risoluto11:36
Moscow Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Almeida, Antonio de (Conductor)
Moscow Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Almeida, Antonio de (Conductor)
4I. Allegro vivo e marcato11:54
Moscow Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Almeida, Antonio de (Conductor)
5II. Lento13:43
Moscow Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Almeida, Antonio de (Conductor)
6III. Allegro vivo e scherzando11:20
Moscow Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Almeida, Antonio de (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 01:14:58