Patricia Petibon: Charles Koechlin: Symphony No. 1 - COMPACT DISCS

Title: Charles Koechlin: Symphony No. 1
Artist: Patricia Petibon
Label: Capriccio
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 845221055336
Genre: Classical Artists
Release Date: 2025-05-02
Number of Discs: 1

It took almost 100 years for Charles Koechlin's First Symphony to get a proper recording and over a year for Ariane Matiakh to prepare the material. After her highly praised recording of Koechlin's Seven Stars Symphony (C5449), this is a much-appreciated further foray into the largely unexplored symphonic world of this fascinating composer, a French Chameleon of sorts, who felt comfortable anywhere between Bachian counterpoint and the heights of French impressionism. The earlier Au loin, Poeme symphonique and 3 Melodies (orchestrated posthumously) round out the scintillating picture.

Tracks:
1.1 Poème symphonique, Op. 20~Au Loin
1.2 Symphony No. 1, Op. 57bis~I. Adagio
1.3 Symphony No. 1, Op. 57bis~II. Scherzo
1.4 Symphony No. 1, Op. 57bis~III. Andante
1.5 Symphony No. 1, Op. 57bis~IV. Finale
1.6 3 Mélodies, Op. 17~I. Le colibri (Allegro con moto)
1.7 3 Mélodies, Op. 17~II. La prière du mort
1.8 3 Mélodies, Op. 17~III. Épiphanie