French Connections

~ Release by English Chamber Orchestra, Paul Tortelier (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

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1Petite suite, L. 65: I. En bateau (arr. Büsser)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Paul Tortelier (cellist)
recording of:
Petite Suite, L. 65, CD 71b : I. En bateau (for orchestra)
orchestrator:
Henri Büsser (French composer, organist, conductor) (in 1907)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1888 until 1889)
orchestration of:
Petite Suite, L. 65, CD 71a : I. En bateau (for piano 4-hands)
part of:
Petite Suite, L. 65, CD 71b (for orchestra)
Claude Debussy3:55
2Pavane in F sharp minor, Op. 50
cello:
Paul Tortelier (cellist)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Paul Tortelier (cellist)
recording of:
Pavane in F-sharp minor, op. 50 (for orchestra and (optional) chorus)
lyricist:
Robert de Montesquiou
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1887)
arrangement of:
Pavane, op. 50 (for piano and chorus)
Gabriel Fauré5:35
3March of the Little Lead Soldiers, Op 14 No. 6
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Paul Tortelier (cellist)
recording of:
March of the Little Lead Soldiers
composer:
Gabriel Pierné (French composer and conductor)
Gabriel Pierné3:12
4Thaïs, Acte II, scène 1: Méditation religieuse
violin:
José‐Luis García (violinist & conductor)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Paul Tortelier (cellist)
recording of:
Thaïs: Acte II. Entr’acte “Méditation” (original; for solo violin and orchestra)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer) (in 1894)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 14)
part of:
Thaïs: Acte II
Jules Massenet5:29
5Two Gymnopédies (arr. Debussy)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Paul Tortelier (cellist)
recording of:
Gymnopédies (orchestrated by Debussy)
orchestrator:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (in 1897)
composer:
Erik Satie (French composer) (in 1888)
Erik Satie5:38
6Élégie for cello and orchestra in C minor, Op. 24
cello:
Paul Tortelier (cellist)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Paul Tortelier (cellist)
recording of:
Élégie, op. 24 (for cello and orchestra)
orchestrator:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1883)
orchestration of:
Élégie pour violoncelle et piano, op. 24
Gabriel Fauré7:31
7Carnival of the Animals: XIII. The Swan
piano:
Michael Reeves (pianist)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Paul Tortelier (cellist)
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux: XIII. Le Cygne (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer)
arrangement of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : XIII. Le Cygne (The Carnival of the Animals: XIII. The Swan, two pianos and cello)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (catch-all for arrangements)
Camille Saint‐Saëns2:40
8Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, L. 86
flute:
Susan Milan (English flutist)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Paul Tortelier (cellist)
recording of:
Prélude à l’après‐midi d’un faune, L. 86, CD 87 (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, L. 86, CD 87, original version for orchestra)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1891 until 1894-09)
dedicated to:
Raymond Bonheur (composer, 1861-1939)
premiered at:
[concert] (1894-12-22)
publisher:
Eugène Fromont (in 1895-10)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 6), Catalogue François Lesure des œuvres de Claude Debussy (Version de 1977 “L.”) (number: L. 86) and Catalogue François Lesure des œuvres de Claude Debussy (Version révisée en 2001 “CD”) (number: CD 87)
Claude Debussy9:49
9La Vierge, Acte IV, No. 10: Le Dernier Sommeil de la Vierge
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Paul Tortelier (cellist)
recording of:
La Vierge: Scene 4. The Assumption: Dernier sommeil de la Vierge
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer)
librettist:
Charles Grandmougin
part of:
La Vierge
Jules Massenet4:16
10Valse No. 1 "Alla Maud"
cello:
Maud Martin Tortelier
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Paul Tortelier (cellist)
recording of:
Valse no. 1 "alla Maud"
composer:
Paul Tortelier (cellist)
Paul Tortelier6:09