La Marseillaise, arr. Berlioz & other French Orchestral Favorites – Orchestre de Paris conducted by Jean-Pierre Jacquillat

KHCD-2011-089 (STEREO) – French Orchestral Favorites: La Marseillaise, arr. Berlioz for Chorus, Soloists and Orchestra; Chabrier: España; Debussy: Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune; Dukas: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice; Saint-Saëns: Danse Macabre; Lalo: Scherzo – Orchestre de Paris/Jean-Pierre Jacquillat – The Orchestre de Paris held its first concert on November14, 1967 in the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, with Charles Munch, its Artistic Director, conducting. Within a short period it began recording for EMI, releasing 3 albums in 1968. This set was the second in the Angel series, featuring the conducting assistant to Charles Munch, Jean-Pierre Jacquillat. La Marseillaise is the big piece here, with the Berlioz setting for chorus, soloists and orchestra. The other well-know works are performed idomatically and with much charm, from a near-mint red-spine, blue label domestic Angel LP. Click here for an MP3 sample.

Titles posted for November 2011 are found on Klassic Haus Restorations home page. Thanks for visiting! – Cheers – Curt Timmons

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