Saint-Saens: Introduction and Rondo capriccioso in Am; Chausson: Poème in Ef

Saint-Saens: Introduction and Rondo capriccioso in Am; Chausson: Poème in Ef

On this CD:

1. Symphony in B flat major, Op 20
Composed by Ernest Chausson
Performed by Boston Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Charles Munch

2. Poème for violin & orchestra, Op. 25
Composed by Ernest Chausson
Performed by Boston Symphony Orchestra with David Oistrakh
Conducted by Charles Munch

3. Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, for violin & orchestra in A minor, Op. 28
Composed by Camille Saint-Saens
Performed by Boston Symphony Orchestra with David Oistrakh
Conducted by Charles Munch

Editorial Reviews
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Given Charles Munch's success with the Franck Symphony in D Minor, you would expect him to do just as well with the Chausson. This attractive composition would be much more popular if it had a nickname, and the one that most suits it would undoubtedly be "The Revenge of the Franck Symphony in D Minor," since Chausson was a pupil of Franck's and basically copied the entire concept from his teacher. That's not to say there aren't original features: Chausson's symphony saves its most anguished music for the finale (with Franck it's the first movement), and ends quietly (Franck ends in triumph); but the basic idea, in which themes recur from one movement to another, is Franck's. Pretty music, then, and a great performance. Nice couplings, too. --David Hurwitz

Saint-Saens: Introduction and Rondo capriccioso in Am; Chausson: Poème in Ef, Music, Ernest Chausson, Camille Saint-Saens, Charles Münch, Boston Symphony Orchestra, David Oistrakh, Classical, Classical Music, Concerto, Romantic Symphony, Symphonic, Violin Concerto

Saint-Saens: Introduction and Rondo capriccioso in Am; Chausson: Poème in Ef

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