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01-20-2019, 04:36 PM
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"Imaginatively planned and well executed."
BBC Music Magazine
"Beautifully performed and recorded."
Musicweb
Music Composed by
Frederick Delius
Played by the
Aarhus Symphony Orchestra
With
Henriette Bonde-Hansen (soprano)
Johan Reuter (baritone)
Simon Duus (baritone)
John Kj�ller (tenor)
Helle Hoyer-Hansen (soprano)
And the
Aarhus University Choir
Aarhus Chamber Choir
Aarhus Symphony Orchestra Chorus
Conducted by
Bo Holten
"From 1903 on, except for an evacuation during World War I, Frederick Delius made France his home, and it was there where he composed much of his mature music. Yet as inspired as he was by the French countryside and culture, his music never found much favor in Parisian musical circles, and never became associated in the public imagination as particularly Gallic. This album by Bo Holten and the �rhus Symphony Orchestra presents Delius' French masterworks (continuing their series of CDs on Danacord of Delius' English masterworks, Danish masterworks, and Norwegian masterworks), and for the most part the selections show a heightened French influence, though that never conceals the essential style that was uniquely his own. The Prelude to Delius' verismo opera Margot la Rouge offers a gentle ambience highlighted by vaguely impressionistic chromaticism, and In a Summer Garden shows some hints of Faur� and Debussy, though Delius' long, lyrical lines, lush harmonies, and languorous tempos are the same as ever. The Five Songs on poems by Paul Verlaine, with orchestrations by Philip Heseltine (aka Peter Warlock) and Bo Holten, should sound more obviously French because of the flavor of the texts, yet Delius' stressed rhythms and leaden accompaniments could just as easily have been English or German settings. Even his moody study, Paris: A Nocturne, seems less about that city and more like an English tone poem describing a place in Delius' exotic imagination, where any specific nationality would be irrelevant. The singing by soprano Henriette Bonde-Hansen is serene and lovely, and the playing by this esteemed Danish orchestra is polished and warm in tone, so there is nothing in the performances to criticize. But the identification of these pieces as French masterworks is somewhat misleading and not essential to their enjoyment."
All Music
"In 2012 the year of the 150th anniversary of Delius�s birth it is good to see a good number of releases of Delius�s music.
With this disc Danacord�s Delius series surefootedly piloted by Bo Holten has reached volume 4. The series commenced in 2007 with volume 1 Danish Masterworks quickly followed the same year by volume 2 Norwegian Masterworks. After a five year gap the series recommenced earlier this year with volume 3 English Masterworks. The Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, Denmark is not one of the best known orchestras yet this Delius series has been a sheer delight from start to finish. Continuing the Danish theme Holten has conducted all four volumes and another consistent factor is the impressive singing of leading Danish soprano Henriette Bonde-Hansen.
It was in 1888 that Delius aged 26 left the Leipzig Conservatoire for Paris. Delius had begun to cultivate friendships with members of the cultural side of Parisian society. During the First World War, apart from some time spent in England and Norway, Delius made France his home, living with Jelka Rosenat Grez-sur-LoingnearFontainebleau. He later married Jelka in 1903. The works on this release were written between 1895/1919 spanning some 24 years which is roughly the first half of Delius�s period in France. The opening work is the Prelude to the one act opera or lyric drama Margot la Rouge. Composed in 1901/02 to a libretto by Berthe Gaston-Danville (pseudonym Mme. Rosenval) this verismo opera is a melodrama based on seedy Parisian life and is set in a backstreet caf�/bar. Composed in 1908 and titled �a fantasy for orchestra� In a Summer Garden could easily be a musical depiction of Delius�s garden at Grez. Delius appended to the score several lines of verse by Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Between the years 1895 and 1919 Delius wrote songs to words by the French poet Paul Verlaine, an adherent of the nineteenth century art movement known as Symbolism. The five songs were not conceived as a cycle but they have been suitably grouped here. Delius expressly wished all his Verlaine settings to be sung in French. The first two songs Il pleure dans mon c�ur (Tears fall in my heart) and Le ciel est, par-dessus le toit (The sky above the roof), both written in 1895, were orchestrated about 1915 by Philip Heseltine. From 1910 the third song La lune blanche (The white moon) is again a Heseltine make-over but it came later in 1915. The final two songs Chanson d'automne (Autumn Song) from 1911 and Avant que tu ne t'en ailles (Before you go away) from 1919 were both orchestrated by Bo Holten in 2011; I would imagine especially for this recording. The final work on the release and the longest is his tone poem Paris: A Nocturne (The Song of a Great City) for large orchestra. It was written in 1899-1900 at Grez. Delius held a great affection for Paris as suggested by the score�s full title Paris, A Night Piece - The Song of a Great City. Delius champion Sir Thomas Beecham conducted the British premi�re of Paris in 1908. I learned that after Delius�s death Fredrick Ashton choreographed the score as a ballet danced by Margot Fonteyn at the Sadler�s Wells Theatre, London in 1936.
Danish-born Bo Holten conducts attractive and sensitive performances revealing the orchestra�s sure predilection for Delius. Bonde-Hansen is a light attractive soprano, with clear diction who is able to project her voice well. Maybe some listeners will find the Danish soprano�s fluttery vibrato uncomfortable listening. I did at first but it was a feature I soon became accustomed to. My only cause for concern about this release, not one that bothers me unduly but may distract others, is the initial sameness of the Delian soundworld. At first hearing all the works on the release generally share dreamy and shimmering, atmospheric writing with seemingly little in the way of melodic variation. More concentrated listening will reveal numerous subtle differences but they are not necessarily obvious. The sound quality is clear and warmly atmospheric with a decent balance. I can favourably report that full French texts with English translations are included in the booklet. In addition the liner-notes state that these are the first recordings of the orchestral songs in French.
On this Danacord issue everything about these performances feels just right. Beautifully performed and recorded this release will become a treasured disc in my Delius collection."
Musicweb
"After discs of music by Delius associated with Denmark, Norway and England, Bo Holten turns to �French Masterworks�, written in, and about, the country where the composer spent most of his life. He lived first in the capital, which is vividly portrayed in the large-scale nocturne Paris (The Song of a Great City), and is also the setting of the dreaming Prelude to the opera Margot la Rouge � less than four minutes of quintessential Delius, later rescued from obscurity to preface the Idyll. He then moved to the village of Grez-sur-Loing, south of Paris, where his wife Jelka created the luxuriant riverside garden which is the subject of In a Summer Garden.
These works all receive sympathetic performances, with excellent playing by the Aarhus orchestra, though the recorded balance sometimes pushes the woodwind into the background. And Henriette Bond-Hansen impresses in five settings of poems by Verlaine, three in reverent and effective orchestrations by Delius�s friend Philip Heseltine (Peter Warlock), the other two scored in a more interventionist manner by Holten. Despite the short playing time (surely Summer Night on the River would have qualified as another �French masterwork�?), this
is a highly recommendable issue."
BBC Music Magazine
Source: Danacord CDs (My rip!)
Format: FLAC(WinRar), DDD Stereo
File Sizes: 320 MB + 288 MB + 277 MB + 312 MB + 200 MB
Please request the FLAC links (incl. covers & booklets) in this thread. These are my rips.
Private messages will be ignored. Limited sharing period.
Please do not share further and add to my reputation if you download my material. Thank you! :)
Private messages will be ignored. Limited sharing period.
"Imaginatively planned and well executed."
BBC Music Magazine
"Beautifully performed and recorded."
Musicweb
Music Composed by
Frederick Delius
Played by the
Aarhus Symphony Orchestra
With
Henriette Bonde-Hansen (soprano)
Johan Reuter (baritone)
Simon Duus (baritone)
John Kj�ller (tenor)
Helle Hoyer-Hansen (soprano)
And the
Aarhus University Choir
Aarhus Chamber Choir
Aarhus Symphony Orchestra Chorus
Conducted by
Bo Holten
"From 1903 on, except for an evacuation during World War I, Frederick Delius made France his home, and it was there where he composed much of his mature music. Yet as inspired as he was by the French countryside and culture, his music never found much favor in Parisian musical circles, and never became associated in the public imagination as particularly Gallic. This album by Bo Holten and the �rhus Symphony Orchestra presents Delius' French masterworks (continuing their series of CDs on Danacord of Delius' English masterworks, Danish masterworks, and Norwegian masterworks), and for the most part the selections show a heightened French influence, though that never conceals the essential style that was uniquely his own. The Prelude to Delius' verismo opera Margot la Rouge offers a gentle ambience highlighted by vaguely impressionistic chromaticism, and In a Summer Garden shows some hints of Faur� and Debussy, though Delius' long, lyrical lines, lush harmonies, and languorous tempos are the same as ever. The Five Songs on poems by Paul Verlaine, with orchestrations by Philip Heseltine (aka Peter Warlock) and Bo Holten, should sound more obviously French because of the flavor of the texts, yet Delius' stressed rhythms and leaden accompaniments could just as easily have been English or German settings. Even his moody study, Paris: A Nocturne, seems less about that city and more like an English tone poem describing a place in Delius' exotic imagination, where any specific nationality would be irrelevant. The singing by soprano Henriette Bonde-Hansen is serene and lovely, and the playing by this esteemed Danish orchestra is polished and warm in tone, so there is nothing in the performances to criticize. But the identification of these pieces as French masterworks is somewhat misleading and not essential to their enjoyment."
All Music
"In 2012 the year of the 150th anniversary of Delius�s birth it is good to see a good number of releases of Delius�s music.
With this disc Danacord�s Delius series surefootedly piloted by Bo Holten has reached volume 4. The series commenced in 2007 with volume 1 Danish Masterworks quickly followed the same year by volume 2 Norwegian Masterworks. After a five year gap the series recommenced earlier this year with volume 3 English Masterworks. The Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, Denmark is not one of the best known orchestras yet this Delius series has been a sheer delight from start to finish. Continuing the Danish theme Holten has conducted all four volumes and another consistent factor is the impressive singing of leading Danish soprano Henriette Bonde-Hansen.
It was in 1888 that Delius aged 26 left the Leipzig Conservatoire for Paris. Delius had begun to cultivate friendships with members of the cultural side of Parisian society. During the First World War, apart from some time spent in England and Norway, Delius made France his home, living with Jelka Rosenat Grez-sur-LoingnearFontainebleau. He later married Jelka in 1903. The works on this release were written between 1895/1919 spanning some 24 years which is roughly the first half of Delius�s period in France. The opening work is the Prelude to the one act opera or lyric drama Margot la Rouge. Composed in 1901/02 to a libretto by Berthe Gaston-Danville (pseudonym Mme. Rosenval) this verismo opera is a melodrama based on seedy Parisian life and is set in a backstreet caf�/bar. Composed in 1908 and titled �a fantasy for orchestra� In a Summer Garden could easily be a musical depiction of Delius�s garden at Grez. Delius appended to the score several lines of verse by Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Between the years 1895 and 1919 Delius wrote songs to words by the French poet Paul Verlaine, an adherent of the nineteenth century art movement known as Symbolism. The five songs were not conceived as a cycle but they have been suitably grouped here. Delius expressly wished all his Verlaine settings to be sung in French. The first two songs Il pleure dans mon c�ur (Tears fall in my heart) and Le ciel est, par-dessus le toit (The sky above the roof), both written in 1895, were orchestrated about 1915 by Philip Heseltine. From 1910 the third song La lune blanche (The white moon) is again a Heseltine make-over but it came later in 1915. The final two songs Chanson d'automne (Autumn Song) from 1911 and Avant que tu ne t'en ailles (Before you go away) from 1919 were both orchestrated by Bo Holten in 2011; I would imagine especially for this recording. The final work on the release and the longest is his tone poem Paris: A Nocturne (The Song of a Great City) for large orchestra. It was written in 1899-1900 at Grez. Delius held a great affection for Paris as suggested by the score�s full title Paris, A Night Piece - The Song of a Great City. Delius champion Sir Thomas Beecham conducted the British premi�re of Paris in 1908. I learned that after Delius�s death Fredrick Ashton choreographed the score as a ballet danced by Margot Fonteyn at the Sadler�s Wells Theatre, London in 1936.
Danish-born Bo Holten conducts attractive and sensitive performances revealing the orchestra�s sure predilection for Delius. Bonde-Hansen is a light attractive soprano, with clear diction who is able to project her voice well. Maybe some listeners will find the Danish soprano�s fluttery vibrato uncomfortable listening. I did at first but it was a feature I soon became accustomed to. My only cause for concern about this release, not one that bothers me unduly but may distract others, is the initial sameness of the Delian soundworld. At first hearing all the works on the release generally share dreamy and shimmering, atmospheric writing with seemingly little in the way of melodic variation. More concentrated listening will reveal numerous subtle differences but they are not necessarily obvious. The sound quality is clear and warmly atmospheric with a decent balance. I can favourably report that full French texts with English translations are included in the booklet. In addition the liner-notes state that these are the first recordings of the orchestral songs in French.
On this Danacord issue everything about these performances feels just right. Beautifully performed and recorded this release will become a treasured disc in my Delius collection."
Musicweb
"After discs of music by Delius associated with Denmark, Norway and England, Bo Holten turns to �French Masterworks�, written in, and about, the country where the composer spent most of his life. He lived first in the capital, which is vividly portrayed in the large-scale nocturne Paris (The Song of a Great City), and is also the setting of the dreaming Prelude to the opera Margot la Rouge � less than four minutes of quintessential Delius, later rescued from obscurity to preface the Idyll. He then moved to the village of Grez-sur-Loing, south of Paris, where his wife Jelka created the luxuriant riverside garden which is the subject of In a Summer Garden.
These works all receive sympathetic performances, with excellent playing by the Aarhus orchestra, though the recorded balance sometimes pushes the woodwind into the background. And Henriette Bond-Hansen impresses in five settings of poems by Verlaine, three in reverent and effective orchestrations by Delius�s friend Philip Heseltine (Peter Warlock), the other two scored in a more interventionist manner by Holten. Despite the short playing time (surely Summer Night on the River would have qualified as another �French masterwork�?), this
is a highly recommendable issue."
BBC Music Magazine
Source: Danacord CDs (My rip!)
Format: FLAC(WinRar), DDD Stereo
File Sizes: 320 MB + 288 MB + 277 MB + 312 MB + 200 MB
Please request the FLAC links (incl. covers & booklets) in this thread. These are my rips.
Private messages will be ignored. Limited sharing period.
Please do not share further and add to my reputation if you download my material. Thank you! :)