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‘Chausson’s Symphony in B flat major is a multifaceted and imaginative piece. Its passion and complexity raise many questions regarding interpretation. Many of them find their answer in a careful study of the manuscript sources. Our recording attempts to present an informed and accurate performance of Chausson’s symphony, one of the masterpieces of the French symphonic repertoire.
In the case of Franck’s Symphony in D minor, there are no such problems: the printed score and parts are faultless, having been published by Hamelle, who on that occasion commissioned the German engraver Röder from Leipzig, renowned for their accuracy. This was an unusual collaboration for a French publisher, for which we are particularly grateful, since the manuscript of Franck’s Symphony was burned in the fire that destroyed the Duparc family château in 1935.’
– Jean-Luc Tingaud
César FRANCK (1822–1890)
Symphony in D minor
Ernest CHAUSSON (1855–1899)
Symphony in B flat major
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester BerlinJean-Luc Tingaud
César Franck’s only symphony came at a time when the French music world was seeking to rival the great Austro-German tradition. The ‘darkness-to-light’ narrative of the Symphony in D minor owes a debt to Beethoven and there is a unique power within its distinctive themes, innovative cyclic form and general gravitas. Franck’s student Ernest Chausson was no doubt inspired by his teacher’s thematic metamorphoses, but the anguished influence of Wagner is also ever present. The published score of the Symphony in B flat major includes many errors which conductor Jean-Luc Tingaud has meticulously corrected after careful study of Chausson’s autograph manuscripts.
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Jean-Luc Tingaud studied with the French conductor Manuel Rosenthal, since when he has conducted numerous renowned orchestras, including the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini, the Warsaw and Kraków Philharmonics, Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire, Orchestre National de Lyon, Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, and the orchestras of the Teatro Carlo Felice, Genoa and the Teatro Massimo, Palermo.
The Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin maintains a national and international presence in concert halls and on radio broadcasts, appearing regularly in Berlin at the Konzerthaus, the Philharmonie and the Haus des Rundfunks, as well as performing chamber music at numerous venues. In addition to its extensive activities for radio, the orchestra makes regular studio recordings, frequently of forgotten repertoire and rarities.
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