Symphonie Concertante Op.20

« Paul and I initiated in Myths and the Concerto a new style, a new way of playing the violin. » Without Paul Kochanski, one of the greatest violinists of his time, Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937) would he have written for the instrument, daring these escapes in the high-pitched, these well-known sound effects but which he was the first to use for expressive purposes and integrates in a form as free as it is rigorous? His “impressionism” would then have been limited to the orchestra and the piano, depriving us of these “three poems” (1915) and of this Concerto (1916) which, breaking with traditional virtuosity, is no less a poem - "Symphonic work with solo violin, which has the effect of a concerto". Two incandescent works, Dionysiac or opalescent, of a heady sensuality, inspired by ancient myths and, undoubtedly, by The Night of May, pantheist poem of Tadeusz Micinski where "ignites the fire of love". As war sets Europe ablaze, reclusive in his native Ukrainian mansion, Szymanowski relives his Mediterranean dazzles and remembers all that Diaghilev's musicians revealed to him.

Les Agrémens, Guy van Waas - La symphonie parisienne (2015) {7CD Set Ricercar Digital Download RIC 357}
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Classical / Viennese School / Symphony

It was at Le Concert Spirituel that the Germanicstyle symphony made its appearance in Paris. This story began in the 1750s with the arrival of musicians from Mannheim, including Johann Stamitz, in the French capital. Subsequently, various composers such as the Belgian François-Joseph Gossec appeared as the creators of the earliest French symphonies before Haydn’s symphonies enjoyed a very particular success there. This set, released on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of Les Agrémens, takes up most of the recordings conducted by Guy Van Waas in a repertoire bringing together composers played in Paris at the end of the 18th century (Gossec, Grétry, Haydn, Krauss), and announcing the beginnings of the Romantic symphony with two recording premieres: a symphony by Hérold and Beethoven’s Second Symphony.

Chandos Chaconne's J.C. Bach: Overture "Adriano in Siria" features the Academy of Ancient Music under Simon Standage in four symphonies (one is an overture; for Bach there was no difference between the structure and function of these two forms) and the Sinfonia Concertante in C major, T. 289/4. The last-named work is the best music here; a loving realization featuring soloists Rachel Brown (flute), Frank de Bruine (oboe), and conductor Standage (violin) combining in pleasing harmony while managing to shine individually. This is exactly what Bach had in mind when he wrote the music, and this performance is to be preferred over the only other recording of the work on Capriccio.

Chandos Chaconne's J.C. Bach: Overture "Adriano in Siria" features the Academy of Ancient Music under Simon Standage in four symphonies (one is an overture; for Bach there was no difference between the structure and function of these two forms) and the Sinfonia Concertante in C major, T. 289/4. The last-named work is the best music here; a loving realization featuring soloists Rachel Brown (flute), Frank de Bruine (oboe), and conductor Standage (violin) combining in pleasing harmony while managing to shine individually. This is exactly what Bach had in mind when he wrote the music, and this performance is to be preferred over the only other recording of the work on Capriccio.