- Amazon Sales Rank: #96033 in Music
- Released on: 2007-05-15
- Number of discs: 5
- Formats: Box set, Collector’s Edition
- Dimensions: .40 pounds
Poulenc Concertos Orchestral Pic
Poulenc Concertos Orchestral Picture
Poulenc Concertos Orchestral Picture
Poulenc Concertos Orchestral Picture
Poulenc Concertos Orchestral Pic
Poulenc Concertos Orchestral Photo
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful.
 Superb recording, performance and material
By Philip Clemson
This is an absolutely wonderful package! I have a large percentage of all commercial recordings of the Poulenc Organ Concerto and this is clearly the best for location, recording and production technique as well as the performance. The balance between full cathedral ambiance and intimate frontal detail is perfect. The hall’s replete reverbation never washes out the musical detail. The performance is intense, passionate and imaginative yet Dutoit and the soloists never venture so far from the musical core and clarity of the pieces that things ever get confused or wayward. Tempos are never too fast or too slow. Dutoit seems to be the master of modern French orchestral music. Rather than the boxed set, the concerto recordings alone also seem to be available Piano & Organ Concertos
Though there are many very good recordings, the only other contender for the “perfect” rendition of the Organ Concerto that I’ve heard in my opinion would be the lesser known Polish Tarnow Orchestra recording Concertos for Organ and Orchestra Whereas the Dutoit version is very full bodied and expansive, the Tarnow orchestra is much smaller and very nimble – approaching the sound and feeling of a chamber orchestra which works very well for this piece. The detail and intimacy is also superb.
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