François-Xavier Roth reviews

Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 etc (Les Siècles/Roth)

Les Siècles/François-Xavier Roth (Harmonia Mundi)
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Beethoven • Gossec: Symphony No. 5, etc

Les Siècles/François-Xavier Roth (Harmonia Mundi)
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R Schumann - Symphonies Nos 1 and 4

Gürzenich-Orchester Köln/François-Xavier Roth (Myrios)
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Saint-Saëns - Le Timbre d'argent

Jodie Devos, Tassis Christoyannis, et al; Les Siècles/François-Xavier Roth (BruZane)
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Musorgsky • Ravel: La Valse, etc

Les Siècles/François-Xavier Roth (Harmonia Mundi)
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Bartók: Violin Concertos Nos 1 and 2

Renaud Capuçon (violin); London Symphony Orchestra/François-Xavier Roth (
Erato)
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Berlioz: Harold in Italy; Les Nuits d’été

Tabea Zimmermann, Stéphane Degout; Les Siècles/François-Xavier Roth (Harmonia Mundi)
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Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, etc

Les Siècles/François-Xavier Roth (Harmonia Mundi)
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Mahler's Symphony No. 5 conducted by François-Xavier Roth

Harmonia Mundi is determined to make capital from the fact that this is the same Cologne institution which gave the premiere of Mahler’s Fifth under the composer 113 years ago. It’s only fair to note that the Gürzenich Orchestra has already produced one of the great Mahler cycles of late under its previous principal conductor Markus Stenz, including a Fifth that sounded a good deal more radical than this one.

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'Mirages' - Arias & songs sung by Sabine Devieilhe and friends

The concept of cultural appropriation was mercifully unknown to the composers of 19th-century France. We can therefore sit back and enjoy their daydreams in Mirages, compiled around visions of faraway or imaginary lands and people, dominated by Oriental exoticism. Sabine Devieilhe’s voice is shown off to stunning effect as she and her colleagues bring together the (sometimes) kitschier side of eastern longings and the lingering influence of such sounds on more intriguing music. 

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