Preview: Michel Plasson's Devotion to Neglected French Music and His 10 Best Recordings
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- Опубликовано: 13 окт 2024
- Michael Plasson did yeoman work on behalf of neglected French music for decades, before recording unusual repertoire became "a thing," and he did it all for a major label (EMI, now Warner)--not that his work attracted much attention or promotional support. He leaves a fascinating, wonderfully adventurous legacy for lovers of romantic music, discussed in this video. Next, check out his 10 best recordings by becoming a Classicstoday.com Insider Subscriber: www.classicsto...
Thanks for the review Dave. I think we tended to take Plasson for granted when many of these rare treasures were first released. I've pulled a stack of old LPs off my shelf for some enjoyable listening! Apropos Magnard, a video review of the growing number of complete symphony sets would be fun...
Thanks a lot David for bringing this up...The orchestral box is available from multiple online Japanese sites with proxy buying available for those of us who need international shipping...still have not located the opera box yet but enough of the operas are available on ebay and other places....a big thanks once again...
I was listening to this with the auto subtitles on, which are often a source of innocent amusement. My favourite was when it assured me that Massenet had written an opera entitled Donkey Shot.
It was Plasson's recording of the two symphonies by Gounod that made me familiar with his work. I also have his Magnard cycle, and his D'Indy Second Symphony.
My first exposure to M. Plasson was him conducting Jessye Norman in La Belle Helene. And I do love what they all do in that recording. And you are right - they could all sing really well. I also love the recordings he made with Crespin - and speaks fondly of him in her biography "What a delicious man, Michel, so full of talent, of passion, with his outbursts of anger so sudden and shart that he winds uploaghing with everyone at himself".
Thanks for the review David. Plasson clearly did sterling work bringing some of this French back catalogue to our ears. Interesting comment regarding Ropartz, whose work you have clearly found to be rather boring, but which I have enjoyed getting to know.
I appreciate this list on Classics Today. There are some works I haven't heard before and added to my RUclips queue. Also appreciate championing the lesser known conductors that made major contributions to the recorded library. While more well known thanks to Telarc, when will you do a list for Jesus Lopez-Cobos?
Probably never, not that I don't enjoy his work...
Franck’s Rédemption was a great listen today. So interesting and gorgeously orchestrated. It is regrettable that the 5 Saint Saens piano concerti with Entremont aren’t really competitive.
There is a complete L'Arlésienne led by Albert Wolff on a mono London LP complete with dialogue of the play.
i see this conductor in concert in 1978,with the montreal symphony orchestra.good souvenir of this concert....rachmaninoff second piano concerto with aldo ciccolini,and brahms first symphonies....and my best recording of michel plasson, for me, is the carmina burana of carl orff at toulouse with the beautiful voice of nathalie dessay on emi classics
I happily bow to your experience and knowledge, but I would have thought "La Foi" meant "The Faith" rather than "The Crowd". Maybe I misheard you or my laptop speakers played me false. Now I'm curious to hear this piece!
Foi, Foule, what's the difference? You're right of course! My bad.
"Foi, Foule, what's the difference?" - belly laugh of the day.
As far as I know, Monsieur Plasson is still "in hac lacrimarum valle", living between us breathing people. You talk about him using the past tense...
I talk about you the same way. It's just a figure of speech.
The complete Requiem, longer than Verdi's, embedded in Mors et Vita ain't bad at all. And that's only half the work. It's not at all stuffy, Victorian piety but generates some real power, though to be taken at lengthy intervals.
That Pearl Fishers is the only recording of the original untampered-with version. Nobody seems to have touched it since because the reprise of the Famous Duet wasn't actually written by Bizet but has a fast cabaletta type section instead. A deal killer.
Since I do not own the Boxes: "Padmavâti" is not included? Or have I overheard it?
I talked about it extensively in the video. It is included.
@@DavesClassicalGuide And I renewed just now my account to listen to your talk.
@@edwinbaumgartner5045 Thank you very kindly!
@@DavesClassicalGuide A pleasure!
I rather like Plasson's Milhaud symphonies on DGG.