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Honegger: Symphony No. 3; Pacific 231; Pastorale de'ete; Rugby.(Sound Recording Review)
Honegger: Symphony No. 3; Pacific 231; Pastorale de'ete; Rugby. Takuo Yuasa, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. Naxos 8.555974.
Because most other record companies produce maybe one or two discs a month, it isn't hard to decide which one or ones to review. But because Naxos usually produce a half dozen or more discs a month, it's a little more problematical which ones to request for review. Sometimes, they're mediocre. Sometimes they're lucky gems. This one is a gem.
Performances and sound are top-notch for this recital of Honegger orchestral music, every bit the equal of David Zinman's fine Decca recording of several years back and at about a third the price. It's a bargain that's hard to resist, especially if you've always wanted a topflight "Pacific 231," possibly Honegger's most-famous work, but haven't cared to pay full price for the accompanying things on a full-price disc.
Arthur Honegger (1892-1955), as I've said before, was one of those modernists of the first half of the twentieth century who nonetheless clung to the last vestiges of Romanticism. We get visions in his work of emotional power, impressionism, and ...
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