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The Art of Charles Dutoit [Bonus DVD] - Armas Maiste (piano); Emilio Iacurto (clarinet); James Earl Barnes (cimbalom); James Thomson (trumpet);...
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  1. The Hebrides, overture for orchestra in B minor ("Fingal's Cave"), Op. 26
  2. Les Francs-Juges, opera, H. 23a (fragments): Overture
  3. Leichte Kavallerie (Light Cavalry), operetta: Overture
  4. Le Rouet d'Omphale, symphonic poem in A major, Op. 31
  5. Espańa, rhapsody for orchestra, also arranged for 2 pianos
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  1. The Hebrides, overture for orchestra in B minor ("Fingal's Cave"), Op. 26
  2. Les Francs-Juges, opera, H. 23a (fragments): Overture
  3. Leichte Kavallerie (Light Cavalry), operetta: Overture
  4. Le Rouet d'Omphale, symphonic poem in A major, Op. 31
  5. Espańa, rhapsody for orchestra, also arranged for 2 pianos
  6. Fontane di Roma (The Fountains of Rome), symphonic poem, P. 106
  7. Romeo and Juliet, fantasy-overture for orchestra in B minor (3 versions)
  8. Scheherazade, symphonic suite for orchestra, Op. 35
  9. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vďstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel
  10. Háry János, suite from the opera for orchestra
  11. Dances of Galánta (Galánti táncok), for orchestra
  12. Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116, BB 123
  13. Prélude ŕ l'aprčs-midi d'un faune (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun), for orchestra, CD 87 (L. 86)
  14. Escales (Ports of Call), suite for orchestra
  15. Bacchanale, scherzo for orchestra
  16. Ma mčre l'oye, ballet for orchestra, M. 60
  17. An American in Paris, tone poem for orchestra
  18. Suite française (d'aprčs Claude Gervaise), for winds, percussion & harpsichord, FP 80a
  19. Les biches, suite from the ballet for orchestra, FP 36b
  20. Symphony in C, for orchestra
  21. Symphony in Three Movements, for orchestra
  22. Petrushka, ballet (burlesque) in 4 scenes for orchestra (1947 version)
  23. Etudes (4) for orchestra
  24. Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring), ballet in 2 parts for orchestra
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Leading off this six-disc set called The Art of Charles Dutoit with a recording of Mendelssohn's "Fingal's Cave" Overture is a deceptive opening ploy. Not that it isn't a stupendous performance -- vigorously driven, radiantly colorful, and intensely dramatic, it's as good a "Fingal's Cave" as has been released in the digital era -- but the choice of Germanic repertoire is in itself highly unusual. Because, with all due respect, the art of Charles Dutoit is an intrinsically French art, and while he can conduct works by Bart ...

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