SERGIU CELIBIDACHE, conductor
MÜNCHNER PHILHARMONIKER
This release from the archive of the Munich Philharmonic honours two iconic works from the repertoire of French symphonic music of the late 19th century: César Franck’s Symphony in D minor and Claude Debussy’s Nocturnes. Franck’s only symphony testifies to grandeur and French elegance, while Debussy’s Nocturnes capture the special atmosphere of the night with all its twilight colours and movements. In the remastered concert recordings from 1991 and 1983, legendary conductor Sergiu Celibidache interprets the two masterpieces with all their drama and finesse.
CÉSAR FRANCK (1822-1890)
Symphony in D minor, FWV 48
1. I. Lento – Allegro non troppo
2. II. Allegretto
3. III. Allegro non troppo
CLAUDE DEBUSSY (1862-1918)
Nocturnes, L. 91
4. I. Nuages
5. II. Fêtes
6. III. Sirènes
RECORDING DATES
César Franck, Symphony in D minor
RECORDING DATE 27-29 September 1991
LOCATION München, Philharmonie im Gasteig
PRODUCER Torsten Schreier
BALANCE ENGINEER Wolfgang Karreth
MASTERING ENGINEER Christoph Stickel
REMASTERING PRODUCER Ephraim Hahn
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Münchner Philharmoniker/Bayerischer Rundfunk
Claude Debussy, Nocturnes
RECORDING DATE 6 Juli 1983
LOCATION München, Herkulessaal der Residenz
PRODUCER Ulrich Kraus
BALANCE ENGINEER Wolfgang Karreth
MASTERING ENGINEER Christoph Stickel
REMASTERING PRODUCER Ephraim Hahn
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Münchner Philharmoniker/Bayerischer Rundfunk
