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Poulenc: Organ Concerto - Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 "Organ"

James O'Donnell

Classical - Released November 1, 2014 | London Philharmonic Orchestra

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In terms of concert programming, pairing the Organ Concerto in G minor of Francis Poulenc with the Symphony No. 3 in C minor, "Organ," of Camille Saint-Saëns is an obvious and easy choice, and this explains their frequent appearances together on CD. The concerto calls for organ, strings, and timpani, while the organ is treated in the symphony as a significant instrument, though not quite a solo part. Even so, the pieces work well together because Poulenc's gothic music creates a dark, brooding mood that is contrasted by the brightness and transparent scoring of the symphony, which ends with a suitably triumphant Finale. This recording by Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the London Philharmonic Orchestra features James O'Donnell as the organ soloist, and the live recording presents everyone to best advantage in the resonant acoustics of London's Southbank Centre. One problem organists find in playing both works is the time lag between the orchestra and the sound coming from the pipes, which often requires that the soloist play a fraction of a beat before the conductor to come out together. O'Donnell's timing seems to be impeccable, and his precision pays off in the fast passages of the concerto, while the mostly chordal organ part in the symphony is exact and seems effortless. The recorded sound of the performances is warm, deep, and full of presence, and there is virtually no audience noise except the enthusiastic applause at the end. © TiVo
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Extra Time

La Serenissima

Classical - Released July 31, 2020 | Signum Records

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Ustvolskaya, Silvestrov & Kancheli: Works for Piano & Orchestra

Elisaveta Blumina

Classical - Released September 9, 2016 | Grand Piano

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Poulenc: Piano Concerto, Organ Concerto & Stabat Mater

Alexandre Tharaud

Classical - Released August 1, 2018 | London Philharmonic Orchestra

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Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik, Serenade

Charles Mackerras, Prague Chamber Orchestra

Classical - Released January 1, 1992 | Supraphon a.s.

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Poulenc: Concerto for Organ, Strings and Timpani & Cochereau: Organ Improvisations

Pierre Cochereau

Classical - Released April 20, 2020 | Solstice

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Mireille Delunsch, la tragédienne (CD Catalogue TIMPANI 2006)

Gilles Ragon

Vocal Music (Secular and Sacred) - Released January 1, 2006 | Timpani

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The Godfather

La Serenissima

Classical - Released November 15, 2019 | Signum Records

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Francis Poulenc : Concerto champêtre - Concerto pour orgue - Aubade - Les Biches...

Francis Poulenc

Classical - Released July 3, 2009 | Warner Classics

Distinctions Diapason d'or - The Qobuz Ideal Discography
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Demi-Monde

Munjebel

Electronic - Released April 7, 2023 | Mesma Records

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Timpani

Munjebel

Electronic - Released March 17, 2023 | Mesma Records

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Telemann: Trumpet Concertos

John Wallace

Classical - Released January 1, 1999 | Nimbus Records

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Poulenc: Concerto for Organ, Strings and Timpani & Concert champêtre

Simon Preston

Classical - Released January 29, 2021 | Warner Classics

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Percussion XX

Jonathan Faralli

Classical - Released July 4, 2006 | Arts Productions Ltd

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Druschetzky: Works for Timpani and Orchestra

Zoltan Racz

Concertos - Released February 1, 2005 | Hungaroton

Georg Druschetzky's concertos and concert pieces for multiple tympani and orchestra may hold interest for scholars as documents of the truly unusual in Classical music, and some practical value for tympanists in search of obscure repertoire; but the general listener will be mildly amused for about five minutes, and then grow impatient with these mediocre showpieces. The Concerto for six tympani and orchestra opens in C major -- as do all these works, due to fixed tuning -- and seems pleasant enough, if a little silly, like a joke by Mozart or Haydn. But as the piece progresses, the limited pitches, the restricted availability of keys, and the excessive use of tonic and dominant figures in the thundering solo part become extremely tiresome. The Concerto for oboe, eight tympani and orchestra offers more timbral variety and a fully diatonic tuning of the tympani, but the work's banality is pervasive, and the novelty has by this point worn off. Only the most stalwart listener will delve further into the Partita, the Gran Sinfonia, or Ungaria, which perhaps show Druschetzky to have been an ingenious promoter, but third-rate as a composer. One trusts that tympanist Zoltán Rácz and the Erdody Chamber Orchestra, under György Vashegyi, enjoyed themselves in performing these peculiar pieces, but their evident pleasure is insufficient enough to alleviate the boredom these works induce. Hungaroton's sound quality is fine. © TiVo
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Voice & Strings & Timpani

Strings & Timpani

Contemporary Jazz - Released November 6, 2020 | Hubro

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