Honegger: Pacific 231; Symphony No. 2, etc. David Zinman, Tonhalle-Orchester Zurich. Decca 455 352-2.Honegger: Pacific 231; Symphony No. 2, etc. David Zinman David Zinman (b. 9 July, 1936) is an American conductor and violinist. Biography After early violin studies at the Oberlin Conservatory, he studied theory and composition at the University of Minnesota and took up conducting at Tanglewood. , Tonhalle-Orchester Zurich. Decca 455 352-2. This disc brings together some of Arthur Honegger's best-known orchestral works, and they receive one of the best recordings, sonically and interpretively, they have ever enjoyed. Honegger was one of those modernists of the first half of the 20th century who nonetheless clung to the last vestiges of Romanticism. We get visions both of emotional power and impressionism impressionism, in painting impressionism, in painting, late-19th-century French school that was generally characterized by the attempt to depict transitory visual impressions, often painted directly from nature, and by the use of pure, broken color to . His three famous Mouvements symphonique are here, the first and most popular being "Pacific 231." Honegger openly admitted to naming it after a particular type of locomotive, yet he denied it was a point-for-point musical rendering of the big engine, insisting instead that it was "... the impression of a mathematical acceleration of rhythm, while the movement itself slowed." Be that as it may, it has since taken on a life of its own Memory Burn A Life Of Its Own was released by Noise Kontrol in 2002. Memory Burn is made up of several high profile musicians who came together to create this special work. as a highly programmatic pro·gram·mat·ic adj. 1. Of, relating to, or having a program. 2. Following an overall plan or schedule: a step-by-step, programmatic approach to problem solving. 3. tone poem tone poem: see symphonic poem. . The Second Mouvement symphonique is subtitled sub·ti·tle n. 1. A secondary, usually explanatory title, as of a literary work. 2. A printed translation of the dialogue of a foreign-language film shown at the bottom of the screen. tr.v. "Rugby" and provides an image of the cadences and colors of a rugby match. The Third Mouvement symphonique has no subtitle sub·ti·tle n. 1. A secondary, usually explanatory title, as of a literary work. 2. A printed translation of the dialogue of a foreign-language film shown at the bottom of the screen. tr.v. at all and, consequently, said Honegger was overlooked by the public and critics. Apparently, people tend to pay more attention to works with colorful or descriptive titles ("Eroica," "Military," "Surprise," "Jupiter," "Resurrection") than those without. In addition to the Mouvements, there are Honegger's ambitious Symphony No. 2, his Monopartia, and his lovely and atmospheric little Pastorale d'ete. All of them are approached with respectful energy by conductor David Zinman, whose stock has gained noticeably since the release of his Beethoven symphonies on Arte Nova. Decca's sound is a little bright, hard, and edgy at the top end, but it is otherwise nicely detailed, with a realistic sense of bloom and dimension. In all, it's a fine Honegger recording, challenging those by Karajan, Dutoit, Ansermet, and others.--JP |
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