NEW ON NAXOS | SEPTEMBER 2024
Claudio SANTORO (1919–1989) Symphonies Nos. 4 and 6 Choro Concertante for Saxophone * Fantasia for Violin ** Pedro Bittencourt, tenor saxophone * • Emmanuele Baldini, violin ** Goiânia Symphony Choir Goiás Philharmonic Orchestra • Neil Thomson
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The fourth volume in this series explores a pivotal decade in Claudio Santoro’s compositions. In the 1950s he moved from serialism towards nationalism starting with the transitional, reflective Canto de Amor e Paz (‘Song of Love and Peace’) and continuing with Symphony No. 4 which proved to be one of his most accessible and influential works. His Symphony No. 6 of 1958 is short but original, luminous and sombre by turns. The concertante works for saxophone and violin show Santoro’s command of dance rhythms, colourful lyricism and virtuosity. Key features: • Neil Thomson and the Goiás Philharmonic Orchestra have been instrumental in bringing Santoro’s symphonies to the public and they can be found in the ‘Music of Brazil’ series. • Gramophone wrote of Vol. 1 that the ‘performances by the Goiás Philharmonic Orchestra under its principal conductor Neil Thomson are first-class, as is the quality of the recording’, whilst BBC Music Magazine wrote, ‘The journey is navigated with aplomb by the Goias Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Neil Thomson.’ •
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Companion titles – Previous releases in Claudio Santoro’s Complete Symphonies series
Vol. 2 is on 8.574406: ‘These impressive and rarely heard works are all played with absolute conviction and panache by the Goiás Philharmonic under Neil Thomson, and the recordings are crystal-clear’ ( Gramophone ). Vol. 3 on 8.574410 was also praised by Gramophone : ‘the Goiás Philharmonic play brilliantly for Neil Thomson throughout the entirety of this challenging programme’.
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Neil Thomson and the Goias Philharmonic Orchestra
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Modest MUSSORGSKY (1839–1881) Sorochintsï Fair * Opera in three acts (1874–80), ed. Fabrice Bollon (2021) Salammbô Suite (arr. Bollon) ** Carina Schmieger, Soprano * • Greta Bagiyan, Mezzo-soprano * Junbum Lee, Nutthaporn Thammathi, Tenors * • Hans Gröning, Bass-baritone * Petar Naydenov, Jin Seok Lee, Tair Tazhi, Basses * Cantus Juvenum Karlsruhe * Members of the Opernchor des Theater Freiburg * • The Lily’s Project * ** Fabrice Bollon * **
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Modest Mussorgsky’s operatic output is dominated by the epic Boris Godunov and Khovanshchina , but of his notable unfinished works Sorochintsï Fair is the most prominent example. Based on a story by Gogol, this is a comic opera in which amorous encounters intermingle with a devil’s curse. This chamber orchestra version by Fabrice Bollon uses only original music by Mussorgsky unlike other completions. Potentially a compelling and original drama, Salammbô was Mussorgsky’s first attempt at an opera, praised by Rimsky- Korsakov for the ‘beauty of its themes and ideas’. Key features: • Mussorgsky’s Sorochintsï Fair has maintained its obscurity in comparison to the likes of Boris Godunov , so this new version arranged by composer and conductor Fabrice Bollon is a welcome addition to the Mussorgsky catalogue. Its chamber opera character is ideal for the kind of irony and caricature in Gogol’s original story. Performed by an ensemble of world-class singers and musicians and paired here with a suite from Mussorgsky’s other incomplete and equally neglected opera Salammbô , this is something to which this composer’s fans will naturally gravitate, as well as those collectors who are always keen to hear Fabrice Bollon’s newest output. • Fabrice Bollon ’s albums for Naxos include an acclaimed chamber ensemble version of Janáček’s The Cunning Little Vixen (8.660526-27) ‘[which] blends the colours of his ensemble so skilfully that Janáček’s writing loses none of its warmth or earthiness… [and is] very attractive on its own terms and it certainly drew me in’ ( Gramophone ). ‘Bollon’s fine, haunting musical arrangement and the interpretation create a directly magical spell with a great sensuality’ ( Pizzicato ).
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