Orchestral Works 3

Product description Sinfonia Brevis de Bello Gallico op.70 - Diptyque méditerranéen op.87 - Istar variations symphoniques - Choral varié op.55 / Sigurður Flosason, saxophone - Iceland Symphony Orchestra - Rumon Gamba, direction Review Recorded in Háskólabió, Iceland, in a fine concert hall, D'Indy's lush, Wagner-inspired orchestration comes across with the warmth of the Mediterranean in its bones. The high resolution files sharpen up the orchestral image, and Sigurður Flosason's saxophone emerges with satisfactory heft. During "Diptyque méditerranéen", the composer's last work, you can almost hear the crickets and smell the mimosa. These releases come from an ongoing series of orchestral music by D'Indy and I hope Volume 2 will appear in high resolution before long. -- Audiophile Audition - June 28, 2010