Artist: Denis Kozhukhin, Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg, Gustavo Gimeno
Album: Franck: Symphony in D Minor, FWV 48 & Variations symphoniques, FWV 46
Genre: Classical
Release Date: 2020
Audio Format:: FLAC (tracks) 24 bit, 96 kHz
Duration: 53:59
Total Tracks: 16
Total Size: 898 MB

Tracklist:

1. Denis Kozhukhin, Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg & Gustavo Gimeno – Symphony in D Minor, FWV 48: I. Lento – Allegro ma non troppo (17:32)
2. Denis Kozhukhin, Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg & Gustavo Gimeno – Symphony in D Minor, FWV 48: II. Allegretto (10:04)
3. Denis Kozhukhin, Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg & Gustavo Gimeno – Symphony in D Minor, FWV 48: III. Finale. Allegro non troppo (10:07)
4. Denis Kozhukhin, Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg & Gustavo Gimeno – Variations symphoniques in F-Sharp Minor, FWV 46: Poco allegro (01:47)
5. Denis Kozhukhin, Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg & Gustavo Gimeno – Variations symphoniques in F-Sharp Minor, FWV 46: Poco più lento (02:27)
6. Denis Kozhukhin, Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg & Gustavo Gimeno – Variations symphoniques in F-Sharp Minor, FWV 46: Allegretto quasi andante (00:35)
7. Denis Kozhukhin, Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg & Gustavo Gimeno – Variations symphoniques in F-Sharp Minor, FWV 46: Var. 1 (00:36)
8. Denis Kozhukhin, Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg & Gustavo Gimeno – Variations symphoniques in F-Sharp Minor, FWV 46: Var. 2 (00:33)
9. Denis Kozhukhin, Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg & Gustavo Gimeno – Variations symphoniques in F-Sharp Minor, FWV 46: Var. 3 (00:29)
10. Denis Kozhukhin, Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg & Gustavo Gimeno – Variations symphoniques in F-Sharp Minor, FWV 46: Var. 4 (00:58)
11. Denis Kozhukhin, Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg & Gustavo Gimeno – Variations symphoniques in F-Sharp Minor, FWV 46: Var. 5 (00:29)
12. Denis Kozhukhin, Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg & Gustavo Gimeno – Variations symphoniques in F-Sharp Minor, FWV 46: Var. 6 (01:12)
13. Denis Kozhukhin, Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg & Gustavo Gimeno – Variations symphoniques in F-Sharp Minor, FWV 46: A tempo (02:42)
14. Denis Kozhukhin, Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg & Gustavo Gimeno – Variations symphoniques in F-Sharp Minor, FWV 46: Allegro non troppo (01:52)
15. Denis Kozhukhin, Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg & Gustavo Gimeno – Variations symphoniques in F-Sharp Minor, FWV 46: Un pochettino ritenuto (00:33)
16. Denis Kozhukhin, Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg & Gustavo Gimeno – Variations symphoniques in F-Sharp Minor, FWV 46: Tempo I (01:55)

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The Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg and its Music Director Gustavo Gimeno present a composer portrait of César Franck. The album features the famous Symphony in D Minor, as well as the lesser known, but equally enchanting Symphonic Variations for piano and orchestra, with Denis Kozhukhin as soloist. Born in Liege but raised in Paris, Franck synthesized Wagnerism with French musical traditions, resulting in a fine equilibrium between a voluptuous orchestral sound and audacious harmonies on the one hand, and lucidity and graceful charm on the other. While the three-movement symphony follows a from-darkness-to-light trajectory, the delightful Variations oscillate between symphonic poem and miniature piano concerto.The OPL and Gustavo Gimeno continue their acclaimed PENTATONE series of composer portraits that already featured monographs of Shostakovich, Bruckner, Ravel, Mahler, Stravinsky, Debussy and Rossini. Denis Kozhukhin adds another release to his extensive PENTATONE discography that already contains Grieg/Mendelssohn (2019), Strausss Burleske (2018), Piano Concertos by Ravel and Gershwin (2018), Tchaikovsky and Grieg (2016), as well as a Brahms solo recital (2017).