Edward Gardner - very busy Man with a Baton.
Edward Gardner – very busy Man with a Baton.

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Over to Amsterdam by way of Paris this week for a concert by the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic, lead by much-sought-after guest Conductor Edward Gardner.

This is from a concert originally recorded on December 18, 2011.

Very calm one this week – music by some old favorites. Alphons Diepenbrock is a name a lot of people aren’t familiar with, but he’s well worth investigating if you want to hear what a Dutch contemporary of Mahler was up to around the same time.

Perennial favorite Ravel with his often played Ma Mere l’Oye or Mother Goose Suite. But always a good stress-reliever.

And another favorite, who also happens to be celebrating 140 years this year. Rachmaninov with one of my favorites, Symphonic Dances.

All told – a good, relaxing set spread out over two players, guaranteed to make Rush Hour bearable.

Here’s what’s on the players:

Orchestre Philharmonique de la Radio Néerlandaise

Edward Gardner, Direction

Concert donné le 18 décembre 2011 au Concertgebouw, Amsterdam

Part 1 (top player): 

1. Alphons Diepenbrock

Les Oiseaux, Ouverture (1917) 

2. Maurice Ravel

Ma mère l’Oye (1908, 1910) 

1- Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant

2- Petit Poucet

3- Laideronnette impératrice des pagodes

4- Les entretiens de la Belle et la Bête

5- Le jardin féerique

Part 2 (bottom player):

Serge Rachmaninov:

Danses symphoniques Op.45 (1940)

1- Non allegro

2- Andante con moto (Tempo di valse)

3- Lento assai. Allegro vivace

Enjoy. Relax. Take a deep breath. Come back next week.

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