Thierry Fischer

Utah Symphony Orchestra, Thierry Fischer – Mahler: Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major “Symphony of a Thousand” (Live) (2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 01:19:38 minutes | 1,25 GB | Genre: Classical
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The more curious sort of music lover will already know the talents of Thierry Fischer, who is today the musical director of the Utah Symphony Orchestra. On Hypérion, he made a splash a few years ago with a remarkable recording of The Tempest by Frank Martin, and before that, he appeared in the programmes of Indy or Honegger. With the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, he also produced some records dedicated to Stravinsky. He also seems to be drawn to Mahler. His Titan has already been released, also on Reference Recordings. Within the world of Mahler, Thierry Fischer is building a vision which is clear, with gentle contours and stunning clarity and élan, and which makes full use of the beautiful raw materials of the Utah Symphony, which is well used to this repertoire. In the 1970s, Maurice Abravanel, the historic leader of the orchestra, recorded one of the first-ever complete collections of Mahler’s symphonies to be performed on the American continent (his direct competitor at the time was Bernstein in New York, with CBS). The orchestra has been able to retain the diaphanous luminosity typical of Abravanel’s recordings. This Mahler, sung thoughtfully, limpid, and which gives up none of the composer’s instrumental and dramatic research, is powerfully good. Sumptuous sound engineering, and pitch-perfect singing.

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Utah Symphony Orchestra & Thierry Fischer – Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78 & Lieutenant Kijé Suite, Op. 60 (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 01:00:04 minutes | 1,87 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Reference Recordings

The Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev was one of the giants of 20th century music. Reference Recordings is proud to present the Utah Symphony conducted by Thierry Fischer, in grand new performances of “Alexander Nevsky” and the “Lieutenant Kijé Suite”, two of his most brilliant and dramatic musical works. The music of Lieutenant Kijé was originally written as the score to the film of the same name, released in March 1934. Prokofiev soon adapted it into the five-movement Lieutenant Kijé Suite, first performed in December 1934, and which quickly became a favorite in the international concert repertoire. Then, in 1938, Prokofiev collaborated with film director Eisenstein to create the score for the film Alexander Nevsky. He later adapted much of his score into the large-scale cantata for mezzo-soprano, orchestra and chorus featured on this recording.

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