Honegger: Pastorale d’été, Symphony No. 4 & Une Cantate de Noël

CD: Honegger: Pastorale d’été, Symphony No. 4 & Une Cantate de Noël

Honegger Pastorale d’été
Honegger Symphony No. 4 (Deliciæ Basiliensis)
Honegger Une Cantate de Noël

Vladimir Jurowski conductor
Christopher Maltman baritone
London Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir
New London Children’s Choir

Today the Swiss-born composer Arthur Honegger is often remembered as a member of ‘Les Six’ – that embodiment of 1920s Parisian modernism. But far from rejecting late Romantic expression, Honegger embraced it. In these live concert recordings, Vladimir Jurowski conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra in three of Honegger’s most lyrical works: the dreamy Pastorale d’été, the nostalgic Fourth Symphony, subtitled ‘The Delights of Basel’ in remembrance of the sanctuary offered by the Swiss city during the war, and his final composition, the reflective and heartfelt Cantate de Noël.

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