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Charles Koechlin
Symphony No. 1, Op. 57bis Au loin, Op. 20 · 3 Mélodies, Op. 17
Patricia Petibon Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen · Ariane Matiakh
Patricia Petibon Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen · Ariane Matiakh
C5533 [05/2025]
PC: 21
UPC: 845221055336
It took almost 100 years for Charles Koechlin’s First Symphony to get a proper recording and over a year for Ariane Matiakh to prepare the material. After her highly praised recording of Koechlin’s Seven Stars Symphony (C5449), this is a much-appreciated further foray into the largely unexplored symphonic world of this fascinating composer, a French Chameleon of sorts, who felt comfortable anywhere between Bachian counterpoint and the heights of French impressionism. The earlier Au loin, Poème symphonique and 3 Mélodies (orchestrated posthumously) round out the scintillating picture.
