Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition - Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, Op. 35 Emmanuel Krivine and Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg

• 1 Promenade 01:26
• 2 I Gnomus 02:29
• 3 Promenade II 00:52
• 4 II Il vecchio castello 04:17
• 5 Promenade III 00:29
• 6 III Tuileries 01:09
• 7 IV Bydlo 02:40
• 8 Promenade IV 00:40
• 9 V Ballet des poussins dans leur coque 01:15
• 10 VI Samuel Goldenberg und Schmuyle 02:11
• 11 VII Limoges. Le marché (La grande nouvelle) 01:21
• 12 VIII Catacombae (Sepulcrum romanum) 04:27
• 13 IX The Hut on Fowl's Legs (Baba-Yaga) 03:23
• 14 X. The Great Gate of Kiev 05:31
• 15 I The Sea and Sinbad's Ship 10:09
• 16 II The Story of the Kalender Prince 12:11
• 17 III The Young Prince and the Young Princess 09:56
• 18 IV Festival in Baghdad - The Sea - The Ship Goes to Pieces on a Rock Surmounted by a Bronze Warrior 12:49
• Total Runtime 01:17:15

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For this second collaboration between the Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra, Emmanuel Krivine and Zig-Zag Territoires, two major Russian works were chosen. Both make the orchestra sound sumptuous with, for the first, the complicity of that fantastic colourist and orchestrator Maurice Ravel, and for the second, the skill of a composer nicknamed ‘the magician of the orchestra’.

Emmanuel Krivine excels in these works, which demand much of all the musicians and necessitate as much commitment as perspicacity from the conductor, at the service of scores magnifying the fantastic musical instrument that is the modern symphony orchestra.

Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg
Emmanuel Krivine, conductor Philippe Koch, violin solo (on Scheherazade, Op. 35)

Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg
The orchestra of the Grand Duchy, the Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg (OPL), represents a highly dynamic part of the culture of its country’s culture. Since its stunning debut in 1933 under the aegis of Radio Luxembourg (RTL), the orchestra has been present all over Europe. Publicly administered since 1996, the OPL has been, since 2005, in residence at the Philharmonie Luxembourg, one of the most prestigious concert halls in Europe. Since January 2012 both institutions have formed one and the same entity.

The acoustics of its residence, praised by great orchestras, conductors and soloists all over the world, its long-standing connections with institutions like the Salle Pleyel in Paris and the Amsterdam Concertgebouw and with festivals like Musica (Strasbourg) and Ars Musica (Brussels) have contributed to making the OPL an orchestra renowned for the elegance of its sonority. Moreover, the precision and musicality of its music director, Emmanuel Krivine, and the orchestra’s close collaboration with first-rate musical personalities such as Evgeny Kissin, Julia Fischer, Jean-Yves Thibaudet and Jean-Guihen Queyras, have consolidated the orchestra’s reputation. Its standing has been confirmed by an impressive list of prizes awarded for some twenty CDs, all released in the last seven years.

The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the OPL share a common spirit of openness towards Europe and the world. The 98 musicians are active throughout the Greater Region with numerous concerts and activities. Tours take the orchestra to many music venues in Europe as well as in Asia and the USA. The 2013/14 season will see the orchestra perform in Spain and Russia. OPL concerts are regularly broadcast by Luxembourg radio 100,7 and internationally by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).

The OPL is supported financially by the Ministry of Culture of the Grand Duchy and by the City of Luxembourg.

Emmanuel Krivine
Born to a Russian father and a Polish mother, Emmanuel Krivine began a career as a violinist at a very early age. After his studies at the Paris Conservatoire and the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel, he went on to further studies with a number of great teachers, including Henryk Szeryng and Yehudi Menuhin, before making a name for himself at international competitions. Emmanuel Krivine had always been fascinated by organ music and symphonic music; following a decisive encounter with Karl Böhm in 1965, he gradually came to concentrate on orchestral conducting. He was principal guest conductor at Radio France from 1976 to 1983 and music director of the Orchestre National de Lyon from 1987 to 2000.

Since 2004, Emmanuel Krivine has been the principal conductor of La Chambre Philharmonique, a period-instrument ensemble with which he has presented a number of programmes, both in concert and on disc, including an acclaimed recent set of the complete Beethoven symphonies (Gramophone Editor’s Choice). Since 2006, Emmanuel Krivine has been Music Director of the Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg. Both on tour and at the Philharmonie Luxembourg, the orchestra’s home base, he has undertaken a great variety of projects, in collaboration with many great soloists. In parallel with his work with those two ensembles, he has been the guest of the world’s finest orchestras. Emmanuel Krivine, who is very keen to pass on the cultural heritage, regularly conducts youth orchestras.

His recent recordings with the Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg include (on Timpani) a disc devoted to Vincent d’Indy (Poème des rivages, Diptyque méditerranéen, etc.) and two of orchestral music by Claude Debussy, as well as (on Zig Zag Territoires/Outhere) a disc of music by Ravel (Shéhérazade, Boléro, La Valse, etc.). With La Chambre Philharmonique, on Naïve, he has released recordings of the music of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (the «Italian» and «Reformation» symphonies), Antonín Dvorák (the ‘New World’Symphony), Robert Schumann (Konzertstück op. 86), and Ludwig van Beethoven (complete symphonies, Gramophone Editor’s Choice).

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