Composer: Béla Bartók, Alban Berg, Boris Blacher, Claude Achille Debussy, Gustave Doret, Paul Dukas, Heinz Holliger, Edouard Lalo, György Ligeti, Sergey Rachmaninov, Maurice Ravel, Robert Schumann, Richard Strauss, Igor Stravinsky, Richard Wagner, Bernd Alois Zimmermann
Performer: La Chanson Valaisanne, Marilyn Richardson, Isaac Stern, Cornelia Kallisch, Francine Laurent, Nadine Denize, Louis Devos, Michel Brodard, Pierre Métral, Yves Brustaux, Raymond Jacquier, Frédéric Macarez, Luc Candardjis, William Blank, Suzanne Husson, Ursula Rüttiman, Dag Achatz, Gui-Michel Caillat, Fernando Corena, Hugues Cuénod, Georges Génin, René Chambaz, Robert Burgnard, Marie-Louise Rochat, Juliette Salvisberg
Orchestra: Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Conductor: Wolfgang Sawallisch, Horst Stein, Pinchas Steinberg, Armin Jordan, Marek Janowski, Fabio Luisi, Paul Kletzki, Armin Jordan, Neeme Järvi, Jonathan Nott, Ernest Ansermet
Number of Discs: 5
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Pentatone
Catalogue: PTC5186791
Release: 2019
Size: 1.47 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
CD 01
Debussy: 6 Epigraphes antiques (Live)
01. No. 1, Pour invoquer Pan, dieu du vent d’été
02. No. 2, Pour un tombeau sans nom
03. No. 3, Pour que la nuit soit propice
04. No. 4, Pour la danseuse aux crotales
05. No. 5, Pour l’égyptienne
06. No. 6, Pour remercier la pluie au matin
Ravel: Shéhérazade (Live)
07. No. 1, Asie
08. No. 2, La flûte enchantée
09. No. 3, L’indifferent
Lalo: Le roi d’Ys (Live)
10. Overture
11. Dukas: Polyeucte (Live)
Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé – Suite No. 2 (Live)
12. I. Lever du jour
13. II. Pantomime
14. III. Danse générale
CD 02
01. Blacher: Orchestral Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 26
Wagner: Tannhäuser (Live)
02. Overture – Bacchanale
Strauss: Salome (Live)
03. Dance of the Seven Veils
04. Schumann: Manfred Overture, Op. 115
05. Strauss: Don Juan, Op. 20
CD 03
01. Ligeti: Melodien for orchestra
02. Zimmermann: Photoptosis – Prelude for large orchestra
Bartók: Violin Concerto No. 1, BB48a, Sz 36 (Live)
03. I. Andante sostenuto
04. II. Allegro giocoso
Holliger: Mileva-Lieder (Live)
05. No. 1, Ein Winterabend “Wenn der Schnee ans Fenster fällt”
06. No. 2, Nachtlied “Des Unbewegten Odem”
07. No. 3, Rondel “Verflossen ist das Gold der Tage”
08. No. 4, Untergang “Aber den weißen Weiber sind die wilden”
09. No. 5, Trompeten “Unter verschnittenen Weiden”
10. Berg: Passacaglia
CD 04
Stravinsky: Les Noces (Live)
01. I. The Tresses [At the Bride’s House]
02. II. At the Bridegroom’s House
03. III. The Departure of the Bride
04. IV. The Wedding Feast
05. Rachmaninov: The Isle of the Dead – Symphonic Poem, Op. 29
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring (Live)
“Adoration of the Earth”
06. I. Introduction
07. II. The Augurs of Spring – Dances of the Young Girls
08. III. Ritual of Abduction
09. IV. Spring Rounds
10. V. Ritual of the River Tribes
11. VI. Procession of the Sage – The Sage
12. VII. Dance of the Earth
“The Sacrifice”
13. VIII. Introduction
14. IX. Mystic Circles of the Young Girls
15. X. Glorification of the Chosen One
16. XI. Evocation of the Ancestors
17. XII. Ritual Action of the Ancestors
18. XIII. Sacrificial Dance
CD 05
Doret: Les Armaillis (Live)
01. Act I
02. Act II
03. Act III
Premier siècle; One Century of Music celebrates the centenary of the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande. The boxset contains a collection of rare radio recordings that have never been released before, spanning French, German, Russian and twentieth-century repertoire. A unique asset of Premier siècle is the 1943 recording of the musical legend Les Armaillis (1906) by Swiss composer Gustave Doret. The five discs showcase the rich history and musical development of the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande and contain performances by all its musical directors, from founding father Ernest Ansermet until current musical director Jonathan Nott, including all their intermediate colleagues: Paul Kletzki, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Horst Stein, Armin Jordan, Fabio Luisi, Pinchas Steinberg, Marek Janowski and Neeme Järvi. The box comes with a voluminous, full-colour booklet with texts on the orchestra s history and the repertoire presented in English, French and German as well as unique photos and archival materials.