Composer: George Enescu
Performer: Marius Vlad, NDR Chor
Orchestra: Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern
Conductor: Peter Ruzicka
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: CPO
Catalogue: 777823-2
Release: 2014
Size: 344 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Isis
Symphony No. 5 in D Major
02. I. Moderato molto
03. II. Andantio moderat piacevole
04. III. Vivace con fuoco
05. IV. Andante grave
These two works by the Rumanian composer Enescu defy classification and exist only in particella form. During the 1990s Pascal Bentoiu completed them and instrumented them in such a way that he might well qualify for consideration as their coauthor. In Isis, a symphonic poem for female choir and orchestra, the euphonious female voices are integrated into the orchestra in the manner of instruments. Enescu’s fifth symphony calls for a full complement of musicians lending it a powerful sound quality and is of folkloristic coloration.
