Ropartz' 3rd from Timpani

[M. Henriksen]

My French is very bad, but reading some text at Timpani's homepage it's my impression that they have recorded the 3rd Symphony of Joseph Ropartz in May this year. I seems that a recording project of this symphony with the Orchestre Symphonique et Lyrique de Nancy (the orchestra that have recorded the other 4 Symphonies by Ropartz for Timpani) was cancelled and that a new recording project was led by conductor Jean-Yves Ossonce and another orchestra. I also understand that Timpani will release a 3CD box with the complete symphonies of Ropartz in the near future.

Maybe someone that actually understands French can do a bit of reading and give us a more correct version?

Timpani homepage:
http://www.timpani-records.com/


Morten

[eschiss1]

My French used to be good but that does sound right just based on my memory even; was wondering what happened to that series. (Haven't heard the other discs in the series yet unfortunately, though I once had a good tape or even two of performances of the 5th symphony as well as the 3rd- managed to lose both of the former, I think, though I think Leonard Slatkin was conducting one of them with the ORTF, and well, too! My favorite Ropartz so far is the offcenter - except for the deep slow movement, I mean - 6th string quartet, in F major... - despite not having heard the Timpani recording and only having heard my own MIDIs, even.)

[febnyc]

Good news - although the Ropartz Third conducted by Plasson (EMI) is no slouch and probably all one needs to appreciate this glorious work.  It is a mighty paean to nature with the choral parts intricately worked into the thread of the music.

Timpani has done us a service with their wonderful Ropartz series. The six String Quartets are not to be missed.

[M. Henriksen]

The Ropartz 3rd will be available in October according to a new article on Timpani's webpage.


Morten

[M. Henriksen]

And here it is, available the 28th of October:

http://www.timpani-records.com/1c1190.php

At first glance, the timings on this record are quite much shorter than the Plasson recording for EMI. The Plasson Finale is 23:15, this one clocks in at 18:36! It will be interesting to compare.
A total duration of 47 minutes is not good value for money in my opinion, surely Ropartz has composed enough works for choir and orchestra to provide an interesting coupling.


Morten

[J.Z. Herrenberg]

Snippet of the rehearsal/recording can be listened to here:

http://www.timpani-records.com/seance.php

[Dundonnell]

Timpani are indeed to be commended in recording all the Ropartz symphonies but at 47 minutes long with no couplings I shall stick to the Plasson version.

I notice that Timpani have also just released a recording of Maurice Emmanuel's first two symphonies. Marco Polo released these same two symphonies a good few years ago now. Hopefully Timpani can now turn to recording the Symphonies Nos. 2, 3 and 4 by Paul Le Flem