Armand Marsick (1877-1959)

[Alan Howe]

Looking for some terrific late-romantic orchestral showpieces? Why not try this CD?>>
http://www.amazon.com/Armand-Marsick-Symphonic-Source-Montagne/dp/B00008FA4F

Also available here:
http://www.musiwall.ulg.ac.be/spip.php?page=fiche&id_article=156

More info (in French) here:
http://www.marsick.fr/armand/armand1.htm

The style? Downstream from Dukas at his most brilliant. Superb stuff!

[Alan Howe]

... plenty of Wagner too in this music. Some of it (Stèle) almost reminds me of a verismo entr'acte.

[Aramiarz]

Dear Alan
    Thank You for this interesting discovery!

[Alan Howe]

Utterly entrancing music, all of this. Beautifully scored, melodic and well played and recorded. Great stuff for the jaded palate.

[Richard Moss]

Alan,

Thanks for the 'heads up' on another Marsick album - I was only aware of the Marco Polo (I think!) one (overtures etc) before.

I noticed from your link this is yet another Koch (Swann) album to rave about - does anyone know what happened to all that fabulous 'Koch' repertoire after the label's demise?

Too many of my trawls on unsungs end in an Amazon or similar reference to a no-longer available Koch album!!  Very frustrating.

Cheers

Richard

[eschiss1]

When I hear "Marsick" I think of a (once) famous violinist -- hrm, but the dates here suggest someone maybe a bit later. Relative?...

[Aramiarz]

Dear Alan
   Thank You! One friend in México, too has this Cd, say me that the music is beautiful. I'm in process for get it.