The Romanian conductor Constantin Silvestri (1913-1969) began his distinguished career in 1930 with the Bucharest Radio Symphony Orchestra, leading to the directorship of the Bucharest Philharmonic Orchestra in 1945. In 1956 Silvestri moved to Paris and a year later he made his UK debut with the London Philharmonic. This led to a major contract with EMI, under which he conducted the Philharmonia, the Paris Conservatoire and the Vienna Philharmonic orchestras in a wide selection of repertoire including Bartok, Debussy, Dvorak, Elgar, Franck, Hindemith, Liszt, Ravel, Shostakovich, Stravinsky and Tchaikovsky.
These 'Spanish'-themed recordings are rarities and belonged to Silvestri's private collection, only discovered after his death. Silvestri's live performances of Debussy's Iberia, Falla's Nights in the Gardens of Spain (Noches en los jardines de España) and The Three Cornered Hat
(Le tricorne) are new additions to his large discography, either commercial recordings or live broadcasts. The wide-ranging recording captures Silvestri's hugely dynamic, colourful and expressive conducting of these popular Spanish-influenced works
1 Images Pour Orchestre CD 118-2. Ibéria: I. Par Les Rues Et Par Les Chemins
2 Images Pour Orchestre CD 118-2. Ibéria: II. Les Parfums de la Nuit
3 Images Pour Orchestre CD 118-2. Ibéria: III. Le Matin D'un Jour de Fête
4 Pavane Pour Une Infante Défunte M.19
5 Nights in the Gardens of Spain (Noches en los Jardines de España)-I. en Et Generalife (In the Generalife)
6 Nights in the Gardens of Spain (Noches en los Jardines de España)-II. Danza Lejana (Distant Dance)
7 Nights in the Gardens of Spain (Noches en los Jardines de España)-III. en los Jardines de la Sierra de Córdoba (In the Gardens of the Sierra de Córdoba)
8 Three-Cornered Hat (El Sombrero de Tres Picos), Suite No.1-Scenes and Dances from Part I, I. Introduction
9 Three-Cornered Hat (El Sombrero de Tres Picos), Suite No.1-Scenes and Dances from Part I, II. La Tarde (Afternoon)
10 Three-Cornered Hat (El Sombrero de Tres Picos), Suite No.1-Scenes and Dances from Part I, III. Danza de la Molinera (Dance of the Miller's Wife): Fandango
11 Three-Cornered Hat (El Sombrero de Tres Picos), Suite No.1-Scenes and Dances from Part I, IV. El Corregidor (The Corregidor) -
12 Three-Cornered Hat (El Sombrero de Tres Picos), Suite No.1-Scenes and Dances from Part I, la Molinera (The Miller's Wife)
13 Three-Cornered Hat (El Sombrero de Tres Picos), Suite No.1-Scenes and Dances from Part I, V. Las Uvas (The Grapes)
14 Three-Cornered Hat (El Sombrero de Tres Picos), Suite No.2-Three Dances from Part II, I. Danza de los Vecinos (The Neighbours' Dance): Sequidillas
15 Three-Cornered Hat (El Sombrero de Tres Picos), Suite No.2-Three Dances from Part II, II. Danza Del Molinero (The Miller's Dance): Farruca
16 Three-Cornered Hat (El Sombrero de Tres Picos), Suite No.2-Three Dances from Part II, III. Danza Final (Final Dance): Jota
The Romanian conductor Constantin Silvestri (1913-1969) began his distinguished career in 1930 with the Bucharest Radio Symphony Orchestra, leading to the directorship of the Bucharest Philharmonic Orchestra in 1945. In 1956 Silvestri moved to Paris and a year later he made his UK debut with the London Philharmonic. This led to a major contract with EMI, under which he conducted the Philharmonia, the Paris Conservatoire and the Vienna Philharmonic orchestras in a wide selection of repertoire including Bartok, Debussy, Dvorak, Elgar, Franck, Hindemith, Liszt, Ravel, Shostakovich, Stravinsky and Tchaikovsky.
These 'Spanish'-themed recordings are rarities and belonged to Silvestri's private collection, only discovered after his death. Silvestri's live performances of Debussy's Iberia, Falla's Nights in the Gardens of Spain (Noches en los jardines de España) and The Three Cornered Hat
(Le tricorne) are new additions to his large discography, either commercial recordings or live broadcasts. The wide-ranging recording captures Silvestri's hugely dynamic, colourful and expressive conducting of these popular Spanish-influenced works
