Fauré / Tschaikowski / Prokofjew Dresden Philharmonic & Michael Sanderling

• Gabriel Faure: Pelleas et Melisande Suite, Op. 80
• 1I. Prelude05:31
• 2II. Fileuse02:17
• 3III. Sicilienne03:36
• 4IV. Mort de Melisande Molto adagio04:42
• Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Capriccio Italien, Op. 45
• 5Capriccio Italien, Op. 4516:09
• Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 2, Op. 64ter
• 6I. Montagues and Capulets05:12
• 7II. The Young Juliet03:54
• 8IV. Dance02:03
• 9V. Romeo at Juliet's before Parting08:14
• 10VII. Romeo at the Grave of Juliet06:02
• Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 1, Op. 64bis
• 11Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 1, Op. 64bis VII. Death of Tybalt05:10
• Total Runtime01:02:50

Info for Fauré / Tschaikowski / Prokofjew

The all-important theme of love in all its facets stands at the center of the Dresden Philharmonic’s first concert of the season with its new Principal Conductor Michael Sanderling. The live recording of the concert now just being released on the GENUIN classics label begins with Pelléas et Mélisande by Gabriel Fauré. Fatal and forbidden love unavoidably imply drama – something which has moved humanity over and over again. Fauré’s interpretation of the story stirs feelings such as anger or sadness over continued injustice and squandered opportunities. Selections from Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet bring the program’s theme of star-crossed lovers full circle. Elements of Italian folk music repeatedly shine through in Tchaikovsky’s brilliantly orchestrated Capriccio italien. Based on the model of his older Russian colleague, Glinka, Tchaikovsky’s rendering is brimming over with new and original thoughts, which capriciously dance from one theme to the next and, after all manner of transformations, culminate in a rollicking finale.

Dresdner Philharmonie
Michael Sanderling, Conductor

'The recorded sound from the Kulturpalast in Dresden is uniformly wonderful—up close with fine impact, a stunning bass line, and just enough air around things to keep the music poetic...' (Steven Kruger, Fanfare)

Dresden Philharmonic
Michael Sanderling, conductor

Recorded at Kulturpalast, Dresden
Recording Producer / Tonmeister: Michael Silberhorn
Editing: Michael Silberhorn

Dresden Philharmonic
Performing 80 to 90 concerts in Dresden each year, the Dresden Philharmonic is a vital institution in the cultural life of the city. At the same time, the Dresden Philharmonic also acts as an invaluable music ambassador for Saxony and the city of Dresden abroad. The orchestra has undertaken successful international tours of Europe, China, Japan, Israel, South America and the United States. The Dresden Philharmonic can trace its origins to the formal opening of the first concert hall in Dresden on November 29, 1870. That event marked an important transition in the city’s musical life, as concerts for the entertainment of the aristocracy gave way to concerts performed for the enjoyment of the general public. Starting in 1885, the “Gewerbehausorchester”, as it was then known, gave a full season of symphonic concerts in Dresden, earning the ensemble the name “Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra” in 1915. Well known composers including Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Dvorák and Strauss have conducted the orchestra in performances of their own works. Music Directors Paul van Kempen and Carl Schuricht conducted the Dresden Philharmonic starting in 1934. The tenure of van Kempen is particularly noteworthy for establishing the Dresden Philharmonic’s reputation internationally, attracting such renowned guest conductors as Hermann Abendroth, Eduard van Beinum, Fritz Busch, Eugen Jochum, Joseph Keilberth, Erich Kleiber, Hans Knappertsbusch, Franz Konwitschny and Arthur Nikisch. Since 1945 Heinz Bongartz, Kurt Masur, Günther Herbig, Herbert Kegel, Jörg-Peter Weigle and Michel Plasson have served in the same capacity with numerous recordings documenting their collaboration with the orchestra. Marek Janowski served as Principal Conductor and Artistic Director of the Dresden Philharmonic from 2001 to 2003. In 2003 Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos was appointed Principal Guest Conductor of the Dresden Philharmonic and the following year was named the orchestra’s Principal Conductor and Artistic Director. Kurt Masur is the Dresden Philharmonic's Laureate Conductor.

Michael Sanderling
After completing his studies, Berlin native Michael Sanderling launched a successful international career as a cellist and for many years performed as a solo cellist with many leading European and US orchestras.

Since the 2006/07 concert season, Michael Sanderling has been the Principal Conductor and, with Andrea Marcon, Artistic Director of the Kammerakademie Potsdam while also serving as Principal Conductor of the Kammerorchester Berlin and the Deutsche Streicherphilharmonie. He made his debut as a conductor of the Kammerorchester Berlin in 2001.

Michael Sanderling regularly appears as guest conductor with the Dresden Philharmonic, the Berlin, Leipzig and Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Orchestras, the Staatskapelle Weimar, the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, the Taipei Philharmonic Orchestra and the China Philharmonic Peking.

His conducting debut with the Staatskapelle Dresden in 2008 resulted in an immediate engagement to conduct at Dresden's Semperoper. He has also guest conducted the Nederlands Philharmonisch Orkest, the Konzerthausorchester Berlin and the Cologne Opera.

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