Vallee d'Obermann - Aimard (DG)

[akiralx]

Just enjoyed a wonderfully played (and recorded) Vallee d'Obermann by Pierre-Laurent Aimard on a DG album called The Liszt Project, which also includes music by Scriabin, Berg and others.

I wasn't too keen on his earlier CDs of Ravel and Schumann but he seems to have been revitalised by his move to DG.

A friend of mine used to say this is the only classical work with a dog breed in the title...

[richardfinegold]

Just enjoyed a wonderfully played (and recorded) Vallee d'Obermann by Pierre-Laurent Aimard on a DG album called The Liszt Project, which also includes music by Scriabin, Berg and others.


I wasn't too keen on his earlier CDs of Ravel and Schumann but he seems to have been revitalised by his move to DG.

A friend of mine used to say this is the only classical work with a dog breed in the title...

Richard Strauss was reportedly planning a Symphonic Poem dedicated to his beagle as a companion work to his Domestic Symphony, but after the latter piece was labeled a dog by the critics he was advised that issuing said new work would be redundant.

[Nick Armstrong]

A friend of mine used to say this is the only classical work with a dog breed in the title...

Hmmmm don't think that's true (though amusing)...

What about Massenet's 1882 Suite "Alsatian Scenes" ("Scènes Alsaciennes")?

[Sir Velo]

Just enjoyed a wonderfully played (and recorded) Vallee d'Obermann by Pierre-Laurent Aimard on a DG album called The Liszt Project.

Good to see Aimard taking on the pinnacles of the pianistic repertoire.

[Nick Armstrong]

Good to see Aimard taking on the pinnacles of the pianistic repertoire.

Maybe but may I draw the attention of the OP's friend to track 9 on this "Great British Light Orchestras" album....

http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-golden-age-of-light-music-great-british-light-orchestras-mw0001004892

"Jesusita en Chihuahua" aka "The Cactus Polka"

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

The Liszt piece is a truly staggering work.

[verismissimo]

A friend of mine used to say this is the only classical work with a dog breed in the title...

Albeniz's Suite Espaniel?

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

If only Vallee d'Obermann were to be orchestrated by Matthias Pintscher.

[amateur51]

If only Vallee d'Obermann were to be orchestrated by Matthias Pintscher.