Armin Jordan - French Symphonic Recordings

Armin Jordan

Armin Jordan (1932-2006) · 2016 is the 10th anniversary of Armin Jordan’s death ü The conductor Armin Jordan focused the majority of his activity on his native Switzerland and on France, but he also gained a reputation in the USA in the latter part of his career, which was hindered by ill health. ü He held conducting posts at the opera houses of Zurich, St Gallen and Basel and with the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra (1973-1985) and the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (1985-1997). Both these orchestras feature strongly in this ICON collection. ü He gained some additional fame with Hans-Jürgen Syberberg’s 1981 film of Wagner’s Parsifal. Not only did he conduct the soundtrack (recorded for Erato), he also appeared on screen in the role of Amfortas (though the role was sung by bass-baritone Wolfgang Schöne). ü His son, the conductor Philippe Jordan, is music director of the Opéra national de Paris and also a Warner Classics artist. He has provided a note on his father for the booklet for this set. ü This ICON collection entirely comprises music by composers of the French school, both famous and lesser-known (Debussy, Ravel, Franck, Fauré, Chabrier, Dukas, Chausson, Lekeu, Rabaud, Delage, Jaubert) and includes a wealth of rarely-heard/rarely-recorded works alongside repertoire favourites. ü Among the soloists who feature on the set are sopranos Jessye Norman and Felicity Lott and pianist François-René Duchâble.

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