Added: Nov 18, 2008

From: imusiciki

Duration: 3:1

3 GymnopédiesI. Gymnopédie No. 1 (orch. Claude Debussy)II. Gymnopédie No. 2 (orch. Richard Jones)III. Gymnopédie No. 3 (orch. Claude Debussy)Composer: Erik Satie (1866-1925)Performer: Concert Arts OrchestraConductor: Vladimir Golschmann (1893-1972)Recorded: 1954Vladimir Golschmann (16 December 1893 -- 1 March 1972) was a French conductor. He studied violin at the Schola Cantorum in Paris. He was a notable advocate of the music of the composers known as Les Six. In Paris, he had his own concert series, the Concerts Golschmann, which began in 1919. He became the director of music activities at the Sorbonne, at the behest of the French government. Golschmann also conducted performances at the Ballets Russes of Sergei Diaghilev.In the United States, Golschmann was the music director of the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (SLSO) from 1931 to 1958, their longest-serving music director. His initial contract was for 3 years, and the successive contracts were renewed yearly. For the last three years of his tenure, he was named conductor emeritus, during their search for a successor music director.In his later years, Golschmann also worked with the orchestras of Tulsa and Denver.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Golschmann

Channel: Music

Tags: erik  gymnopédies  satie 

Rating: 5.00 (4 ratings)    Views: 704' favoriteCount='2    Comments: 3

spitzenleiter Says:

Nov 18, 2008 - Tranquil and a bit melancholy melody leads me to feel at ease.

TimandBen Says:

Nov 18, 2008 - Almost something that can put you asle.......

Pentalaimon Says:

Nov 18, 2008 - very soothing, it does feel like somewhere between the bright atmosphere of the first 1 and the resigned, melancholy of the third