Piano & Ochestral Works, Ariane et Barbe-Bleue

CD1

1. Piano Sonata ∙ Variations, Interlude et Finale after Rameau · Prélude élégiaque
2. La Plainte, au loin, du faune… ∙ L'Apprenti sorcier (transcr. for 2 pianos)

CD2

1. Villanelle, for horn and piano ∙ Sonnet ∙ Polyeucte
2. Symphony in C ∙ L’Apprenti sorcier (original orchestral version)

CD3-4

1. La Péri ∙ Ariane et Barbe-Bleue

STEREO · RECORDINGS FROM 1971-2008

A meticulous perfectionist, the composer Paul Dukas was known to have abandoned many of his musical undertakings, resulting in a relatively limited output of published works. His first great achievement appeared in 1897: L’Apprenti sorcier, a symphonic poem that went on to gain mainstream fame in 1940 when it was featured in the Walt Disney film Fantasia. This collection consolidates the core of his oeuvre in landmark renditions by prominent artists, among them one of his students, the distinguished pianist, chamber musician, composer, and teacher Jean Hubeau.