Théodore Gouvy - Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 (Jacques Mercier)

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Composer: Théodore Gouvy

• Symphony No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 9
• Symphony No. 2 in F major, Op. 12

Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern

Jacques Mercier, conductor

Date: 2011

Label: cpo

https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/cpo/detail/-/art/Louis-Theodore-Gouvy-1819-1898-Symphonien-Vol-3/hnum/1539077

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Théodore Gouvy (3 July 1819 – 21 April 1898) was a French/German composer. He studied music mostly in private courses in Paris and Berlin. Drawn toward instrumental music rather than opera, Gouvy chose to live the last third of his life almost entirely in Germany where he felt more appreciated. He wrote twenty-four compositions for full orchestra, including nine symphonies, as well as overtures and variations. Chamber music also comprises a large portion of Gouvy's work, as well as many melodies, lieder and five dramatic cantatas. During his lifetime, his compositions were held in high regard.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Théodore_Gouvy

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Jacques Mercier (born 11 November 1945) is a French conductor. He studied at the Paris Conservatory and won the First Prize for Orchestral Conducting in 1972. From 1982 to 2002, he was artistic directo of the Orchestre national d'Île-de-France. From 1990 to 1995, he was principal conductor of the Turku Philharmonic Orchestra, with which he conducted the French premieres of Sibelius' Kullervo and the Lemminkäinen Suite. Mercier took over the direction of the Orchestre national de Lorraine in 2002. He has collaborated with internationally renowned soloists such as Roberto Alagna, Nicholas Angelich and Natalie Dessay.

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Mercier_(chef_d'orchestre)

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