Igor Markevitch, the Concert Hall recordings. Monte Carlo National Opera Orchestra/Igor Markevitch. [3 CD set.]
Published: 2003 Buried treasure lurks in this unpromisingly titled set - Markevitch's famous 1970s recordings of music for some of the later Diaghilev productions: complete recordings of Les Biches (with chorus), Les Fâcheux, La Chatte, Le Train Bleu and Jack in the Box: most of these are the only extent recordings. The third disc contains, apart from a suite from The Nutcracker, such non-balletic items as Mendelssohn's Fourth Symphony and the 1812 Overture. |