As LvT reported again in November, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and recording label Harmonia Mundi had inked a deal that would quick monitor the primary recording. That launch, Olivier Messiaen’s Turangalîla-Symphonie, drops on February 2, 2024.

“For the primary of our recordings with Harmonia Mundi, the fantastic musicians of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra introduced a unprecedented stage of power, focus, and dedication to their enjoying that I’m merely in awe of,” mentioned Maestro Gustavo Gimeno in an announcement.

“This made the expertise of capturing Turangalîla-Symphonie profoundly intense and exquisite, and it’ll at all times occupy a valuable place in my reminiscence. I sincerely hope that listeners, now and sooner or later, will share the marvel of that have and of Messaien’s incomparable masterpiece.”

The recording provides to the TSO’s distinguished discography, and marks the orchestra as a flagship for the famous European label in North America. The TSO’s 1968 RCA recording of the identical piece was nominated for a GRAMMY® Award. The remake marks Gimeno’s first recording with the orchestra.

“The Toronto Symphony Orchestra may be very excited to be the primary North American orchestra to accomplice with Harmonia Mundi. The inaugural recording of this partnership — the Turangalîla-Symphonie, among the many biggest compositions of the twentieth century — displays the ebullient power of immediately’s Toronto Symphony underneath the distinctive musical management of Gustavo Gimeno, whereas paying homage to our storied historical past,” mentioned Beck Household CEO, Mark Williams.

The recording was taped throughout efficiency at Roy Thomson Corridor as a part of the TSO’s One hundredth-anniversary season. The efficiency additionally options soloists Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano) and Nathalie Overlook (ondes Martenot).

What’s subsequent?

The following two recording initiatives are already set out, together with Stravinsky’s ballet Pulcinella with a piece by Canadian composer Kelly-Marie Murphy),and Bartók’s The Miraculous Mandarin with a piece by Canadian composer Emilie LeBel. They are going to be recorded this season and subsequent, and replicate Music Director Gustavo Gimeno’s attribute mixing of latest and outdated works.

• Extra data, and obtain/stream the Turangalîla-Symphonie recording as of February 2, 2024 [HERE].

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