Profanes Et Sacrees: 20th Century French Chamber Music

EDITORIAL REVIEWS


For most of its 130-plus-year history, the Boston Symphony Orchestra has been celebrated for its tradition of performing French orchestral repertoire. This disc showcases the versatility of the Boston Symphony Chamber Players in presenting five diverse works of 20th-century French chamber music.

The impetus was a longstanding desire to record Henri Dutilleux's Citations, Dutilleux being a composer whose works the BSO has championed for many years. To complement the Dutilleux, the goal was to bring together pieces employing many different ensemble configurations. The repertoire staples by Ravel and Debussy are in balance with the lesser-known works by Henri Tomasi and Jean Françaix. The result: a trio, a quartet, a quintet, a septet, and a dectet, comprising a satisfying and wide-ranging-though of course by no means comprehensive-sampling of distinctive, but all distinctly French, compositional voices from the last century.

Number of Discs: 1

UK Delivery:

• Free delivery on all orders of £10 or more.
• £1.49 delivery fee on orders below £10.
• UK orders are shipped via Royal Mail 2nd Class.

International Delivery:

• Flat rate delivery charges vary by country.

Dispatch and Delivery Times:

• All orders are shipped from our warehouse in Northampton, UK within 48 hours of receipt during working hours.
• UK mainland orders typically arrive within 3-5 working days via Royal Mail 2nd Class.
• International estimated delivery times:
• Europe & Channel Islands: 7 to 10 working days
• USA: 7 to 15 working days
• Rest of the World: 9 to 21 working days

View our full delivery infomation here.