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Koechlin: The Jungle Book - RSO Berlin, David Zinman (1994)
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CHARLES KOECHLIN (1867-1950)
Le livre de la jungle
Poèmes symphoniques d'après Rudyard Kipling
(World Premiere Recording)

Classics Today:
Major Discoveries: Koechlin's Fabulous Jungle Book
"Believe it or not, this set seems to be kicking around still, either as a domestic release or as a reasonably priced Japanese import. If you missed it the first time around, grab it now, because heaven only knows how long it will remain available. Koechlin’s series of works based on Kipling’s The Jungle Book consists of five evocative and remarkable pieces: Three Poems, Op. 18, The Spring Running, The Meditation of Purun Bhagat, The Law of the Jungle, and Les Bandar-log. This last is the best known of the group, and the entire series has been recorded at least three times.
This is far and away the best version of the lot: extremely well played, incisively conducted, and very well recorded. It also includes the Three Poems of Op. 18, which are absolutely, ridiculously, insanely gorgeous and you won’t believe that they almost never get performed. They are very well sung by mezzo-soprano Iris Vermillion, tenor Johan Botha, and bass Ralf Lukas. Today, you can also get them on the two-disc set of Koechlin’s complete orchestral songs issued by Hänssler Classic, but it’s particularly good to have them paired with the other Jungle Book pieces.
The opening Seal Lullaby (Berceuse phoque) offers a good idea of what to expect. Now admit it–you want it. You have to own it. You can’t live without it. Go for it." --David Hurwitz

CD 1
Trois poèmes, Op. 18*
1. Berceuse phoque
2. Chanson de nuit dans la jungle
3. Chant de Kala Nag
La course de printemps, Op. 95
4. Printemps dans la forêt
5. Mowgli
6. La course
7. Nuit
Total Playing Time: 49:44

CD 2
1. La méditation de Purun Bhagat, Op. 159
2. La loi de la jungle, Op. 175
3. Les Bandar-log, Op. 176
Total Playing Time: 40:09

Iris Vermillion, mezzo-soprano*
Johan Botha, tenor*
Ralf Lukas, baritone*
RIAS Kammerchor*
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
David Zinman

Recorded June 20-23, 1993, at Studio 1, Sender Freies Berlin, Berlin
Produced by Günter Griewisch
Recording Engineer: Herbert Schlüter
A&R Direction: Stefan Mikorey
A coproduction of BMG Classics and Sender Freies Berlin
Art Director: J. J. Stelmach
© & ® 1994, BMG Music
RCA 09026 61955 2