EPISODE · May 29, 2026 · 19 MIN
Podcast #14: CHARLES KOECHLIN - France's Hidden Symphonist
from Classical Discoveries · host Capriccio Records | Classical Music Podcast
In their latest episode of the Classical Discoveries podcast, Jens and Joe explore the scintillating music of Charles Koechlin, a fascinating yet overlooked French symphonist who defies easy categorisation. Neither purely an impressionist nor simply a romantic, dramatic, lyric, abstract, or “programmatic” composer, Koechlin combined revolutionary, academic, and eclectic traits. One moment his language recalls Debussy and Ravel, the next he sounds like Poulenc, Florent Schmitt, or even Olivier Messiaen.0:20 Introduction1:36 Koechlin – A little bit of everything?4:51 Symphony No. 1 – Recording Session9:01 Backgrounds – Jungle Book and the Symphony10:56 A pupil of Fauré11:27 The Seven Stars’ Symphony, Op. 13212:16 The Movie Stars of the Symphony14:33 Greta Garbo (Excerpt)16:43 Charlie Chaplin (Excerpt)17:45 Vers la voûte étoilée, Op. 129 (Excerpt)19:27 ConclusionC5533 Charles Koechlin: Symphony No. 1BUY/STREAM: https://Naxos.lnk.to/C5533!PodcastC5449 Charles Koechlin: The Seven Stars’ Symphony (Capriccio)BUY/STREAM: https://Naxos.lnk.to/C5449!PodcastSinfonieorchester BaselWebsite: https://www.sinfonieorchesterbasel.chYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgllfsUfm3qWSsZQE7vTnJwWürttembergische Philharmonie ReutlingenWebsite: https://www.wuerttembergische-philharmonie.de/musik/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wuerttembergischephilharmonie/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/philharmonie.reutlingen/Ariane MatiakhWebsite: https://arianematiakh.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/matiakharianeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/arianematiakh/Recommended PersonsClaude Debussy - Gabriel Fauré - Albert Roussel - Olivier Messiaen - Charlie Chaplin - Clara Bow - Greta Garbo - Marlene Dietrich - Rudyard KiplingWith:Jens F. Laurson (Journalist) and Johannes Kernmayer (Producer)Follow Capriccio Records► YouTube Channel► Facebook: facebook.com/capricciorecords/► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/capricciorec/► Twitter: https://twitter.com/CapriccioRec► Learn more: http://capriccio.at/
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In their latest episode of the Classical Discoveries podcast, Jens and Joe explore the scintillating music of Charles Koechlin, a fascinating yet overlooked French symphonist who defies easy categorisation. Neither purely an impressionist nor simply a romantic, dramatic, lyric, abstract, or “programmatic” composer, Koechlin combined revolutionary, academic, and eclectic traits. One moment his language recalls Debussy and Ravel, the next he sounds like Poulenc, Florent Schmitt, or even Olivier Messiaen.0:20 Introduction1:36 Koechlin – A little bit of everything?4:51 Symphony No. 1 – Recording Session9:01 Backgrounds – Jungle Book and the Symphony10:56 A pupil of Fauré11:27 The Seven Stars’ Symphony, Op. 13212:16 The Movie Stars of the Symphony14:33 Greta Garbo (Excerpt)16:43 Charlie Chaplin (Excerpt)17:45 Vers la voûte étoilée, Op. 129 (Excerpt)19:27 ConclusionC5533 Charles Koechlin: Symphony No. 1BUY/STREAM: https://Naxos.lnk.to/C5533!PodcastC5449 Charles Koechlin: The Seven Stars’ Symphony (Capriccio)BUY/STREAM: https://Naxos.lnk.to/C5449!PodcastSinfonieorchester BaselWebsite: https://www.sinfonieorchesterbasel.chYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgllfsUfm3qWSsZQE7vTnJwWürttembergische Philharmonie ReutlingenWebsite: https://www.wuerttembergische-philharmonie.de/musik/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wuerttembergischephilharmonie/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/philharmonie.reutlingen/Ariane MatiakhWebsite: https://arianematiakh.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/matiakharianeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/arianematiakh/Recommended PersonsClaude Debussy - Gabriel Fauré - Albert Roussel - Olivier Messiaen - Charlie Chaplin - Clara Bow - Greta Garbo - Marlene Dietrich - Rudyard KiplingWith:Jens F. Laurson (Journalist) and Johannes Kernmayer (Producer)Follow Capriccio Records► YouTube Channel► Facebook: facebook.com/capricciorecords/► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/capricciorec/► Twitter: https://twitter.com/CapriccioRec► Learn more: http://capriccio.at/
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