Joan Rodgers, Jan Latham-Koenig & Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra - Strauss: Don Juan, Metamorphosen, Songs For Soprano & Piano

Jan Latham-Koenig brings out all the richness of Strauss' orchestral scoring and vocal writing in an album of tone poems and lieder.Jan Latham-Koenig was one of Avie's flagship artists. As Music Director of the Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra, he recorded the unique coupling of Franck's Symphony in D with extracts from Psych� (AV 0003), and Ibert's rare, early opera Pers�e et Androm�de (AV 0008). These recordings of Strauss' Don Juan and Metamorphosen were Latham-Koenig's valedictory recordings in Strasbourg, and illuminate his brilliant ability to shape phrases and extract orchestral colour � ideal for Strauss' vividly pictorial tone poems. An equally accomplished pianist, Latham-Koenig completes the album by accompanying one of England's leading vocal lights, soprano Joan Rodgers, in a selection of Strauss' early Lieder. Critical acclaim: The unique coupling and the refinement of sound and performance give the disc an obvious place. - Gramophone (on Franck Symphony, Psych�, AV0003)Jan Latham-Koenig and the Strasbourg Philharmonic bring out Ibert's rich scoring to the full. � Gramophone, Editor's Choice (on Ibert's Pers�e et Androm�de, AV0008)Personnel: Joan Rodgers (soprano), Jan Latham-Koenig (conductor/piano), Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra