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This recording of the Seventh Symphony is not the result of the long experience of a conductor who has directed the work all his life, nor is it a sumptuous performance by a prestigious orchestra, nor even a demonstration of what the work should sound like on period instruments. Our aim was not to join the pantheon of great versions. This recording is simply a memento of the first and only concert performance of this work given by the musicians of Les Dissonances after two days’ rehearsal.

All of us feel intense joy whenever our respective paths bring us together for such wonderful moments of friendship and musical fraternity. May this recording bear witness to the unusual experiment in which we took part together…
David Grimal