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Charles Koechlin

Country: France

Charles Koechlin (1867-1950) was a French composer, teacher and writer on music, born in Paris. A pupil of Massenet and Fauré at the Paris Conservatoire, he moved freely between strict counterpoint and impressionist colour, drawing on nature, the Orient, astronomy and Hollywood cinema. He is best known for his Jungle Book cycle and for his large treatise on orchestration. Koechlin's Jungle Book cycle includes the symphonic poem Les Bandar-log, in which he parodied twelve-tone writing.

Les Bandar-log Op. 176 / Le Soleil Des Eaux / Chronochromie (LP)
1965 French LP of post-serialist orchestral and vocal music performed by the BBC Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Pierre Boulez and Antal Dorati.
Les Bandar-log Op. 176 / Le Soleil Des Eaux / Chronochromie (LP)
1965 UK LP of post-serialist orchestral and vocal music performed by the BBC Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Pierre Boulez and Antal Dorati.