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This gorgeous-looking production from Barcelona’s Teatro Liceu was recorded June 30th and July 1st, 2010. Gilbert Deflo is the director. The sets and costumes by
Dmitri Kitajenko’s large-scaled Tchaikovsky brings to mind the late recordings of fellow Russian conductor Yevgeny Svetlanov–he also favored slow tempos and robust orchestra sonority. But
Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5 is a test for any orchestra, and certainly for a “youth” ensemble like the Polish Sinfonia Iuventus Orchestra, which was formed
Decca must be keenly aware of how flooded the market is right now with recordings of the standard violin concerto repertoire. This new release is
This is an unusual and unlikely coupling–but listening to it straight through, it sort of works. Yuri Temirkanov adds a few numbers to the usual
Anyone with a passing interest in Rostropovich or the cello will likely own some or all of the contents of the first disc in this
While I applaud orchestras taking the initiative to produce their own CDs, the Dallas Symphony evidently has a lot to learn. First, it helps to
Any conductor who makes a new recording of repertoire in which he has already done sterling work and fails to surpass himself should have his
Wow! This is music making on a cosmic scale. You may hear some jaded critic offer up the following generic comment about this release: “These
After a very good Tchaikovsky Fifth symphony and a so-so Fourth, Christoph Eschenbach and the Philadelphia Orchestra have hit a home run with the Pathétique.
