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Petrenko’s Oslo Rimsky-Korsakov Could Be Better (Video Review)

David Hurwitz

Artistic Quality:

  • 7

Sound Quality:

  • 9

A fine Capriccio Espagnol yields to merely workaday versions of the Russian Easter Festival Overture and Scheherazade, which is a pity because the orchestra plays very well, the sonics are excellent, and the disc offers great value for the money. Check out the full video review below:


Recording Details:

Reference Recording: Scheherazade: Kondrashin (Decca); Russian Easter: Markevitch (Decca); Capriccio: Bernstein (Sony)

  • Record Label: Lawo - LWCT198
  • Medium: CD

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