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August 27, 2004
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The Butterfly Lover's Concerto is a sort of mix of Western and Chinese elements that is fairly innocuous but seems to work quite well, but funnily enough I seemed to enjoy the Silk Road suite even more. It uses tunes from the west of China along the old Silk Road route. There are echoes of Prokofiev ... more |
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August 14, 2004
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I'll leave the detailed musical analysis to others though Chailly doesn't push as hard as the two versions I own (Bernstein/NYPO and Tennstedt/LPO); depending on your point of view this may be a good thing. What I will say is this is beautifully played.
Finally we have a real MC recording from the ... more |
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August 11, 2004
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Perfect surround sound recording. I won't add anything to the previous reviews other than to say that the performances are just as good! Recorded at the Italian Institute in Budapest where Channel recorded the Ivan Fischer Rachmaninov 2. The recordings are quite different
Where the Channel is a ... more |
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August 10, 2004
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Before you think "oh no, not another 4 seasons!" this version uses winds as well as a small period instrument ensemble. And what a refreshing change. The first movement of Spring is pulled around pretty unmercifully but after that the playing is fantastic. Sound is almost overwhelming; turn the ... more |
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July 11, 2004
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Performances of both concerti that seem to get better as they progress. First movement of the Piano Concerto is a touch too staid for my tastes (nearly 22 minutes: lies, damned lies and timings...)but Lugansky shows what he is capable of in the scherzando section of the second movement and the ... more |
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