This is the best recording of the 5th out on the market!
This recording is the definitive of Prokofiev's fifth symphony. As for the Romeo and Juliet EXCERPTS. That is exactly what they are. If you're looking for a more complete recording of the excerpts, You might try the San Francisco Symphony recording with Tilson Tomas. Even so, I've never heard ...
The best attribute of this recording must be the rhythmic drive of both the pianist and the orchestra. I find Janis and Horowitz both to possess this "living rhythm", probably as a result of their work together. The first movement is fresh and alive for me again. You might notice that the ...
The CSO is one the best orchestras in the world, and just about any recording by them is superb. This one is no different. This is a high quality recording of excerpts of a great work by Prokofiev. I highly recommend it.
Forget the one outlier below, it's a five. Anyhow, if you really want to hear Pictures, do the Richter piano from Sofia (1958). Szell's Harry Janos is, like so much of his other stuff, absolutely tops, and the piece reaches its full delight here.
It seems like the heyday for recorded march collections was the early stereo era. The classic Mercury recordings by Fennell and the Eastman Wind Ensemble dating from that time no doubt contribute to that impression. In this collection, they demonstrate the seriousness with which they approach ...
For a couple of bucks or less you can own this digital CD compilation featuring some basic and not so basic Russian tidbits. Servicable if not distinguished performances of "A Night On The Bare Mountain" and "The Polovtsian Dances" are the anchors. You also get the must have "Sabre Dance" and the ...
Mercury Living Presence - You are There - The True Story of a Legendary Label
" - 70 Minute Sonic Spectacular CD "
Includes selections from:
Eric Coates - Halcyon Days
Charles Gounod - Funeral March of a Marionette
Tchaikovsky - Variations on a Roccoco Theme
Stravinsky - Scherzo a la russe
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For a couple of bucks or less you can own this digital CD compilation featuring some basic and not so basic Russian tidbits. Servicable if not distinguished performances of "A Night On The Bare Mountain" and "The Polovtsian Dances" are the anchors. You also get the must have "Sabre Dance" and the ...
The best attribute of this recording must be the rhythmic drive of both the pianist and the orchestra. I find Janis and Horowitz both to possess this "living rhythm", probably as a result of their work together. The first movement is fresh and alive for me again. You might notice that the ...
This is the best recording of the 5th out on the market!
This recording is the definitive of Prokofiev's fifth symphony. As for the Romeo and Juliet EXCERPTS. That is exactly what they are. If you're looking for a more complete recording of the excerpts, You might try the San Francisco Symphony recording with Tilson Tomas. Even so, I've never heard ...
Forget the one outlier below, it's a five. Anyhow, if you really want to hear Pictures, do the Richter piano from Sofia (1958). Szell's Harry Janos is, like so much of his other stuff, absolutely tops, and the piece reaches its full delight here.
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