Tag: Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos
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Concierto de Aranjuez; Fantasía para un gentilhombre; Harp Concerto
(Guitar) “Yepes’ cadenza is as clean and bright as a new pin, and his rapid repeated-note finish is fantastic.” “I am coming to regard the Fantasia para un gentilhombre with its gracious nobility and baroque feeling as a masterpiece to match the more famous Concierto de Aranjuez.” (Harp): “Zabaleta plays most beautifully and the recording…
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Debussy: La Mer; Nocturnes; Prelude a L’Apres-Midi d’une Faune
“strong in Mediterranean atmosphere, … La Mer has an underlying grip … concentrates on evocation at the opening and creates a real pianissimo, helped by the wide dynamic range of the recording … overall there is plenty of excitement, with the LSO virtuosity in the finale matched by the rich-toned ardour of the strings when…
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Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring; Petrushka
Igor Stravinsky was already a popular and controversial firebrand of the orchestra avant-garde brfore the premiere of Le Sacre du Printemps. His score for Diaghilev’s ballet Petrushka was alive with rhythm, colorful orchestration, and modernist music drawing on the sounds of Russian folk music and much fearless dissonance. Le Sacre set off a literal riot,…
