Tag: Utah Symphony
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Russian Legends & Dances
“Abravanel is very good in this music – crackling with energy tempered with tender ways with the great melodies. Antar is a neglected prize among Rimsky’s works ranking with Sheherazade. … Caucasian Sketches have ‘These You Have Loved’ status, with ‘Procession of the Sardar’ establishing the idiom for a thousand Hollywood triumphal and barbarous marches.…
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American Masterpieces
3 (out of 3) Stars:“Abravanel’s account [is[ highly recommendable… played with great conviction”“[Thompson’s ‘Plow that Broke the Plains’ yields] colours glowing, resonantly atmospheric… most enjoyable”“[Gould’s ‘Fall River Legend’ is] so vivid and atmospheric… astonishing recorded sound…. ‘Guaracha’ [is] irresistibly catchy”“[Copland’s ‘El Salon México demonstrates] orchestral vitality and rhythmic power.”– Penguin Guide Four landmark recordings of…
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Copland: A Lincoln Portrait
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Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1-7 (Complete)
“Still available on the Musical Concepts label, this super-bargain set remastered in excellent analogue sound offers all seven of Sibelius symphonies on three CDs such that you don’t have to change CD mid-symphony. … Rob Barnett favourably reviewed this on MWI in its original Vanguard Records release back in the year 2000 and although he…
