Stravinsky: Petrushka; Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances
CML call number: CD/CLASSICAL/Stravinsky
Performers: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Mariss Jansons, chief conductor.
James R. Oestreich wrote in the New York Times: "Stravinsky's 'Petrouchka' (1911), a ballet that brings puppets to life, is all elbows, angles and discontinuities. It looks resolutely ahead. … Rachmaninoff's 'Symphonic Dances' (1940) … looks just as resolutely and yearningly backward, wallowing in waltz rhythms, flowing melody, rich harmony and nostalgia. Yet it, too, has its sarcasms, and Mr. Jansons indulges them, just as surely as he revels in the odd lyrical bits in 'Petrouchka.' … [T]he orchestra seems to retain the splendid form of its many years under Bernard Haitink. … The woodwinds, in particular, have long been among its glories, and they bring real flair to the vivid characterizations in 'Petrouchka.' The recordings document the early days of Mr. Janson's tenure, drawing on concert performances in October and December 2004 and February 2005. The sound, bright and wide-ranging, does justice as much to the exquisite pianissimos Mr. Jansons achieves as to the robust climaxes" ("Classical Recordings," 2/12/06).
Performers: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Mariss Jansons, chief conductor.
James R. Oestreich wrote in the New York Times: "Stravinsky's 'Petrouchka' (1911), a ballet that brings puppets to life, is all elbows, angles and discontinuities. It looks resolutely ahead. … Rachmaninoff's 'Symphonic Dances' (1940) … looks just as resolutely and yearningly backward, wallowing in waltz rhythms, flowing melody, rich harmony and nostalgia. Yet it, too, has its sarcasms, and Mr. Jansons indulges them, just as surely as he revels in the odd lyrical bits in 'Petrouchka.' … [T]he orchestra seems to retain the splendid form of its many years under Bernard Haitink. … The woodwinds, in particular, have long been among its glories, and they bring real flair to the vivid characterizations in 'Petrouchka.' The recordings document the early days of Mr. Janson's tenure, drawing on concert performances in October and December 2004 and February 2005. The sound, bright and wide-ranging, does justice as much to the exquisite pianissimos Mr. Jansons achieves as to the robust climaxes" ("Classical Recordings," 2/12/06).
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