Glazunov: Symphony No. 8 / Raymonda
CML call number: CD/CLASSICAL/Glazunov
Contents: Symphony No. 8 in E flat major, op. 83; Raymonda (suite from the ballet), op. 57a.
Russell Platt wrote in the New Yorker: "The works of Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936) provided the perfect soundtrack for late imperial Russia: a society that depended on brilliant surfaces could readily appreciate a kind of music that shone with the lustre of a ruby in a tsar's crown. Glazunov's music doesn't have the emotional complexity of Tchaikovsky's, but it can be far more than a luxury item, as José Serebrier's new recording (Warner Classics) of the Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major proves. Serebrier, once Stokowski's protégé, has had an unusually serpentine career, without any major music directorships on his résumé. But his pacing of this symphony — which has at once a Brahmsian economy and a radiantly Russian energy — is unerring; perhaps no one has ever conducted Glazunov's music with more color and verve. The Royal Scottish National Orchestra, normally a reliable second-tier band, turns in an inspired performance" ("Classical Notes: Imperial Interludes," 11/7/05, p. 18).
Contents: Symphony No. 8 in E flat major, op. 83; Raymonda (suite from the ballet), op. 57a.
Russell Platt wrote in the New Yorker: "The works of Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936) provided the perfect soundtrack for late imperial Russia: a society that depended on brilliant surfaces could readily appreciate a kind of music that shone with the lustre of a ruby in a tsar's crown. Glazunov's music doesn't have the emotional complexity of Tchaikovsky's, but it can be far more than a luxury item, as José Serebrier's new recording (Warner Classics) of the Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major proves. Serebrier, once Stokowski's protégé, has had an unusually serpentine career, without any major music directorships on his résumé. But his pacing of this symphony — which has at once a Brahmsian economy and a radiantly Russian energy — is unerring; perhaps no one has ever conducted Glazunov's music with more color and verve. The Royal Scottish National Orchestra, normally a reliable second-tier band, turns in an inspired performance" ("Classical Notes: Imperial Interludes," 11/7/05, p. 18).
posted by casemusic at 2:16 PM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home