Track Listings (18) - Disc #1| All Artists: Stravinsky, Salonen, Philharmonia Orchestra Title: Rite of Spring Members Wishing: 0 Total Copies: 0 Label: Sony Release Date: 6/29/1990 Genre: Classical Styles: Ballets & Dances, Ballets, Historical Periods, Modern, 20th, & 21st Century, Symphonies Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 074644579628 |
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CD Reviews1 warhorse and 1 dark horse Homiski | 08/24/2000 (5 out of 5 stars) "on this disc you have two of Igor Stravinsky's orchestral masterpieces. This Rite of Spring recording (i own 11 different ones) is one of the fastest ones tempi-wise, second only to the live-Benjamin Zander recording with the Boston Philharmonic. The speed and accuracy of Salonen's conducting is up there with the Boulez recordings, but the engineers in this recording are able to pick out and balance winds/brass so you can hear all of the wind flourishes in the Jeu du Rapt, and the counterpoint in the Dance of the Earth (finale of Part I). With such a warhorse as the Rite of Spring, each recording has some value (even the 'slower' ones done by Stravinsky done by himself on Columbia and the new-remastered ones from the Soviet Union), but if you want to hear ALL of the lines, Esa Pekka with his sound engineers have achieved a gem of a recording here. The other piece, not as widely performed or well known, is the Symphony of Three Movements. Stravinsky labored over this piece over several years, unsure of the final product....in various instances it was intended to be a Piano Concerto, but in the end became a Symphony (with quite an extensive piano part). One of his more dramatic works and on the edge of his Neo-Classic period, the 2nd movement retains a hint of that Neo-Classic sound world while framing the dramatic narrative of the two outer movements with the ever-present piano part." On Second Thought... Homiski | 06/27/2003 (5 out of 5 stars) "Le Sacre is my favorite orchestral work, hence I allow myself the luxury of owning more than two or three recordings of it (my maximum for works I really like). I like to believe, however, that I limit myself to only those that are superlative. This one was recommended to me recently by someone who has a pretty good take on my taste, and so I didn't hesitate to purchase it (said purchase coinciding with my finding a really cheap used copy). Upon initial acquisition I played it once, dismissed it with the verdict "like fast Boulez--well done, but nothing to write home about," and promptly lent it to a friend for two weeks. Upon its return, I played it again, and I'm here to tell you my friends, that I shouldn't have been so hasty: it's a fantastic recording. The accelerated speed works just fine under Salonen's baton, with none of the piece's transparency or sinisterness suffering. Very precisely performed with all of its savagery intact, which is exactly the way I like my Rites, and very well recorded as well. It holds its own in my collection, despite being in some pretty hot company (Ancerl, Boulez, Dorati, Ozawa, Stravinsky, Thomas) I suspect that many listeners will find Symphony in Three Movements more accessible than much of Stravinsky; it's also very well performed. Don't hesitate to purchase this disk if you're sitting on the fence; it's really first-rate." An Amazing Documentation of a Conductor's Progress Grady Harp | Los Angeles, CA United States | 02/12/2005 (5 out of 5 stars) "Esa-Pekka Salonen made this then-definitive recording of Stravinsky's masterpiece Le Sacre du Printemps fifteen years ago, and for all its brilliance and his thorough understanding of the pacing of the various sections of this ballet score, Salonen has grown even more secure with the complexities. A recent performance with his own Los Angeles Philharmonic in the spellbinding acoustics of Disney Hall revealed a conductor in full command, finding all the sensuality, blazing and raucous primitive rhythms, and the balances of the impossible wide range of color built into this phenomenal work.
In this recording with the Philharmonia Orchestra all of these promises are stated. To have this quality of performance readily available can fully prepare the public for what hopefully will be another pressing soon. This is a satisfying Rite of Spring on every level. The accompanying 'Symphony in Three Movements' receives the same meticulous attention to detail to the inner voices of the orchestra, again demonstrating how fresh Stravinsky remains despite the fact that his music is now part of the standard repertoire. For an exciting and sophisticated recording of these two works, you simply can't go wrong with this one. Highly Recommended. Grady Harp, February 2005." |
