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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Igor Stravinsky
Russian Masterworks
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (13) - Disc #1
1. Russian Easter Festival Overture (Svetl?y pazdnik), for orchestra, Op. 36
2. Morceaux (2) for piano (or piano & violin), Op. 10: 2. Humoresque
3. L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), concert suite for orchestra No. 2: I. Introduction
4. L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), concert suite for orchestra No. 2: II. Dance of the Firebird
5. L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), concert suite for orchestra No. 2: III. Dance of the Princesses
6. L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), concert suite for orchestra No. 2: IV. Infernal Dance of the Demon Magician King Kashchei
7. L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), concert suite for orchestra No. 2: V. Berceuse
8. L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), concert suite for orchestra No. 2: VI. Finale
9. The Love for Three Oranges, suite for orchestra, Op. 33 bis: March
10. Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36: I. Andante sostenuto: Monderato con anima
11. Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36: II. Andantino in modo di canzone
12. Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36: III. Scherzo: Pizzicato ostinato
13. Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36: IV. Finale: Allegro con fuoco

CD Details

All Artists: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Igor Stravinsky, Sergey Prokofiev, Leopold Stokowski, NBC Symphony Orchestra
Title: Russian Masterworks
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Cala Records
Release Date: 5/14/1996
Genre: Classical
Styles: Forms & Genres, Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music, Historical Periods, Modern, 20th, & 21st Century, Symphonies
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 723722428821

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CD Reviews

A rare miss from Cala--bad sound, erratic performances

Santa Fe Listener | Santa Fe, NM USA | 02/22/2006

(3 out of 5 stars)

"I was eager to hear recordings from the three seasons, beginning in 1941, when Stokowski shared the podium of the NBC Sym. with Toscanini. They were uneasy years and bad ones sonically because of material shortages during the war. Sadly, that affects these mostly dim, scratchy transfers. Beneath the bad sonics one hears flashes of hope. Stokowski is volatile and vibrant in the Russian Easter Festival Over., and the Firebird Suite, which is in the best sound (except for a few iffy sides) is extroverted and colorful.

But the main work here, a Tchaikovsky Fourth from 1941, is musically erratic, even for Stokowski. He races through the first movement, supplying various swoops and impulsive souping up, after which the next two movements are routine and the finale a slam bang of crude brass and cramped, boxy sound. For some reason Tchaikovsky symphonies brought out Stokowski's worst excesses, and even during his amazing autumnal career in the late Sixties when he was well past 85, he was capable of a horrific Fifth Sym. on Decca. This whole enterprise is best forgotten except as a historical souvenir."