Rimsky-Korsakov - Borodin - Dorati - LSO (2004) [SACD, CD layer]
Classical | EAC rip | WavPack: IMG+CUE+EAC/log -> 394 MB
67:57 min | scans 600dpi | RAR inc. 3% recovery | FF, UL | Mercury 475 6194
Classical | EAC rip | WavPack: IMG+CUE+EAC/log -> 394 MB
67:57 min | scans 600dpi | RAR inc. 3% recovery | FF, UL | Mercury 475 6194
Nothing is out of place here. The mix makes for a perfect fit - almost too predictable as a collection. The accent is Russian - firmly rooted in display and melody. The catalogues are full of technical display pieces often for violin. Without melodic interest they are arid and unmemorable except to the player and listeners who are fellow players. Both Rimsky and Borodin blend the merely breathtaking with succulent lyrical material.
The Capriccio ranges from gaudy-rowdy, with plenty of foreground instrumental detail, to the trembling poetry of the Variazioni section; unusually Mercury track the Capriccio into five segments. Dorati does not stint on the colour and solos are assertive - try the violin in Scena e canto gitano (tr. 4). He sets a brisk pace for King Dodon in his Palace (the first movement of the suite from Le Coq d'Or) and I thought he was a little too brisk and matter of fact in the Queen Shemakha movement; no complaints though about the gorgeous cor anglais solo. Overall I prefer Ormandy's version on Sony though technically it does not sound as good. Dorati's Russian Easter Festival is sculpted, vivid and gorgeous (try 4.29 for enthralling magic). Finally we leave Rimsky and move to Borodin. The orchestra is joined by the LSO Chorus for the Polovtsian Dances. The piquant rhythmic material receives caring attention (6.32) adding a buoyancy to the well loved big tunes. These are again taken rather quickly (8:02) but the performance is exultant. The chorus sing in English.
The recording remains spectacular in that sensationally close-up Mercury way. The presentation is good and the detailed sound is unfailingly engaging.Rob Barnett, musicweb-international.com
Antal Dorati conducting the London Symphony Orchestra
NIKOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
Capriccio Espagnol, Op.34
01 1. Alborada (01:12)
02 2. Variazioni (04:37)
03 3. Alborada (01:12)
04 4. Scena e canto gitano (04:59)
05 5. Fandango asturiano (03:14)
Suite from "Le Coq d'Or"
06 1. King Dodon in his Palace (08:55)
07 2. King Dodon on the Battlefield (04:05)
08 3. King Dodon with Queen Shemakha (06:28)
09 4. Marriage Feast and Lamentable End of King Dodon (05:59)
10 Russian Easter Overture, Op. 36 (15:09)
ALEXANDER BORODIN
11 Polovtsian Dances from "Prince Igor" (11:16)
Recorded: Walthamstow Town Hall, 4 July 1956 (Polovtsian Dances),
5 July 1956 (Coq d'Or), 6 June 1959 (Capriccio Espagnol,Russian Easter Festival Overture)
Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 5 from 4. May 2009
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Rimsky-Korsakov / Rimsky-Korsakov and Borodin - Antal Dorati, London Symphony Orchestra - Mercury
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Rimsky-Korsakov / Rimsky-Korsakov and Borodin - Antal Dorati, London Symphony Orchestra - Mercury
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Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 355
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : Yes
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Installed external ASPI interface
Used output format : Internal WAV Routines
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3 | 5:53.72 | 1:12.33 | 26547 | 31979
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