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Tag Archives: IRR
Half measures: Jansons’ Pictures lack light and shade
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition Mariss Jansons/Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (RCO Live) In galleries nowadays, the visitor can clamp on a pair of headphones and listen to an audio guide while viewing the artwork. Mussorgsky got there first, of course, in … Continue reading
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Ripping heartstrings to shreds: Gergiev’s new Romeo and Juliet on LSO Live
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Valery Gergiev/London Symphony Orchestra (LSO Live) Following his LSO series exploring the symphonies of Mahler, Valery Gergiev returned to more familiar Russian soil last autumn with his Émigré season, presenting music of Russian exiles, the highlights … Continue reading
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Serebrier concludes a fine Glazunov symphony cycle
Glazunov: Symphonies Nos.1, 2, 3 & 9 José Serebrier/Royal Scottish National Orchestra (Warner) Glazunov’s symphonies are still relatively unknown, but there is little excuse for not becoming better acquainted with them as there are now four (or nearly four) recently recorded … Continue reading
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