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Vladimir Jurowski: Tchaikovsky’s The Sleeping Beauty
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Jurowski's interpretation is based on his view that Acts 1 & 2 inhabit a Romantic sound world and then between Act 2 & 3, the sound changes completely becoming drier with much sharper outlines. He has said that if it were not for Tchaikovsky's untimely death, he would have developed a similar style of composition to Stravinsky between 1917 and 1928, around the time of Pulcinella. The Sleeping Beauty recorded here is performed complete. This release includes notes by David Nice and an interview with Jurowski about his interpretation.
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Great Symphonies
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Beethoven’s Ninth and Mendelssohn’s “Italian” are two of the great symphonies to appear in this collection, which also features works by Tchaikovsky, Schumann and Brahms, among others. With renowned conductors including Sir Adrian Boult and Gennadi Rozhdestvensky at the helm, these expertly remastered recordings represent an excellent addition to any symphony-lover’s collection.
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Great Italian Operas
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This set features two classic performances from the golden age of the Covent Garden Opera Company and a sparkling Falstaff from the Edinburgh Festival, combining masterworks of Italian opera by Puccini, Verdi and Rossini into one outstanding collection. Carefully remastered and restored, the recordings feature a stellar cast of Italian singers and conductors, including renowned soprano Renata Tebaldi, said by Toscanini to possess ‘the voice of an angel’.
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Ataúlfo Argenta
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BEETHOVEN
Symphony No.3 ‘Eroica’
Palacia de la Música, Madrid, 24 May 1957
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SMETANA
The Bartered Bride Overture
Victoria Hall, Geneva, 29 August 1957
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CHAPÍ GIMÉNEZ
Zarzuelas
Orquesta Nacional de España
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Gran Orquesta Sinfónica
Madrid, 1955–77
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Yuri Bashmet
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Brahms: Symphony No.3
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Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.6 ‘Pathétique’
Novaya Rossiya State Symphony Orchestra
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Renata Tebaldi
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Puccini: Tosca
Ferruccio Tagliavini / Tito Gobbi / The Covent Garden Opera Chorus / The Covent Garden Orchestra / Francesco Molinari-Pradelli
