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Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov: Suite from Le Coq d'Or; Capriccio Espagnol; Alexander Borodin: Polovtsian Dances
 
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Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov: Suite from Le Coq d'Or; Capriccio Espagnol; Alexander Borodin: Polovtsian Dances [Import]

~ Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov (Composer), Alexander Borodin (Composer), Antal Dorati (Conductor), Harold Lawrence (Conductor), London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra), et al.
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1. Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34: 1. Alborada
2. Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34: 2. Variazioni
3. Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34: 3. Alborada
4. Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34: 4. Scena e canto gitano
5. Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34: 5. Fandango asturiano
6. Suite from 'Le Coq d'or': 1. King Dodon In His Palace
7. Suite from 'Le Coq d'or': 2. King Dodon On The Battlefield
8. Suite from 'Le Coq d'or': 3. King Dodon With Queen Shemakha
9. Suite from 'Le Coq d'or': 4. Marriage Feast And Lamentable End Of King Dodon
10. Russian Easter Overture, Op. 36
11. Polovtsian Dances From 'Prince Igor'
On this CD:
  1. Capriccio espagnol for orchestra, Op. 34
    Composed by Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov
    Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
    Conducted by Antal Dorati, Harold Lawrence

  2. Le coq d'or, opera Suite
    Composed by Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov
    Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
    Conducted by Antal Dorati, Harold Lawrence

  3. Russian Easter Overture for orchestra, Op. 36
    Composed by Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov
    Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
    Conducted by Antal Dorati, Harold Lawrence

  4. Prince Igor, opera
    Composed by Alexander Borodin
    Performed by London Symphony Orchestra Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra
    Conducted by Antal Dorati, Harold Lawrence

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This recording was one of the glories of the Mercury Living Presence catalogue (which isn't saying much, because it was a catalogue that consisted of little but glories). Antal Dorati and the London Symphony Orchestra really dig into this colorful and tuneful music, giving performances of uninhibited brilliance and joy. No matter the piece, Rimsky-Korsakov just doesn't work unless everyone sounds like they're having a great time playing him. In fact, despite the music's descriptive purpose, it's really about an orchestral wizard playing with all of those really cool instruments, like a kid in a candy shop. Well, this record probably caused more than a few musical cavities. --David Hurwitz


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Quand il écrit des opéras, Rimski-Korsakov n'oublie ni ses origines russes ni ses qualités d'écriture fastueuse. Avec Le Coq d'or, le compositeur touche au génie, tant au plan musical qu'à la conduite de l'histoire théâtrale. On est là en pleine fable. Rimski- Korsakov écrit cet opéra pour de grandes voix, et la partition d'orchestre ne laisse pas beaucoup de place à la poésie pure. Le résultat est d'une richesse incroyable. Antal Dorati met toute son expérience pour porter aux nues cette fable fantastique typiquement slave. --Marc Aigneaux

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5.0 out of 5 stars SOMETHING TO CROW ABOUT, Nov 20 2002
By DAVID BRYSON (Glossop Derbyshire England) - See all my reviews
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Mercury seem to have been way ahead of the field as recording technicians to judge by this disc and a Rite of Spring (also from Dorati but with the Minneapolis) that I have owned for most of my life. When these recordings were made, the President of the USA was Mr Eisenhower, but their technical quality would be creditable for the third millennium. Rimsky-Korsakoff needs to sound brilliant and vivid -- orchestral tone was as integral to his musical thinking as counterpoint was to that of Bach or Brahms -- but for its age this disc is nothing short of phenomenal, and worth every cent of the price. The London Symphony in its heyday was probably the world's greatest orchestra, and even its lesser performances had an arrogant 'this-is-all-too-easy' assurance that made it something like ideal for Rimsky. The Walthamstow Town Hall was a famous recording venue, and Dorati is a conductor I wish I knew more about. What little I previously had by him (the Rite of Spring and some Haydn symphonies) is superlative. I got this record for the Coq d'Or suite, which is my #1 favourite bit of Rimsky but which has not been easy to find in Europe lately. It has everything I would have wanted from a record cut in 2002, and the other Rimsky pieces are to the same standard. So are the Borodin Polovtsian Dances, which are a worthy successor to my LP version -- by Beecham, no less -- but this is basically a disc for Rimsky-fanatics. If you are no kind of fanatic, here is a chance to be one without harming anybody. If you are the wrong sort of fanatic, here is a better outlet for your impulses.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Dorati and LSO at the Bolshoi, Jun 23 2000
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These recordings from 1955-61 smell of the theatre which is a great compliment. It might as well be the Bolshoi.The performances are razor-sharp, dramatic, exciting, and gloriously recorded. The LSO under Dorati was a remarkable ensemble, and all these years later, you can still "hear" Dorati in its concerts and recordings.

Walthamstow Town Hall, London, made a superb venue for this standard of music-making, and Wilma Cozart has rehabbed her own recording sessions to remarkable effect.

If you compare these with first edition vinyl, you'll find that the LPs give you more of the characteristic Dorati "gut" in string attacks, but that's not enough to dissuade you getting this disk if your vinyl is in ratty condition.

Wonderful.

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