Sibelius: Symphony No.5, Karelia Suite
Sibelius: Symphony No.5, Karelia Suite
又名: 西贝柳斯《第五交响曲》《卡勒利亚组曲》/圣桑《死之舞》李斯特《梅菲斯托圆舞曲第一号》穆索尔斯基《荒山之夜》
表演者: Alexander Gibson/London Symphony Orchestra
专辑类型: Import
介质: Audio CD
发行时间: 2001-07-11
唱片数: 1
出版者: Decca
条形码: 0028946848821
专辑简介
Gibson's Sibelius recordings have been a staple part of the early Chandos catalogue and his even earlier 1959 recording of the Fifth and Karelia show a conductor on true top form. This is great playing from the LSO with an exemplary Decca recording revealing the wide ranging view of Gibson's conducting that has a particular emphasis on the string section. The noble Allegro molto is superbly paced here with almost as much panache as Karajan's contemporaneous Philharmonia recording for EMI. The Karelia Suite is another excellent recording to add to the multifarious ones available. I also hugely enjoyed the additional items available, excerpts from an old 1957 LP with the NSOL. Saint-Sa?ns' 'Danse Macabre' is full of zest and life whilst the aptly titled 'Witches Ride' from Humperdinck's 'Hansel and Gretel ' reveals some astonishing vintage Decca sound. Liszt's 'Mephisto Waltz' and Mussorgsky's wonderful 'Night on the Bare Mountain' could almost be by Stokowski with their hair-raising intensity. The recordings are a gem of their age and an indispensable essay on the almost neglected Alexander Gibson sums up a most satisfying issue.
————Gerald Fenech
曲目
Jean Sibelius: Symphony #5, Karelia Suite
Camille Saint-Sa?ns: Danse Macabre
Engelbert Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel: Witches Ride
Franz Liszt: Mephisto Waltz #1
Modest Mussorgsky: Night on the Bare Mountain