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| 1. Lento - Chicago Symphony Orchestra |
| 2. Allegro - Chicago Symphony Orchestra |
| 3. Allegro Non Troppo - Chicago Symphony Orchestra |
| 4. Vivace |
| 5. The Magic Trick |
| 6. Russian Dance |
| 7. Scene II: Petrouchka's Room |
| 8. Feroce Stringendo |
| 9. Dance Of The Ballerina |
| 10. Valse |
| 11. Con Moto |
| 12. Wet Nurses' Dance |
| 13. Peasant With Bear |
| 14. Gypsies |
| 15. Dance Of The Coachmen |
| 16. Masqueraders |
| 17. Scuffle |
| 18. Death Of Petrouchka |
| 19. Petrouchka's Ghost |
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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A strange coupling, this. The only common thread between the two pieces is Monteux. But what performances he gives us. They seem to come from a very different world to today's ... a world where conductors sometimes gave us passionately committed performances of enormous clarity and integrity and fused them together at white heat! But at the same time here you get this in recorded sound that is really first rate.
Monteux's Petrushka is fresh and shocking so that you get some sense of what it must have sounded like when it was a daring new work. Monteux keeps it together so it doesn't suffer - as it has in some hands - from seeming overly episodic. And he gives us a performance of enormous conviction and excitement. Petrushka is not my favourite Stravinsky piece but there is something about this performance that makes me want to return to the piece regularly.
The Franck symphony seems to have fallen out of fashion. All too often it can sound too solid and dour, a little boring, even. But if it were always played as it is here then it would surely be still be very popular. Perhaps it lacks the advocacy of any of today's great conductors? Certainly there is no hint of the dull from Monteux. This is a towering performance: tough and muscular but exciting, too. There is no better version in the catalogue, of that I am sure. And when it sounds this good the Franck Symphony stands also as one of the truly great Romantic Symphonies. The foundation of this performance is an orchestra on top form. Add a clear, coherent and magnificent conception of the work and then further add Monteux's inspired direction - the performance truly sounds to be an event - and you have a classic of recorded music.
These recordings from the early sixties have come up very well indeed and no adjustment to the sound of yesteryear is needed. Even if it had been, though, these performances would demand to be heard.
Monteux's Petrushka is fresh and shocking so that you get some sense of what it must have sounded like when it was a daring new work. Monteux keeps it together so it doesn't suffer - as it has in some hands - from seeming overly episodic. And he gives us a performance of enormous conviction and excitement. Petrushka is not my favourite Stravinsky piece but there is something about this performance that makes me want to return to the piece regularly.
The Franck symphony seems to have fallen out of fashion. All too often it can sound too solid and dour, a little boring, even. But if it were always played as it is here then it would surely be still be very popular. Perhaps it lacks the advocacy of any of today's great conductors? Certainly there is no hint of the dull from Monteux. This is a towering performance: tough and muscular but exciting, too. There is no better version in the catalogue, of that I am sure. And when it sounds this good the Franck Symphony stands also as one of the truly great Romantic Symphonies. The foundation of this performance is an orchestra on top form. Add a clear, coherent and magnificent conception of the work and then further add Monteux's inspired direction - the performance truly sounds to be an event - and you have a classic of recorded music.
These recordings from the early sixties have come up very well indeed and no adjustment to the sound of yesteryear is needed. Even if it had been, though, these performances would demand to be heard.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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Bought this for the recording of one of my favorite symphonies (Franck Symph in D minor) after reading a lot of reviews of the available recordings. This seemed to be one of the most highly recommended despite its age (recorded in 1961), and I have not been disappointed in either the performance or the recording quality. Most of the comments elsewhere refer primarily to the Stravinsky 'Petrouchka' and this is certainly a marvellous performance and a crisp recording. The Hybrid SADC played perfectly on my ageing Linn Karik CD player, and the sound is rich and lively with no hint of it being recorded over 45 years ago. The bass is really stunning, as too is the percussion. Can't say what the other formats sound like. Highly recommended and costing less than £8 it's amazing!
4 of 7 people found the following review helpful
This is a welcome reissue of the classic recording of Franck's monumental Dm Symphony conducted by Monteux. Few conductors match his towering rendition of the work, thickly painted in detail and finely sculpted. The sound has plenty of realistic presence.
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