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In the case of his first two symphonies, as essayed by the Slovak Radio Symphony of Bratislava under Ladislav Slovak, I found myself rewarded for taking the chance: well-crafted, fully listenable symphonies, immediately accessible and instantly enjoyable; filled with melodic lines boldly set forth and developed in a polished manner, yet without any pretension to ornate gilt or faked frills unless one concludes there is a tendency to bombast by failing to "wind down" more effectively in the Second Symphony. The First Symphony is perhaps the more likeable of the two, primarily because the pleasing font of melody seems more inspired than in the Second, which though no less well developed has less memorable content. Neither of these works strikes me as deriva tive, and though remaining quite comfortably within the well- defined boundaries of the period, does not need to apologize for that. There is plenty of originality here, of an unassuming sort; and more importantly, plenty to enjoy.
All right, not even these symphonies are altogether without problems (how to stop for instance), and sometimes the grainy recording-quality is raw and not very detailed but the music wins on points and the musicians on enthusiasm.
It's good to hear Slovak players playing Slovak music because this orchestra can let you down on music which is not in their souls (they've done lesser things for Marco Polo and Naxos); so here they're on home-ground.
Unfortunately, the first two symphonies here are not particularly distinctive (the second is the better). True, the rather easily recognizable style of later Moyzes is present here as well. There are touches of Scriabin and Novák - and perhaps more obviously relatively unfamiliar but influential composers such as Otakar Ostrcil as well. The style is slightly "choppy", based on small melodic cells rather than actual tunes, and despite being well-crafted and skillfully orchestrated slightly anodyne, even tiresome. The recording is rather boxy, but serviceable. I urge anyone interested in Moyzes to start with one of the later issues, but returning to this one might be worthwhile if you enjoy what you hear.
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