The suites from Peer Gynt, through no fault of his own, are Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg's calling card. Certain pieces, such as "Morning Mood" and "In the Hall of the Mountain King" are well known even among those who have never heard of Grieg. However, Grieg's incidental music to Henrik Ibsen's play Peer Gynt is only seldom recorded as a ...
Because Ballets Russes covers much familiar material, this collection of Russian dance favorites is perhaps best suited for beginners, and serious balletomanes may pass it by. Some pieces, such as Tchaikovsky's Waltz of the Flowers and the Polonaise and Waltz from Eugene Onegin, Khachaturian's Sabre Dance, and Prokofiev's "Dance of the Knights" ...
Don't be put off by the combination of a British orchestra and a Finnish conductor -- part of the appeal of Leonard Bernstein's music lay in the way he stood a bit aside from the jazz, Broadway, and popular dance rhythms he used. He thought he was struggling with the ascendancy of serialism, but actually he was attempting something much more ...
By pairing Antonin Dvorák's Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95, "From the New World," with Bohuslav Martinu's Symphony No. 2, Paavo Järvi points out significant connections between these two important Czech composers and their works. Each symphony was composed and premiered in the United States, and each draws on the indiginous American music of ...
As one of the world's rising cello stars, Truls Mørk is sure to garner extravagant praise for this CD of Schumann's Concerto in A minor, Bloch's Schelomo, and Bruch's Kol Nidrei, all three essential vehicles for any cello virtuoso. However, there are two weaknesses in his playing that need addressing. First, and most noticeable, Mørk is too loose ...
Arvo Pärt's early works may not immediately appeal to fans of the meditative, tonal music he composed after 1976, but they spell out his profound conflicts with the avant-garde and the soul-searching that led to his simplified, "tintinnabular" style. Pro et Contra is a quizzical concerto for cello and orchestra in which tonal and atonal elements ...
When turned up far enough, this super audio coupling of Lutoslawski and Bartók's Concertos for Orchestra by Paavo Järvi and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra is mightily impressive. When turned up far enough, the sonic haze disappears and the music comes alive with ravishing strings, warm winds and bright brass, nearly palpable percussion and a ...
Paavo Järvi may be the real thing, may be that all-too-rare real thing: the great conductor. His recordings over the past decade have always shown insight, strength, and innate musicality, and his later recordings with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra for Telarc show a growing maturity of interpretive depth. But while Järvi's 2004 recording ...
Many have argued that Paavo Järvi is a more talented and more accomplished conductor than his father Neeme. That may or may not be the case -- his baton technique may exceed him and his taste as an interpreter all but certainly surpasses his father's, but his control of the orchestra may not quite match his father's. One thing that is evident: the ...
Paavo Järvi and the Cincinnati Symphony used to make challenging recorded couplings. Think of their 2001 disc of Sibelius' Second with Tubin's Fifth, or their 2004 disc of Stravinsky's Le sacre du printemps with Nielsen's Fifth, or their 2005 disc of Dvorák's Ninth with Martinu's Second. While the quality of their performances was variable -- some ...
We guarantee every item's condition, as described on Alibris. If you are not satisfied that an item is as described, return your purchase for a refund.
![Dvorák: Symphony No. 9; Martinu: Symphony No. 2 [Hybrid SACD]](http://images.alibris.com/cover/m13621idf6a_t.jpg)
![Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Nocturnes; Etc. [Hybrid SACD]](http://images.alibris.com/cover/m08633bpfhp_t.jpg)
![Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet (Complete Suites from the Ballet) [Hybrid SACD]](http://images.alibris.com/cover/l98240tvreo_t.jpg)
![Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 8 [Hybrid SACD]](http://images.alibris.com/cover/m38964uy0pt_t.jpg)
![Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring; Nielsen; Symphony No. 5 [Hybrid SACD]](http://images.alibris.com/cover/m04699ryfpm_t.jpg)
![Lutoslawski, Bartok: Concertos for Orchestra [Hybrid SACD]](http://images.alibris.com/cover/m18544wwcxb_t.jpg)
![Paavo Järvi Conducts Ravel [Hybrid SACD]](http://images.alibris.com/cover/m00065bm6py_t.jpg)
![Paavo Järvi Conducts Stravinsky [Hybrid SACD]](http://images.alibris.com/cover/l98239vmhv3_t.jpg)
![Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique; Love Scene from 'Romeo et Juliette' [Hybrid SACD]](http://images.alibris.com/cover/l79262hu0m7_t.jpg)
Portions of content provided by All Music Guide or All Movie Guide. © 2009 All Media Guide, LLC. All Music Guide and All Movie Guide are registered Trademarks of All Media Guide, LLC.