Jean Sibelius - Complete symphonies (~1970)
Contemporary
| Vinyl rip >>> EAC (APE + CUE) | covers + booklet | 3-CD | 787 MB
Performed by the Moscow Radio-TV Great Symphony
Orchestra, conducted by Gennadi Rozhdestvensky.
There's little to no
reference to be found on this Melodiya LP boxset from the seventies,
holding all Sibelius' symphonies as performed by the Moscow Radio-TV
Great Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Gennadi Rozhdestvensky, except
for some professional reviewers expressing their wish Melodiya would
re-issue the rare boxset on CD. Well, someone already did, privately,
and a wonderful rip it is. Trouffie, who made the rip, provided a
home-made booklet and originally seeded it through demonoid, states the
following.
Though it is not much
mentioned in the medias, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky is a great Sibelian (the
violin concerto with Oistrakh is an example). In spite of this, his
complete set of the seven symphonies by Sibelius is never mentioned
anywhere in the various articles comparing the different recordings of
the works, I do not undertstand why. Rozhdestvensky's conception is very
different from Karajan's, Maazel and others. In my opinion, it is more
authentic, more slavonic and more scandinavian at the same time; in one
word, more Sibelian.
These works have been recorded in the 60s-70s, and the Lps issued in the 70s. The sound is typical of the Soviet orchestras of that time. Up to my knowledge, only the seventh symphony has been reissued on CD (Russian Revelation), but I found nothing about the complete set. I have compiled the symphonies on 3 discs: Cd 1: symphonies n° 1 and 4, Cd 2: symphonies n° 2 and 3, and Cd 3: symphonies n° 5, 6 and 7.
The USSR State Radio and Television Symphony brings its signature sound, a sound that has vanished along with the Soviet era, to Sibelius with fascinating results, especially remarkable for the orchestra's substantial breadth and focused, potent energy. (The dynamically restricted recording is a somewhat limiting factor, but anyone who's heard Russian orchestras live knows how loud they can play). The woodwinds have a unique pungency that shades the music in unusual hues, while the strings lay a carpet of sound whenever they play. And where else could you hear the [7th] symphony's great trombone tune played with such soulfulness--and schmaltzy vibrato? Rozhdestvensky molds all of these elements into a highly satisfying performance.
These works have been recorded in the 60s-70s, and the Lps issued in the 70s. The sound is typical of the Soviet orchestras of that time. Up to my knowledge, only the seventh symphony has been reissued on CD (Russian Revelation), but I found nothing about the complete set. I have compiled the symphonies on 3 discs: Cd 1: symphonies n° 1 and 4, Cd 2: symphonies n° 2 and 3, and Cd 3: symphonies n° 5, 6 and 7.
The USSR State Radio and Television Symphony brings its signature sound, a sound that has vanished along with the Soviet era, to Sibelius with fascinating results, especially remarkable for the orchestra's substantial breadth and focused, potent energy. (The dynamically restricted recording is a somewhat limiting factor, but anyone who's heard Russian orchestras live knows how loud they can play). The woodwinds have a unique pungency that shades the music in unusual hues, while the strings lay a carpet of sound whenever they play. And where else could you hear the [7th] symphony's great trombone tune played with such soulfulness--and schmaltzy vibrato? Rozhdestvensky molds all of these elements into a highly satisfying performance.
'Trouffie' (who made
and originally provided this vinyl-rip)
So there you go. I guess we
owe 'Trouffie' a very, very big 'thank you' ...
CD 1:
Symphonies no. 1 and 4
CD 2:
Symphonies no. 2 and 3
CD 3:
Symphonies no. 5, 6 and 7
Performed by the Moscow Radio-TV Great Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Gennadi Rozhdestvensky.
Released on LP by Melodiya somewhere in the 1970's.
Packed as a contiguous zip inside a multi-part 7z, served by RS, redirected through tinyurl.
Tiny parts at /5qjkh4, /6p6off, /6d8rjz, /6dbzsf, /6qrhpm, /5znosp, /5jg9cu, and /5wovjc.
CD 1:
Symphonies no. 1 and 4
CD 2:
Symphonies no. 2 and 3
CD 3:
Symphonies no. 5, 6 and 7
Performed by the Moscow Radio-TV Great Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Gennadi Rozhdestvensky.
Released on LP by Melodiya somewhere in the 1970's.
Packed as a contiguous zip inside a multi-part 7z, served by RS, redirected through tinyurl.
Tiny parts at /5qjkh4, /6p6off, /6d8rjz, /6dbzsf, /6qrhpm, /5znosp, /5jg9cu, and /5wovjc.
Серия
"Прима Воче", CD 1
CD
2
Cамое
важное музыкальное событие
второй половины жизни Понсель –
последняя запись для Victor
Records в 1954 году, несколько
десятков произведений. Именно
эти драгоценные россыпи я
предлагаю сегодня вашему
вниманию. Записи, сделанные в
Вилла Паче, – настоящее
сокровище для любого слушателя и
вокалиста. По качеству они уже
сопоставимы с современными и
передают все нюансы исполнения,
все оттенки голоса Розы. В
англоязычной Википедии какой-то
умник написал, что одна из
причин её ухода из Мет –
возникшие проблемы с верхом. Что
ж, послушайте записи 1939 года,
сравните с 1954-м и оцените
сами, о каких проблемах тут
можно говорить... :) Записи 1939
года тоже очень хороши,
считаются одними из лучших за
всю карьеру Розы.
Thank you.
Here are the links:
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