BALAKIREV: Symphony 1, Russia, Tamara
Catalog Number: RRC1131
Label: Regis Records
Format: CD
Categories: Orchestral Music
Budget Periods: Romantic
Composers: Balakirev
Directors: Evgeni Svetlanov
Performers: USSR State Symphony Orchestra
Available: 8
Price: $8.99
Label: Regis Records
Format: CD
Categories: Orchestral Music
Budget Periods: Romantic
Composers: Balakirev
Directors: Evgeni Svetlanov
Performers: USSR State Symphony Orchestra
Available: 8
Price: $8.99
Balakirev (1837-1910)
Symphony No, 1
"Russia" "Tamara"
USSR State Symphony Orchestra
Evgeni Svetlanov, conductor
| Track Listing | Time | MP3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Symphony No. 1 in C major | |||
| 1 | Largo - Allegro vivo | 11:42 | |
| 2 | Scherzo: Vivo | 6:53 | |
| 3 | Andante | 13:00 | |
| 4 | Finale: Allegro moderato | 8:37 | |
| Symphonic Poem | |||
| 5 | Russia | 13:46 | |
| Symphonic Poem | |||
| 6 | Tamara | 21:07 |
At the gentle opening of the C major Symphony the violins shape their cantilena with allure, and when one comes to the Andante the listener is immediately transported...The effect is ravishing, with richly coloured wind solos following one another glowingly, and the strings hardly less enticing. The performance is unforgettable, both in orchestral palette and heavy romanticism, and it far surpasses Svetlanov's (other) account, or indeed more recent versions...his masterpiece Tamara: this is a very good Tamara and every bit as colourful and mysterious.