Edo de Waart & Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra - Rachmaninov, Mussorgsky, Prokofiev: Orchestral Works (2018)
BAND/ARTIST: Edo de Waart, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
- Title: Rachmaninov, Mussorgsky, Prokofiev: Orchestral Works
- Year Of Release: 2018
- Label: Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: flac lossless
- Total Time: 05:05:21
- Total Size: 1.3 gb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
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01. Rachmaninov: Symphony No.1 in D Minor, Op.13-1. Grave-Allegro ma non troppo
02. Rachmaninov: Symphony No.1 in D Minor, Op.13-2. Allegro animato
03. Rachmaninov: Symphony No.1 in D Minor, Op.13-3. Larghetto
04. Rachmaninov: Symphony No.1 in D Minor, Op.13-4. Allegro con fuoco
05. Rachmaninov: The Rock, Op.7
06. Rachmaninov: Caprice bohémien, Op.12
07. Rachmaninov: Symphony No.2 in E Minor, Op.27-1. Largo-Allegro moderato
08. Rachmaninov: Symphony No.2 in E Minor, Op.27-2. Allegro molto
09. Rachmaninov: Symphony No.2 in E Minor, Op.27-3. Adagio
10. Rachmaninov: Symphony No.2 in E Minor, Op.27-4. Allegro vivace
11. Rachmaninov: The Isle of the Dead, Op.29
12. Rachmaninov: Symphony No.3 in A Minor, Op.44-1. Lento-Allegro moderato
13. Rachmaninov: Symphony No.3 in A Minor, Op.44-2. Adagio ma non troppo
14. Rachmaninov: Symphony No.3 in A Minor, Op.44-3. Allegro
15. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (Orch. by Maurice Ravel)-1. Promenade I
16. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (Orch. by Maurice Ravel)-2. Gnomus
17. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (Orch. by Maurice Ravel)-3. Promenade II
18. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (Orch. by Maurice Ravel)-4. The Old Castle
19. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (Orch. by Maurice Ravel)-5. Promenade III
20. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (Orch. by Maurice Ravel)-6. The Tuileries Gardens
21. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (Orch. by Maurice Ravel)-7. Bydlo
22. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (Orch. by Maurice Ravel)-8. Promenade IV
23. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (Orch. by Maurice Ravel)-9. Ballet of the Chickens in Their Shells
24. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (Orch. by Maurice Ravel)-10. Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle
25. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (Orch. by Maurice Ravel)-11. The Market-place at Limoges
26. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (Orch. by Maurice Ravel)-12. The Catacombs (Sepulchrum romanum)
27. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (Orch. by Maurice Ravel)-13. Cum mortuis in lingua mortua
28. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (Orch. by Maurice Ravel)-14. The Hut on Fowl's Legs (Baba-Yaga)
29. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (Orch. by Maurice Ravel)-15. The Great Gate of Kiev
30. Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances, Op.45-1. Non allegro
31. Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances, Op.45-2. Andante con moto (Tempo di valse)
32. Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances, Op.45-3. Lento assai-Allegro vivace
33. Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op.64-Montagues and Capulets
34. Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op.64-The girl Juliet
35. Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op.64-Masks
36. Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op.64-Minuet
37. Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op.64-Father Lawrence
38. Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op.64-Dance
39. Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op.64-Dance of the maids
40. Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op.64-A scene
41. Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op.64-Tybalt's death
42. Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op.64-Romeo and Juliet before parting
43. Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op.64-Romeo at Juliet's tomb
A newly compiled, generous 4CD collection of high-octane Russian orchestral masterpieces, celebrating the hundredth anniversary of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra and the firebrand musicianship of Dutch maestro Edo de Waart.
‘In my profession,’ remarked Edo de Waart in a 1990 interview, ‘you need the affrontery to believe you have an alternative with something to say that isn’t already being said. Without this sort of gall 95 per cent of us should quit.’ His intensely practical and dynamic approach was formed by experience as an orchestral oboist, taught by the principal oboe of the Concertgebouw Orchestra in the days of Willem Mengelberg, nurtured by seeing Eduard van Beinum in action and further encouraged by Bernard Haitink: de Waart has the history of the Concertgebouw running through his veins. ‘I think people regarded me as a second Mengelberg, and I was very sure that I wasn’t.’ However, it was as chief of the rival Rotterdam Philharmonic that the conductor made his mark, in a series of recordings for Philips that played to his strengths in Romantic repertoire.
The conductor had earlier confessed to an initial reluctance to engage with the idiom of Rachmaninov. ‘Then I conducted the [Symphonic Dances] in Rotterdam several times, and suddenly I became very fond of it. I think his music grows on you as you get rid of the “honey and roses” view of him that you first learn. You must play him as strongly as the Russians used to do.’ In fact he recorded the Symphonic Dances with the London Philharmonic in 1972, but the following year he made his debut LP in Rotterdam with a personal, LP-length selection of excerpts from Prokofiev’s ballet Romeo and Juliet. There followed in December 1974 the Mussorgsky Pictures and then these powerfully built, authentically volatile accounts of the Rachmaninov symphonies between 1976 and 1978: recordings that made de Waart’s reputation and still stand up well to the competition today.
‘The Philips engineers, working in the Rotterdam orchestra’s fine de Doelen hall, have gone out of their way to provide sound that is not just spectacular but wonderfully weighted and rounded.’ Gramophone, November 1975 (Mussorgsky)
‘De Waart’s lithe, compact reading dovetails with Ormandy’s compelling Columbia of 1967 ... The Rotterdam players […] play with razor-sharp precision and gleaming, transparent tone, imparting an unexpected freshness, and minimizing the grandiosity.’ Fanfare, March–April 1980 (Symphony No.1)
‘Edo de Waart’s reading is attractively volatile, bringing out the music’s freshness. With generally fast tempi the effect is emotionally lightweight, although the slow movement is very beautiful and the refined orchestral playing is naturally expressive throughout. The recording is full and well balanced.’ Penguin Guide to Records, 1982 (Symphony No.2)
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01. Rachmaninov: Symphony No.1 in D Minor, Op.13-1. Grave-Allegro ma non troppo
02. Rachmaninov: Symphony No.1 in D Minor, Op.13-2. Allegro animato
03. Rachmaninov: Symphony No.1 in D Minor, Op.13-3. Larghetto
04. Rachmaninov: Symphony No.1 in D Minor, Op.13-4. Allegro con fuoco
05. Rachmaninov: The Rock, Op.7
06. Rachmaninov: Caprice bohémien, Op.12
07. Rachmaninov: Symphony No.2 in E Minor, Op.27-1. Largo-Allegro moderato
08. Rachmaninov: Symphony No.2 in E Minor, Op.27-2. Allegro molto
09. Rachmaninov: Symphony No.2 in E Minor, Op.27-3. Adagio
10. Rachmaninov: Symphony No.2 in E Minor, Op.27-4. Allegro vivace
11. Rachmaninov: The Isle of the Dead, Op.29
12. Rachmaninov: Symphony No.3 in A Minor, Op.44-1. Lento-Allegro moderato
13. Rachmaninov: Symphony No.3 in A Minor, Op.44-2. Adagio ma non troppo
14. Rachmaninov: Symphony No.3 in A Minor, Op.44-3. Allegro
15. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (Orch. by Maurice Ravel)-1. Promenade I
16. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (Orch. by Maurice Ravel)-2. Gnomus
17. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (Orch. by Maurice Ravel)-3. Promenade II
18. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (Orch. by Maurice Ravel)-4. The Old Castle
19. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (Orch. by Maurice Ravel)-5. Promenade III
20. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (Orch. by Maurice Ravel)-6. The Tuileries Gardens
21. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (Orch. by Maurice Ravel)-7. Bydlo
22. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (Orch. by Maurice Ravel)-8. Promenade IV
23. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (Orch. by Maurice Ravel)-9. Ballet of the Chickens in Their Shells
24. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (Orch. by Maurice Ravel)-10. Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle
25. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (Orch. by Maurice Ravel)-11. The Market-place at Limoges
26. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (Orch. by Maurice Ravel)-12. The Catacombs (Sepulchrum romanum)
27. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (Orch. by Maurice Ravel)-13. Cum mortuis in lingua mortua
28. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (Orch. by Maurice Ravel)-14. The Hut on Fowl's Legs (Baba-Yaga)
29. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (Orch. by Maurice Ravel)-15. The Great Gate of Kiev
30. Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances, Op.45-1. Non allegro
31. Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances, Op.45-2. Andante con moto (Tempo di valse)
32. Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances, Op.45-3. Lento assai-Allegro vivace
33. Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op.64-Montagues and Capulets
34. Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op.64-The girl Juliet
35. Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op.64-Masks
36. Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op.64-Minuet
37. Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op.64-Father Lawrence
38. Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op.64-Dance
39. Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op.64-Dance of the maids
40. Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op.64-A scene
41. Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op.64-Tybalt's death
42. Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op.64-Romeo and Juliet before parting
43. Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op.64-Romeo at Juliet's tomb
A newly compiled, generous 4CD collection of high-octane Russian orchestral masterpieces, celebrating the hundredth anniversary of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra and the firebrand musicianship of Dutch maestro Edo de Waart.
‘In my profession,’ remarked Edo de Waart in a 1990 interview, ‘you need the affrontery to believe you have an alternative with something to say that isn’t already being said. Without this sort of gall 95 per cent of us should quit.’ His intensely practical and dynamic approach was formed by experience as an orchestral oboist, taught by the principal oboe of the Concertgebouw Orchestra in the days of Willem Mengelberg, nurtured by seeing Eduard van Beinum in action and further encouraged by Bernard Haitink: de Waart has the history of the Concertgebouw running through his veins. ‘I think people regarded me as a second Mengelberg, and I was very sure that I wasn’t.’ However, it was as chief of the rival Rotterdam Philharmonic that the conductor made his mark, in a series of recordings for Philips that played to his strengths in Romantic repertoire.
The conductor had earlier confessed to an initial reluctance to engage with the idiom of Rachmaninov. ‘Then I conducted the [Symphonic Dances] in Rotterdam several times, and suddenly I became very fond of it. I think his music grows on you as you get rid of the “honey and roses” view of him that you first learn. You must play him as strongly as the Russians used to do.’ In fact he recorded the Symphonic Dances with the London Philharmonic in 1972, but the following year he made his debut LP in Rotterdam with a personal, LP-length selection of excerpts from Prokofiev’s ballet Romeo and Juliet. There followed in December 1974 the Mussorgsky Pictures and then these powerfully built, authentically volatile accounts of the Rachmaninov symphonies between 1976 and 1978: recordings that made de Waart’s reputation and still stand up well to the competition today.
‘The Philips engineers, working in the Rotterdam orchestra’s fine de Doelen hall, have gone out of their way to provide sound that is not just spectacular but wonderfully weighted and rounded.’ Gramophone, November 1975 (Mussorgsky)
‘De Waart’s lithe, compact reading dovetails with Ormandy’s compelling Columbia of 1967 ... The Rotterdam players […] play with razor-sharp precision and gleaming, transparent tone, imparting an unexpected freshness, and minimizing the grandiosity.’ Fanfare, March–April 1980 (Symphony No.1)
‘Edo de Waart’s reading is attractively volatile, bringing out the music’s freshness. With generally fast tempi the effect is emotionally lightweight, although the slow movement is very beautiful and the refined orchestral playing is naturally expressive throughout. The recording is full and well balanced.’ Penguin Guide to Records, 1982 (Symphony No.2)
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