Herbert von Karajan - Mily Balakirev: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 (2017/2022) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

A logical, albeit rare, association of symphonies by Balakirev, the composer of Islamey and Tamara He was the cornerstone of the Russian Mighty Five: César Cui, Aleksandr Borodin, Modest Mussorgsky, Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov and Mily Balakirev, who in the 1860s banded together in an attempt to create a truly national school of Russian music; free of the stifling influence of Italian opera, German lieder, and other western European forms. In this album two prestigious conductors do them justice. Symphony No.1 in C major is a romantic and well constructed work, performed by the early Karajan/Walter Legge team and the Philharmonia was certainly a crack ensemble at the time. The 2nd Symphony, which has with some justice been described as a paler copy of the 1st, brings an opening movement which under Rozhdestvensky s baton moves forward strongly, generating much Slavic energy.

Digitally remastered.

Tracklist:
1. The Philharmonia – Symphony No. 1 in C Major: I. Largo - Allegro vivo (15:04)
2. The Philharmonia – Symphony No. 1 in C Major: II. Scherzo. Vivo (06:40)
3. The Philharmonia – Symphony No. 1 in C Major: III. Andante (13:27)
4. The Philharmonia – Symphony No. 1 in C Major: IV. Finale. Allegro moderato (08:57)
5. Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra – Symphony No. 2 in D Minor: I. Allegro ma non troppo moderato (10:18)
6. Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra – Symphony No. 2 in D Minor: II. Scherzo alla cosacca. Allegro non troppo, ma con fuoco ed energico (07:07)
7. Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra – Symphony No. 2 in D Minor: III. Romanza. Andante (07:51)
8. Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra – Symphony No. 2 in D Minor: IV. Finale. Tempo di polacca (08:19)


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