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Olga Borodina, Wiener Philharmoniker, Valery Gergiev - Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique & La Mort de Cléopâtre [SACD ISO +FLAC]

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Date: 9 Sep 2024 11:21:04

Olga Borodina, Wiener Philharmoniker, Valery Gergiev - Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique & La Mort de Cléopâtre [SACD ISO +FLAC]

Valery Gergiev, Wiener Philharmoniker, Olga Borodina -
Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique & La Mort de Cléopâtre (2003)
SACD Rip | SACD ISO | DST64 2.0 & 5.1 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 72:07 minutes | Artwork (PDF) | 4,46 GB
or DSD64 2.0 Stereo (from SACD-ISO to Tracks.dsf) > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | Artwork (PDF) | 1,99 GB
or FLAC Stereo (carefully converted & encoded to tracks) 24bit/96 kHz | Artwork (PDF) | 1,54 GB
Features Stereo and Multichannel Surround Sound | Decca/Philips # 470 632-2

Valery Gergiev turns in a generally fine Symphonie fantastique, one that really heats up in the last two movements, as any good performance must. The March to the Scaffold has an aptly menacing character, with very clearly voiced timpani and plenty of panache to the brass playing. The finale begins quite quickly and never lets up; it has the special Berliozian frenzy that so many versions never manage to capture. Elsewhere the results are a bit more variable. The first movement goes quite well on the whole, barring a pointless slow-down at one point toward the end, but the second-movement waltz is strange, with oddly Stravinskian accents disrupting its flow and a general lack of rhythmic tension. However Gergiev does find pretty much the ideal tempo for the slow movement, and the oboe and English horn solos have an appealingly plaintive, pastoral character.

La Mort de Cléopatre makes a generous bonus, but not in this performance. Without getting hung up on the details, Gergiev certainly conducts it well enough, but Olga Borodina simply has the wrong voice for the part: thick, heavy, and often unsteady. She sounds dead before the music even begins–okay, maybe it’s not that bad, but compared to singers like Jessye Norman, Véronique Gens, or Janet Baker, she captures neither the nobility of the Egyptian queen nor the pathos of her predicament. Happily, given that many discs offer just the symphony, we can ignore this particular “bonus”, and the rating reflects this. Philips offers vivid live sonics that project the unique timbres of the Vienna Philharmonic horns and strings particularly well, though the harps in the second movement should sound more seductive. Fantastique collectors will find plenty to enjoy here.

Tracklist:

01. Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48: I. Rêveries - Passions
02. Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48: II. Un bal
03. Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48: III. Scène aux champs
04. Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48: IV. Marche au supplice
05. Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48: V. Songe d'une nuit du Sabbat - Ronde du Sabbat
06. La Mort de Cléopâtre, Scène lyrique, H.36: C'en est donc fait!
07. La Mort de Cléopâtre, Scène lyrique, H.36: Méditation: Grands Pharaons, nobles Lagides

Recorded on May 12-20, 2003 at Großer Saal, Musikverein, Vienna, Austria.

Personnel
Wiener Philharmoniker - Conducted by Valery Gergiev
Olga Borodina - mezzo-soprano on "6-7"

Dynamic Range

foobar2000 2.1 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1

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Analyzed: Olga Borodina / Wiener Philharmoniker / Valery Gergiev / Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique & La Mort de Cléopâtre
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR16 -6.81 dB -34.56 dB 14:00 01-Symphonie fantastique: I Rêveries - Passions
DR14 -11.34 dB -35.01 dB 6:37 02-Symphonie fantastique: II Un bal
DR17 -8.03 dB -35.46 dB 15:07 03-Symphonie fantastique: III Scène aux champs
DR13 -3.82 dB -24.13 dB 4:51 04-Symphonie fantastique: IV Marche au supplice
DR14 -5.38 dB -28.98 dB 9:24 05-Symphonie fantastique: V Songe d'une nuit du Sabbat - Ronde du Sabbat
DR15 -8.22 dB -33.61 dB 10:06 06-La Mort de Cléopâtre: C'en est donc fait!
DR15 -6.40 dB -32.65 dB 12:03 07-La Mort de Cléopâtre: Méditation: Grands Pharaons, nobles Lagides
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Number of tracks: 7
Official DR value: DR15

Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 6
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 16934 kbps
Codec: DST64
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Analyzed: Olga Borodina / Wiener Philharmoniker / Valery Gergiev / Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique & La Mort de Cléopâtre
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR16 -5.18 dB -26.98 dB 14:00 01-Symphonie fantastique: I Rêveries - Passions
DR14 -7.32 dB -27.35 dB 6:37 02-Symphonie fantastique: II Un bal
DR17 -5.59 dB -28.02 dB 15:07 03-Symphonie fantastique: III Scène aux champs
DR11 -5.23 dB -20.29 dB 4:51 04-Symphonie fantastique: IV Marche au supplice
DR13 -5.00 dB -23.10 dB 9:24 05-Symphonie fantastique: V Songe d'une nuit du Sabbat - Ronde du Sabbat
DR16 -6.08 dB -27.27 dB 10:06 06-La Mort de Cléopâtre: C'en est donc fait!
DR15 -5.30 dB -26.92 dB 12:03 07-La Mort de Cléopâtre: Méditation: Grands Pharaons, nobles Lagides
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Number of tracks: 7
Official DR value: DR14

Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 5645 kbps
Codec: DST64

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