Eugene Ormandy, The Philadelphia Orchestra - Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky; Rachmaninov: The Bells (2003)
Eugene Ormandy, The Philadelphia Orchestra - Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky; Rachmaninov: The Bells (2003)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 389 Mb | Total time: 72:46 | Scans included
Classical | Label: RCA | # 38296 | Recorded: 1973-1975
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 389 Mb | Total time: 72:46 | Scans included
Classical | Label: RCA | # 38296 | Recorded: 1973-1975
These are two very fine performances. Ormandy proves himself to be surprisingly exciting in Nevsky, particularly in the first half of The Battle on the Ice. Betty Allen’s voice doesn’t ever seem to have been beautiful, and her registers are uneven, but that small deficit aside, most listeners will find little to complain about. The last movement, with percussion well to the fore, is more cinematic than the actual film, though no one can pretend that these balances are in any way natural.
Always a terrific Rachmaninov conductor, and with a fine cast of soloists, Ormandy delivers a powerful performance of The Bells. Yes, the version used is the English re-translation of the Russian original, but the Temple University Choirs sing with amazingly clear diction, even in the wild “Alarm Bells” third movement. The engineering here is far more naturally balanced than in Nevsky, though as with most of the discs in this Japanese RCA series it could use a state-of-the-art remastering.–David Hurwitz
Performer:
Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78
Betty Allen, mezzo-soprano
The Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia
Rachmaninov: The Bells, Op. 35
George Shirley, tenor
Phillis Curtin, soprano
Michael Devlin, baritone
Temple University Choirs
The Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
Tracklist:
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78
01. I. Russia under the Mongolian
02. II. Song about Alexander Nevsky
03. III. The Crusaders in Pskov
04. IV. Arise, ye Russian people
05. V. The Battle on the Ice
06. VI. Field of the Dead
07. VII. Alexander's Entry into Pskov
Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943)
The Bells, Op. 35
08. I. The Silver Sleigh Bells
09. II. The Mellow Wedding Bells
10. III. The Loud Alarum Bells
11. IV. The Mournful Iron Bells
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Eugene Ormandy, The Philadelphia Orchestra - Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky; Rachmaninov: The Bells (2003)
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