Richard Strauss: Symphonic Poems - The Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell
Richard Strauss: Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28; Don Juan, Op. 20; Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24 -
The Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductor
Classical | 1 CD | EAC Rip | 260 Mb | FLAC+LOG+M3U+Cue | Full scans | 2 RS links
Publisher: CBS Records Masterworks; 1985
Yet another great Szell/Cleveland recording. It seemed that everything George Szell touched in the recording studio turned to gold, and this fabulous recording is no different. Along with Reiner's 1954 'Zarathustra' and Karajan's 1959 'Heldenleben' and 1976 'Don Quixote,' this is one of the truly essential Strauss tone poem recordings. Szell, who was an assistant to Strauss himself, removes the usual bombastic interpretive dust and lets the music speak clearly and articulately. Everything that is marvelous about this music Szell simply gives you–no show, nothing overdone. And this makes the music all the more effective. For instance, in Death and Transfiguration, the first three statements of the 'Transfiguration' theme are much faster than usual. This may lead some to say that Szell is being cold and unemotional. But where Szell's genius lies is that he realizes the truly climactic statement of this theme is at the end of the piece. When Szell reaches the final, orgasmic statements of the theme, he then drastically slows the tempo down. This makes the moment 100 times as effectice, moving and powerful as usual. Just one among many marvels that listeners will find in these great recordings. Nicholas Fox; Amazon.com
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