Name: SHOSTAKOVICH, D.: Overture on Russian and Kyrgyz Folk Themes / DEBUSSY, C.: La Mer / PIAZZOLLA, A.: Tangazo / BARBER, S.: Second Essay (Leung) by Jackson Leung
Brand: Jackson Leung
SKU: 044747279923
Price: 5.9399999999999995 USD
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Rating: 3 (42 reviews)

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Overture on Russian and Kyrgyz Folk Themes, Op. 115

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No. 1. De l'aube a midi sur la mer: Tres lent

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No. 2. Jeux de vagues: Allegro (dans un rythme tres souple)

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No. 3. Dialogue du vent et de la mer: Anime et tumuluex

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Variations on Buenos Aires

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First Essay for Orchestra, Op. 12

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This recording of a disparate smattering of twentieth century orchestra works from the Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor Jackson Leung is amateurish at its best, sloppy at its median, and bordering on intolerable at its worst. Intonation is appalling throughout each piece: the brass slide into pitches in the chorales in the Shostakovich, the cello chorale in first movement of the Debussy sounds as if instead of being divided into four parts, each member of the section is in fact playing different music; unison pitches in the winds...well, there aren't any. The recording is also fraught with ensemble problems. Rather than providing a lush, impressionistic backdrop of sound, the Debussy sounds as if the conductor is beating his baton on the podium in a fruitless effort to keep everyone in the orchestra in time. The Piazzolla has absolutely no seductive flare. Even the liner notes are a disappointment as they are speckled with spelling errors. This is absolutely a recording to be avoided.
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