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Артист: Paul Paray- Detroit Symphony Orchestra Альбом: Franck-Symphony 1957 Rachmaninoff-Symphony No.2, 1996 Жанр: Classical music Формат файла: eac-cue-log-flac-scans-rar Ссылка: CD 21 clicks Нахождение: eDonkey/Kademlia

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Cesar Franck - Symphony
Sergey Rachmaninoff - Symphony No 2

Paul Paray- Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Recorded 1959. 1957

1996 Mercury Living Presence 434368

For his only stereo foray into Russian music, Paray resists the considerable temptation to underline the score’s feverish emotion and lets the natural beauty of Rachmaninov’s ravishing lyricism speak for itself.Paul Paray and the Detroit Symphony play Rachmaninoff and Franck True, the performance is cut and swift, but perhaps that’s the best way to make a convincing case for a work that boasts some of the most gorgeous melodies that ever graced a symphony but does tend to meander. Only in the third movement does Paray’s approach seem a bit perfunctory. The sound quality deteriorates at the conclusion (and now can’t be blamed on inner-groove distortion). In the Franck, Paray steers a middle course, downplaying mysticism to dwell on the lyricism and inherent drama to permit the work to flow its course – quite appropriate in a tightly-structured symphony in which common themes (derived from a single motif) unite all 3 movements and in which the second cleverly blends elements of the traditionally separate adagio and scherzo. The orchestral balance and bright recording favor blazing brass. At 80 minutes, this disc is an especially fine value.




Excitement a la Paray, April 14, 1999
Reviewer: Mark McCue (Denver, CO USA)
Is it ever wonderful to have these beautiful reissues of Paray at his best! The Franck, fleet and elegant, rises to heart-pounding drama and sparkles with the maestro's gem-like phrasing. It just doesn't get better than this; this is the way it goes. Check the score and see for yourself.
The Rach 2 takes on a suave elegance to its emotion and emerges as a far more powerful work rather than the sentimental one it so often seems. No repeats here: Paray, also a composer, figures 45 minutes is about right for the ideas involved...and of course, he's on target. He convinces you that the unfashionable cuts are the way it works, and it most certainly does. With artistry on this level, who cares about picayune points?
Wilma Cozart's refurbed sound is rich, full, and perfectly showcases the Detroit Symphony's virtuosity as it storms the heights and lets the '57 and '60 Living Presence sound stand on its own considerable merits--the originals were Cozart's own sessions anyway. While there is high drama, you don't notice clamor. Everything is perfectly judged.
An historic re-release that will please everyone with its uncommon artistry on the podium and in the booth.

Да, какие всё-таки качественные записи, наслаждение... Только что эта тётка делает на обложке не понятно или её зовут Paul Paray?

это же ОНА - Detroit Symphony Orchestra