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Tchaikovsky: the Sleeping Beauty.(Sound Recording Review)
Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty ballet (complete). Andre Previn, London Symphony Orchestra. EMI 7243 5 85788 2 9 (2-disc set).
American Angel's first release of this 1974 set was both a blessing and a chore. When Previn recorded it, it went immediately to the top of my recommendations for the work (on vinyl). Subsequently, it appeared on other lists as a top contender, including High Fidelity magazine's "Record Riches of a Quarter-Century," April 1976, Gramophone magazine's "Recommended Recordings," the Penguin Guide, etc.
Tchaikovsky's music is a nonstop flow of inspired melodies, both graceful and dramatic. Previn's performance is at once exciting, subtle, enchanting, and lovely. Unlike many other, higher powered productions, Previn's reading brings a true fairy-tale richness and delicacy to the score. And the sound, like almost all of producer Christopher Bishop and engineer Christopher Parker's collaborations, is first-rate.
But the recording initially took a dozen years to show up on CD, and when it did it was in a hard, ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Tchaikovsky: the Sleeping Beauty.(Sound Recording Review)