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Scheherazade; Russian Easter Overture.
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade; Russian Easter Overture. Robert Spano, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Telarc CD-80568.
Robert Spano makes a splashy debut recording as new Musical Director of the Atlanta Symphony with Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade and Russian Easter Overture. Aided by Telarc's wide-ranging sonics, the showpiece produces a good adrenaline rush before it's finished, and even if Telarc already have a fine Scheherazade with Sir Charles Mackerras in their stables, this latest one needs to be reckoned with.
I must admit, however, that beyond my initial enthusiasm for the Telarc sound, I found Spanos less than compelling in the first three movements. The interpretation seemed routine compared to the lyric, fairy-tale magic of Beecham (EMI) and Haitink (Philips) or the excitement and tension of Reiner (RCA) and Kondrashin (Philips). Then came the big fourth-movement finale, where Spano cranks up the engines and goes for nonstop thrills at all cost. The drum rolls in the closing moments of the ...
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