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Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade; Borodin: Symphony No. 2.(Sound recording review)
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade; Borodin: Symphony No. 2. Kiril Kondrashin, Concertgebouw Orchestra. Philips 475 7570.
Recorded in 1979, Kondrashin's performance of Scheherazade is one of my four favorites in this work, the others being Reiner (RCA or JVC), Haitink (Philips), and Beecham (EMI). This disc also marks the fourth incarnation of the recording I've owned: one LP and this, the third CD. I'm not sure I didn't like it best on LP, but this newest, 96kHz/24-bit remastering is probably the best-sounding of the Kondrashin CDs.
Kondrashin's way with the work is big, robust, energetic, and composed, the conductor filling out all the varied differences in the work from soft to loud, serene to bombastic, with equal measure. It is probably the best all-around interpretation one can find, even if it doesn't score high in any single area. For instance, I think Haitink beats him in poetic beauty; Beecham beats him in sparkle and charm; and Reiner beats him in excitement and sonics (especially in the JVC XRCD edition). But there is no discounting Kondrashin's reasoned, rational, levelheaded approach to the music. This, incidentally, is in contrast to Valery Gergiev's more-recent Kiev recording, which I found too erratic. Kondrashin makes ...
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