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4.0 out of 5 stars
Exotic yet elegant, March 9, 2008
This review is from: Ippolitov-Ivanov: Orchestral Music (Audio CD)
Ippolitov - Ivanov, like Glazunov and Borodin, exceled at meshing the European and Oriental influences of Russian music to create beautiful melodies. This CD contains most of his famous works, outside of his symphonies. Many of the tunes are light-hearted and easy to hum to, hinting at their folk inspiration. For movie fans, some of the Turkish fragments were used in the movie "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen". The sound quality is great, along with the orchestration; great to listen to while driving thru the Arizona desert.
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