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5.0 out of 5 stars
Some notes on this CD, May 8, 2004
This review is from: Mravinsky Live! - Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings in C Major, Op. 48 (recorded 1961); Capriccio Italien Op. 45 (recorded 1950); Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32 (recorded 1948) (Audio CD)
Tchaikovsky's Francesca da Rimini comes across as a masterpiece in Mravinsky's hands, right from its highly dramatic beginning, with its huge, grey shadows, all the way through its stormy, gestural world. Here is the highlight of the set, a performance which justifies the financial outlay of both discs. The piece does not sound at all diffuse in Mravinsky's hands (his Tchaikovsky is legendary) and the virtuoso excitement as the piece moves towards its climax is almost unbearable.
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