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3.0 out of 5 stars
Not so great, March 2, 2008
This review is from: Prokofiev: Ivan the Terrible (Audio CD)
First of all, the score on which this recording is based (published by Sikorski in 1997) is flawed, so one cannot trust this as an accurate source for the film music--original or what is actually heard in the film itself. Secondly, the performance is so-so. The orchestra didn't play with much passion, and the choral pieces (Russian Orthodox hymns) are completely life- and expression-less. Nevertheless, it's the only recording out there that approximates what's heard in the film, and what was censored. For that reason I gave it a 3 and not a 2 or 1.
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