World Orchestra for Peace 10th Anniversary (W/Dvd)

Debussy (Composer), Stravinsky (Composer), Mendelssohn (Composer), Solti (Conductor), Gergiev (Conductor) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Conductor: Solti, Gergiev
• Composer: Debussy, Stravinsky, Mendelssohn
• Audio CD (September 13, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Philips
• ASIN: B000AA4MLS
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #372,976 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Scherzo

2. I. De L'Aube A Midi Sur La Mer

3. II. Jeaux De Vagues

4. III. Dialogue Du Vent Et De La Mer

5. I. The Shrovetide Fair

6. II. Petrouchka's Room

7. III. The Moor's Room

8. IV. The Shrovetide Fiar (Toward Ending)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A bargain for Peace, April 9, 2006

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This review is from: World Orchestra for Peace 10th Anniversary (W/Dvd) (Audio CD)

A DVD of Sir Georg conducting the first concert by the World Orchestra for Peace and a CD conducted by his designated successor, Valery Gergiev. Two for the price of one and wonderful performances by a dream orchestra, whose players sound as if they have been together for years (the players are not the same on the two discs). Solti starts off with a superbly exciting "William Tell Overture" and gives a wonderfully poetic interpretation of Bartok's "Concerto for Orchestra". "La Mer" is the highlight of Gergiev's concert but "Petrushka" is vivid and exciting too.He is the only living conductor worthy to be mentioned in the same breath as Solti. This was my personal "Record of the Year, 2005". Snap it up before it is deleted!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rousing live performances at a bargain price, January 30, 2007

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This rousing disc of great music sells for pennies at Amazon Marketplace, although I don't know if every seller is including the bonus DVD featuring Georg Solti in the William Tell Over. and the Bartok Concerto for Orchestra. Gergiev's contribution is inspired. There's no other way on records to hear his La Mer, so full of energy and (unusually for this work) outward emotion. The orchestra, a compilation of the world's select orchestras, sounds as fine as you'd expect.

I'm sorry for the back-handed reviewer who finds the Mendelssohn too fast--it's not, being as lively and effervescent reading of the Scherzo from A Midsummer Night's Dream as one could hope for. The excellence of Gergiev's Petrushka is a given. This particular live performance begins breathlessly fast, a far cry from Monteux's classic recording with the Boston Sym., and Gergiev conducts in broad outline quite often rather than emphasizing detail--this is propulsive music-making that doesn't try to be slow enough for ballet.

In all, an extremely generous CD/DVD pairing whose proceeds go to world peace. But even if they didn't, the cause of peace is beautifully served by the spirit of these concerts.

P.s. 2011 - gergiev has made a specialty of bot La Mer (soon to be released on LSO Live) and Petrushka, the latter not set for release but worth waiting for since his reading has only grown in power and sweep.

3.0 out of 5 stars well-intentioned but blah, May 4, 2011

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this is a prototype for future encouragement of peace by professional musicians. solti gave us a gripping movie accompaniment in immortal beloved and here acts through his reknown to support his and gergiev's submission of classical music suggesting serious opinion of cherishing peace. it sort of leaves them exposed to criticism, and this is not great. it does set the bar for future dual conductor humanist-themed music, and gives off a unity of theme, but it isn't quality in music-making and will be forgotten except as maybe a clue to structuring a serious, themed work yet not done.