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Topic: Kunzel's latest CD "Russian Nights"
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tjguitar
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I don't know how this one slipped by me: http://www.telarc.com/gscripts/title.asp?gsku=0657&mscssid=WKVC4RC49NBF9HAWGP8NPGU5AFSMF3N4
Does anyone have it?
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posted 03-10-2007 06:45 PM PT (US) ip
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Dinko
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Uncompetitive relative to other Russian compilations and worse than Kunzel's past recordings.The opening number, Glinka's Ruslan and Ludmila Overture, is in fact pretty lame. Anything longer than 5:20 is too slow; robs the music of it's pizzazz. Kunzel's 5:40 makes it sound like a funeral march. Caucasian Sketches, Enchanted Lake, Spartacus... not bad, but pretty average. The short cues sound more like leftovers to fill the CD: Love for 3 Oranges, Swan Lake, Nutcracker. Capriccio Espagnol and Polovtsian Dances are pretty good. Especially the Dances which are very energetic. Great sound, great playing. Not worth 15$ though.
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posted 03-10-2007 08:08 PM PT (US) ip
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tjguitar
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quote:
Originally posted by Dinko:
Uncompetitive relative to other Russian compilations and worse than Kunzel's past recordings.The opening number, Glinka's Ruslan and Ludmila Overture, is in fact pretty lame. Anything longer than 5:20 is too slow; robs the music of it's pizzazz. Kunzel's 5:40 makes it sound like a funeral march. Caucasian Sketches, Enchanted Lake, Spartacus... not bad, but pretty average. The short cues sound more like leftovers to fill the CD: Love for 3 Oranges, Swan Lake, Nutcracker. Capriccio Espagnol and Polovtsian Dances are pretty good. Especially the Dances which are very energetic. Great sound, great playing. Not worth 15$ though.
Thanks Dinko. Saved me $13.97 I figured it would be pretty good considering I liked his interpretatinos of some of the Russian pieces on ORCHESTRAL SPECTACULAR and SYMPHONIC SPECTACULAR
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posted 03-10-2007 08:36 PM PT (US) ip
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sdtom
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I think the Russian Nights are a matter of what works you don't have on the compilation. In reality every selection on the CD can be found on some other recording and better. The problem is you likely would have to buy several CD's to duplicate them. The best of the 15 selections is Khachaturian's love theme from his ballet Spartacus.
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posted 03-26-2007 10:24 PM PT (US) ip
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tjguitar
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sdtom failed to mention that he has a review of it at goldenscores.com
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posted 03-27-2007 06:35 PM PT (US) ip
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sdtom
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I didn't know if it was ok to do that or not. As I said the compilation CD is at best difficult for the seasoned collector.
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posted 03-27-2007 09:53 PM PT (US) ip
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