Naxos
Kabalevsky: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2, Overtures / Ang, Malmo Symphony
$19.99
Details
- Composer
- KABALEVSKY, DMITRY BORISOVICH
- Artist
- Ang
- Format
- CD
- Label
- Naxos
- Released
- Jun 14, 2019
- Catalog #
- 8573859
- UPC
- 747313385973
About
Dmitry Kabalevsky found his mature style and achieved international success with his first opera Colas Breugnon, the overture of which was soon picked up as an orchestral showpiece in the West. The Second Symphony was likewise championed by conductors such as Arturo Toscanini, its bittersweet sense of drama and lyricism comparable with Prokofiev. Dedicated to the 15th anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution, the First Symphony illustrates progress from oppression to liberation, while the later Pathetique Overture is a rousing and highly effective reminder of Kabalevsky’s skill in orchestration. Founded in 1925, the Malmo Symphony Orchestra is one of the leading major orchestras in Sweden. Performing the full breadth of the symphonic repertoire, the MSO collaborates with prominent international conductors and soloists, including its current chief conductor Marc Soustrot. Since 2015 the MSO has resided in Malmo Live Concert Hall, a state of the art facility known for its world class acoustics.
REVIEWS:
With a dearth of Kabalevsky orchestral recordings in the catalog, this release is particularly welcome. The Malmo Symphony, conducted by Darrell Ang, are in fine form, and the engineers provide a very wide dynamic. Unreservedly recommended.
– David's Review Corner (David Denton)
More Russian themes and strong motor rhythms make their appearance in the Second Symphony, but this time the development is much more complex if not any more adventurous harmonically. Here, Ang’s conducting is pretty much spot-on, bringing out several salient details in the orchestration and providing a good driving rhythm.
– Arts Music Lounge (Lynn René Bayley)
REVIEWS:
With a dearth of Kabalevsky orchestral recordings in the catalog, this release is particularly welcome. The Malmo Symphony, conducted by Darrell Ang, are in fine form, and the engineers provide a very wide dynamic. Unreservedly recommended.
– David's Review Corner (David Denton)
More Russian themes and strong motor rhythms make their appearance in the Second Symphony, but this time the development is much more complex if not any more adventurous harmonically. Here, Ang’s conducting is pretty much spot-on, bringing out several salient details in the orchestration and providing a good driving rhythm.
– Arts Music Lounge (Lynn René Bayley)
Tracklist 7 tracks
-
1 Colas Breugnon, Op. 24: Overture 04:51
- Track
- 1
- Title
- Colas Breugnon, Op. 24: Overture
- Duration
- 04:51
- Composer
- Dmitry Borisovich Kabalevsky
- Ensemble
- Malmö Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Darrell Ang
-
2 I. Andante molto sostenuto 08:21
- Track
- 2
- Title
- I. Andante molto sostenuto
- Duration
- 08:21
- Composer
- Dmitry Borisovich Kabalevsky
- Ensemble
- Malmö Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Darrell Ang
-
3 II. Allegro molto agitato 10:28
- Track
- 3
- Title
- II. Allegro molto agitato
- Duration
- 10:28
- Composer
- Dmitry Borisovich Kabalevsky
- Ensemble
- Malmö Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Darrell Ang
-
4 I. Allegro quasi presto 07:32
- Track
- 4
- Title
- I. Allegro quasi presto
- Duration
- 07:32
- Composer
- Dmitry Borisovich Kabalevsky
- Ensemble
- Malmö Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Darrell Ang
-
5 II. Andante non troppo 08:57
- Track
- 5
- Title
- II. Andante non troppo
- Duration
- 08:57
- Composer
- Dmitry Borisovich Kabalevsky
- Ensemble
- Malmö Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Darrell Ang
-
6 III. Prestissimo scherzando 06:37
- Track
- 6
- Title
- III. Prestissimo scherzando
- Duration
- 06:37
- Composer
- Dmitry Borisovich Kabalevsky
- Ensemble
- Malmö Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Darrell Ang
-
7 Pathétique Overture, Op. 64 04:14
- Track
- 7
- Title
- Pathétique Overture, Op. 64
- Duration
- 04:14
- Composer
- Dmitry Borisovich Kabalevsky
- Ensemble
- Malmö Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Darrell Ang