 Prokofiev:
Symphony no 5
Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
Conductor: Neeme Jarvi
Ensemble: Scottish National Orchestra
Wow! This is one intense performance
of Sergei Prokofiev's second most popular symphony (the most
popular one is the "Classical" Symphony). The climaxes
of the first and third movements ring out with earsplitting violence,
which is exactly what the composer intended. Neeme Järvi
also adopts rather more urgent tempos than usual in those same
movements, which is very welcome--the heaviness is built into
the music and doesn't need to be exaggerated. The coupling comprises
three of the six delicious waltzes that the composer assembled
into an attractive dance suite from various sources. Staggeringly
good sound, too. --David Hurwitz |
forsta@altavista.com
