Hermitage Chamber Orchestra - Dimitry Shostakovich: Preludes & Ballet Suites (2006) [SACD]
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BAND/ARTIST: Hermitage Chamber Orchestra
- Title: Dimitry Shostakovich: Preludes & Ballet Suites
- Year Of Release: 2006
- Label: CARO MITIS [CM 0082004]
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: DSD64 image (*.iso) / 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz
- Total Time: 01:08:09
- Total Size: 3,4 GB (+3%rec.)
- WebSite: Album Preview
This is the year that the musical world celebrates the 100th birthday of Shostakovich. Possibly one of the 20th century’s most important (& considered by some to be the most important composer of the 20th century) there has been a flood of new recordings (both on redbook as well as SACD) of the music of Shostakovich.
While Caro Mitis & their 2 killer ensembles (Pratum Integrum & Hermitage Chamber Orchestra) have been regaling us with stunning offering of well known composers like Bach & Mozart, we have also been treated to some excellent unknowns like Wölfl & Rebel. This SACD (along with the Britten recording) is a somewhat different offering, though not 1 lick less enjoyable.
All of the composition are arrangements of other pieces, from the Elegy in f sharp minor (a reworking of a soprano’s aria from his opera Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk District) to the 10 Preludes, Op. 34 originally a set of piano composed consecutively in all 24 key signatures. The 2 Prelude & Fugues Op. 87 (in c minor & B Major) are later compositions from a set of pieces written in 1950 (the bicentenary of J.S. Bach’s death) modeled after Bach’s own Das Wohltemperierte Klavier or The Well Tempered Clavier). The final composition, arranged with the help of Mikhail Utkin, is a suite. The Ballet Suite for Flute, Oboe, Strings & Percussion is a compilation of selections from ballets composed by Shostakovich (The Limpid Stream, The Bolt & The Golden Age).
Those of you used to the various available recordings of the ballet suites should find Mikhail Utkin’s arrangements of the ballet suite positively enjoyable. While the Hermitage Orchestra does not employ the massive brass forces of a “normal” orchestra, one will hopefully not miss the larger textures, as what this recording gives us here is an intimate listen to some truly excellent music. VERY enjoyable indeed.
Regarding the sound…. now, it is time for your humble reviewer to sound like a broken record. As with every other Caro Mitis SACD, I find the sound to be totally stunning in every aspect. I simply cannot say more, except that I am totally blown away by this label. In fact, I have a suspicion that if Caro Mitis ever releases a bad SACD, then every tree on earth will wither & die
I give this recording my highest recommendation, but I beg Caro Mitis to continue to give us more Bach, Mozart, Tietz, Telemann, etc!!
Tracks:
01. Elegy in F Sharp Minor 04:06
02. Ten Preludes, op. 34: Prelude No. 1 01:31
03. Ten Preludes, op. 34: Prelude No. 16 01:05
04. Ten Preludes, op. 34: Prelude No. 3 02:06
05. Ten Preludes, op. 34: Prelude No. 8 01:03
06. Ten Preludes, op. 34: Prelude No. 11 00:50
07. Ten Preludes, op. 34: Prelude No. 17 02:03
08. Ten Preludes, op. 34: Prelude No. 18 01:05
09. Ten Preludes, op. 34: Prelude No. 19 01:43
10. Ten Preludes, op. 34: Prelude No. 21 00:54
11. Ten Preludes, op. 34: Prelude No. 22 02:44
12. Prelude and Fugue in C Minor, op. 87: Prelude 03:55
13. Prelude and Fugue in C Minor, op. 87: Fuge 05:32
14. Prelude and Fugue in B Major, op. 87: Prelude 01:25
15. Prelude and Fugue in B Major, op. 87: Fuge 02:32
16. Ballet Suite for Flute, Oboe, Strings and Percussion: Andante (Dance of The Negro) 00:51
17. Ballet Suite for Flute, Oboe, Strings and Percussion: Allegro (Soviet Dance) 02:19
18. Ballet Suite for Flute, Oboe, Strings and Percussion: Pantomima (Kozelkov's Scene) 03:11
19. Ballet Suite for Flute, Oboe, Strings and Percussion: Variation (Dance of The Drayman) 01:59
20. Ballet Suite for Flute, Oboe, Strings and Percussion: Polka (Bureaucrat) 02:27
21. Ballet Suite for Flute, Oboe, Strings and Percussion: Intermezzo (Saboteurs) 03:35
22. Ballet Suite for Flute, Oboe, Strings and Percussion: Duet (Jealus Zina) 01:50
23. Ballet Suite for Flute, Oboe, Strings and Percussion: Russian Dance (Lubok) 01:45
24. Ballet Suite for Flute, Oboe, Strings and Percussion: Adagio (Zina and Pyotr) 06:17
25. Ballet Suite for Flute, Oboe, Strings and Percussion: Pizzicato (Ballerina's Variacion) 01:02
26. Ballet Suite for Flute, Oboe, Strings and Percussion: Waltz (Dance of The Ballerina) 03:06
27. Ballet Suite for Flute, Oboe, Strings and Percussion: Galop (Coda) 01:55
28. Ballet Suite for Flute, Oboe, Strings and Percussion: Adagio 05:04
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While Caro Mitis & their 2 killer ensembles (Pratum Integrum & Hermitage Chamber Orchestra) have been regaling us with stunning offering of well known composers like Bach & Mozart, we have also been treated to some excellent unknowns like Wölfl & Rebel. This SACD (along with the Britten recording) is a somewhat different offering, though not 1 lick less enjoyable.
All of the composition are arrangements of other pieces, from the Elegy in f sharp minor (a reworking of a soprano’s aria from his opera Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk District) to the 10 Preludes, Op. 34 originally a set of piano composed consecutively in all 24 key signatures. The 2 Prelude & Fugues Op. 87 (in c minor & B Major) are later compositions from a set of pieces written in 1950 (the bicentenary of J.S. Bach’s death) modeled after Bach’s own Das Wohltemperierte Klavier or The Well Tempered Clavier). The final composition, arranged with the help of Mikhail Utkin, is a suite. The Ballet Suite for Flute, Oboe, Strings & Percussion is a compilation of selections from ballets composed by Shostakovich (The Limpid Stream, The Bolt & The Golden Age).
Those of you used to the various available recordings of the ballet suites should find Mikhail Utkin’s arrangements of the ballet suite positively enjoyable. While the Hermitage Orchestra does not employ the massive brass forces of a “normal” orchestra, one will hopefully not miss the larger textures, as what this recording gives us here is an intimate listen to some truly excellent music. VERY enjoyable indeed.
Regarding the sound…. now, it is time for your humble reviewer to sound like a broken record. As with every other Caro Mitis SACD, I find the sound to be totally stunning in every aspect. I simply cannot say more, except that I am totally blown away by this label. In fact, I have a suspicion that if Caro Mitis ever releases a bad SACD, then every tree on earth will wither & die
I give this recording my highest recommendation, but I beg Caro Mitis to continue to give us more Bach, Mozart, Tietz, Telemann, etc!!
Tracks:
01. Elegy in F Sharp Minor 04:06
02. Ten Preludes, op. 34: Prelude No. 1 01:31
03. Ten Preludes, op. 34: Prelude No. 16 01:05
04. Ten Preludes, op. 34: Prelude No. 3 02:06
05. Ten Preludes, op. 34: Prelude No. 8 01:03
06. Ten Preludes, op. 34: Prelude No. 11 00:50
07. Ten Preludes, op. 34: Prelude No. 17 02:03
08. Ten Preludes, op. 34: Prelude No. 18 01:05
09. Ten Preludes, op. 34: Prelude No. 19 01:43
10. Ten Preludes, op. 34: Prelude No. 21 00:54
11. Ten Preludes, op. 34: Prelude No. 22 02:44
12. Prelude and Fugue in C Minor, op. 87: Prelude 03:55
13. Prelude and Fugue in C Minor, op. 87: Fuge 05:32
14. Prelude and Fugue in B Major, op. 87: Prelude 01:25
15. Prelude and Fugue in B Major, op. 87: Fuge 02:32
16. Ballet Suite for Flute, Oboe, Strings and Percussion: Andante (Dance of The Negro) 00:51
17. Ballet Suite for Flute, Oboe, Strings and Percussion: Allegro (Soviet Dance) 02:19
18. Ballet Suite for Flute, Oboe, Strings and Percussion: Pantomima (Kozelkov's Scene) 03:11
19. Ballet Suite for Flute, Oboe, Strings and Percussion: Variation (Dance of The Drayman) 01:59
20. Ballet Suite for Flute, Oboe, Strings and Percussion: Polka (Bureaucrat) 02:27
21. Ballet Suite for Flute, Oboe, Strings and Percussion: Intermezzo (Saboteurs) 03:35
22. Ballet Suite for Flute, Oboe, Strings and Percussion: Duet (Jealus Zina) 01:50
23. Ballet Suite for Flute, Oboe, Strings and Percussion: Russian Dance (Lubok) 01:45
24. Ballet Suite for Flute, Oboe, Strings and Percussion: Adagio (Zina and Pyotr) 06:17
25. Ballet Suite for Flute, Oboe, Strings and Percussion: Pizzicato (Ballerina's Variacion) 01:02
26. Ballet Suite for Flute, Oboe, Strings and Percussion: Waltz (Dance of The Ballerina) 03:06
27. Ballet Suite for Flute, Oboe, Strings and Percussion: Galop (Coda) 01:55
28. Ballet Suite for Flute, Oboe, Strings and Percussion: Adagio 05:04
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