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London Symphony Orchestra, Leon Botstein - Glière: Ilya Murometz (2003)

London Symphony Orchestra, Leon Botstein - Glière: Ilya Murometz (2003)
  • Title: Glière: Ilya Murometz
  • Year Of Release: 2003
  • Label: Telarc
  • Genre: Classical, Symphony
  • Quality: FLAC (image+.cue,log,scans)
  • Total Time: 01:12:19
  • Total Size: 297 MB
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Tracklist:

1 I. Wandering Pilgrims: Il'ya Murometz And Svyatogor 22:22
2 II. Il'ya Murometz And Solovei The Brigand 20:14
3 III. At The Court Of Vladimir The Mighty Sun 7:03
4 IV. The Heroic Deeds And Petrification Of Il'ya Murometz 22:14

This flamingly multicolored, unashamedly grand-scaled symphony receives a performance here so sonically beautiful that it's practically visible. The work is programmatic and tells of the heroic deeds of a medieval knight-strongman, (translated as) "Il 'ya from the town of Murom." Given the orchestration--quadruple woodwinds, four trumpets, eight horns, four trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, two harps, celeste, and strings--he comes across as a combination of Superman, Batman, Robin Hood, and Wagner's Siegfried. Leon Botstein brings out great warmth in the London Symphony's string section, the flute bird-curlicues in the second movement are luscious, and, in general, his leadership has nice forward propulsion in a work that can easily sound bloated. If this sort of huge, Romantic palette is your cup of tea--and it is sort of irresistible--then look no further. This realization is ravishing, and Telarc's sound is an audiophile's dream. --Robert Levine


London Symphony Orchestra, Leon Botstein - Glière: Ilya Murometz (2003)



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