Russian National Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski – Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 & Ode to the End of the War (2007) [FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

Russian National Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski – Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 & Ode to the End of the War (2007)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 57:30 minutes | 969 MB | Genre: Classical
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Prokofiev’s Fifth Symphony is extraordinary music, but typical of the composer in its blend of lyric and rhythmic elements. Conductor Vladimir Jurowski grasps all facets of the Russian composer’s music, and the fine Russian National Orchestra responds to his direction splendidly. The flittering rhythms of the second movement are mercurial in a Russian way, and the long lines of the main melody in the third are lyrical to a fault. The strings sound rich and play virtuosically; the brass can be mellow, yet snarl when asked to do so. It all adds up to a five-star recording of this work, and the recording helps. It’s spacious yet detailed, with good stereo separation up front and just the right amount of rear ambience. One easily perceives the stage depth: the woodwinds are center and back a little, the brass and percussion behind them, yet all have equal presence. The Symphony 5 was recorded in concert, with patches inserted later to replace passages marred by applause. The recording of the Ode to the End of the War (referring to World War II) was made without audience, and does a great job of conveying Prokofiev’s exotic scoring for wind band, eight double basses, eight harps, four pianos, and percussion. The percussion have a field day, the engineers accurately documenting every solid thud of bass drum, every shimmer of struck cymbal, every entrance of the deliberately intrusive snare. It is, in short an ideal recording that I don’t think anything could improve.

Tracklist:

01. Russian National Orchestra & Vladimir Jurowski – Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Major, Op. 100: I. Andante (13:28)
02. Russian National Orchestra & Vladimir Jurowski – Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Major, Op. 100: II. Allegro marcato (08:37)
03. Russian National Orchestra & Vladimir Jurowski – Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Major, Op. 100: III. Adagio (11:45)
04. Russian National Orchestra & Vladimir Jurowski – Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Major, Op. 100: IV. Allegro giocoso (09:20)
05. Russian National Orchestra & Vladimir Jurowski – Prokofiev: Ode to the End of the War, Op. 105 (14:17)

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