Search - Balakirev, Beecham, BBC Symphony Orchestra :: Symphony 1

In presence of a genius of the baton!

Hiram Gomez Pardo | Valencia, Venezuela | 10/16/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Tomas Beecham' s status is due his impressive ability to convey the spirit of the score to the audience.



So despite of the fact the Russian music was not precisely a matter of priority for most of British conductors, Beecham assumed the big challenge this meant with prodigious results. That generation of notable conductors as Ernest Ansermet, Ferenc Fricsay or Hermann Sherchen had that affinity and special rapport with Borodin and Balakirev.



These performances with one of my favorite British orchestras ever, as the BBC was, are pure gold. Beecham made a notable incision, plenty of vivacious assertiveness and warmth oriental mood to give us one of the most notable achievements around this well known repertoire so many times listened but few times absolutely solvent.



For all those hard collectors and still more for all of us who knew about the kaleidoscopic gaze of this talented director, the recommendation is more than obvious. So don't think it over and go for this reference album.

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