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A Surprizingly Lucid and Gripping Performance

Timothy Dougal | Madison, Wi United States | 11/14/2001

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I bought this CD on a whim, basically because I had been dissatisfied with the sound of other Shostakovich 5th's I had heard lately (especially with musicians distractingly gasping for breath) or possibly with myself, because I was alway waiting for the big climactic moments without being really satisfied by them. Ormandy's recording is surprizing to me because big climaxes are not what jump out of the performance, but rather a clarity of structure and sound, compounded with irony and pathos, all of which has me literally hanging on every note and wondering, "Why did I never notice this or that before?" The symphony is coupled with Prokofiev's "Love For Three Oranges Suite" which is good enough I suppose. But then, what piece of music do you really WANT to hear immediately AFTER the 5th? It's a tough piece to follow!"

Impresionante

felipe | Chile | 12/04/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"La sinfonía Nº 5 es una maravilla, una pieza sublime y portentosa, Ormandy lo entiende asi y se pone manos a la obra para hacer que no quedemos impavidos, nos hace estremecer y nos conduce por la fuerza y vigor de una gran obra.

Hay espectacularidad y sutileza, fuerza y dolor, la Orquesta de Filadelfia suena como siempre perfecta, los mejores metales y las mas bellos sonidos de las cuerdas, y por cierto la mas espectacular sección de percusión. La sinfonía finaliza triunfante, avasalladora. Verdaderamente genial.

La suite "El amor por tres naranjas" es una pieza fantástica, con hechizeros, mucha fantasia y magia, deslumbrese con esta pequeña obra maravillosa, genial.

Ormandy y la orquesta de Filadelfia hacen de Shostakovich un genio espectacular y formidable. Un CD imperdible."