Capriccio Brillante

BBC Philharmonic, Vassily Sinaisky

Vassily Sinaisky dirigeert de uitmuntende talenten van het BBC Philharmonic in deze indrukwekkende weergave van Glinka's orkestwerken. Deze cd bevat een uitgebreide selectie van Glinka's orkestwerken. Glinka's talent is verbazingwekkend als je bedenkt dat hij geen formele compositietraining kreeg en toch onbetwist bekend werd als 'de vader van de Russische muziek'

Deze cd met prachtige opnamen van een boeket toegiften is een genot om naar te luisteren. Exact en geïnspireerd, Sinaisky heeft ze uitgewerkt met het orkest, waaraan de prijswinnaar van het Karajan Concours stevig verbonden is.

Glinka:
 Kamarinskaya
 Overture in D major
 Ruslan & Lyudmila Overture
 Ruslan and Lyudmila
 Spanish Overture No. 1 'Capriccio brillante on the Jota Aragonese'
 Spanish Overture No. 2 'Summer Night in Madrid'
 Suite from 'Ruslan and Lyudmila'
 Symphony on Two Russian Themes
 Valse-Fantaisie in B minor for orchestra, G. ii213

"This is a more comprehensive survey than that available on ASV with the Armenian Philharmonic under Loris Tjeknavorian. Both conductors include the two 'Spanish Overtures', the Valse-fantaisie and Kamarinskaya in closely matched performances. Sinaisky is rather faster and brighter in the first 'Spanish Overture', Capriccio on the jota aragonesa, and in the second, Souvenir d'une nuit d'été, he reflects more subtly the French grace that also lies within the music. Both conductors give good, vivid performances of the Valse-fantaisie and Kamarinskaya, with recordings that do justice to Glinka's brilliant orchestration. Thereafter the repertoire parts company. While Tjeknavorian gives the rest of his record up to a suite of six pieces from A Lifefor the Tsar, Sinaisky prefers Ruslan and Lyudmila, with a lively performance of the overture and then the Act 3 dances and the dwarf Chernomor's grotesque little march. This gives him room for the early Overture in D minor, which doesn't often feature on records, and for the Symphony on Two Russian Themes. The work survives in only a single movement, but fascinatingly anticipates Kamarinskaya. For a highly enjoyable introduction to Glinka's orchestral music, indeed to his whole original way of thinking, this Chandos disc is the one to go for."
Gramophone - Classical Music Guide 2010

"The playing of the BBC Philharmonic is both warmly responsive and sparkling and the state-of-the-art Chandos recording is superb."
Penguin Guide - 2011 edition