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Prokofiev: 7 Symphonies; Lieutenant Kijé
from: Deutsche Grammophon
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0028946376126
Format: Box set
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon
MPN: 463761
Number Of Discs: 4
Publisher: Deutsche Grammophon
Release Date: March 13, 2001
Studio: Deutsche Grammophon
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Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - A good, inexpensive recording of Prokofiev's symphonies
Karajan's recording of Prokofiev's 1st and 5th symphonies has long been one of my favorite discs so I decided to take the plunge and get the complete set. Unfortunately Karajan never recorded them all so I got the Ozawa who does a pretty good job although his 5th is nowhere near as good as Karajan's but then again whose is?
As for the other symphonies I enjoyed them all except the 2nd. The 3rd symphony which is based on music derived from Prokofiev's opera The Fiery Angel (which was never ... Read More
Rating:  - The Berlin Phil. isn't enough--where's the spirit of Prokofiev?
I hope Seiji Ozawa is happy that there's one place in the world, [...] where his Prokofiev symphony cycle fills people with joy. Most critics were quite disappointed in his approach, which veers erratically between the genteel, the bland, and the explosive. You can hear all three styles in the opening movement of Sym. #1, which jolts from one mode to the next. Ozawa seems at a loss to find eihter the wit or the classical elegance of this beloved student work.
The companion symphony on ... Read More
Rating:  - Stunningly good set
This really is an untterly fantastic box set. I am just learning Prokofiev's symphonic cycle with these, and I would certainly enjoy hearing something better than this!
The sound is exquisite, the orchestra is utterly tops, the music (other than the 1st and 5th of course) is a bit inaccessible for the neophyte (although I did love my mother's old LP of the 4th as a kid) but is glistening here so brightly it's undeniable.
Recommended.
Rating: - Prokofiev Symphonies
Ozawa conducts Prokofiev complete symphonies in Berlin. You can't get any better than that! In true Ozawa fashion, you can hear just about every line, every staff, every note. He is such a perfectionist that if you haven't seen him conduct live, you don't know what orchestral perfectionisim is. Get the scores and follow along and you will see what I mean.
Rating: - Best complete set, but this isn't your grandpa's "Lt. Kije"
I concur with the reviewers who saw exceptional merit in the (undeservedly) obscure symphonies (namely, those other than 1 & 5). Each sound-world has its own charms. One can hear antecedent rumblings of the 5th lurking in the 4th -- as if in nascent form, waiting to open the matrix of the womb. The melodic invention seems bottomless, and the penchant for boldly painted colors never flags. The low brass surprised me at many points -- it seems Ozawa (or his engineers) had coaxed something out of them ... Read More
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