Musik / ballet

Le sacre du printemps


Anmeldelser (96)


Classics today

2010

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Victor Carr Jr.

2010

"Gustavo Dudamel takes a fast and fierce approach to Stravinsky's Le Sacre du Printemps, generating excitement mainly through speed, with large helpings of volume thrown in for good measure. Such an approach stirs up much energy, and no doubt works well in the concert hall. However, on recordings the shock and surprise can wear off in subsequent auditions ... Revueltas' La Noche de Los Mayas suffers no such sonic anomalies, with its huge dynamic range ... It alone is worth the price of the disc, while Le Sacre constitutes a nice make-weight".


Classics today

2018

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Victor Carr

2018

"Vasily Petrenko leads winning performances ... with his Liverpool forces, with fine work from baritone Rodion Pogassov ... The Liverpool musicians play marvelously throughout, having caught the conductor's spirit of discovery ... No matter how many Rite of Spring recordings you possess, you should not miss this one".


The guardian

d. 28. jan. 2015

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Andrew Clements (musikanmelder)

d. 28. jan. 2015

"Zinman doesn't attempt to recreate [the] original sound world; his performances are concerned with textual and performance details. What he's produced is in a sense a variorum edition, which compares Stravinsky's first and last thoughts on his most celebrated work ... Taken together ... they offer a fascinating perspective on the greatest of all icons of musical modernism".


The guardian

d. 29. sep. 2013

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Nicholas Kenyon

d. 29. sep. 2013

"In this year of multiple centenary recordings of The Rite of Spring, any newcomer needs a strong character and a good context - this has both. Yannick Nézet-Séguin treads well that line in Stravinsky between luscious depth and power and biting clarity and impact; some of this Rite is quite slow, too slow in the ancestors' ritual, but the orchestral playing is wonderfully transparent and the final sacrificial dance has overflowing, sharp energy".


MusicWeb international

2023 April

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Ralph Moore (musikanmelder)

2023 April

"Still only in his mid-twenties, Finnish conductor Wunderkind Klaus Mäkelä is making quite a name for himself. Here, as musical director of the Orchestre de Paris, he tackles two seminal works by Stravinsky, both written for Diaghilev's Ballets Russes ... and over 83 minutes of music on one CD is both generous and impressive ... I am only sorry to report, therefore, that ... the music is played as if it were familiar and routine, not as if it were newly minted and shocking; there is little sense of dread or threat [Le Sacre] ... The Firebird is similarly neatly executed but because the music is both in a less progressive idiom and narrates not a primitive human sacrifice but a fairy tale ... any lack of menace or abandon are less of an issue ... There is much subtle, delicate playing from the Parisian orchestra, particularly the flute and dynamics are cunningly shaded".


Presto classical

d. 3. apr. 2023

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Katherine Cooper

d. 3. apr. 2023

"Editor's choice - March 2023: The young Finn gets the balance between sleek polish and raw energy absolutely spot-on in both works on his debut recording with the Paris orchestra. There's a gorgeous, vibrant sheen to the string sound in the Rite's 'Rondes printanières' and 'Cercles mysteriéux des adolescentes' and the 'Danse de la terre' zips along like a mint-condition sports car, throwing the primal menace of the 'Cortège du sage' and of Kastchei's music from The Firebird into sharper relief than ever".


DR musik

2010 uge 31

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Malene Wichmann

2010 uge 31

"Vurdering: Ugens cd" - "Denne symfoniske amok-musik bliver vakt effektivt til live med det drive og den live-energi, man finder hos Gustavo Dudamel og hans Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra på ugens cd ... Især den sjældent opført Silvestre Revueltas "La Noche de los Mayas" er en både intens og energifyldt oplevelse".


Presto classical

d. 9. apr. 2021

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Katherine Cooper

d. 9. apr. 2021

"Recording of the week: Elegance and transparency aren't adjectives you'd necessarily associate with this score, but Heras-Casado supplies both in spades, and the pay-offs are fascinating, revealing a wealth of inner detail that often gets eclipsed elsewhere. If you're used to the red-in-tooth-and-claw energy and bottom-heavy sonorities of recordings by the likes of Igor Markevich, Leonard Bernstein and the composer himself, you might need a while to adjust to Heras-Casado's lighter touch - but I'll wager he won't leave you feeling short-changed by the end".


MusicWeb international

2018 January

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Simon Thompson (musikanmelder)

2018 January

"Recording of the month: One of the finest recordings of The Rite of Spring, as good as those of Doráti and Stravinsky himself. The Debussy is especially welcome - one of the most evocative Spring-like works ever written, in the right hands - and these are the right hands, as they are also for the other works".


MusicWeb international

2018 February

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Dan Morgan (musikanmelder)

2018 February

"These two pianists are crowd-pullers in their own right, so pairing them in a virtuoso programme such as this should be an even bigger draw ... Soulima Stravinsky's two-piano take on Madrid, originally written for the pianola, is dispatched with rhythmic flair and a sure sense of style. It's an alluring little number that would make a perfect encore ... Hamelin and Andsnes finally succumb to unbridled showmanship, and that makes for a hugely entertaining sign-off ... This recording is well up to the high standards we've come to expect from Hyperion ... Enough energy to launch a Saturn V; a stellar release".


MusicWeb international

2018 April

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Richard Hanlon

2018 April

"Recording of the month: I have to say right at the outset that this is one of the most truthfully recorded piano discs I have ever heard ... These two giants demonstrate apparently telepathic understanding with both the composer and with each other. They are the epitome of a perfectly-tuned engine ... Here this Rolls-Royce partnership further demonstrate their showmanship in Soulima's arrangement of Madrid, originally a trifle conceived for the pianola, and Victor Babin's more familiar arrangements of the Tango and the Circus Polka. They put the cherry on the top of a truly wonderful disc".


Kulturradio RBB

d. 9. okt. 2015

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Peter Uehling

d. 9. okt. 2015

"Eine hervorragende Interpretation ... Einer grundlegend neuen Einstudierung, und das ergibt eine besondere Frische und Neugier im Tonfall ... Höchste Präzision des Zusammenspiels und gleichzeitig geschmeidige solistische Initiative belegen das enorm hohe musikalische Niveau von Orchester und Dirigent".


MusicWeb international

2021 September

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Brian Wilson (musikanmelder)

2021 September

"Recommended: These refreshing recordings of the three Stravinsky works for the Ballets russes and the Fokine pastiche received high praise when they were first released ... In both ballets Roth and his team of period-instrument performers seek to recreate the original experiences of 1913, 1911 and 1910 respectively, and in doing so they produce a sound which allows the listener to cut through to detail often missed in other favourite recordings ... Hearing Roth and his players in the Glazunov Pas de deux from The Seasons makes me wish they had recorded the whole work ... it's played with real gusto ... Overall, ... if asked to recommend a recording of just the three Stravinsky Ballets russes, this would rank very high on the list".


DR musik

2006

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Valdemar Lønsted

2006

"Vurdering: DR anbefaler" - "Det er sigende for den nye Disney Hall-version, at der er tale om en live-opførelse! For det er et forrygende højt teknisk niveau der her musiceres på ... Opførelsen bevæger sig i vældige pendulsving fra organisk reflekterende dialoger til gigantiske bølger på et orkesterocean i oprør. Men så godt som altid er det rytmiske aspekt i fuld kontrol, uanset hvor skævt de skiftende taktarter teer sig. Samtidig udmærker dette eminente orkester ved sin moderne klang: aldrig forgrovet i de voldsomme tutti, skarp som et samuraisværd i accenterne, intenst fortællende i de intrikate kabaler som komponisten bestandigt lægger op, og med iskoldt fraserende solister i de mange replikker rundt omkring".


Jyllands-posten

d. 25. okt. 2013

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Jens Povlsen

d. 25. okt. 2013

"Og at det er lykkedes ret godt, vidner den første cd fra makkerskabet om. Ligesom Dudamel dirigerer Nézet-Séguin Stravinskys "Sacre", så man virkelig kan mærke det i kroppen. Nézet-Séguin har sværere ved at finde balancen mellem den himmelsk vulgære klimaksjagt og de bløde berøringer i det mytiske forårsritual".


Kristeligt dagblad

d. 4. aug. 2010

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Jakob Holm

d. 4. aug. 2010

"For det første svinger det uimodståeligt: De har en knivskarp rytmesans og et energiniveau, der simpelthen ikke matches af europæiske orkestre ... De har en messingblæsergruppe, der rammer én med stramhed og substans, og som giver afslutningen på Le sacre, Danse sacrale, et herligt sug. Og de har nogle strygere, der giver en mættet organisk klangbund ... Man får lyst til at rejse sig og trykke på play igen".


Berlingske tidende

d. 16. juni 2010

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Søren Schauser

d. 16. juni 2010

"Symfoniorkestrets 100 strygere virker for mange til Stravinskys musik. For få ting står i hvert fald skarpt nok ... Det går rigtig meget bedre med pladens andet nummer Mayaernes nat af Mexicos komponist over alle. En palet med bredere åndedræt, større hymner, flere trommer passer simpelthen bedre til Dudamel og hans helte".


Politiken

d. 23. juni 2010

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Thomas Michelsen

d. 23. juni 2010

"Her løbes linen ud. Skal det være voldsomt, så lad det være voldsomt på den voldsomt fysiske måde ... Vrinskende horn, mystisk syngende fagotter, voldsomme strygeroverfald, ubarmhjertigt præcise, ja skærende messingtutti, det hele forløses med dynamik ... Men samtidig med omhu i detaljen ... Oven på Stravinskys potent dunkende, præcist detaljemættede forårsofring er det som en mystisk natteåbenbaring at opleve tonerne af den orkesterkompetente Revueltas".


Jyllands-posten

d. 30. mar. 2012

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Jens Povlsen

d. 30. mar. 2012

"Efter et par gennemlytninger er man helt med på hans vej rundt i Stravinskys hårnålesving og rytmiske udskridninger. Man kunne indimellem godt tænke sig, at det hele blev kørt mindre stramt og endnu mere hasarderet. Men det kører for Fischer, der langt hen ad vejen leverer råhed i rigelige mængder".


Politiken

d. 10. jan. 2019

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Thomas Michelsen

d. 10. jan. 2019

"Mariss Jansons tager sig af det tidligste af de tre fabelagtige partiturer, Ildfuglen ... og det synger af russisk mystik og farligt eventyr i hans version, der er optaget live i München med Det Bayerske Radiosymfoniorkester ... Man hører på blandingen af præcision og luksuriøs fedme i spillet, at dette er et af de store europæiske orkestre, hvor alle fra det samlede strygerkorps til de solistiske træblæsere skaber spænding og magi ... Pladen begynder selvfølgelig med Stravinskys ikoniske Le sacre du printemps fra 1913. Den dirigerer Jansons skuffende fladt. Rutineret og helt i orden, bevares, men uden det bragende overskud".


Kristeligt dagblad

d. 11. juni 2018

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Peter Dürrfeld

d. 11. juni 2018

"En af årets hidtil mere spændende cd'er ... Hovednummeret er så oplagt den klaverudgave af "Le Sacre du Printemps", som komponisten selv har udarbejdet ... Orkesterpragten må man selvsagt undvære i denne version, men Andsnes og Hamelin hamrer godt nok grundigt igennem, så stykkets hedenske rytmer folder sig ud i al deres vildskab ... Desuden får man den såkaldte " Koncert for to soloklaverer"... samt tre mindre klaverstykker, der nærmest virker som en lettere dessert i den ellers imponerende anretning".


Politiken

d. 27. feb. 2018

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Thomas Michelsen

d. 27. feb. 2018

"Efter at have spillet musikken på klaver for blandt andre kollegaen Claude Debussy satte Stravinsky sig sammen med netop ham og spillede en firhændig version, som nu er udgivet. Indspillet på to flygler af to af tidens helt store klavernavne, norske Leif Ove Andsnes og canadiske Marc-André Hamelin. Den barbarisk-perkussive musik fremstår her med brutal styrke og klarhed, men magisk nok uden at miste sine farver".


Politiken

d. 27. feb. 2018

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Thomas Michelsen

d. 27. feb. 2018

"Detaljerne står ikke lige så flot her, og dermed lytter man automatisk mere til de overordnede linjer ... Urbanski tegner de forskellige blokke klart op. Han går efter vildskab, og man kan mærke, at han nyder at dyrke stilheden før stormen i den barbariskelegante ballet om primitive riter i det førkristne hedenske Rusland".


Kristeligt dagblad

d. 9. apr. 2018

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Peter Dürrfeld

d. 9. apr. 2018

"Det er lidt overraskende at kunne konstatere, at udgivelsen rummer to skiver til at dække et og samme værk, der har en varighed på blot 36 minutter, men forklaringen er den enkle, at man får Stravinskijs musik både i pose og sæk, det vil i dette tilfælde sige både på cd og blu-ray ... Når det er sagt, spiller det tyske orkester glimrende, men konkurrencen er som antydet hård, netop når det gælder dette værk".


Berlingske tidende

d. 19. sep. 2006

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Søren H. Schauser

d. 19. sep. 2006

"Finnens første liveoptagelse i Los Angeles nye Disney Hall kan ikke tænkes flottere ... »Sacre du printemps« ... vil man bare høre igen og igen så spændende og ofte radikalt anderledes lyder den ... Sikke det brager".


Politiken

d. 17. okt. 2006

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Thomas Michelsen

d. 17. okt. 2006

"Faktisk er det overtjekket, hvad orkester og dirigent laver. Tag den hedenske forårsrunddans fra Stravinskys barske russiske fortælling som eksempel. En gang smidig orkestermassage, hvor små tempoforskubninger giver maksimal effekt, og hvor massive dissonanser forvaltes med klangligt raffineret overskud. Sindssygt flot".


Kristeligt dagblad

d. 25. okt. 2006

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Bernhard Lewkovitch

d. 25. okt. 2006


Information

d. 18. dec. 2006

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Camilla Marie Dahlgreen

d. 18. dec. 2006


Fono Forum

2013 Dezember

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Thomas Schulz (f. 1960)

2013 Dezember

"Das Orchester zeigt sowohl bei Strawinsky als auch in Stokowskis ebenso opulenten wie spektakulären Bach-Aneignungen sein Weltniveau".


Klassisk

2023, nr. 69

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Henrik Friis (f. 1978)

2023, nr. 69

"Hans [Klaus Mäkelä] nye album med Orchestre de Paris med to kerneballetværker af Stravinsky ... lyder eminent godt ... 'Sacre' klinger smidigt, klart og højenergisk - meget moderne i sin rytmiske præcision om man vil - men det er ikke på bekostning af den dunkle poesi, der følger med de mange blæsermelodier ... Det er simpelthen en overvældende halv time. 'Ildfuglen' er af natur mere afdæmpet, selvom det er mange af de samme elementer, man mærker konturerne af".


Diapason

2023 mai

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Patrick Szersnovicz

2023 mai


BBC music magazine

2023 June

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Daniel Jaffé

2023 June

"Aged 27, Klaus Mäkelä is very much a rising star ... Here he helms the Orchestre de Paris ... in two of Stravinsky's most frequently recorded works. A reckless choice of repertoire, perhaps, though one might have hoped for a similar impulsiveness in their interpretation [as in his stunning complete Sibelius cycle] ... His orchestra sound both glamorous and immaculate, complemented by a detailes yet well-balanced recording. But where is that hoped-for impulsiveness ... The Firebird is less disappointing, as Mäkelä does justice to its wonderfully glowing and inventive orchestration".


BBC music magazine

2008 January

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Christopher Dingle

2008 January

"Nott and the Bamberger Symphoniker have plenty of shock and awe, notably in the transition to the "Glorification of the Chosen One"; but the effect, if not the volume, is muted, while the poetry and excitement is only rarely apparent".


Klassisk

2010, nr. 18

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Esben Tange (f. 1962)

2010, nr. 18

"Det hedenske offerritual of den løsslupne forårsfejring, som er baggrunden for Stravinskijs russiske musik, får her tilført ungt hedt sydamerikansk blod og resultatet er eksplosivt. Især den rytmiske nerve er besættende og i kombination med de mange solistiske enkeltpræstationer, der leveres med et brændende engagement, lykkes det Dudamel at få musikken op på kogepunktet adskillige gange undervejs".


BBC music magazine

2021 July

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David Nice

2021 July

"Heras-Casado's interpretation of The Rite is more sensual and clearly-etched than shatteringly powerful, despite the force of the bass in a recording which judiciously spotlights woodwind, coming through even the thicker ensembles".


Fono Forum

2021 August

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Giselher Schubert

2021 August

"Pablo Heras-Casado und das fabelhaft aufspielende Orchestre de Paris ... geben dem abenteuerlichen rhythmischen Drive der Partitur eine Dynamik, die zwingend-unaufhaltsam im archaisch-brutalen Menschenopfer der Schlussnummer kulminiert. Die zahlreichen ... Szenen besitzen demnach in dieser Interpretation eine gewaltsame, ja gewalttätige Stringenz, der man sich gleichsam widerstandslos ausgeliefert fühlen kann. Dieses Interpretationskonzept passt auch ... gut zur sehr beeindruckenden Ersteinspielung des bilderreichen dritten Violinkonzertes Alhambra von Péter Eötvös, das mit Isabelle Faust seine stupend-ideale Interpretin gefunden hat".


BBC music magazine

2018 February

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Christopher Dingle

2018 February

"Spring is the theme of there relatively youthful works ... Petrenko is a convincing advocate for [Debussy's] Printemps, an attractive work ... [In] Rachmaninov's Vasna (Spring) ... Rodion Pogossov is affecting as the soloist ... [In] a searing account of the Rite, PetrenkoI judges the speeds acutely, always insistent, without simply trying to set landspeed records, and there's visceral energy to the RLPO's playing ... If the opening of Part II lacks a little poetry, that is a small caveat in a thrilling Rite".


BBC music magazine

2012 April

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Christopher Dingle

2012 April

"No matter how expertly played or accurate in its adherence to the score, this performance remains curiously and stubbornly uninvolving".


BBC music magazine

2013 May

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Malcolm Hayes

2013 May

"Vurdering: BBC music orchestral choice" - "The physical impact here of maximum Berlin Philharmonic firepower is part of what the music itself calls for ... Compared to the clotted cream sonorities in evidence here, Rattle's CBSO recording is far truer to the music's poised incisiveness and grace. But his new reading of The Rite of Spring with the Berlin Philharmonic is a formidable achievement".


Klassisk

2013, nr. 30

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Jens Cornelius

2013, nr. 30

"Mange orkestre vil gerne fejre 100-året for Stravinskijs skelsættende ballet Le Sacre du Printemps ... Berliner Filharmonikerne er fænomenale og kan simpelthen spille hvad som helst ... Rattle holder hedenskaberne på afstand, og det er ofte mere smukt, end det er skræmmende ... En seriøs Stravinskij-cd, som ikke kundemonstrerer et orkester med mageløst overskud. Man får også bevist, at det meste neo-klassiske musik efter Stravinskij er rent eftersnakkeri".


Fono Forum

2013 Juni

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Stephan Schwarz

2013 Juni

"Nicht unbedingt glatt gebügelt ... Bei der Interpretation sollte man es mit der Raffinesse allerdings nicht übertreiben".


Opus

2013, nr. 48

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Thomas Roth

2013, nr. 48

"Imponerande på många sätt med fin känsla för det dansanta i musiken [Våroffer] ... det är en fröjd att höra denna samling mästermusiker blåsa på rejält. Plats på cd:n får även Symfonier för blåsare".


BBC music magazine

2011 September

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Christopher Dingle

2011 September

"Both the "Dance of the earth" and "Sacrificial dance" combine searing energy and precision, all captured in excellent sound ... Unsurprisingly, the orchestra is not quite as fired-up for the Poulenc, with some textures being just a touch ragged. Nonetheless, it bounces along as genially as the Rite is menacing. It is wonderful to have the complete ballet for once".


BBC music magazine

2015 May

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David Nice

2015 May

"Unmissable for anyone who loves this ever-fascinating score".


Diapason

2015 mai

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Ivan A. Alexandre

2015 mai


Fono Forum

2015 Mai

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Giselher Schubert

2015 Mai

"Vurdering: Tipp" - "Als Dokumentation der Entstehung, der Überlieferung, der Fassungen und der musikalische Kontexte ... überzeugt diese Veröffentlichung ebenso wie als Interpretation eines Werkes, das wie kein anderes einen unvergleichlichen Nimbus gewonnen hat und als musikalisches Jahrhundertereignis immer noch den Inbegriff emphatisch Neuer Musik repräsentiert".


Klassisk

2018, nr. 50

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Jens Cornelius

2018, nr. 50

"Stravinskijs arrangement af Le Sacre du Printemps for to klaverer var indtil for få år siden kun sjældent indspillet ... Marc-André Hamelin og Leif Ove Andsnes ... to stjernepianister i den kølige, kontrollerede ende af skalaen ... Det er simpelthen supertjekket spil med kæmpe overskud ... Resten af albummet er meget anderledes ... Her hører man, at humor ikke er Hamelins og Andsnes' mest fremtrædende karaktertræk ... Mangler simpelthen underholdningsværdi, og albummet fuser ud".


Fono Forum

2018 Juni

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Frank Siebert

2018 Juni

"Mit fünf Werken Igor Strawinskys formieren sich hier zwei so unterschiedliche Spitzensolisten wie Marc-André Hamelin und Leif Ove Andsnes zu einem Klavierduo der Extraklasse. Das wird bereits mit dem Hauptwerk der Aufnahme "Le Sacre du Printemps" deutlich. Beide Pianisten sind so perfekt aufeinander eingespielt, dass sie die eruptive Kraft des Stückes energetisch freisetzen ... [Beide] haben mit dieser Aufnahme ihre jeweiligen Vorzüge zu einer echten pianistischen Einheit verbunden".


BBC music magazine

2018 April

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Claire Jackson

2018 April

"The two-piano transcription is arguably as exhilarating as the full orchestration [of The Rite], and Andsnes and Hamelin offer a reading that is in turns thrilling, unsettling and beautiful ... Andsnes and Hamelin are masters of modernism; they coax a prism of colours from the instruments, all of which are captured in detail via the superior sound recording".


BBC music magazine

2016 January

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David Nice

2016 January

"Vurdering: BBC music orchestral choice" - "A nearly 35-minute (buyers beware) CD that offers the best recording of Stravinsky's Rite of Spring I can remember. That's quite a claim, and the proportions of song and rhythm, of detail and the sheer volume of sound, are in perfect yet electrifying equilibrium".


Diapason

2015 decembre

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Rémy Louis

2015 decembre


Klassisk

2006, nr. 2

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Per Rask Madsen

2006, nr. 2

"Tempiene på denne genudgivelse af indspilninger fra 1974-82 er der ikke en plet at sætte på ... Riccardo Muti får med sin orkesterkontrol en uhyre detaljerigdom frem, klarhed i den vildtvoksende polyfoni ... Og Marriner og hans Academy fortsætter det høje musikerniveau med Stravinskys første neobarokke værk, Pulcinella (1920) ... adræt, veltrimmet og gennemsigtig som kammermusik af bedste skuffe".


BBC music magazine

2013 May

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Malcolm Hayes

2013 May

"Vurdering: BBC music orchestral choice" - "The physical impact here of maximum Berlin Philharmonic firepower is part of what the music itself calls for ... Compared to the clotted cream sonorities in evidence here, Rattle's CBSO recording is far truer to the music's poised incisiveness and grace. But his new reading of The Rite of Spring with the Berlin Philharmonic is a formidable achievement".


Opus

2013, nr. 48

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Thomas Roth

2013, nr. 48

"Imponerande på många sätt med fin känsla för det dansanta i musiken [Våroffer] ... det är en fröjd att höra denna samling mästermusiker blåsa på rejält. Plats på cd:n får även Symfonier för blåsare och Apollo och det är i den senare baletten jag påminns om varför Rattle aldrig övertygat mig. Det är så detaljstyrt att det blir affekterat och konstlat".


Klassisk

2013, nr. 30

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Jens Cornelius

2013, nr. 30

"Mange orkestre vil gerne fejre 100-året for Stravinskijs skelsættende ballet Le Sacre du Printemps ... Berliner Filharmonikerne er fænomenale og kan simpelthen spille hvad som helst ... Rattle holder hedenskaberne på afstand, og det er ofte mere smukt, end det er skræmmende ... En seriøs Stravinskij-cd, som ikke kundemonstrerer et orkester med mageløst overskud. Man får også bevist, at det meste neo-klassiske musik efter Stravinskij er rent eftersnakkeri".


Fono Forum

2013 Juni

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Stephan Schwarz

2013 Juni

"Nicht unbedingt glatt gebügelt ... Bei der Interpretation sollte man es mit der Raffinesse allerdings nicht übertreiben".


Fono Forum

2021 Dezember

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Andreas Friesenhagen

2021 Dezember

"Überhaupt ist Roths Rhythmus messerscharf, ist seine Energie in allen drei Balletten konstant hoch, wird das Gestische dieser Musik herausgearbeitet. Bei aller Klarheit der Diktion sind dies intensive Auseinandersetzungen, die an die Grenze der Extase reichen, aber auch verführerisch ausgesungene Melodien, etwa im 'Khorovod' der Prinzessinnen des 'Feuervogel', bereithalten".


Fono Forum

2018 Mai

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Giselher Schubert

2018 Mai

"Es ist faszinierend zu hören, was Krzysztof Urbánski und die vorzügliche NDR Elbphilharmonie alles aus dieser vielgespielten Partitur herausheben ... Urbański verhilft allen Stimmen zu klanglicher Prägnanz und Präsenz, die dynamisch im Hintergrund das Orchestertutti beleben, ohne dass die Musik über solscher vorbildlichen Differenzierung etwas vom draufgängerischen Impetus verliert".


Klassisk

2006, nr. 3

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Bo Holten

2006, nr. 3

"Provokerende god".


BBC music magazine

2006 October

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Terry Blain

2006 October

"The results are undeniably potent. I'm not sure, for instance, that I've ever heard so much of the Rite's instrumental detail revealed so intricately ... Salonen's is a compelling Rite, and one to be seriously reckoned with".


Fono Forum

2006 Oktober

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Werner Pfister

2006 Oktober

"In Los Angeles setzt man vor allem auf die virtuose Schiene: Das blitzt und blendet und beeindruckt auch, vor allem beim ersten hören. Später dann schien mir doch etwas zu fehlen, bei Strawinsky und erst recht bei Bartók".


BBC music magazine

2014 September

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Daniel Jaffé

2014 September

"Vurdering: BBC music orchestral choice" - "Now is a chance to hear the Rite close to how Stravinsky originally conceived it for its 1913 premiere in Paris - an enciting prospect in itself: more than that, this is an exciting, visceral performance, culminating in a ferocious final dance ... Petrushka seems, if anything, even more lively".


Diapason

2014 juillet-août

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Ivan A. Alexandre

2014 juillet-août


The gramophone

2014 January

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Rob Cowan (f. 1948)

2014 January

"The opening [of Rite] is especially memorable with a darkly wailing, characterfully intoned bassoon ... Thereafter the performance rides a course somewhere between guarded brilliance and elevated routine until we reach the closing 'Sacrificial Dance' which ... is granted one of the most balletic performances I've ever heard, edgy, buoyant and viscerally exciting".


International record review

2014 February

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Raymond S. Tuttle

2014 February

"Vurdering: IRR outstanding" - "Stokowskis presence is very much felt in the music-making on this cd ... Fortunately this is a homage, not a cheap imitation ... This is a thrilling, gloriously played performance ... What entertainment it is!".


The gramophone

2023 May

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Edward Seckerson

2023 May

"Editor's choice: In taking these momentous scores back to their Parisian roots Klaus Mäkelä, as expected, engages his keen ears and sense of orchestral drama to hear and to project their startling innovation. This 'Rite' is all about inner parts in high relief and rhythms that are truly physical and always point to a bodily expression ... A conductor like Mäkelä can and does startle the senses with his nose for detail and atmosphere ... Mäkelä's 'Firebird' is a thing of seductive beauty. It has a really heady feel, a sharp aural sense of the exotic perfumed air the piece breathes".


The gramophone

2007 December

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Ivan March

2007 December

"Vurdering: G (Gramophone recommends)" - "The performance of the engaging Symphony in Three Movements makes a perfect foil, a beautifully judged performance that relishes the syncopations and lighter scoring. There is real charm and warmth in the central Andante with its glowing textures, and a spirited, upbeat finale. Again, superb playing and recording".


BBC music magazine

2010 August

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Robert Maycock

2010 August

"Dudamel not only gets them to deliver, but delivers something more: a Rite that develops thrilling momentum twice over, fast but without haste ... In La Noche ... Dudamel draws you in with the big swaying chords at the start ... But it's the finale that truly electrifies. Astonishing playing, astonishing music".

Vurdering (performance): 5/5.

Vurdering (recording): 4/5.


The gramophone

2021 June

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Edward Seckerson

2021 June

"There are many points of contact between Peter Eötvös's Third Violin Concerto Alhambra ... and Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring: the juxtaposition of mysticism and physicality, the longbreathed and the animated, the exotic and the balletic ... and indeed the names of the works dedicatees, Isabelle Faust and Pable Heras-Casado. It's the earcatching colour and light that draws one in ... The still-centred moments of this performance [of The Rite] are the moments in which you stop and take note ... The Eötvös is well worth basking in".


Klassisk

2012, nr. 27

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Per Rask Madsen

2012, nr. 27

"Næste år i maj er hundredåret for et af musikhistoriens vigtigste musikfrembringelser: Stravinskijs 'Sacre' ... Decca ser sit snit til at genudgive væsentlige 'Sacre'-indspilninger på 20 cd'er. Der graves helt tilbage til 1946 ... og frem til 2010".


Kristeligt dagblad

d. 19. maj 2003

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The gramophone

2018 January

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Mark Pullinger

2018 January

"The RLPO are in cracking shape under Petrenko's baton, with playing that is both vibrant and urgent ... This is a most enjoyable, entertaining disc".


High fidelity (Kbh.)

Årg. 37, nr. 8 (2004)

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Årg. 37, nr. 8 (2004)


The gramophone

2012 May

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Rob Cowan (f. 1948)

2012 May

"Channel Classics engineering is superb".


International record review

2012 March

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Peter J. Rabinowitz

2012 March

"To my ears, a kind of dulling efficiency works against the effect here ... These are, of scourse, small blemishes. As I've suggested, not everyone will feel them as strongly as I do; and even for those who do, there is still plenty to marvel at ... Cautiously recommended".


International record review

2013 May

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Richard Whitehouse

2013 May

"The most completely successful performance is that of Symphonies of Wind Instruments - more secure than Rattle's raw-toned account with the Nash Ensemble ... As to The Rite, Rattle's latest account is far perferable to his heavy-handed 2003 account ... This newcomer, for all its considerable insight, seems intent on fighting shy".


International record review

2011 September

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Raymond S. Tuttle

2011 September

"There are a few details which I would quibble. The penultimate flute "gurgle" for example, is almost funny, insted of moribound. Still, Fischer has thought out this score on his own, and while it is not an eccentric or egotistic performance, it has personality ... packs as many thrills as Maazel's more idiosyncratic version from Cleveland".


International record review

2015 March

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Nigel Simeone

2015 March

"This beautifully documented and generally fascinating release presents not one but two performances of The Rite of Spring ... Zinman emphasizes subtleties of orchestral colour and takes great care to evoke atmosphere rather than relying on brute force ... These enthralling new discs give us something different. They deserve to be listened to and studied with the closest attention".


The gramophone

2015 April

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Geoffrey Norris

2015 April

"Just in case anyone else felt minded to replicate this Rite of Spring project ... The 1967 edition ... remains the sole authorised edition for general performance. David Zinman and the Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra couple that permissible version here with Stravinsky's original score of 1913, which differs in all manner of details, both textural and instrumental ... His perceptive conducting here makes for a thoroughly musical as well as fascinating documentary set, supplemented by a wealth of information in the booklet".


Opus

2018, nr. 81

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Jörgen Lundmark

2018, nr. 81

"Det går inte att återskapa alla orkesterns klangfärger med enbart 88 tangenter. Å andra sidan kan man, med två förstklassiga pianister, lyfta fram många detaljer ... Och det är just klarheten i detaljer och ett pregnant samspel som gör den här inspelningen så attraktiv. Att Hamelin och Andsnes på allvar gestaltar musikens våldsamma karaktär utan att klangen blir ful gör lyssningen än mer intressant".


The gramophone

2018 February

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David Fanning

2018 February

"Recording of the month: Hamelin and Andsnes are irresistibly clear and energetic ... For sheer articulacy, synchronised gymnastics, flawless balance, range of colour and flinty attack, or any other criterion you care to reach for, this is breathtaking pianism ... An immensely collectable album: a strong candidate for Disc of the Year, never mind of the Month".


Berlingske tidende

d. 13. sep. 2000

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Politiken

d. 10. sep. 2000

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d. 10. sep. 2000


The gramophone

2015 November

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Mark Pullinger

2015 November

"Vurdering: Editor's choice" - "The Introduction is entrancing ... It's pulsating, yet rhythmically crisp ... Tam-tams in The Dance of the Earth almost leap out from the speakers. It's not all about power and speed ... But when Currentzis asks his orchestra to let rip, they do so with savage abandon ... It is the sense of theatre that Currentzis brings to this music that astonishes".


International record review

2013 May

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Richard Whitehouse

2013 May

"The most completely successful performance is that of Symphonies of Wind Instruments - more secure than Rattle's raw-toned account with the Nash Ensemble ... As to The Rite, Rattle's latest account is far perferable to his heavy-handed 2003 account ... This newcomer, for all its considerable insight, seems intent on fighting shy".


The gramophone

2018 April

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Mark Pullinger

2018 April

"Kryzysztof Urbański and the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra's new release contains not one byt two performances: a CD made in December 2016 ... and then a concert ... added on a Blu-ray disc ... Urbański draws thrilling playing from his orchestra ... There's real grit and a sense that they are playing out of their skins, grinding out something urgent and earthy".


Kristeligt dagblad

d. 7. juni 1999

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d. 7. juni 1999


The gramophone

2006 awards

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Edward Seckerson

2006 awards

"There's an urban slickness about them, a gleaming transparency and fantastic rhythmic precision that seems to preclude any sense of spontaneity or indeed risk. These performances aren't so much given as manufactured. At least that's the impression".


Politiken

d. 6. aug. 2000

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d. 6. aug. 2000


The gramophone

2014 September

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Andrew Achenbach

2014 September

"A strikingly, fresh-faced, wonderfully vibrant Petrushka ... The companion account of The Rite, too, brings much that is both enjoyable and stimulating ... Roth's is a lucid, bracingly agile and tastefully intelligent conception ... Summing up, an enormously invigorating pairing, guaranteed to stir the imagination".


International record review

2014 September

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Mark Pullinger

2014 September

"Plenty to admire in the playing from Les Siecles ... For anyone who enjoyed Musicales Actes Sud's earlier release of Les Siècles playing The Firebird ... or listeners curious to investigate period-instrument exploorations into such groundbreaking early twentieth-century repertory, this disc is mandatory listening".


High fidelity

2002 2

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2002 2



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