Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake

Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake

Neeme Järvi conducts the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

Daniel Jaffé

Published: November 21, 2013 at 5:23 pm

'Violinist James Ehnes is superb throughout, raising the "Danse Russe" into a smouldering display of Gypsy-style virtuosity. The Bergen Philharmonic offers the most polished playing, driven by Järvi at often fast than usual tempos. Generally, though, when it matters Järvi abandons his brisk manner for an understated yet manifest sensitivity to Tchaikovsky's poignant lyricism.' Daniel Jaffé

Tchaikovsky

Swan Lake (complete)

James Ehnes (vln); Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra/Neeme Järvi

Chandos CHSA 5124 (hybrid CD/SACD) 81:14 mins (2 discs)

Audio clip: from the Introduction to Swan Lake

For a full review, pick up a copy of the Chrismas issue of BBC Music Magazine

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Daniel Jaffé

Journalist and Critic, BBC Music Magazine

Daniel Jaffé has been associated with BBC Music Magazine since 2004 when he was the reviews editor, working in that post until he went freelance in 2011. Previously he was on the editorial teams of Classic CD and Gramophone. A specialist in both Russian and 20th-century British music, he has also written articles and programme notes for various orchestras and festivals both in the UK and abroad, published two books – Sergey Prokofiev (Phaidon), and a Historical Dictionary of Russian Music (Scarecrow Press) – and contributed extensively to the Cambridge Stravinsky Encyclopedia (CUP).
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