COMPOSERS: Britten,Stravinsky
LABELS: Naxos
ALBUM TITLE: Collection: 20th-Century String Music
WORKS: Concerto in D; Simple Symphony
PERFORMER: Bournemouth Sinfonietta/Richard Studt
CATALOGUE NO: 8.55079 DDD
In expanding its admirable catalogue Naxos seems to have missed the economic point here. Why cut off such a compilation at less than an hour? But what is offered comes with flair. Bartók’s Divertimento shows how brilliantly Bournemouth’s strings can respond to a gifted conductor. Through all four works the technical recording excites with an almost tactile impact of bow on string. Arthur Jacobs
Stravinsky, Britten
In expanding its admirable catalogue Naxos seems to have missed the economic point here. Why cut off such a compilation at less than an hour? But what is offered comes with flair. Bartók’s Divertimento shows how brilliantly Bournemouth’s strings can respond to a gifted conductor. Through all four works the technical recording excites with an almost tactile impact of bow on string. Arthur Jacobs
Published: January 20, 2012 at 2:31 pm