Russian Orchestral Works by Tchaikovsky, Borodin and Rachmaninov

Russian Orchestral Works by Tchaikovsky, Borodin and Rachmaninov

Varviso’s Borodin No.  2, raw and spirited, is now outclassed by superior budget alternatives.His Tchaikovsky, rich in dread and melodrama, is short on tenderness. Weller conducts a decent Rock.

Daniel Jaffé

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Daniel Jaffé

Published: September 28, 2018 at 2:33 pm

COMPOSERS: Borodin,Rachmaninov,Tchaikovksy
LABELS: Eloquence
ALBUM TITLE: Russian Orchestral Works
WORKS: Rachmaninov: The Rock*; Tchaikovsky: Francesca da Rimini; Borodin: Symphony No. 2
PERFORMER: Orchestra de la Suisse Romande/Silvio Varviso; *LPO/Walter Weller
CATALOGUE NO: 482 2888 (1967/*74)

Varviso’s Borodin No. 2, raw and spirited, is now outclassed by superior budget alternatives.His Tchaikovsky, rich in dread and melodrama, is short on tenderness. Weller conducts a decent Rock.

Daniel Jaffé

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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