Leoš Janáček: Sinfonietta; Taras Bulba (1963) Reissue
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Karel Ančerl, conductor
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 268 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 145 Mb | Scans included
Genre: Classical | Label: Fidelio | # 1852 | Time: 00:44:24
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Karel Ančerl, conductor
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 268 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 145 Mb | Scans included
Genre: Classical | Label: Fidelio | # 1852 | Time: 00:44:24
Karel Ancerl’s incomparable recording of Janácek’s resplendently barbaric Sinfonietta remains not only the finest available version of the work, but also is the best recorded … Although it was captured as long ago as 1961, no other version so effectively conveys the panoramic splendor of the trumpet-led opening across the stereo spectrum, no other offers such clarity in passages such as the finale’s hair-raising wind writing, and no other balances the orchestra against the massed brass of the closing pages so naturally and cleanly. Technically it’s quite an achievement …