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Cologne Music - Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3 / Rautavaara Isle of Bliss / Oramo, Mustonen, City of Birmingham Symphony OrchestraRating:
Release Date: 06 November, 2001 Retail Price: $24.99 OUR Price: $22.99 You SAVE: $2.00! Cast: |
Cologne Music - Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3 / Rautavaara Isle of Bliss / Oramo, Mustonen, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Reviews
Nice to See Good Performance of Non-Standard Repertoire
Given that most of the classical music DVDs out there feature sub-par performances of the standard classical warhorses, it's nice to see a DVD which features a high-level concert performance of exclusively 20th-century repertoire.
This is an overall solid performance of quite interesting orchestral music. Olli Mustonen's playing in the Prokofiev is a little too self-aware for my tastes (and his sound is shallow), but despite that, I still strongly recommend this disc.
Why not list the Sibelius?
Another botched up listing!
The major piece on this disc is Symphony No. 5 in E-flat Major, Opus 82 by Jean Sibelius, and it is not mentioned at all in the listing. My 5 star rating is for Sakari Oramo's overwhelming, brilliant conducting of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. He is a most worthy follower into Sir Simon Rattle's footsteps.
Not to belittle, or overlook, the exhilarated and ebuliant artistry of Olli Mustonen in the Prokofiev Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3 in C, Opus 26, a new star on the horizon indeed.
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