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Ippolitov-Ivanov:Symphony No 1 in e minor op.46 Bamberg SO/ Gary Brain
Pleasant,undemanding music. It's not going to blow your socks off like that Taneyev (see earlier post) but this is well crafted and enjoyable. Very nice,in fact! It's particularly nice late at night. There's some colourful orchestration here,though. It's better than Rimsky-Korsakov's attempts at symphonies,too (if you ignore Antar,one of my favourite pieces by RK,which is more of a suite,anyway!). I can't help wondering what this might have sounded like if Svetlanov had recorded it (or Fedoseyev?) So far,I've enjoyed everything I've heard by this composer. A modest talent I suppose;but very enjoyable,imo! I've paired this on a cd-r with Gliere's,lovely,First Symphony. Gliere music has more individuality and his powers of orchestration are,patently,superior;but they go very well together.
Addenda! Pairing the two symphonies does,however,make you aware of the inferiority of the ASV. The Chandos recording has a spaciousness and spectacular range. The strings sound lush. The ASV (not one of my favourite labels in terms of sound quality) recording sounds thin & undernourished,by comparison.
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