Gershwin: An American in Paris: Catfish Row; Promenade; etc. [Hybrid SACD]
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Composer: George GershwinConductor: Leonard Slatkin
Orchestra: Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Performer: Barbara Liberman
Performer: Jeffrey Siegel
Edition: Music CD
Format: Hybrid SACD - DSD
CD Release Date: 2005-04-12
Music Label: Mobile Fidelity Koch
Soundtracks:
- Introduction-Act 1, Scene 1
- Porgy Sings
- Fugue
- Hurricane-Act 2, Scene 3
- Good Morning' Brother-Act 3, Scene 3
- An American in Paris, tone poem for orchestra
- Promenade, for piano or orchestra (arrangement of "Walking the Dog" fro
- Rhapsody in Blue, for piano & orchestra (orchestrated by F. Grofé) [*]
- Cuban Overture [*]
Music reviews of Gershwin: An American in Paris: Catfish Row; Promenade; etc. [Hybrid SACD]
Music Review: Catch this before it disappears
Rating: 5 Stars
A great example of what SACD can do. The Nickrenz/Aubort/Elite recordings from the 1970's include some of the very finest sounding recordings ever commited to analog tape. And this is no exception. This one is slightly odd- it includes a superbly naturally presented orchestra (presumably from their normal setup of 4-across-the-stage Schoeps mikes), plus some crazily spot lit- but very transparent percussion. It shouldn't really work, but it does- both in stereo (my prefered format) and multi-channel.
SACD buffs will know that the superb MoFi classical recuts are now exchanging hands for silly prices. Listen to this, and you will see why.
And the performances? The young Slatkin has more panache and drive, seemingly, than his older incarnation, and the orchestra responds superbly and idiomatically. The only fly in the ointment is the Rhapsody, where I find Siegel's playing mannered and just a bit too slow. But that's just me.
It's not enough to spoil an SACD you can play to your mates and amaze them.
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