Khachaturian, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Kirill Karabits - Spartacus . Gayaneh (Excerpts) album flac

The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (BSO) is an English orchestra with a remit to serve the South and South West of England. Founded in 1893, the BSO has developed a reputation as one of the UK's major orchestras and has worked with many of the world's leading composers, conductors and performers. Originally based in Bournemouth, the BSO moved its offices to the adjacent town of Poole in 1979.

However, Khachaturian came to the West in 1962 and recorded superbly for Decca five items from Gayaneh and four from its successor, Spartacus, with the Vienna Philharmonic. Subsequently the BBC used the spectacularly beautiful "Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia" (truly worthy of Tchaikovsky) as theme music for their TV production of The Onedin Line. But my later visit to a Russian production of Spartacus itself in London revealed that it was very long, its music uneven and its choreography often spectacularly vulgar.

Album · 2010 · 17 Songs. Spartacus: Adagio of Aegina and Harmodius. Kirill Karabits & Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. 3. Spartacus: Variation of Aegina and Bacchanalia. 4. Spartacus: Scene and Dance with Crotala. 5. Spartacus: Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia. 6. Spartacus: Dance of the Gaditanian Maidens. 7. Gayaneh: Dance of Friends. Gayaneh: Aysha's monologue. 15. Gayaneh: Dance of the mountaineers.

Adagio Of Spartacus And Phrygia. Dance Of The Gadinatian Maidens. Concertmaster – Kirill Karabits. Liner Notes – Carenza Hugh-Jones. Orchestra – Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Made in the EU Gatefold Digipak 12-page booklet.

Kirill Karabits included extracts from Spartacus and Gayaneh in the unforgettable 2009 Prom that marked the start of his tenure as the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra's principal conductor, so it seems appropriate that his first disc with the BSO for Onyx should give us an expanded survey of the same territory. The Spartacus highlights, in particular, leave you wanting the complete score. Karabits is notably good on the contrast between Roman decadence and revolutionary nobility. The folk-based Gayaneh extracts showcase the BSO's virtuosity. But it's the hair-raising Lezginka, placed earlier, that leaves you open-mouthed. Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.

Spartacus, Gayaneh (excerpts). XW. Onyx (UK classical label, typically with "ONYX" cat prefix). Release group information. Artist: Khachaturian; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Kirill Karabits.

Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Kirill Karabits. Spartacus (1956) (excerpts). Kirill Karabits included extracts from Spartacus and Gayaneh in the unforgettable 2009 Prom that marked the start of his tenure as the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra’s principle conductor, so it seems appropriate that his first disc with the BSO for ONYX should give us an expanded survey of the same territory.

Conductor Karabits gets a lush expressiveness from the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, teasing out long, sweeping lines in the violins and creating extremes in mood and emotion. Expansive musical moments are indeed expansive, and poignant moments are appropriately lyrical and tender. Some of the tone color is reminiscent of Ravel's orchestral works, and there are strong dynamic contrasts that keep the listener attentive.