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Posted by Roger Fischer
on September 8, 2008, 1:56 am, in reply to "Re: Myaskovsky symphony cycle (Svetlanov)"
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As much as I appreciate the courageous efforts to complete a Miaskovsky cycle, I had been very frustrated in the past several years and had obtained a disjointed orchestral collection of Marco Polo, Olympia, Russian,Revelation,Claves, Unicorn CDs and Melodiya LPs. But I only lacked the elusive 23rd symphony and a few other orchestral works.
First, on the down side, the Warner cycle was hastily put together. It has very sparse notes and sloppy labeling in that the 18th symphony is mislabeled(as the 8th)and the 23rd is not named as such but IT IS INCLUDED(check the opus number and movements)
Opus 56:(1941)
Parts:
1. Lento. Allegro alla marcia. Lento
2. Andante molto sostenuto
3. Allegro vivace
But on balance I'm glad my wait is over and am very grateful. I now have a consistent cycle of Svetlanov's wonderful renderings with very good audio quality equal to the Olympia CD's I have.
In addition, a marvelous must-hear Miskovsky re-orchestration of some earlier piano pieces was an added bonus;
Opus 65: "Links of a chain", six sketches for symphony orchestra (1944-1945).
I hope this information is helful.
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