Dmitri Kitajenko, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra - Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Symphonies Nos. 1-3, Capriccio espagnol, Russian Easter Overture, Sadko, Piano Concerto (1996)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 617 Mb | Total time: 77:06+79:38 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Chandos | # CHAN 7029(2) | Recorded: 1993, 1994
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 617 Mb | Total time: 77:06+79:38 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Chandos | # CHAN 7029(2) | Recorded: 1993, 1994
Chandos’ Rimsky-Korsakov symphony cycle effectively steals the thunder from Neeme Järvi’s set on Deutsche Grammophon. Dmitri Kitajenko’s grittier and bolder readings better present the music. While Järvi luxuriates in Gothenberg’s smooth sonorities, Kitajenko draws more stark sounds from his Bergen Philharmonic players. This is especially telling in the Antar Symhony (which Rimsky-Korsaskov later published as a “symphonic suite”) where Kitajenko’s gruff approach makes the second movement’s growling argument more forbidding.