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Pletnev give us Scriabin's Divine performance!

CAHANA JOEL | Haifa , Israel | 12/09/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This CD is a real pleasure for everyone who adores the mystical and iconoclastical work of Scriabin. Pletnev and the RNO come really very close to the perfect performance of the Divine Poem. The Trumpet score in the 3rd act is exhilirating and the brass make brilliant appearance in all 3 acts. The pace is magnificiant and so is the sound. The Poem D'extase is a bit paller,but still the overwhole performance is very good. I'd not skip this one in my Late-Romantic collection."

A Very Fine Performance From Pletnev And His Orchestra

John Kwok | New York, NY USA | 01/05/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"It's hard for me to judge how well Mikhail Pletnev's interpretations of Scriabin's scores rank against others, since I've only recently been introduced to Scriabin's music. Having heard Valery Gergiev and the Kirov Orchestra perform the Poem of Ectasy at Carnegie Hall last month, Pletnev's account strikes me as somewhat subdued, and less inspiring than Gergiev's. Yet I presume it remains a fine interpretation of Scriabin's tone poem. Indeed, in a recent edition of the Grammophone Guide To Classical CDs, this CD is highly recommended for both the tone poem and symphony as among the finest recordings of either score now available. Both works are blessed by the Russian National Orchestra's warm, vibrant playing. The sound quality is also excellent, if not nearly as vibrant as the latest digital imaging recording technology used by Deutsche Grammophon."

Very good overall

Mr. Allan K. Steel | Sydney, AUS | 12/17/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I absolutely love this symphony. Very distinctive and has so many amazing "out of this world" bits.



This is an excellent recording overall. In particular, the strings are clear, as they ought to be. The placing of the cellos is very curious -- seem to be split into two groups at the front, both left and right of the centre. But great to hear the cellos coming out, and the bass is clear, which is important for the walking pizzicato bass theme in the 1st movement.



So overall, very good. My other favourite recording is Ashkenazy/DSOB on Decca which has brilliant sound, but this is an interesting alternative.



The filler is fine, but I have always found that it has nothing on Sym 3"