Nikolai RimskyKorsakov Hector Berlioz Antonin Dvorak - Rudolf Kempe Master Conductor (13 tracks) +Album Reviews

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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Hector Berlioz, Antonin Dvorak
Rudolf Kempe: Master Conductor
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (6) - Disc #1
1. Scheherazade, symphonic suite for orchestra, Op. 35: No. 1, 'The Sea and Sinbad's ship' in E major'
2. Scheherazade, symphonic suite for orchestra, Op. 35: No. 2, 'The story of Kalender Prince' in B minor
3. Scheherazade, symphonic suite for orchestra, Op. 35: No. 3, 'The Young Prince and the young Princess' in G major
4. Scheherazade, symphonic suite for orchestra, Op. 35: No. 4, 'Festival at Baghdad - The Sea' in E major
5. Symphonie fantastique for orchestra ('Episode de la vie d'un Artiste...en cinq parties'), H.48 (Op. 14): Visions and passions
6. Symphonie fantastique for orchestra ('Episode de la vie d'un Artiste...en cinq parties'), H.48 (Op. 14): Un bal: Valse, Allegro non t
Track Listings (7) - Disc #2
1. Symphonie fantastique for orchestra ('Episode de la vie d'un Artiste...en cinq parties'), H.48 (Op. 14): Scene au champ, Adagio
2. Symphonie fantastique for orchestra ('Episode de la vie d'un Artiste...en cinq parties'), H.48 (Op. 14): Marche au supplice, Allegro
3. Symphonie fantastique for orchestra ('Episode de la vie d'un Artiste...en cinq parties'), H.48 (Op. 14): Songe d'une nuit du Sabbat
4. Symphony No. 9 in E minor ('From the New World'), B. 178 (Op. 95) (first published as No. 5): Adagio...Allegro molto
5. Symphony No. 9 in E minor ('From the New World'), B. 178 (Op. 95) (first published as No. 5): Largo
6. Symphony No. 9 in E minor ('From the New World'), B. 178 (Op. 95) (first published as No. 5): Molto vivace...Poco sostenuto
7. Symphony No. 9 in E minor ('From the New World'), B. 178 (Op. 95) (first published as No. 5): Allegro con fuoco

CD Details

All Artists: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Hector Berlioz, Antonin Dvorak, Rudolf Kempe, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Title: Rudolf Kempe: Master Conductor
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Royal Long Players
Release Date: 9/19/2000
Album Type: Import
Genre: Classical
Style: Symphonies
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPC: 793515767420

CD Reviews

Vintage Kempe...

vmzfla | Orlando, Fl. | 01/06/2006

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Scrolling through the various titles of works conducted by Maestro Kempe(1910-1976),it should be considered that this 2 disc set be quite a bargain. Several labels of reissues are becoming very pricey, when just a couple years ago they were offered as budget. The appeal to me, is the coupling of these great works that can be played simultaneously for two full hours of symphonic enjoyment. The Berlioz and Dvorak come from the EMI vaults 1958 and 1959, golden age of stereo. The "Sheherazade" dates from either 1967 or 1971. I'm not sure if Kempe recorded it twice with the RPO in a four year span or not.

The sound is adequately remastered throughout but requires adjustment if one desires fuller bass. No program notes or biography on Kempe is provided making this a half-hearted effort by the licensing company DISKY. Add a star if your a die hard for Rudolph Kempe! There are sure far better recordings of these works out there!"