Pierre Boulez's Bartók performances from the early '70s are among the conductor's finest accomplishments and demonstrate how thoroughly transformed the New York Philharmonic was under his leadership. The luxuriant post-Romantic splendor of the quasi-symphonic Orchestral Pieces (4) is fully rendered, and this famously rough-edged orchestra achieves a richness of tone and color comparable to any of the other leading ensembles of the day. Although there are some extraneous background noises on this recording that may distract, ...
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Pierre Boulez's Bartók performances from the early '70s are among the conductor's finest accomplishments and demonstrate how thoroughly transformed the New York Philharmonic was under his leadership. The luxuriant post-Romantic splendor of the quasi-symphonic Orchestral Pieces (4) is fully rendered, and this famously rough-edged orchestra achieves a richness of tone and color comparable to any of the other leading ensembles of the day. Although there are some extraneous background noises on this recording that may distract, there is nothing in the performance itself to discredit the players. While the Three Village Scenes is a brief diversion and not a major work, Boulez and the orchestra give it a high level of energy, and the women of the Camerata Singers lend their choral parts a convincing folk vigor. Without doubt, the focal point of this disc, the complete Miraculous Mandarin, receives one of the most vivid performances in the orchestra's history. All the menace and eroticism pent up in this...
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