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Borodin: Prince Igor Overture & Polovtsian Dances By Constantin Silvestri (2023 Remastered, Paris 1961 & London 1959)

  • Borodin: Prince Igor Overture & Polovtsian Dances By Constantin Silvestri (2023 Remastered, Paris 1961 & London 1959) - CMRR Music Publishing
  • Borodin: Prince Igor Overture & Polovtsian Dances By Constantin Silvestri (2023 Remastered, Paris 1961 & London 1959) - CMRR Music Publishing
  • Borodin: Prince Igor Overture & Polovtsian Dances By Constantin Silvestri (2023 Remastered, Paris 1961 & London 1959) - CMRR Music Publishing
  • Borodin: Prince Igor Overture & Polovtsian Dances By Constantin Silvestri (2023 Remastered, Paris 1961 & London 1959) - CMRR Music Publishing
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Borodin: Prince Igor Overture & Polovtsian Dances

Constantin Silvestri (2023 Remastered, Paris 1961 & London 1959)

1 disc(s) - 9 track(s)
Total length: 00:24:03

 

Constantin Silvestri, a self-taught conductor, electrified Eastern European audiences in the 1950s and the world in the 1960s. As a young man, he built an extensive library of records and scores. He kept notebooks where he recorded different performances of the works he listened to, noting the exact duration of each. He had his own notations that no one else could understand.

In 1958, Silvestri left his country and settled in Paris for three years. There, he won the first prize from the Académie Charles Cros for his recording of Dvorak's New World Symphony and the Grand Prix du Disque for Enescu's Wind Decet. In 1961, Silvestri was appointed principal conductor of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, to which he became passionately attached.

Highly regarded by musicians, here are two testimonials about him:

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra posthumous tribute: "A quality of sound and style which was unique in this country. Silvestri was always proud that, whatever the size of the orchestra, the musicians played with the sensitivity of a chamber group."

BSO Assistant Conductor James Loughran: "He succeeded in getting the orchestra to be so flexible that they could follow his every movement, every nuance, and respond to it. It became by far the freest and most virtuosic orchestra in the country. It was quite extraordinary."

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Track listing

1. Prince Igor, Iab 7: Overture (2023 Remastered, London 1959)
2. Prince Igor, Iab 7, Polovtsian Dances, Orchestral Suite: I. Introduction Part I: Dance Of The Maidens (2023 Remastered, Paris 1961)
3. Prince Igor, Iab 7, Polovtsian Dances, Orchestral Suite: II. Introduction Part II: Gliding Dance Of The Maidens (2023 Remastered, Paris 1961)
4. Prince Igor, Iab 7, Polovtsian Dances, Orchestral Suite: III. Wild Dance Of The Men (2023 Remastered, Paris 1961)
5. Prince Igor, Iab 7, Polovtsian Dances, Orchestral Suite: IV. General Dance (2023 Remastered, Paris 1961)
6. Prince Igor, Iab 7, Polovtsian Dances, Orchestral Suite: V. Dance Of The Boys (2023 Remastered, Paris 1961)
7. Prince Igor, Iab 7, Polovtsian Dances, Orchestral Suite: VI. Gliding Dance Of The Maidens (2023 Remastered, Paris 1961)
8. Prince Igor, Iab 7, Polovtsian Dances, Orchestral Suite: VII. Dance Of The Boys (2023 Remastered, Paris 1961)
9. Prince Igor, Iab 7, Polovtsian Dances, Orchestral Suite: VIII. General Dance (2023 Remastered, Paris 1961)

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