London Philarmonic Orchestra - Eine Alpensinfonie/Die Frau ohns Schatten on CD

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This music is absolutely ideally placed to Jurowskis strengths: his precision and ability to inspire playing of the greatest delicacy, pointing, accuracy and warmth is exactly whats called for in this score Bachtrack.com, September 2012. This release marks the 29th on the LPO label conducted by Vladimir Jurowski, and is the first Jurowski-conducted Richard Strauss release to date. The performances of the three works on this release were also critically well received, with the soloists within the Orchestra noted for their poise and exquisite handling of Die Frau ohne Schatten and Jurowskis perfect blending of rich textures in Eine Alpensinfonie (The Arts Desk). Vladimir Jurowski has a strong affinity with Die Frau ohne Schatten (The Woman Without a Shadow), and chose to conduct a selection of orchestral highlights from the opera rather than the composers own published Fantasie. He went on to conduct the complete opera at the Metropolitan Opera in 2013. If the evening can boast a hero, the honour must go to Vladimir Jurowski, who conducts with abiding passion, sensitivity and propulsion. (The Financial Times). The Dance of the Seven Veils was performed as part of the opening concert of the London Philharmonic Orchestras critically acclaimed The Rest is Noise festival of music which shaped the twentieth century. Jurowski and the LPO set the scene with an outstandingly delicate performance of the Dance of the Seven Veils (The Financial Times). These discs join the previously released recordings of Richard Strausss Don Juan and Ein Heldenleben, conducted by Bernard Haitink (LPO-0079); performances which were highly praised at the time. Gramophone magazine said [it] gives any account in the catalogue a run for its money in terms of sheer élan, and bristles with energy. Review Vladimir Jurowski's superbly responsive London Philharmonic cope brilliantly in this refulgent-sounding live recording. Strauss's cloudy opening is magnificently murky, making the first theme's cheery entrance all the more uplifting. --The Arts Desk, August'18