Suk: Asrael Symphony, Brno Philharmonic Orchestra, Jiří Waldhans

Description: INCREDIBLE NATURAL SOUND QUALITY FROM A UNIQUE RECORDING TECHNIQUETrack listingTime1František ŠKROUP: Czechoslovak National Anthem1' 30"Josef SUK: Symphony in C minor, op 27 (Asrael)59' 07"2 I Andante sostenuto14' 48"3 II Andante7' 29"4III Vivace11' 28"5 IV Adagio10' 59"6 V Adagio – Mæstoso*†14' 23"Total time:60' 37" “Let’s say straight off that it’s a splendid, often thrilling performance. The bright sound of the hall, allied to the excellent recorded set-up by engineer Geoffrey Terry, has ensured that certain moments register as seldom if ever before.” “This latest entrant takes a worthy and high place in the pantheon of recordings of this masterwork.” —Jonathan Woolf, Music Web International, October 2009 “This is an intensely dramatic, detailed Asrael, alive to the sudden changes of emotional character throughout.” “Terry accomplished a great deal with his two-microphone technique … [N]othing can dilute the power of the performance. Even if it had not been captured half as well, it would still be worth hearing. As it is, we can only be glad the engineering side of matters was in such capable hands … The performance is incandescent…” —Barry Brenesal, Fanfare, 33:5, May/June 2010 “The definite highlight of the batch is the live 1968 Waldhans/Brno account of Suk’s very under-rated masterpiece, Asrael. I have now heard the CD four times, and it seems to get better with each listening. Along with the classic first-ever Talich/Czech Philharmonic studio account (mono Supraphon), this is the finest Asrael I have encountered.” “[…] right now, this CD is a leading contender for one of the five selections on my ‘2010 Want List’ for the November/December issue of Fanfare.” —Jeff Lipscombe, Fanfare, private correspondence “What is fascinating to me is how one can hear deep into the orchestra at minimal (read: ability to talk with someone else while listening) volume, which effectively replicates my experience when I attend a ‘live’ symphony concert event.” —Gordon Gray, Jackson, WY, private correspondence, 29th May 2010 “[Waldhans] takes an impressively dramatic and serious approach to Asrael that certainly makes this a very tempting alternative…” —Nigel Simeone, International Record Review, June 2012 “[T]his work requires the best possible sound, and that’s exactly what it receives here … this live performance has been captured with an astonishing realism and presence that let the tenderness and ferocity of the music register with a transparent clarity and bone-rattling power.” “…this performance is something very special indeed.” “We are indebted to Geoffrey Terry for having preserved what is more than just a great performance of Suk’s masterpiece, but a historic occasion.” —Max Westler, Enjoy the music, review magazine, April 2015

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