Enescu: The 3 Symphonies, Orchestral Suite No. 3 &
) | Label: CHANDOS Catalog: CHAN 10984(3)X Format: CD Leeds Festival Chorus; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; BBC Philharmonic OrchestraFrom the Bolshoi to La Scala, from the Stockholm Philharmonic to the Vienna Symphony, the forty-five-year carrier and notably famous supple stick technique of Gennady Rozhdestvensky have made him one of hte most respected twentieth-century conductors in Europe. This release celebrates his superb Enescu series with the BBC Philharmonic. The Romanian composer was one of the most prodigiously gifted musicians of the twentieth century: a great violinist and composer, a distinguished conductor, an accomplished pianist, able cellist, and a famous violin teacher. Although relatively modest, his published output contained some substantial works, such as the folk-inspired Romanian Rhapsodies and romantically influenced symphonies, all featured here.  Price: $51.98 |