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| Israel Chamber Orchestra: Yoav Talmi Conducts Bloch: Concerto Grosso No. 1 / Barber: Adagio for Strings / Grieg: Holberg Suite Op. 40 / Puccini: Crisantemi | 
 enlarge | Creators: Samuel Barber, Ernest Bloch, Edvard Grieg, Giacomo Puccini, Eliahu Shulman, Yoav Talmi, Israel Chamber Orchestra, Irit Rob
Label: Chandos
Category: Music
Buy New: $21.49
Buy New/Used from $10.26
Avg. Customer Rating:  (2 reviews)
Sales Rank: 141842
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 095115859322
EAN: 0095115859322
ASIN: B000000AGW
Release Date: October 28, 1992
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| Tracks:
| • | Concerto Grosso No.1 for Strings & Piano Obbligato: Praelude: Allegro energicio e pesante | | • | Concerto Grosso No.1 for Strings & Piano Obbligato: Dirge: Andante moderato | | • | Concerto Grosso No.1 for Strings & Piano Obbligato: Pastorale & Rustic Dances: Assai lento/Allegro | | • | Concerto Grosso No.1 for Strings & Piano Obbligato: Fugue: Allegro | | • | Adagio for Strs Op.11: Adagio pour cordes | | • | Holberg Ste Op.40: Allegro vivace | | • | Holberg Ste Op.40: Sarabande: Andante | | • | Holberg Ste Op.40: Allegretto; Musette: Poco piu mosso | | • | Holberg Ste Op.40: Air: Andante religioso | | • | Holberg Ste Op.40: Rigaudon: Allegro con brio | | • | Crisantemi: Crisantemi for String Quartet, trans for Stri Orch |
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| Customer Reviews:
Passionate performance on Chandos August 27, 2001
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
The Israel Chamber Orchestra and the Chandos label have joined forces to produce a disc of ravishing sound and inspired playing. Conductor Yoav Talmi leads the orchestra through familiar and unkown works from this past century, and delivers exciting and thoughtful readings. Grieg's "Holberg Suite" is played here with rhythmic accuracy and seemless ensemble. Each of the five movements are given their own personality, with the end result resembling a fine string of polished pearls. The "Adagio for Strings" of Barber is beautifuuly played. The full, warm string sound of the ICO is faithfully reproduced by the Chandos engineering staff. Perhaps the biggest treat is the unfamiliar Puccini elegy "Crisantemi," a lovely ten minute work which glimpses the composer's less-heard intimate stylings. Talmi's tempos are reflective without being sluggish, and the orchestra's tone quality is ethereal without thin or brittle side effect. Highly recommended.
A real find May 23, 2000
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I bought this disc probably ten years ago and I am pleased to see it is still available. What ravishing sound! The engineers at Chandos seem to be able to perform miracles because every disc on this label has unbelievably good sound. This is no exception. Grieg's Holberg Suite is just fun and the Bloch and Puccini works are really distinctive and memorable, highly melodic. Of course there is Barber's adagio, here played with great feeling. Again the rich, warm sound is amazing. Although the choice of composers is somewhat random, this is still a great disc.
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