[SACD-R][OF] Valery Gergiev / Валерий Гергиев, Kirov Orchestra - Rimsky-Korsakov / Римский-Корсаков: Scheherazade / Шехеразада, Borodin / Бородин, Balakirev / Балакирев - 2003 (Orchestral)

Valery Gergiev conducts the Kirov Orchestra (aka the Mariinsky Orchestra) in Scheherazade by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov, In the Steppes of Central Asia by Alexander Borodin, and Islamey by by Mily Balakirev (Orch. Lyapunov). This is the Seventh of the 8 SACDs released by Philips Classics conducted by Valery Gergiev.
Review from Classic CD Review
Vergiev’s Scheherazade is expectedly volatile, individual and brilliantly played by his orchestra. It surely is among more interesting performances on record although I’m surprised he didn’t make more of the “Shipwreck” climax in the final movement—Temirkanov and the New York Philharmonic on RCA/BMG (61173) is the only recording—with the help of added timpani whacks—that really makes this a cataclysmic event. In the Steppes of Central Asia sounds a bit rushed for optimum effect, although it surely is effective, with its quiet high violins, to follow the quite similar soft ending of Scheherazade. Islamey, in the Lyapunov transcription, is another spectacular performance. However, all this performance quality is negated by the sound. Recorded in the Marinsky Theater in St. Petersburg in November 2001, the CD lists an Executive Producer (Clive Bennett), a Recording Producer (Andrew Cornall), a Balance Engineer (Philip Siney), two Recording Engineers (Vladimir Ryabenko and Sergei Parfenov), a Recording Editor (Ingmar Haas) and states that the recording was “mixed at Classic Sound Limited” and “compiled and mastered by Ian Watson and Jenni Whiteside at Classic Sound Limited on behalf of Emil Berliner Studios.” With all this, it’s difficult to tell just who is responsible for the result. It sounds as if the hall was unresonant and many microphones were very close to different sections of the orchestra. An rather artificial resonance prevails, there is little low bass, and it seems levels were “adjusted” throughout producing an unnatural sound that has more audiophile than musical appeal.
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Of greatest interest here is that the surround sound, all six channels of it, adds much to the sonic picture. In regular stereo the sound disappoints; in multi-channel it is improved although there still isn’t much really low bass—in spite of the extra channel for this information. The sense of space around the orchestra provides a more pleasing effect indeed, although as a recording per se this is not as effective as what is heard on a Decca DVD (440 079 322-9), a video disk called Return of the Firebird which contains not only Scheherazade but the complete Petrushka and Firebird, a Mosfilm Studios production of three Diaghilev masterpieces beautifully filmed, superbly recorded. The Bolshoi State Academic Theatre Orchestra is conducted by Andrey Chistiakov. This also is a 5.1 channel recording, a brilliant sonic achievement indeed. Gergiev’s interpretation of Schcherazade is more imaginative, but he didn’t have dancers to contend with. It’s unfortunate his SACD doesn’t contain more music; even with the addition of the quietly evocative Borodin and dazzling Balakirev the total playing time is less than 63′.

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