CD REVIEW: Debussy
Edward Reichel of the [Salt Lake City] Deseret Morning News enthusiastically recommends Paavo's newest CD with the Cincinnati Symphony in this review (3/27/05):
"PAAVO JARVI, since assuming the music directorship of the Cincinnati Symphony in 2001, has been a prolific recording artist. He has released some half-dozen CDs on the Telarc label, some of which have been more satisfying artistically than others.
"His most recent album contains some of Claude Debussy's most popular orchestral works. It is also one of Jarvi's most rewarding.
"Debussy's music obviously suits his temperament, and that is reflected in his thoughtful, sensitive and well-conceived readings here.
"The Prelude a l'Apres-Midi d'un Faune is lush, languid and seamless in its long lines. Principal flutist Randolph Bowman gives a shimmering performance, and the entire piece is played radiantly.
"Nocturnes and La Mer are both played vibrantly. The performances that Jarvi elicits from his orchestra are colorful and dynamic, yet also wonderfully subtle.
"The final work on the CD, Berceuse Heroique, is a quietly dignified work written early in World War I in honor of the king. Jarvi deftly captures the somberness and earnestness of the piece with his sensitive and understated reading.
"PAAVO JARVI, since assuming the music directorship of the Cincinnati Symphony in 2001, has been a prolific recording artist. He has released some half-dozen CDs on the Telarc label, some of which have been more satisfying artistically than others.
"His most recent album contains some of Claude Debussy's most popular orchestral works. It is also one of Jarvi's most rewarding.
"Debussy's music obviously suits his temperament, and that is reflected in his thoughtful, sensitive and well-conceived readings here.
"The Prelude a l'Apres-Midi d'un Faune is lush, languid and seamless in its long lines. Principal flutist Randolph Bowman gives a shimmering performance, and the entire piece is played radiantly.
"Nocturnes and La Mer are both played vibrantly. The performances that Jarvi elicits from his orchestra are colorful and dynamic, yet also wonderfully subtle.
"The final work on the CD, Berceuse Heroique, is a quietly dignified work written early in World War I in honor of the king. Jarvi deftly captures the somberness and earnestness of the piece with his sensitive and understated reading.
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