Hovhaness: Symphony No. 2 Mysterious Mountain / Prokofiev: Lt. Kije Suite / Stravinsky: Fairy's Kiss Divertimento
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Hovhaness: Symphony No. 2 Mysterious Mountain / Prokofiev: Lt. Kije Suite / Stravinsky: Fairy's Kiss Divertimento
- REINER FRITZ
- MUSICA CLASICA
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Most people became acquainted with Hovhaness's greatest symphony, Mysterious Mountain (Symphony 2), through this recording when it appeared on vinyl during the Stone Age. It plays like an extended prayer and is oddly structured. It was an immediate hit when it appeared in 1955. Stravinsky's The Fairy's Kiss is a 1928 ballet commission that, quite intentionally, recalls Tchaikovsky and was written to commemorate the 30th anniversary of his death. Last here is a bang-up reading of Serge Prokofiev's classic Lieutenant Kije Suite. If you want to turn a young person onto classical music, play this disc. Worked with me. --Paul Cook
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