This is a splendid recording from a great conductor and a great orchestra at the top of their form. Even if it wasn't so good, the value is stunning - you can't buy a cup of coffee for less, and the wonder of it all will last just that bit longer than the coffee …
Calling Valery Gergiev "the world's busiest man" has become a classical-music-business cliché, but the force of its truth smacks you afresh when you enter his orbit. Interviewing Gergiev is a bit like awaiting an audience with the Pope, or arranging a meeting with someone living under the Federal Witness Protection Program. His mere passage seems to leave ripples in the air. It is only through a flurry of continual emails and phone calls with his… more »
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