Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5
Philharmonia Orchestra, Santtu-Matias Rouvali
The Philharmonia was clearly on its collective toes for this young Finnish conductor – now its principal conductor designate – in this live recording made in February last year. The mildly resonant...
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5
Philharmonia Orchestra, Santtu-Matias Rouvali
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The Philharmonia was clearly on its collective toes for this young Finnish conductor – now its principal conductor designate – in this live recording made in February last year. The mildly resonant...
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Contents and tracklist
Work length43:19
This work is only available as an album download.
I. Andante
Track length12:47
This track is only available as an album download.
III. Adagio
Track length12:15
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Awards and reviews
May 2021
The Philharmonia was clearly on its collective toes for this young Finnish conductor – now its principal conductor designate – in this live recording made in February last year. The mildly resonant acoustic allows details of orchestral colour to emerge that I do not recall in other recorded accounts.
June 2021
On one level his interpretation occupies the middle ground between the grandiose and the driven, tendencies exemplified by Herbert von Karajan (DG, 6/69) and the young Mariss Jansons (Chandos, 5/88). The devil is in the detail.
