Raff: Symphony No. 5/Overtures/Abends Orchestral & Concertos Classical CHANDOS SACD

Raff: Symphony No. 5/Overtures/Abends

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CHSA 5135

Raff: Symphony No. 5/Overtures/Abends

Running Time: 80:02

CD UPC: 0095115513521

Release Date: March 2014
Originally recorded in 2013

Composer (1822-1882)
Joachim Raff

Orchestra
Suisse Romande Orchestra

Conductor
Neeme Järvi

Venue
Victoria Hall, Geneva, Switzerland

Producer
Brian Pidgeon

Engineer
Ralph Couzens

Engineer (Assistant)
Jonathan Cooper

Genre:
Orchestral & Concertos
Classical

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JOACHIM RAFF

(1822-1882)

Overture to 'Dame Kobold', Op. 154 (1869)

6:48

Comic Opera in Three Acts

Allegro - Andante - Tempo I - Poco più mosso

Abends, Op. 163b (1874)

5:21

Rhapsody

Orchestration by the composer of the fifth movement from Piano Suite No. 6, Op. 163 (1871)

Moderato - Un poco agitato - Tempo I

Overture to 'Konig Alfred', WoO 14 (1848-49)

13:43

Grand Heroic Opera in Four Acts

Andante maestoso - Doppio movimento, Allegro - Meno moto, quasi Marcia -

Prelude to 'Dornroschen', WoO 19 (1855)

6:06

Fairy Tale Epic in Four Parts

Mäßig bewegt

Overture to 'Die Eifersuchtigen', WoO 54 (1881-82)

8:25

Comic Opera in Three Acts

Andante - Allegro

Symphony No. 5, Op. 177 'Lenore' (1872)

39:53

in E major - in E-Dur - en mi majeur

Erste Abtheilung. Liebesglück

(First Section. Joy of Love)

Allegro

10:29

Andante quasi Larghetto

8:04

Zweite Abtheilung. Trennung

(Second Section. Separation)

Marsch-Tempo - Agitato

9:13

Dritte Abtheilung. Wiedervereinigung im Tode

(Third Section. Reunion in Death)

Introduction und Ballade (nach G. Bürger's 'Lenore').

11:53

Allegro - Un poco più mosso (quasi stretto)

Total Time: 80:02

Orchestra: Suisse Romande Orchestra

Conductor: Neeme Järvi

9 and 10 July 2013

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Reviews

“… I can think of no reason not to recommend this release to you unreservedly… An added bonus, too, is the sumptuous sound of this Chandos SACD.” - Jerry Dubins

“…This recording has practically everything going for it, and sounds great … “ - Arthur Lintgen

Fanfare – September/October 2014

“… The prolific Raff is worth reviving, to judge by the inventive, vividly scored descriptive symphony on Bürger’s ballad Lenore, and one or two operatic overtures, included here and performed with great conviction by Järvi and co.”

David Cairns – The Sunday Times (Culture magazine) – 17 August 2014

“…Järvi’s performance is an absolutely splendid one – both markedly more propulsive and, to my ears, more excitingly cogent than any other I have encountered, yet with no loss in terms of technical sophistication or affectionate glow. Playing of beguiling sheen also illuminates all five items with which the symphony has been most generously coupled… Chandos’s non-interventionist SACD production (which hails from Geneva’s acoustically superb Victoria Hall) wraps you in a warm cocoon of sound. Collectors with a sweet tooth will find this irresistible.”

Andrew Achenbach – Gramophone magazine – May 2014

"... those coming to ’Leonore’ afresh should certainly make the Järvi their first option Both the spacious SACD sound (best played loud) and Dr Leichtling’s booklet notes are commensurate with those on the previous Chandos release, and on looks forward to the continuation of a notable series..."

Richard Whitehouse - International Record Review - April 2014

The second album in Neeme Järvi's cycle of Raff's symphonies (And who would have thought that a giant like Järvi even bothers with this neglected slice of German romanticism?!) showcases the composer's most famous symphony, No.5 ('Lenore', after a ballad by Bürger). Järvi was never a slouch, but in his autumn years he seems to be getting faster still: Indeed, his tempi in the 'Lenore' are the fastest of any commercial recording. Järvi's account is the direct opposite of Bernard Herrmann's now-classic 1975 account (on Pye, later on Unicorn Kanchana) - and, frankly, the symphony seems just a tad rushed here and there. On the whole, however, Järvi's reading is very persuasive, and this is a generously filled album, superbly recorded.

T Muething

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