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Title: With Gratitude
Review: I can only agree with the comments of the 2 previous reviewers, and thanks to them, I now own the 2 great renditions performed on this disc.Rarely will you hear Prokofiev's 5th and 7th symphonies with more sensitivity than here.The attack Tennstedt inspires from the BRSO is awesome! All sections of the orchestra seem to relish Prokofiev's sense of the grotesque. There is no want the balletic or lyrical beauty either, nor of the epic - just listen to the cataclysmic climax of the slow movement of the 5th!My only quibble was the lack of presence of the gong, however what a thrill to hear the growling tuba and trombones and uninhibited clarinets.The 7th is hardly a cinderella piece and is given its best performance in decades.The rarity of hearing outstanding performances of Prokofiev's last 3 symphonies(his greatest)on disc, let alone in concert programmes, is frustrating and totally unjustified. Here, Tennstedt has done the composer and us a tremendous service.
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