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Stravinsky - Apollo, Concerto in D for Strings / Prokofiev - 20 Visions fugitives | Onyx ONYX4017

Stravinsky - Apollo, Concerto in D for Strings / Prokofiev - 20 Visions fugitives

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Label: Onyx

Cat No: ONYX4017

Barcode: 0880040401728

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Orchestral

Release Date: 29th January 2007

Penguin Guide 4 stars

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This is the second release on Onyx from the amazing Moscow Soloists and their charismatic director, the great Yuri Bashmet (the first release was of Chamber Symphonies by Shostakovich, Sviridov and Vainberg on ONYX4007 and gained excellent reviews).
 
There is an interesting and generous coupling of two great Stravinsky works for strings: the marvellous neo-classical ballet Apollon musagète (in the revised 1947 version entitled simply Apollo)  and the post-WWII Concerto in D for strings.
 
The final work on the disc is a first: in 1962 Rudolf Barshai arranged for his own Moscow Chamber Orchestra 15 of the 20 Visions fugitives that Prokofiev wrote for solo piano between 1915-17. Now Roman Balashov, manager and violist in the Moscow Soloists has completed the set for this world première recording. These are exciting miniatures which truly benefit from the added colours a string orchestra can bring.

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