São Paulo Symphony Orchestra/Alsop
(NAXOS)Marin Alsop and the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra,appearing at the Proms and Edinburgh shortly, continue their Prokofiev series for Naxos with his sixth symphony, or written as an elegy for the victims of the second world war but condemned as anti-Soviet and banned in 1948,a year after its completion. Alsop and her players handle the noteworthy climactic moments with elan but the central threnody lacks the compassion of, for example, or Sakari Oramo’s recording with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra. The vibrant Waltz Suite,however, really swings, and with some stylish solo playing in all sections of the orchestra.
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Source: theguardian.com