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BOLERO!
orchestral fireworks

EIJI OUE
MINNESOTA ORCHESTRA

RR-92CD
[HDCD]

Even before Ravel's BOLERO was featured in the hit movie "Ten", it was the most recognizable and the most popular piece of orchestral music ever written. Its hypnotic melodies, rhythms and brilliant orchestral colors have made it a favorite of conductors and audiences worldwide.

"Prof." Keith Johnson has finally made the HDCD® recording of BOLERO that RR fans have been waiting for, as the finale of a generous program of orchestral showpieces. Included are beloved classics by Liszt, Brahms, Dvorák, Berlioz and Rimsky-Korsakov, along with rarely-heard, exciting pieces by Kabalevsky, Deems Taylor, Chabrier, Järnefelt and - yes - the great conductor Otto Klemperer.

This makes an unusual and highly satisfying program of shorter, audience-friendly classics.


Related back catalog on Reference Recordings
featuring Eiji Oue & the Minnesota Orchestra

RR-91 - Valentino Dances
RR-88 - Mahler - Das Lied
RR-87 - Bernstein
RR-83 - Richard Strauss
RR-82 - Mephisto & Co.
RR-80 - Ports of Call
RR-79 - Pictures at an Exhibition
RR-71 - Exotic Dances
RR-70 - Stravinsky

PROGRAM LISTING
  1. Kabalevsky: Colas Breugnon - Overture, op. 24

  2. Deems Taylor: Looking Glass Insects

  3. Rimsky-Korsakov: The Flight of the Bumblebee

  4. Franz Liszt: Les Prelues, Symphonic Poem No. 3

  5. Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 3

  6. Dinicu: Hora Staccato

  7. Antonin Dvorák: Slavonic Dance op. 72 #2

  8. Armas Järnefelt: Praeludium

  9. Hector Berlioz: Dance of the Sylphs

10. Otto Klemperer: Merry Waltz

11. Emmanuel Chabrier: Habanera

12. Maurice Ravel: Boléro

      Total Time: 69:57



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