COMPOSERS: Borodin,Tchaikovsky
LABELS: Finlandia
WORKS: Symphony No. 2 (Little Russian)
PERFORMER: Norwegian Radio Orchestra/Ari Rasilainen
CATALOGUE NO: 3984-22835-2
The Finnish conductor Ari Rasilainen and his Norwegian orchestra deliver carefully prepared and decently recorded performances of Tchaikovsky’s Second and Borodin’s less-often-heard First symphonies. But neither the newly issued Tchaikovsky nor the already released Borodin has the individuality or orchestral élan to compete internationally. Keith Potter
Tchaikovsky, Borodin
The Finnish conductor Ari Rasilainen and his Norwegian orchestra deliver carefully prepared and decently recorded performances of Tchaikovsky’s Second and Borodin’s less-often-heard First symphonies. But neither the newly issued Tchaikovsky nor the already released Borodin has the individuality or orchestral élan to compete internationally. Keith Potter
Our rating
3
