Orchestra: Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Catalogue: 4790069
Release: 2012
Size: 793 MB
Recovery: +3%
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
01. I. Allegro con brio
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64
02. III. Valse (Allegro moderato)
Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a, TH. 35
03. IIc. Danse russe Trépak (Tempo di Trépak, molto vivace)
Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor – Ed: Leopold Nowak
04. II. Scherzo. Bewegt, lebhaft – Trio. Schnell
05. Shostakovich: Festive Overture, Op. 96
Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila, Op. 47, R. 288
06. Act III: Bacchanale
Mahler: Symphony No. 5
07. IV. Adagietto (Sehr langsam)
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56 ‘Scottish’
08. II. Vivace non troppo
09. Márquez: Danzón No. 2
Revueltas: La noche de los Mayas
10. II. Noche de Jaranas (Scherzo)
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring
11. Part II: Le Sacrifice. Sacrificial Dance (The Chosen One)
12. Márquez: Conga del Fuego
Bernstein: West Side Story: Symphonic Dances
13. IV. Mambo
It’s still too early in Gustavo Dudamel’s career to put out a greatest-hits collection, yet he has released enough high-profile albums on Deutsche Grammophon to warrant a generous sampler. To give listeners a clear idea of this critically acclaimed conductor’s range and versatility, short pieces and movements from larger works have been selected from seven CDs to highlight his repertoire on Discoveries. From Beethoven to Bernstein, with touchstones along the way by Tchaikovsky, Bruckner, Mahler, Stravinsky, Revueltas, and others, this compilation demonstrates Dudamel’s broad musical tastes and boundless enthusiasm for showstopping orchestral works. Conducting the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela, the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, the Berlin Philharmonic, and the Vienna Philharmonic, he shows his exceptional aptitude for symphonic music, ballets, and tone poems, and delivers the music with fiery energy and drama.