This is perhaps the only misfire in the Noel Mewton-Wood canon that I have heard. It isn't his doing; his performance is fine, even though Stravinsky's neo-classical style doesn't play to all the pianist's strengths. The recording is, however, congested and somewhat strident, and Walter Goehr's pickup band sounds a little discouraged.
The orchestra and recording are both better for the Firebird suite (which, of course, doesn't involve Mewton-Wood).
See earlier posts for more about this wonderful pianist.
2 comments:
Could you re-up this recording too? Thank you so much
Dear Buster, Thanks so much for these Mewton-Wood re-ups. A very talented and musical pianist. Personally, I am also a big fan of Goehr. Of course, these Lps and orchestras are less famous the average big label ones but remain always interesting enough. Thanks again !
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