A breathtaking Felix Slatkin double bill!! Following the success of our issue last year of a collection of Delius, Saint-Saëns and Ibert recordings, we were urged to delve once more into the recorded archives by his son, the celebrated conductor Leonard Slatkin - and what a wonderful set of recordings we managed to unearth.
Spanning two CDs and sourced from four 1950s LP issues (three of them in full stereo) this release covers seven composers and features a number of celebrated soloists - including Leonard Pennario's brilliant Khachaturian Piano Concerto, all under the baton of Slatkin Sr.
After the superbly-played and recorded full orchestral works of disc one, we detour for our second half into Villa-Lobos' acclaimed cello ensemble compositions and arrangements, before heading for the incredible Toccata for Percussion by Mexican composer Carlos Chavez, and end on Milhaud's Percussion Concerto. Truly superb!
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