Sir Thomas Beecham - Borodin: Polovtsian Dances - Balakirev: Symphony No. 1 in C Major (2025) [Hi-Res]

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Title: Borodin: Polovtsian Dances - Balakirev: Symphony No. 1 in C Major
Year Of Release: 2025
Label: Warner Classics
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks) / 24bit-96kHz FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 52:55
Total Size: 279 MB / 2.03 GB
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Tracklist:

1. Prince Igor, Act 2, Polovtsian Dances: Pt. 1. Introduction - Gliding Dance of the Maidens (2:33)
2. Prince Igor, Act 2, Polovtsian Dances: Pt. 2. Wild Dance of the Men (1:16)
3. Prince Igor, Act 2, Polovtsian Dances: Pt. 3. General Dance (2:17)
4. Prince Igor, Act 2, Polovtsian Dances: Pt. 4. Dance of the Boys (1:29)
5. Prince Igor, Act 2, Polovtsian Dances: Pt. 5. Gliding Dance of The Maidens (1:33)
6. Prince Igor, Act 2, Polovtsian Dances: Pt. 6. Dance of The Boys (1:33)
7. Prince Igor, Act 2, Polovtsian Dances: Pt. 7. General Dance (1:34)
8. Symphony No. 1 in C Major: I. Largo - Allegro vivo - Alla breve - Più animato (11:51)
9. Symphony No. 1 in C Major: II. Scherzo. Vivo - Poco meno mosso - Coda (6:57)
10. Symphony No. 1 in C Major: III. Andante (12:18)
11. Symphony No. 1 in C Major: IV. Finale. Allegro moderato - Tempo di polacca (9:39)

We continue our exploration of Sir Thomas Beecham’s recording legacy with a quite rarely recorded piece of music, Balakirev’s first symphony. It is a work that took a long time to mature, often interrupted by the vicissitudes of Balakirev's life and that of the Five, and is typical of his style, with a very beautiful slow orientalist movement.