★★★★★
For his recording debut with the Berlin Philharmonic, conductor Gustavo Dudamel has assembled a suave and strikingly subtle collection of Richard Strauss tone poems, with "Also Sprach Zarathustra" as the formidable headliner. Between its thunderous opening episode and its intricate combinations of instrumental sonorities, this is famously a vehicle for orchestral display, and the Berlin players rise to the occasion - both the big ensemble blowouts and the numerous detailed passages for a...
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2013-10-04
★★★★★
Is it too early for a backlash against Gustavo Dudamel, the flame-headed inspiration to a nation? Now that his beloved Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela have dropped the 'youth' tag, it seems that what was once so vigorous, special and dynamic about the whole proposition has lost its sheen somewhat - if you believe the press...
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2013-06-26
★★★★★
"Fiesta" is a busman's holiday for Gustavo Dudamel, the Venezuelan conductor whose moon-shot career has landed him the music director's post at the Los Angeles Philharmonic. He'll take over next year, at age 28. In this program of 20th century Latin American music, Dudamel leads the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela through a color-drenched display...
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2009-11-06
★★★★★
Classical from the opening phrase, a rhythmically taut, tonally creamy trumpet call, this performance of Mahler's Fifth Symphony signals a distinctive approach to a repertory staple. Again and again, under the baton of Gustavo Dudamel, who was appointed music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic at age 26 earlier this year, the Simón Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela carves out fresh contours in the piece. Dudamel elicits a sumptuous and svelte string sound...
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2009-11-06
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