{"product_id":"the-royal-edition-russian-or","title":"THE ROYAL EDITION - RUSSIAN OR","description":"Bernstein's charisma is effectively demonstrated in a collection of Russian music... [P]redictably energetic...are Glinka's Ruslan and Ludmilla Overture and Glière's Russian Sailors' Dance from The Red Poppy... But the highlights are lyrical, with Bernstein suitably atmospheric in a fine account of Borodin's In the steppes of Central Asia and giving a coolly poised reading of the beautiful Prelude to Khovantschina of Mussorgsky (with glowing orchestration from Rimsky-Korsakov). \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e -- Gramophone [7\/1985]\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ------------------------------------------------\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ...Prokofiev's Scythian Suite, which [Bernstein] does well; I have not heard all the other available recordings but I should imagine that none surpasses this one in brilliance of colour, excitement and virtuosity.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e -- Gramophone [10\/1969, reviewing the original LP release of the Scythian Suite]\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ------------------------------------------------\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e These very popular examples of colourful Russian music are very well played and recorded in a style to emphasise brightness, thus enabling us to hear clearly some of the inner parts that are sometimes obscured.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e -- Gramophone [12\/1967, reviewing the original LP release of the Glinka, Mussorgsky, and Ippolitov-Ivanov works]\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sony Masterworks","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":49606358073624,"sku":"074644760729","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0687\/4346\/3192\/files\/0219294.jpg?v=1777622543","url":"https:\/\/hbdirect.com\/products\/the-royal-edition-russian-or","provider":"HBDirect","version":"1.0","type":"link"}