Coppélia & Sylvia/Dorati & Fistoulari

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Delibes
Coppélia – Ballet in three acts
Sylvia – Ballet in three acts


Reviewed by: Colin Anderson

Reviewed: October 2011
CD No: NEWTON CLASSICS 8802080 (3 CDs)
Duration: 2 hours 53 minutes

Masterpieces both! Two scintillating scores (Paris, 1870/1876) brimful of hits, paraded here with panache and style – insouciant, exhilarating, always magnetic. Whether conducted by Dorati or Fistoulari, both had the measure of Delibes’s choreography-in-music, his fund of tunes and colourful brilliance. Their orchestras play with relish. Knockout sound, too, from the Mercury Living Stereo stable with thrilling presence and tangible detailing.

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