Khachaturian: Spartacus; Gayaneh (excerpts) – review

BSO/Karabits (Onyx)Kirill Karabits included extracts from Spartacus and Gayaneh in the unforgettable 2009 Prom that marked the start of his tenure as the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra's principal conductor, so it seems appropriate that his first disc with the BSO for Onyx should give us an expanded survey of the same territory. The Spartacus highlights, in particular, leave you wanting the complete score. Karabits is notably good on the contrast between Roman decadence and revolutionary nobilit...

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