Tchaikovsky & Shakespeare: Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela/ Dudamel – review

(Deutsche Grammophon)Dudamel and the Simón Bolivar Orchestra have already recorded Tchaikovsky's fifth symphony with DG. They continue their series with three Shakespeare-inspired works: Hamlet, The Tempest and the well-known Fantasy Overture Romeo and Juliet. Performances are fervent and in every sense dynamic, requiring some adjustment of the volume switch to cope with extremes of pianissimo and fortissimo (could be my mid-range equipment but not usually a problem). Strings are full-blooded a...

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