A musical prodigy at age 3 and an international superstar in his twenties, conductor Gustavo Dudamel has emerged as one of the most critically acclaimed artists of the early twenty first century, and his popularity has increased with every concert, especially those with his home orchestra, the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela. Yet Dudamel's reputation outside his native country is based largely on his recordings for Deutsche Grammophon, which, by 2009, amounted to four albums, a live "DG Concerts" digital download ...
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A musical prodigy at age 3 and an international superstar in his twenties, conductor Gustavo Dudamel has emerged as one of the most critically acclaimed artists of the early twenty first century, and his popularity has increased with every concert, especially those with his home orchestra, the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela. Yet Dudamel's reputation outside his native country is based largely on his recordings for Deutsche Grammophon, which, by 2009, amounted to four albums, a live "DG Concerts" digital download, and a smattering of compilation tracks. Dudamel's accounts of the Symphonies No. 5 and No. 7 of Ludwig van Beethoven, the Symphony No. 5 of Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, and Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 5 provide a firm baseline for judging his impressive abilities, while the colorful album of Latin favorites, Fiesta, shows him in more relaxed and playful moods. Whether one can appreciate his personal flamboyance or not, or approves or disapproves of his fluid interpretations, most...
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