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Vladimir Jurowski

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Vladimir Jurowski has served as Principal Conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra since 2007. This two-disc album marks Yurovskys 29th release on the LPO label and is his first recording of a Richard Strauss work with the orchestra. [CD 1] features the evocative Alpine Symphony, which unfolds into a series of grand scenes. The London Philharmonics exhilarating soundmeticulously controlled down to the finest detailis captivating, as Yurovsky brings out the very best in his musicians. [CD 2] features excerpts from the opera *The Woman Without a Shadow*. Here, Yurovsky performs not the composers own Symphonic Fantasy, but orchestral highlights drawn from the complete opera. Yurovsky conducted the complete *The Woman Without a Shadow* at the Metropolitan Opera in 2013 and is said to have a deep affinity for the work; here, too, he meticulously weaves the intricate score into sound. Furt