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August 6, 2012
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I have been following through various recordings, over 25 years and with great interest, the ongoing development of the two major competing finale completions of the Bruckner 9th. I have listened with delight in past months to the "final" SPCM version heard here and the "final" William Carragan ... more |
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April 6, 2012
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In commenting on the recent SACD release of the Rostropovich/Giulini recording of the Dvorak Concerto, I indicated my strong preference for this one, and there is no point in repeating that all here. This is a grand, lush reading, with both soloist and conductor viewing the concerto as the ultimate ... more |
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April 3, 2012
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Whether or not Rostropovich left a better recording of the Dvorak concerto than did any other cellist, he almost certainly left MORE recordings of it than anyone else. Over the years I have acquired this one and other stereo recordings conducted by Boult, Karajan and Ozawa, and mono recordings ... more |
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March 14, 2012
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At their best, EMI's analog engineers seemed to be able to capture the sound of full orchestral strings en masse better than anyone else, especially in Kingsway Hall in London. Perhaps, of all of their finest recordings, only Barbirolli's Tallis Fantasia quite matches the string sound of this ... more |
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March 13, 2012
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There are a number of good choices for the Mahler 7th on SACD--Nott, Gergiev, Tilson Thomas, Zinman--but this is emphatically not one of them. Much as I love most of Klemperer's performances, from the great to the at least interesting, at times he could be just too much. Frequently he could make ... more |
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