Doc Sarvis
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Sounds very interesting. Fortunately, in this crowd, there's no either/or alternative necessary. The more the better!!!
Edit: Just ordered it!
Originally Posted by mbhaub Sure to get some rebukes -- but I like the Peter Tiboris recording on Bridge. There are no big name soloists, the orchestra is a 2nd rate one from eastern Europe. But it has one thing the others don't: Mahler's reorchestration. I know some purists will have a heart attack, but frankly, Mahler -- one of the greatest orchestrators ever -- did his work to make the symphony sound "better" when played with a large orchestra using modern instruments. Especially in the Scherzo, it works so well. I think Beethoven himself would have used horns in the same way if he had the advantage of valved instruments. I don't like just any tamperings: Stokowski goes too far, even though it is thrilling. If I had to choose a straight 9th, I'd take the Blomstedt, with Dohnanyi/Cleveland on Telarc a fine alternative. |
Sounds very interesting. Fortunately, in this crowd, there's no either/or alternative necessary. The more the better!!!
Edit: Just ordered it!