[Leica] Never judge .. / Bruckner

[douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp)]

Talking of interpretations - has anyone else ever compared Jean Sibelius 
2nd Symphony (and the Karelia Suite for that matter)?
1 interpreted by Ashkenazy
2 interpreted by Leonard Bernstein

I have never heard such a difference in interpretation in my life - 
Lenny took all the emotion out of it, Ashkenazy brought out everything 
that Sibelius stood for in Finland and Karelia. An amazingly moving 
interpretation!
It has a similar "ooomph" that a decent interpretation of Elgar's Nimrod 
or Barber's Adagio has - pure distilled emotion.

Douglas


Luis Ripoll wrote:
> Agree again,
> Luis 
>
> -----Mensaje original-----
> De: lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org] En nombre de
> Bob Shaw
> Enviado el: domingo, 07 de octubre de 2007 14:14
> Para: Leica Users Group
> Asunto: Re: [Leica] Never judge .. / Bruckner
>
> Exactly.  Depends on the performers and what shape the conductor's head is
> in.
>
> For the german Requiem, some prefer Von Karajan's interpretation.
>
> For me, Solti conducting the the Chicago Symphony and Chorus with Kiri and
> Bernd Weikl (London 414-627-2) is my All Time Favorite.
>
> Bob
> On Oct 7, 2007, at 5:06, Philippe Amard wrote:
>
>
>
> Bob Shaw wrote:
>
>   
>> As to Brahms, give a listen to his German (Deutsches) Requiem.
>>     
>
>
> Haunting!
> if somewhat bombastic though , depending on the performers .
> Phil...x
>
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