[Leica] planars and vinyl v. CD

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

Jeffery,
although I'm  a great fan of Bernstein, as a composer and conductor. I 
never quite forgave him for what a mess he made of Sibelius Symphony No. 
2. If you listen to it in a comparison with Vladimir Ashkenazy's version 
you would think they were two totally different pieces of music. The 
power and grace of Sibelius, the wide rolling musical landscapes and his 
deep sense of patriotism is thoroughly lost by Lennie - possibly the 
worst record I ever bought. But he definitely made up for it with his 
recording of Candide.
Talking of Bernstein, I picked almost a full set of CBS Masterworks on 
vinyl a while back. Someone else got there first and picked off most of 
the Mozart, which didn't bother me much, the rest was good enough for 
me, Bruch, Barber, Hindemith, Lygeti,..... and even a superb Bernstein 
performance of Charles Ives Holidays Symphony, -the 4th of July movement 
is absolutely stunning. (and it makes the cat leave the room :-) )
Happy listening
Douglas

Jeffery Smith wrote:
> For a digital collection of 1-9, Inbal is at the top of my list. I grew up
> on Haitink and Solti, and like Kubelik much more than the critics do. I
> think Barbirolli is the only one who got the 6th right. And Bernstein's 7th
> on Columbia (Sony) is pretty blood-curdling.
>
> I'll keep my eyes open for the others you list.
>
> Jeffery Smith
> New Orleans, LA
>