Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/02/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Douglas, I agree with you, Bernstein is one of the greats, but I never listened the Sibelius 2nd Symphony conducted by he... I'll to serach it, I have several versions of this one, my preferred from Sibelius. Saludos cordiales Luis -----Mensaje original----- De: lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org] En nombre de Douglas Sharp Enviado el: domingo, 04 de febrero de 2007 0:26 Para: Leica Users Group Asunto: Re: [Leica] planars and vinyl v. CD 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 > _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information