Yeah - I have those Strauss (Elektra and Salome) recordings too

Also Friedenstag and JosephsLegende. I was impressed by his very first DG recordings too, which included the Schumann Second Symphony, the Mendelssohn Italian Symphony and the Schubert Unfinished. Overall, I still find him a much more interesting conductor than (for instance) Abbado. His incomplete set of Bruckner Symphonies with the Sk Dresden is also great. (I have 3, 5, 7 and 8.) He recorded three Liszt albums with the Sk Dresden, which I think are all outstanding. (I have the Dante Symphony and the Faust Symphony, and I've heard the other Liszt album on Qobuz.) I also really liked his complete Schumann Symphonies with the Sk Dresden (even though his tempos on the Second Symphony had slowed down a bit compared to his Philharmonia recording). His Wagner album with the SkD (Parsifal, Tannhauser, etc.) was great too. I just like a lot of the stuff he did, especially with the SkD! (BTW, I still haven't been able to get Sinopoli's Elgar set, which includes the "In the South" Overture you mentioned - the couple of times I tried to get it, it came with two Disc-1's and no Disc-2's - Grr!)

The link below gives a pretty fair assessment of Lebrecht's slime-ridden writing on this subject, and concludes with this observation:

there are enough listeners out there who do not rely on the prevailing wisdom of critics when making decisions about music, and that should be taken as a good sign for listening!

The author also quotes a post which indicates the fuzzy mental state of Lebrecht's "fans":

Norman Lebrecht is a good writer. He may not report facts correctly, and he may not be able to predict the future, but he can certainly put compelling sentences and paragraphs together.

Unbelievable!

https://therehearsalstudio.blogspot.com/2009/10/circling-wag (Open in New Window)

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Topic - Am I a sicko? Sinopoli's last performance - recorded - Chris from Lafayette 11:41:43 09/26/20 (25)

RE: Am I a sicko? Sinopoli's last performance - recorded - bald2 12:14:44 09/29/20 (1)

Harry - thanks so much for the reassuring post [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 00:40:52 10/04/20 (0)

And you gotta love his Bolero! - jimbill 10:25:09 09/27/20 (10)

I have it - I'll listen again - I've been fixated recently on performances which. . . - Chris from Lafayette 16:42:46 09/27/20 (9)

Dang Chris! - jimbill 09:49:12 09/28/20 (1)

See below for why I like Bolero - Chris from Lafayette 10:30:54 09/28/20 (0)

Munch - pbarach 04:56:02 09/28/20 (6)

LOL! Regardless, it's still a fascinating, hypnotic piece. . . ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 10:28:36 09/28/20 (5)

RE: LOL! Regardless, it's still a fascinating, hypnotic piece. . . ;-) - desertorganist 13:20:31 09/28/20 (1)

RE: LOL! Regardless, it's still a fascinating, hypnotic piece. . . ;-) - rivervalley817 13:25:42 09/28/20 (0)

RE: LOL! Regardless, it's still a fascinating, hypnotic piece. . . ;-) - pbarach 10:56:21 09/28/20 (2)

RE: LOL! Regardless, it's still a fascinating, hypnotic piece. . . ;-) - rivervalley817 11:25:43 09/28/20 (0)

LOL - I can imagine! [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 11:05:42 09/28/20 (0)

RE: Am I a sicko? Sinopoli's last performance - recorded - blakey 15:17:03 09/26/20 (2)

Just adding to my reply to jdaniel below - Chris from Lafayette 19:01:56 09/26/20 (1)

RE: Just adding to my reply to jdaniel below - blakey 21:50:31 09/26/20 (0)

RE: Am I a sicko? Sinopoli's last performance - recorded - fstein 14:19:57 09/26/20 (7)

Certainly true in Sinopoli's case - Chris from Lafayette 15:10:52 09/26/20 (6)

Thanks, I thought he died during Tristan rehearsal. It's been awhile, but Lebrecht wrote that Sinopoli lost - jdaniel@jps.net 16:25:59 09/26/20 (5)

Yeah - I have those Strauss (Elektra and Salome) recordings too - Chris from Lafayette 18:40:39 09/26/20 (4)

Yet it must be said that Sinopoli could indeed be eccentric on occasion - jdaniel@jps.net 11:07:59 09/27/20 (1)

Yes - I have that Sinopoli Frau ohne Schatten recording too - Chris from Lafayette 13:14:43 09/27/20 (0)

Agree 100% - Russell 00:23:29 09/27/20 (0)

RE: Yeah - I have those Strauss (Elektra and Salome) recordings too - blakey 22:15:55 09/26/20 (0)

Got just the solution... - Ivan303 14:08:05 09/26/20 (0)

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Yeah - I have those Strauss (Elektra and Salome) recordings too - Chris from Lafayette 18:40:39 09/26/20 (4)

Yet it must be said that Sinopoli could indeed be eccentric on occasion - jdaniel@jps.net 11:07:59 09/27/20 (1)

Yes - I have that Sinopoli Frau ohne Schatten recording too - Chris from Lafayette 13:14:43 09/27/20 (0)

Agree 100% - Russell 00:23:29 09/27/20 (0)

RE: Yeah - I have those Strauss (Elektra and Salome) recordings too - blakey 22:15:55 09/26/20 (0)

Yeah - I have those Strauss (Elektra and Salome) recordings too

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