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Music Lane It's all about the music, dude! Sit down, relax and listen to some tunes. |
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Music Lane It's all about the music, dude! Sit down, relax and listen to some tunes. |
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In Reply to: So sorry about the Mravinsky! He thinks everything's about Stalin, apparently. posted by jdaniel@jps.net on September 14, 2016 at 19:30:03:
. . . you might understand the critical acclaim. The Mravinsky Sibelius Seventh is one of the greatest recorded performances of anything - a one of a kind performance, with a level of drama which other conductors seem almost afraid to attempt. As I said before, that doesn't mean that other interpretive approaches to this symphony (such as Vanska's!) aren't valid. But if one is on board with a high-octane, high-intensity presentation of this music, one could not find greater commitment than what's heard from Mravinsky and his orchestra. But don't take my word for it - here's an Amazon reviewer's post:. . . bought it mainly for the Sibelius 7th, based on reviewers in many venues. The performance is just...otherworldly. Mravinsky handles a number of details differently than what you'd hear in many other performances of this symphony, and it adds up to an exciting, and spiritual whole. It starts off almost immediately, with the ascending string entry taken at a much faster clip than most other recordings...and you know what? it works (as do many of the other smaller bits of detail.) I'd also mention the horns sound much earthier--but also much more soulful--than other western recordings.
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Follow Ups
- If you weren't quite so parochial in your set view of trombone playing. . . - Chris from Lafayette 21:24:19 09/14/16 (8)
- I see the Mravinsky is available as an SACD on Praga Digitals - Russell 16:16:31 09/15/16 (3)
- I haven't heard it - but it seemed like it was overkill to me too {nt] - Chris from Lafayette 16:57:04 09/15/16 (2)
- RE: I haven't heard it - but it seemed like it was overkill to me too {nt] - Ivan303 17:23:44 09/15/16 (1)
- I have an old JVC CD incarnation from Japan - Chris from Lafayette 17:36:32 09/15/16 (0)
- RE: In this corner, Mravinsky...... - kitch29 06:56:49 09/15/16 (1)
- "what makes this work a symphony and not a tone poem?" - Chris from Lafayette 07:09:33 09/15/16 (0)
- I'm sorry, you know I'm not a contrarian, but I just find the whole performance an abomination. nt - jdaniel@jps.net 22:52:47 09/14/16 (1)
- Fair enough - sounds as if you need to get back to the comfort of. . . - Chris from Lafayette 00:01:18 09/15/16 (0)
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