In Reply to: 1956 Barbirolli Enigma Variations posted by Tony Lauck on May 4, 2015 at 19:17:25:
I once had the original recording with the Halle. Barbirolli's interpretation was good, but the Halle strings sounded mighty thin. Maybe they've processed the audio to fill out the strings.
I have a 1962 Barbirolli conducting this piece with the Philharmonia. It's a live recording. I liked it better.
Thing is, I'm not crazy about Elgar. I know the Brits love him, and I know there are folks on this board who like his music, but he just doesn't ring my bell. So I'm surely not going to invest in a $20 retread of music I'm not loving to begin with.
"Life without music is a mistake" (Nietzsche)
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- Halle recording - Amphissa 17:10:53 05/05/15 (0)