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In Reply to: RE: Was the Stok Performance An Abridged Version? posted by Todd Krieger on August 15, 2015 at 00:40:42
I'm listening to the Sir Edward Downes/BBC performance...... It sounds like a totally different piece of music.
There are some other performances that are almost three times the duration of the Stok performance..... In "Mahler 3rd" territory here, in regard to duration......
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The Downes recording is very close to complete score, and is well performed. Stokowski really did Gliere no favors with all his cuts, but maybe he figured audiences would not sit still for a symphony requiring 80 minutes.
The Scherchen recording with the Vienna State Opera Orchestra is probably the best overall. It captures the epic feel of the piece. But it's mono LP audio. Sounds good with my mono turntable, though.
"Life without music is a mistake" (Nietzsche)
It sounded like Stok wanted to turn this into a "showpiece"..... I can see how the full score could make a few patrons start glancing at their watches.....
In retrospect, I would have enjoyed the Stok/Cleveland performance a lot more, had it been the full score. I was never a fan of cutting long works shorter (except for repeats)..... In the case of Rachmaninoff's 2nd Symphony, it seems like the most exciting parts of the work were what was cut out.
Knowing the full score, the only aspect of the Stok performance that still interests me is the playing by the Cleveland Orchestra..... But that's it.
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