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In Reply to: RE: Colin Davis' final Sibelius 2nd: blah posted by PAR on November 07, 2016 at 21:26:03
must buy whole cycle, which is $85.
May still pull the trigger, but while listening to samples, there a very unfortunately horn crack in the finale of the 5th. But that leave the rest....
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I just checked The Classical Shop and it is possible to download only the 2nd in Storgards' traversal of the cycle. It would cost you 9.80 gbp which is not a bargain compared to the whole set at under 20 gbp.
I then ripped the BD Audio disc to get the hi-res files onto my computer. A much cheaper proposition than buying the hi-res files alone (if you've got the ability to rip BDs, that is).
Russell
performances?
I'm a late-comer to this set, and I was frankly stunned by both Maazel's intensity and the VPO's ability to turn a "craggy" phrase.
So glad I didn't completely fall prey to the anti-Maazel soundbites on the 'net, (although mostly spot on, LOL), but I really enjoyed his Sibelius 1st and 2nd, but haven't heard the rest in their entirety.
And then there's that Decca sound....
I love Maazel's intensity and the sound of the VPO in this set, and Decca's done a great job with the remastering. (It's from Maazel's early days and has none of the mannerisms/slow-downs that crept into his recordings in his late years (post-Cleveland).) The Tchaikovsky/VPO set he did around the same time is cut from the same cloth--maybe that'll be next.
Russell
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