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In Reply to: RE: Really enjoying Blomstedt's Dresden Beethoven cycle posted by Jay Buridan on December 17, 2016 at 12:05:20
AFter hearing Blomstedt conduct a crackerjack 7th symphony with the Cleveland Orchestra, I bought the Dresden set. I was underwhelmed. The sound isn't great, and the performances seem under-energized. My favorites of recent sets are the Haitink/LSO (which has excellent stereo and multichannel tracks on a hybrid SACD) and Zinman/Zurich Tonhalle for something a little leaner.
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Weak link in the Dresden cycle IMHO.
Berlin Classics -- the erstwhile VEB Deutsche Schallplatten successor -- has, in addition to the Blomstedt/Staatskapelle Dresden -- an even more compelling Beethoven integral: the Leipzig Gewandhaus under Franz Konwitschney. Recordings from the early 1960's in good stereo, with performances that range from merely good to fantastic: his Eroica and 7 are as good as you will find anywhere, and his 9 is not far behind. The box set from Berlin Classics is cheap on Amazon and comes highly, highly recommended IMO.
John Proffitt
Meanwhile, I'm enjoying Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt doing the ninth with VPO.
And thanks, I'll look for the Haitink LSO.
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