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Posted by Doktor Brahms (A) on March 25, 2008 at 11:14:37

In Reply to: RE: New Mozart Symphonies 38-41 on Linn.. posted by PAR on March 24, 2008 at 06:44:06

I'm puzzled by something in your post (and, honestly, I'm not trying to be deliberately obtuse here): when you describe the brass sound as "rasping" and "blatty," are you being complimentary? Those terms don't strike me as being particularly flattering. Does this mean that the brass plays with the raw immediacy that we normally associate with period instruments? Just curious.

Also, I'm wondering about Mackerras's treatment of minuet movements in these symphonies. As you probably know, the conductor's earlier recordings of Haydn and Mozart on the Telarc label were somewhat controversial because of the tempos in the minuets. Fans found his tempos brisk and bracing; detractors saw the minuets as suffering from undue haste. How do the minuets strike you on this new Linn set?

Thanks for sharing your enthusiasm for this set. I've definitely got my eye on it.

• Wondering what your references are so far for these? - Michael V8 17:36:52 03/25/08 (2)
  • Maag/Mozart - In good sound! - Doktor Brahms 06:46:28 03/26/08 (1)
    • RE: Maag/Mozart - In good sound! - Michael V8 17:47:18 03/26/08 (0)
• RE: New Mozart Symphonies 38-41 on Linn.. - PAR 12:13:09 03/25/08 (0)

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