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Those British critics

Posted by Amphissa on January 8, 2017 at 10:29:56:

By now it should be clear that the British reviewing press have always been in place to promote British orchestras, British musicians, and those feriners who drop in to conduct or perform, with British orchestras and musicians. So it should be no surprise that the Brits loved the Dvorak symphonies played by the LSO (with Kertesz dropping in to conduct).

That said, I like the Kertesz recordings well enough on the whole. However, I preferred the competitor cycle by that other K guy, Kubelic (both the Bavarian and the Berlin), but maybe that's because I listen to the last few symphonies most often, especially the 9th, and I like Kubelic's 9th better than any of the Kertesz recordings.

As with any great symphony, there are many ways to play it well, and the 9th falls in that category. So I have many recordings of the piece and I enjoy hearing the variety of recordings, from Fischer to Neumann, Fricsay to Ancerl, etc. Sure, some I end up liking better than others, but many have some interesting takes.

As for the new reissue, I'll hold off. I don't need any more complete sets. Maybe they'll release bluray or SACD format of the tone poems or just the last two symphonies.