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At least the repressings of the older Walter stereo releases of Mahler's 9th and Dvorak's New World. I don't have the originals with which to compare but I didn't find that the Odyssey's got in the way of my enjoyment at all. In fact, the bass was a little bit more extended and fulsome.
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I ordered the Berglund/LPO (shhhhh!) SACD and a Denon digital (shhhhhh!) LP.
But I can find a lot of other copies, too. I'm putting your Ormandy Odyssey on the shopping list.
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I got hooked on Sibelius a few years ago thanks to an AA member. The 2nd is a great one to obsess over. On vinyl, copies to have include Barbirolli on Chesky (best sonics of any 2nd)and Okko Kamu on DG (best preformance). The Paray on Mercury has good sound, but the performance makes me think it was done right before lunch when the band was hungry. For more fun, try the VC with Heifetz, Haendel, Oistrakh (with Rozhdestvensky), Kremer, or Franciscatti - to name just a few!
I've got a line on a used copy, also have it on my list for the next trip up to Pittsburgh.
Believe it or not, I got into Sibelius from watching St. Elsewhere . Dr. Auschlander was a Sibelius freak and every so often there'd be a scene with him sitting in his office, eyes closed, Sibelius blasting from the speakers.
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Credit TV for inspiring me on several classical works, too!I got into Wagner after watching Inspector Morse episodes on PBS. And Shostakovich because of a 60 Minutes profile of cellist/conductor Rostropovich.
And I was amazed to see someone else was inspired by the St. Elsewhere
Auschlander/Sibelius Second thing. (Although unlike you, I missed Sibelius' other appearances, so to speak. What else did they play in other eps, if you recall?)
Any memories of what kind of turntable Auschlander had?
I'm not sure, it's been so long, but I think Auschlander was using a cassette deck.
I don't remember what other Sibelius pieces he played either, but the one that stuck in my head was Symphony 2.
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What's shocking is that the actor who played Auschlander, Norman Lloyd is still alive and acting. I got stuck watching the movie, In Her Shoes, with my wife, which wasn't all that bad of a movie as far as "chick flicks" go. Anyway, Norman Lloyd is in it. He's 91!
I've been digging the Finn quite a bit myself lately. The 4th Symphony is very nice. I'll have to track down number 2!
Sibelius 4 is a masterpiece of economy and dialectical logic. A fascinating place to start with S, working from the inside out. You will have to say how you like the 2nd. After that, try the 5th!
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Walter's Mozart Serenade 13, Impresario and Cosi fan tutte overtures. I picked up a 2 eye. Very nice, but the last 1/4 of the record was worn.I have the same material on Odyssey, a bit noisy surface. Was going to check it, but doing wife's errands and other stuff. I will report on it when I get to that.
Some of the RCA Camdens are good, too, and there was a thread about Angel Records here a while back. The consensus seemed to be that Angel's budget Seraphim label was actually superior to Angel itself.
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