In Reply to: Sorry, not to rile you up, but Solti barely scratches the surface in either London or Chicago, though I prefer posted by jdaniel@jps.net on April 12, 2017 at 19:19:52:
Solti "barely scratches the surface"? Perhaps you should elaborate to help us discover what we should be listening for in order to know if a given conductor has "scratched the surface".
And, pray tell, what is the "right feel" for Mahler? Is it somehow tied up with the entrance of the organ, as suggested by your post below?
I used to have the Solti/LSO album in my LP days (I think it was my imprint version) - I liked it, but I still felt that Solti's approach was, in general, over energized.
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Follow Ups
- OK - but you beg questions in your reply - Chris from Lafayette 19:43:40 04/12/17 (7)
- Solti LSO - pbarach 14:54:26 04/13/17 (1)
- Yes! I hear similar engineering mischief in other Solti/Mahler recordings too! [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 00:30:40 04/16/17 (0)
- "Over energized." You answered you own question. - jdaniel@jps.net 20:20:01 04/12/17 (4)
- Agreed on the Morris 8th... - Jim Treanor 23:08:47 04/12/17 (3)
- RE: Agreed on the Morris 8th... - johngladneyproffitt 07:50:37 04/14/17 (1)
- If only the Soprano 1 hadn't gone flat on her soft, floated high Bb in the end. McConnell w/Tennstedt perfect - jdaniel@jps.net 11:40:15 04/14/17 (0)
- Isn't it amazing how Morris can take Part 1 at a slower speed yet it has more propulsion? nt - jdaniel@jps.net 07:47:01 04/13/17 (0)