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RE: Yes, Bernstein's Concerto for Strings, Monster Celesta and Godzilla Harp is aThrill

"Classic 60s multi-mic Columbia sound. I kept a Kleenex with me to dab blood from my ears but strings not as edgy as expected.
So much unnatural detail unearthed."

There, fixed it for you! - although I have to commend you on your choice of the "monster" and "Godzilla" descriptors, as details in the orchestral texture on this recording are indeed gruesomely pushed forward by Columbia's dweebs in the control room, all of whom no doubt graduated from the Andrew Kazdin school of schlock engineering. As for the "Hoedown" in the last movement, I think that's something which only someone who lives in Lenny's world can appreciate.

BTW, MSPC is one of Ms. CfL's favorite works! (Not coincidentally, she's also a big fan of Kubrick's "The Shining".) We usually listen to Dorati, Skrowaczewski, and (yes!) Reiner. ;-) The Reiner recording is at least three-channel, but when we want real surround, we go for Kocsis or (yes!) Gardner. There's also a surprisingly good Pentatone recording in quad with Ozawa and the BSO (coupled with Kubelik's terrific Concerto for Orchestra, also with the BSO).


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