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That's interesting Thornhill

because I have exactly the opposite opinion, that the range of quality in Brahms symphony and concerto performances is much narrower than most classical music. I have preferences for each of the pieces but they aren't strong preferences, as the runners-up generally are almost as good as my preferred rendition.

Case in point: the 2nd piano concerto. I have maybe half a dozen, and my preferred one is the wonderful Maurizio Pollini/Abbado version on DG with the VPO. But it's only a little bit better than the Gilels/Jochum or the Rubinstein/Krips, to name two famous alternatives. I could live with any of them. Same comment applies to the 1st concerto.


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