In Reply to: I've had the Fischer SACD for years posted by Chris from Lafayette on October 24, 2016 at 01:12:56:
in 2 channel, the Budapest has far more weight, immediacy (and better hall ambiance) than the Litton.
Litton didn't seem "all of a piece" to me, I also get the sense that the Bergen players were fatigued--physically and mentally by the end of the first and second parts.
Fischer's players actually heighten the tension as they go. The horn bits are particularly intense in the hushed final measures leading up to the climax of the Sacrificial Dance. IMHO Fischer's players are more comfortable with the mixed-meter accents at that point as well; a must if the dance is to cohere.
But if you like the Litton, that's awesome.
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Follow Ups
- Hmmm, I didn't find Fischer's polite at all, and I was certainly worried about that - jdaniel@jps.net 08:13:28 10/24/16 (11)
- Hey, 'Santa Fe Listener' gave it 5 stars on Amazon... - Ivan303 19:37:42 10/24/16 (3)
- You should be careful with SFL's Amazon reviews - Chris from Lafayette 21:57:54 10/24/16 (2)
- All five cds in that Audite series are on my 'Favorites' lists... - Ivan303 22:12:05 10/24/16 (1)
- You like them more than I do - BTW. . . - Chris from Lafayette 09:36:49 10/25/16 (0)
- Hmmm. . . so you got "the sense that the Bergen players were fatigued--physically and mentally" - Unbelievable - Chris from Lafayette 10:20:10 10/24/16 (6)
- You don't find Litton's Dance of the Earth a bit blunt-edged? - jdaniel@jps.net 11:00:39 10/24/16 (5)
- I'll defend to the death your right to be a contrarian, but I just don't hear it that way - Chris from Lafayette 11:45:36 10/24/16 (4)
- I just left and edit about that above. Nt - jdaniel@jps.net 11:55:35 10/24/16 (3)
- Link? - Ivan303 07:45:20 10/25/16 (1)
- RE: Link? - jdaniel@jps.net 08:08:40 10/25/16 (0)
- Thanks - good comments in the edit! [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 22:00:15 10/24/16 (0)