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Colin Davis' final Sibelius 2nd: blah

Recording sucks the air out if the room too.

As a composition IMHO it gets better as it goes. Great moments in the first movt notwithstanding, I've yet to hear a coherent or really tight performance of said movt.

The final movt is so eccentric and eccentrically-scored at times--all those "garumps" and bare-boned color--that the conductor really needs to encourage his instrumentalists to play with character and throw a little attitude. Sadly not enough from Davis' LSO this time around.

Currently I still prefer Maazel with the VPO as my go-to. Probably going to check out Karajan's next. Samples of Vanska's Minnesota seemed a bit pastel and lightweight. Am I right?

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Topic - Colin Davis' final Sibelius 2nd: blah - jdaniel@jps.net 14:32:18 11/07/16 (37)
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