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In Reply to: Re: Which recording of Third?. . . posted by insanefred on July 19, 2001 at 15:53:53:
Performance wise, Bernstein is the greatest Copland interpreter we've seen or will ever see. Not even Copland himself could do what Bernstein did. The best recording of the Third is from the '60s on Sony with Bernstein and the New York Phil. I'm hoping Sony will release this on SACD. This is the definitive performance.
An early '80s recording with Bernstein and the New York Phil on DG is a close second, but lacks some of the magic of the earlier recording.Sonically, I like the Chandos recording with Jarvi and the Detroit Symphony the best. It was on the Absolute Sound's list until (wrongly, IMO) replaced by the Reference Recording with Oue and Minnesota. The Chandos recording sounds much more natural than the Reference Recording which lacks the separation of the Chandos recording. Also, the Reference Recording is too forward with far too prominent bass. I also like Jarvi's and Detroit's performance over Oue's and Minnesota's.
Of the current conductors, Tilson Thomas and Slatkin are at the top of the heap with Copland, although I can't say I'm overly fond of Slatkin's Third on RCA, and I haven't heard Tilson Thomas' recording.
In short (too late), I'd start with the Sony Bernstein recording. It's paired with Copland's Organ (1st) Symphony.
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