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• RE: Andris Nelsons BSO Brahms 4 Symphonies on CD and Downloads--Pre-Order Now... - Jim Treanor 15:16:35 04/18/17 (0)
  In Reply to: RE: Andris Nelsons BSO Brahms 4 Symphonies on CD and Downloads--Pre-Order Now... posted by John Marks on April 13, 2017 at 18:27:54

  Sumptuous sounding download, based on the 24/192 tracks I've sampled thus far. But the downloading process itself is tedious, requiring one to select "Download" for each movement of each of the four symphonies rather than allowing the set to be downloaded with one click. Possibly just a first-day, we-don't-have-it-all-together-yet hitch that'll be ironed out. At that, from what I'm hearing, well worth the effort.

  Thanks, John, for the heads-up. You and jd have managed to blow this month's budget already. :-)

  
  Jim
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• Great news--thanks, John! (nt) - Russell 19:07:04 04/13/17 (0)
  In Reply to: RE: Andris Nelsons BSO Brahms 4 Symphonies on CD and Downloads--Pre-Order Now... posted by John Marks on April 13, 2017 at 18:27:54

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• NIce! I liked his way with Sibelius, and esp the Boston Symphony's corporate sound. nt - jdaniel@jps.net 18:48:24 04/13/17 (2)
  In Reply to: RE: Andris Nelsons BSO Brahms 4 Symphonies on CD and Downloads--Pre-Order Now... posted by John Marks on April 13, 2017 at 18:27:54

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  • Please clarify--the orchestral blend, or... the recorded sound? - John Marks 19:04:52 04/13/17 (1)
    In Reply to: RE: NIce! I liked his way with Sibelius, and esp the Boston Symphony's corporate sound. nt posted by jdaniel@jps.net on April 13, 2017 at 18:48:24

    I am curious because while I have heard in the past the BSO play as well as they are now playing for Maestro Nelsons (and always with guest conductors, most notably Sir Colin Davis), I have never heard the BSO sound as lovely on recordings in, well, I dunno 50 years?
    
    Barbirolli got wonderful sounds out of the BSO--Steinberg had his moments, and Munch of course brought the Koussevitzky sound into the stereo era.
    
    But the way the BSO sounds now under Nelsons is I think amazing, and such a relief after the Levine years--and the new recordings are also light-years better than what the BSO put out in the Levine era, IMHO.
    
    jm
    

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    • RE: Please clarify--the orchestral blend, or... the recorded sound? - jdaniel@jps.net 19:18:34 04/13/17 (0)
      In Reply to: RE: Please clarify--the orchestral blend, or... the recorded sound? posted by John Marks on April 13, 2017 at 19:04:52

      Regarding the Sibelius, it was just so nice to hear that old-fashioned BSO "glow," as I knew it on Lp, so probably three things came together: hall, musicians and recording quality.
      
      If any composer's string writing is susceptible to digititis, it's Brahms, followed by Dvorak. I'm really hoping that the Brahms you mentioned is captured as successfully as the Sibelius and Wagner. My favorite 3rd is Walter's but the "hot" strings are a real disappointment.
      
      Thanks to you, I'm in the process of downloading the Brahms/Dvorak Serenades, for a mere 10 bucks. I'm not usually fond of chamber reductions, but the samples are so attractive that I just had to check it out.
      
      

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