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For VW "Job" fans, a sleeper IMHO: Wordsworth and the Philharmonia

Posted by jdaniel@jps.net on January 10, 2021 at 08:05:53:

This performance was originally released on Collins Classics then it disappeared. It recently resurfaced on Alto. I've not heard a performance that has surpassed Wordsworth's, for my tastes; not any of the Boult's (too soft-edged), Handley (too driven, misses VW's cool sensuality in places), and so on. I haven't heard Elder's new version.

The recording is fantastic and IMHO hits all the marks: overwhelming power in the Satan stuff, and supremely gorgeous string playing during the "earthly" stretches, including the a beautiful solo during Eliahu's dance (sp).