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In Reply to: How would you compare the performances to the Zinman cycle?... posted by TWB on December 8, 2006 at 22:27:24:
I think you will be surprised with the Haitink, especially with Nos. 7 and 9. (As a friend of mine likes to say, it sounds like he ate his Wheaties that day.) I like the Zinman set a lot, though it has its quirks--sometimes there's a slightly odd turn of phrase, and sometimes I want a bigger sound out of the orchestra, good as it is. The orchestral textures in the Haitink are fuller and more weighty, Zinman more spare and transparent. The Haitink is more closely recorded, and that adds to the impact. Though Haitink takes more conventional tempos overall than Zinman (but still a little faster than the norm), there are greater dynamic contrasts--he and the orchestra hammer out the first 2 movements of the 9th more forcefully than I've ever heard. And I've rarely heard the finale to the 7th played with more exhilaration and intensity than Haitink does here. It's really exciting to hear a large orchestra playing full-tilt like this, and I have to say that it's been a long, long time since I've felt so enthusiastic about any modern-day recording of a Beethoven symphony.Russell
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