In Reply to: Haven't heard that one... posted by C.B. on March 23, 2011 at 17:51:49:
I had a couple of the Paavo Jarvi discs for awhile, but I just couldn't live with them - unlike you, I loved the way he let the strings dominate the texture, but then, when they use so little vibrato, it's all for naught IMHO. :-)
I kind of like the Vänskä/Minnesota performances - they're maybe just a touch on the bland side however, and I would have liked the microphones to be closer to give the performances more of a cutting edge.
Haven't heard the Harnoncourt/COE performances but your description of the way he lets the brass slam and punch everything seems consistent with other performances of his that I've heard. (I do like his performances of Dvorak with the Concertgebouw Orchestra however, as well as his Johann Strauss disc with the BPO on a Teldec/Warner DVD-Audio.)
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- RE: Haven't heard that one... - Chris from Lafayette 18:26:32 03/23/11 (0)