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It's all about the music, dude! Sit down, relax and listen to some tunes.

Really?

Solti made some excellent opera recordings, but I cannot think of a single recording of orchestral music by him that I'd classify as "definitive." I do own this LP you refer to. I find it similar to other recordings by Solti that I've owned. He has a penchant for excessive pointing and overblown theatrics, coupled with a charmless demeanor throughout and an amazing lack of insight into the music itself.

As for the Dutoit NHK YouTube -- audio is integral to any recording. There are so many recordings of this music featuring very good to excellent audio. I quit after just a few minutes. Why must I inflict this upon myself?

There is so much great music out there, and the number of hours remaining in my life decrease by the day. Life is too short for poor quality YouTube stuff.

I appreciate your continuing promotion of the NHK and YouTube in general. And you've pointed us to some pretty decent YouTube videos in the past. But really, would anybody by choice seek out this particular recording if it were not just sitting there free on YouTube?


"Life without music is a mistake" (Nietzsche)


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