My standard for the 11th has been Berglund's but W's is just as sincere; atmospheric, fervent, snarling and punchy. The final pages deliver in the latter respect! I had to turn up volume from normal 8 o'clock position to around 10 o'clock which worried me, but huge, enveloping bottom-up sound remained pliant. The first time for me that famous BIS sound lived up to the hype.
Next up is the 4th and 7th but critics seem to lean toward Petrenko.
Limiting choices to W and P, do you think? Who is more persuasive in symphony?
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Topic - Bowled Over by BIS Wigglesworth Shosty 11, eager to hear rest of cycle now but then there's Petrenko ... - jdaniel@jps.net 09:03:14 10/07/16 (13)
- RE: Bowled Over by BIS Wigglesworth Shosty 11, eager to hear rest of cycle now but then there's Petrenko ... - Ivan303 19:05:59 10/10/16 (4)
- Turn it up! : ) Will be downloading his Shosty 4th soon. nt - jdaniel@jps.net 22:59:48 10/10/16 (3)
- What? Not complaints about the 'drum banging' in the second movement? - Ivan303 07:39:58 10/11/16 (2)
- ha ha no. Overwhelming but ++pliant++ sound. Last pages of symphony awesome. nt - jdaniel@jps.net 08:10:25 10/11/16 (1)
- RE: ha ha no. Overwhelming but ++pliant++ sound. Last pages of symphony awesome. nt - ahendler 19:21:19 10/15/16 (0)
- RE: Bowled Over by BIS Wigglesworth Shosty 11, eager to hear rest of cycle now but then there's Petrenko ... - pbarach 19:08:37 10/07/16 (0)
- RE: Bowled Over by BIS Wigglesworth Shosty 11, eager to hear rest of cycle now but then there's Petrenko ... - diw 10:16:41 10/07/16 (1)
- RE: Bowled Over by BIS Wigglesworth Shosty 11, eager to hear rest of cycle now but then there's Petrenko ... - jdaniel@jps.net 12:07:38 10/07/16 (0)
- RE: Bowled Over by BIS Wigglesworth Shosty 11, eager to hear rest of cycle now but then there's Petrenko ... - vahe 09:42:32 10/07/16 (4)
- Imprinted in Haitink, but looking to refresh my ears. nt - jdaniel@jps.net 12:06:07 10/07/16 (0)
- RE: Bowled Over by BIS Wigglesworth Shosty 11, eager to hear rest of cycle now but then there's Petrenko ... - ahendler 11:18:52 10/07/16 (2)
- Only issue with the Stokowski is dubbed pipe organ bass reinforcement. nt - jdaniel@jps.net 12:05:02 10/07/16 (1)
- You say "Dubbed pipe organ bass reinforcement"... - MWE 15:57:24 10/07/16 (0)