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DaveF wrote:Symphonies 3 & 9



I always found the sonics in this boxset a bit lightweight and lacking a bit of omph when the music required it but on a recent listen to the above I've found a new appreciation for the perfomances.

I really love that set.

You can never go wrong with Kubelik, right Seán?

DaveF wrote:Symphonies 3 & 9



I always found the sonics in this boxset a bit lightweight and lacking a bit of omph when the music required it but on a recent listen to the above I've found a new appreciation for the perfomances.

yes, the forces are slightly lighter than say a Karajan or Solti, but I think its a uniformly superb set, Dave. There are subtler shades of colouring frequently brought to the fore by Kubelik as a consequence...

Jose Echenique wrote:You can never go wrong with Kubelik, right Seán?

Rarely, Pepe... I find him to have been a delightfully nuanced conductor.

I have been concentrating on the shorter Divertimenti on these disks, which are unlike the 4 Keyboard Concerti, new to me. Slighter pieces they may be, but equally delightful.

now, the Haydn traversal continues with my 1st listen to:

Jose Echenique wrote:You can never go wrong with Kubelik, right Seán?

That's correct Pepe.

Symphs: 35,38,39 & 59.

Jared wrote:

Symphs: 35,38,39 & 59.

I am starting to enjoy that set, the 45th & 59th are very much to my taste.