Klarinet Archive - Posting 000367.txt from 2000/12

From: Bilwright@-----.net (William Wright)
Subj: Re: [kl] Recommendations on some CD's
Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2000 02:09:00 -0500

<><> David@-----.=A0Niethamer wrote:
There *was* (once upon a time in a land far away) and interesting
recording of Shostakovich 5 with the New York Phil and Bernstein -
possibly live from a tour performance in the USSR c. 1960. Outrageously
over the top, but never dull!

I have a recording by Bernstein and NY Philharmonic in 1960. The
CD liner says that Bernstein & orchestra made the recording immediately
after returning from a "historic tour of Russia." It's available on
the B&N web page (probably other places as well) (Symphony No. 5 and
No.9). B&N's description includes phrases such as "the atmospheric
intensity of his interpretation is yet to be matched", "never more bite"
(2nd movement), "never more desolate" (3rd movement), "cheeky",
"caustic" and so forth.

=A0

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