Greg Bright wrote:

>I listened to both the Maazel/Cleveland Telarc and the Rattle/Birmingham
>EMI(1989) today.  There were obvious differences in recording techniques;
>and, those aside, I still prefer Maazel.  Rattle's performance just doesn't
>seem to have the stridency and impact necessary in the big sections.  As a
>brief aside, with Maazel and two Boulez recordings available, has any other
>orchestra recorded this work more?

Chailly also recorded it in Cleveland but I think you'll find the London
Symphony Orchestra has recorded it at least four times: Abaddo, Bernstein,
Davis and Tjeknavorian off the top of my head.

Tony Duggan
Staffordshire,
United Kingdom.