Jeffrey Hall asks:
>Dear CM fans, Gramophone magazine, in the back of each issue, makes a first
>choice for each of the 'major works' in the CM repertoire. Their choice for
>Mozart's symphonies 40/41 is a recording led by Lord Menuhin on Virgin. Has
>anyone heard this recording? How about its availability in the U.S.? Thanks
>for any response.
Yes and Yes, I think. Warm, supple, impulsive performances, not too finely
detailed in recording but the string playing is exceptionally clean and
solid. I'm at work and away from my CDs, but IIRC it's a Polish orchestra
-- or was that another Menuhin-led Virgin production? I think another
Virgin CD holds comparable performances of Nos. 38 and 39.
John Wiser
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