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Re: Fennell Plays British and American Band Music
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William Hong <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Fri, 16 Mar 2001 16:59:30 -0500
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Art Scott wrote:

>Richard Pennycuick beat me to the posting with his comments on the Fennell
>EWE recordings, prompted by Steve Schwartz's review.  I became acquainted
>with the Holst suites & the RVW via the 1978 Telarc recording (which was
>with the Cleveland Symphonic Winds, not the EWE) and that's the version I
>was "imprinted" with.

Not to nitpick, but the Telarc didn't have the Vaughan Williams Folk Song
Suite on it.  To have a Fennell-conducted performance of that masterwork,
you have to go with the "original" mono Eastman recording.

Just so that folks know which CD to get if they want all three Suites...

Bill H.

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