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Re: Help with Choosing a Good Performance and Recording
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Derek Lim <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 13 Oct 1999 23:08:48 +0800
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Kevin wrote:

>For my money, the Solti is still the best cast performance and Culshaw's
>production is exceptional.  The Karajan has its merits, too.  The Levine
>is not for me as I ardently dislike Siegfried Jerusalem's squalling, er,
>singing.

Jerusalem sings on the Barenboim cycle, I believe, and also on Levine's
video.  But I don't like the tenor on Levine's CD performance too.

Derek

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