"John Smyth" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Scherchen's Beethoven is the most athletic, giddy, dramatic yet verdant
> I've yet heard.  As for his "second rate" orchestras, I'm often more
> surprised at the superhuman unanimity of attack, given Sherchen's over
> I've been able to put together ultra-quiet Lp pressings of Symphonies
> 3-8 so far, no small feat considering the calamity-ridden Westminster
> pressing process not to mention that most of these Lp's turned 50 last
> year.

I see these are not available from Tahra, though there are symphonies 1
and 2.  Scherchen has always been a favorite of mine; there is nothing
like his Rimsky/Russian Easter Overture, recorded for Nixa in England
and on Westminster in the USA...  So, John Smyth, are you transferring
your untra-quiet Lp pressings to CD?

Donald Clarke
http://www.donaldclarkemusicbox.com

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