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Marcus Maroney wrote:
>While I admire both Studer and Norman in this piece (I also enjoy
>Janowitz/Karajan on DG and Auger/Previn on Telarc)--the obvious choice
>for this music is Schwarzkopf/Szell. This is an essential recording in
>any library and EMI's remastering has done wonders for the sound of the
>orchestra. Schwarzkopf has never sounded better, and I think Szell is
>perhaps one of the top three Strauss conductors out there--this recording
>just sounds natural, refined, and--well--beautiful. Mid-price too.
I agree about Schwarzkopf/Szell, easily the best of the three official
Schwarzkopf recordings (the others being with Karajan & Ackermann). Still,
there is another favourite one for me: Lisa della Casa. I can't choose
here. When I have just heard Schwarzkopf I always think this is the best
recording ever and when I just heard della Casa it's the same thing.... I
bought the Studer when it came out, didn't like it much and didn't play it
again for a very long time until recently when I decided to give it another
spin and was pleasantly surprised. I have 10 others or so but none reach
the Schwarzkopf/della Casa level IMO.
Philip
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