Jim Hunsley writes:
>So how do (Tortelier/Blomstedt) compare with that of Hindemith conducting
>"die Welt?"
I don't own the available Koch set featuring Hindemith conducting his
own works, but having heard a recording of the "Symphony in Bb for Winds"
conducted by the composer at my local college library awhile back, I would
say the Blomstedt reminds me more of Hindemith the conductor, while the
Tortelier is a little more on the glamorous side. (Don't ask--I just hear
it that way.)
I know I should be a good boy and own such original documents, but I just
can't abide by mono/historic recordings as sources for repeated listening
pleasure.
John Smyth