Albie Cabrera wrote:
>... I just got the chance to finally put the Barbirolli version in my
>player... and it popped out just a few seconds later... Yeesh! Just as
>sludgey-slow as his 5th! And I'm sure it can't be that his orchestra just
>can't play it at a faster tempo!
You judge a recording by the first few seconds only??? In fact, apart
from the first movement, Barbirolli's tempi in the Sixth are pretty
conventional.
Tony Duggan,
England