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David Harbin:
>Tintner's Bruckner 6 is simply the finest conducting I have heard
>of this piece in terms of maintaining a basic pulse and beautifully
>controlled crescendos (try the 2nd mvt). Unfortunately it is let down
>by some of the worst orchestral mistakes I have heard on CD. These could
>have been easily corrected and I feel Naxos owes it to Tintner to find
>another performance from the archives that does full justice to his
>stunning interpretation. Karajan, Klemperer, Blomstedt and Chailly don't
>even come close. Similarly we need another Bruckner 5 which isn't
>hampered by an awful dry acoustic.
A few weeks ago I listened to the Tintner Bruckner 6 and following David's
remark above, I listened yesterday to the Klemperer. I'm afraid that I
must disagree. In my opinion, Klemperer's recording from 1965 is superb.
The tempo is quite brisk and the momentum is firmly kept throughout the
entire work. I think that one the greatest achievements in this recording
is the last movement whereas in the past it has somewhat disappointed
in respect to the 3 previous movements, in this recording you have the
feeling that it "fits" as the finale.
I would also note that in the other 2 Klemperer Bruckner recordings I
have (No. 5- Live VPO 1968 (M&A), No. 4 live BRSO 1966 (EMI), the tempo
is also quite brisk, especially for Klemperer at this time of his life.
Any comments on this?
David Rothstein
Israel
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