Aaron Rabushka <[log in to unmask]> writes:

>The Naxos discs of the Brahms symphonies are not among their better
>efforts, although the serenades come across really well.

I also highly recommend the Boult on an EMI 2-fer. I tossed all other
Brahms' serenades out after hearing Boult's excellent command of the
romanticism, lyricism, and sweep that make the two serenades, at least
for me, preferable to the symphonies.

D. Stephen Heersink
San Francisco
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