Deryk Barker <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>James Zehm ([log in to unmask]) wrote:
>
>>There are many Saraste-bashers in the world...
>
>Hmmm, first I'm a Karajan basher, now I'm a Saraste basher.

Hey!  Wait a moment, I am not finished with you yet; I am sure you are a
little Solti basher too!!:-)

>>The Saraste isn't so bad people used to say.
>
>But it's nothing like as good as some people say either.

Haha, but who is saying that this cycle is good? I haven't heard it.
To me the most of this cycle isn't terribly bad, but I think the Symphony
"Kullervo" (op.7) is, and that is thanks to the singers Jorma Hynninen and
Monica Groop. Perhaps there are no better ugrophones avaliable.  Monica
Groop made that CPO set of Allan Petterssons "Barefusslieder" too, and it
is no good either.  Shish Kebab - Swisch Kebob!

>>To me it is a good example on a conductor who routineally does what
>>he has practised on in his conductors school.  I would like to say;
>>"A LITTLE GOOD - A LOTS OF OK".
>
>And the Routine is the Enemy of the Good.  I think routine is a very
>good description of these performances.

You got a point there, still I would say I prefer this set to some others;
routine isn't always bad; I attended a live performance of the Sibelius 7
the other day in Stockholm, with that Mikko Frank conducting the Royal
Philarmonics....

>>The conductor in 1 & 3 may be the finn Petri Sakari, all the other
>>by Adrian Leaper.
>
>No, Leaper recorded a complete cycle for Naxos, this is AFAIK a
>completely new one.

Ach sooooo....I never found the Leaper 1&3 in the catalogue for 1999, is
it so new? - BTW, wasn't that the Ireland SO?

Which orchestra did Mister Leaper the older cycle?

>>The 3 is good indeed, but surely this symphony is also a very
>>beautiful one.  It should bear the title "pastoral".
>
>Why?

Nonono, Mister Barker!  Not until you have answered my question on Mister
Karajans Bruckner ;-)

James Zehm
[log in to unmask]