Virtanen Jukka wrote:
>At least 2.symphony and Faust are marvellous. The critics think different
>but I prefer him to Gardiner and Abbado(Faust). I love the packaging too.
I'm a big Herreweghe fan and agree about his Schumann. However, Abbado's
Faust is good also, and Abbado does bring greater expressiveness to the
performance than Herreweghe. The question is whether a listener wants that
extra expression. I can go either way, so I consider the two performances
complimentary.
Concerning the packaging of the Herreweghe Faust, I didn't like it at all.
It had a large "box" cover that was much too big for the contents. I threw
it out the day I bought it - just took up too much room.
As for Herreweghe, I've heard mention of his new Beethoven 9th. Has this
disc been released in the U.S. yet?
"Donald Satz" <[log in to unmask]>