John Smyth <[log in to unmask]> writes:

>I just picked up Abbado doing Bruckner 7th with the VPO.  The Gramophone
>really likes the final Karajan recording with the same orchestra, which I
>have found in our local Tower Outlet for $5.99.  Is the Karajan leaps and
>bounds better than Abbado?

Rarely does one conductor capture one composer as well as Karajan
does Bruckner.  That said, there are other excellent recordings by other
conductors, including Jochum, Walter, Tintner, and yes, Sinopli.  I've not
heard Abbado conduct Bruckner, but the use of VPO rather than BPO would
count as two strikes against my purchase of the CD.

D. Stephen Heersink
San Francisco
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