Wilson Pereira ([log in to unmask]) wrote:
>In a local record shop there are two recordings of Mahler Symphony no. 9:
>Sinopolli's with the Philharmonia Orchestra (DG) and Sir Simon Rattle's
>with the CBSO (EMI). Which one do list members recommend? Oppinions,
>please.
Rattle's is with the VPO, n'est-ce pas? I haven't heard it but it's had
generally positive reviews.
Sinopoli I'd avoid. Overanalytical, overreverberant acoustic (m9 in a
*church*?) too cool by more than half.
Deryk Barker
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