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John Parker writes on the Leningrad brass and the Bruckner 9:
>This said and done, I could see where the same sound might not sit so well
>with Bruckner. Bruckner's music is bombastic at times, certainly strong
>and insistent, but harshness and aggressiveness just don't seem like the
>right approach. But I'll withhold judgment until I actually hear the
>Leningrad do Bruckner.
It works. Not sure why but it certainly does, a kind of nervous energy,
especially in the first movement, a level of tension akin to taut muscles
ready to explode, a graceful aggression, if you will. And a reminder that
you can get this at Berkshire Records. Now if the 7th were available as
well. I certainly would like to hear what that orchestra would do with
that symphony.
Thomas Heilman
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