Jon Lewis ([log in to unmask]) wrote:
>... Beecham is my favorite Sibelius conductor, period. Oh, if only, if
>only he'd recorded the 3rd and the 5th and the 4 Legends, ...
Did he perform them? Seems to me Beecham was genearlly a man who knew his
limitations and avoided works he wasn't in sympathy with. Generally, that
is. If you've ever heard a Beecham Beethoven 9th...
>and if only that NYPO 7th didn't have the worst sound in the world (yes
>I do have the Dutton transfer)...
Hmm, sorry I think this performance a distinctly mixed bag and can
understand why TB tried to suppress it.
Deryk Barker
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