Donald Satz ([log in to unmask]) wrote:
>I was reading in ARG a review by Don Vroon of Mahler's 5th symphony
>performed by the London Symphony under the direction of Harold Farberman on
>Vox. Vroon concluded that the Farberman was the best recording of Mahler's
>symphony.
>
>Given Vroon's nasty opinion of period instrument recordings and his
>penchant for "heart-on-the-sleeve" interpretations, I'm always somewhat
>skeptical of his recommendations. What's your opinion of Faberman's
>interpretation?
Well, it's OK but not in the same league as the best: Inoue, Barbirolli,
Scherchen, Bernstein.
But then has Vroon ever been a reliable authority on Mahler recordings?
I don't think so.
Deryk Barker
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