Deryk Barker <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>Steven Martin ([log in to unmask]) wrote:
>
>>ANYWAY...I saw two copies of a Beethoven #9
>> conducted by Horenstein.
>
>....The 9th is a great performance.....
Well I guess I will never know. I made my run this weekend and the
Horenstein #9 was not one of the recordings I bought in the end. Perhaps
some other time. However, I picked up a Scherchen version of the Third on
Westminster. Having heard great things about this conductor, I decided to
take a gamble. A great performance and surprisingly good sound. The only
problem is that the vinyl is noisy but my experience has been that giving
LPs a spin now and again tends to clean out the grooves.
Something else that I saw was a surprising number of Van Beinum recordings
on a variety of labels. Anybody know of any Van Beinum's on vinyl that are
worth hunting for?
Also, I saw Jochum's recording of Bruckner #9 with the Bavarian Radio
Symphony Orchestra. However, I noticed that in this recording the middle
movement was nearly as long as the outer movements, according to the notes
on the outside of the LP. Is this a different edition than what I am used
to hearing?
Steve M. (Northern Virginia)