Donald Satz wrote:

>Jeff Dunn writes:
>>With the Second Symphony, on the other hand, I hear too much of a
>>blustery, imperial swagger in the first movement.
>
>The degree of bluster could well be influenced by the particular conductor.
>Bluster from one artist can be meaningful displays from another.

Interestingly enough Edward Downes refused to record 1 for Naxos,
considering it too jingoistic, and only agreed to do 2.

Deryk Barker
Victoria Times Colonist