Donald Satz [[log in to unmask]] wrote:

>Donald Scarinci wrote:
>
>>What is the consensus (and I use that word loosely) on the Four
>>Symphonies conducted by Mackerras with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra
>>on the Telarc label that came out last year? It seems to have gotten
>>good reviews.
>
>I very much appreciate that Mackerras, Harnoncourt, and Norrington have
>eliminated much of the heavy veneer usually associated with these works.

Could do for me too, as I think actually Brahms composing technique comes
closer to Mozart than to Beethoven, and therefore it is interesting to get
this not-so-heavy sound in these works.

Mats Norrman
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