Mats Norrman ([log in to unmask]) wrote: >At a few of the symphonies I find it worthy to point out favvos: > >First of all, Knappertsbuschs 5 of 1956 is a splendid perfromance, there is >no doubt. So brucknerian, so powerful, and without loosing the tremendous >energy anywhere in the race. Additionally the finale has >cymbalclashes.... Never mind the cymbals, Mats, Kna insisted on performing the totally discredited Schalk edition, which has massive cuts (original was "too long" you see) and reorchestrations. I agree he makes a good case for it, but still - it's not really Bruckner. Deryk Barker [log in to unmask]