CBSO tonight at 7.30pm

[PJPJ]

Listening to Vanska in No.2 later, it is a fine account but I preferred Nelsons' quicker and more dramatic approach, urgently live of course... his tempi were closer to my beloved Scherchen, though the sonorities were lighter and clearer. Scherzos in both symphonies were fast and tightly phrased, and I liked the way Nelsons also tightened up articulation and dynamics in No.1's first movement repeat.

Shame it's so long till the next concert (December I think the presenter said) given the dearth of live orchestras (and too much familiar rep.) on R3 now away from the Proms. Hope they give us that one.

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I would add that it was wonderful to hear such a great acoustic so finely relayed too!

I've been listening over the past two days - it really is that addictive. Excellent playing all round.

The edited recordings are streaming through more decent sound equipment and the sound quality is amazingly good, Baiba Skride not too closely miked in the concerto.

to all, including the engineers.