Originally posted by verismissimo
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Mozart Haffner Serenade
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Originally posted by Mal View PostI agree about the lead violin, although I'm not too happy with the direction either, and the sound quality isn't up to much. This is going to the charity shop along with Marriner - too bland, it drags... although Iona Brown's violin playing is rather good, in patches. I've been scouring Amazon unlimited for something I might live with. I think I found it - one several forumistas have already mentioned - also Cowan & Kenyon's choice - Bruggen, with a beautiful violin performance by Lucy van Dael; direction is right, and so is sound quality. It passed my test of keeping me rapt throughout the whole performance, even at low bit rate, without a hint of boredom, and without wincing at the sound quality.There are some VG CDs at good prices, one less now,...
P.S. To give Mackerras his due, I'm really happy with his Jupiter/SCO, it's now my library choice. Also, I like Marriner in some of the later symphonies, and Piano Concertos with Brendel.
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