January's BBC Music Magazine arrived this morning, the cover proudly announcing 50 Greatest Recordings of all time. These have been selected by a panel of reviewers who have voted on them. I know that this kind of offering is subjective and unlikely to be statistically very sound - I doubt that each of them chose fifty, ranked them and thence the list. There are a couple which would grace many collections - Solti's Ring topped the list and the Crespin/Ansermet Scheherazade/Nuits d'Ete was at 8 and Monteux's Daphnis was at 35. For me though Britten and Janacek seem to be over-favoured, and one I am totally unfamiliar with at 22 Reich's Music for 18 Musicians.
Maybe in a spare moment or three over Christmas I'll think over my own Top 50. One thing sure it will contain very few of the expert reviewers selection.
Maybe in a spare moment or three over Christmas I'll think over my own Top 50. One thing sure it will contain very few of the expert reviewers selection.
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