Chung's was a very early CD release and an early purchase for me. Recording quality was disappointing even at the time (on all my various sound systems over the years) and the performance with its cruder gear changes didn't displace Garaguly's in my affections yet I've kept the disc for nearly 30 years. Blomstedt's SFO recording [of the 2nd] doesn't open out on my main system, either, though I can quite believe the combination in a different system would show them off far better.
If forced to keep just two cycles, at the moment I'd hang on to Berglund's and Colin Davis's, and also keep the single discs with Jensen, Tuxen, Grondahl and co. There's much excitement to be had from those pioneering accounts with edge-of-the-seat playing.
If forced to keep just two cycles, at the moment I'd hang on to Berglund's and Colin Davis's, and also keep the single discs with Jensen, Tuxen, Grondahl and co. There's much excitement to be had from those pioneering accounts with edge-of-the-seat playing.
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