BaL 6.06.15 - Nielsen: Symphony no. 3

[BBMmk2]

I have Blomstedt/SFS one and Myun wyun Chung and I was wondering the Oramo? Essential then?

[Barbirollians]

It is astonishing that Lenny's Nielsen 3 and 5 are out of the catalogue ( albeit a great deal less astonishing that his Nielsen 2 is missing ) . I see Sony are putting out a box of his New York Sibelius recordings this summer - perhaps his Sony Nielsen will follow .

[Barbirollians]

I have Blomstedt/SFS one and Myun wyun Chung and I was wondering the Oramo? Essential then?

I love the Blomstedt BBM but the Oramo is tempting judging by his recent live Nielsen .

[jayne lee wilson]

David Patrick Stearns' very amusing & stimulating Collection feature for 3/2015 Gramo was nothing if not quirky - in prose style and conclusions... his choices were:

"Vocal Choice": Gothenburg SO/Jarvi (DG).
"Operatic Choice": Odense SO/Serov (Kontrapunkt)**
"Extreme Choice": Royal Danish SO/Bernstein (Sony) "After listening, you may end up feeling as sweaty as Bernstein...".

Top Choice was NYPO/Gilbert on Da Capo. Stearns says that Oramo would have been a top contender save for his "in-and-out-of-focus first movement".
I disagree. Strongly. For me, Oramo's a head or two ahead of Gilbert, but I love both.

** Layton dismissed this release unequivocally..."uncompetitive... a disappointment" etc., 11/95.
Nielsen always does divide the critics...

[jayne lee wilson]

It is astonishing that Lenny's Nielsen 3 and 5 are out of the catalogue ( albeit a great deal less astonishing that his Nielsen 2 is missing ) . I see Sony are putting out a box of his New York Sibelius recordings this summer - perhaps his Sony Nielsen will follow .

Here you go...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_0_15?url=search-alias%3Dpopular&field-keywords=bernstein+nielsen&sprefix=Bernstein+Niels%2Caps%2C136

[Barbirollians]

I have it and fortunately rather cheaper than that !

[makropulos]

Here you go...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_...ls%2Caps%2C136

I've got the "Royal Edition" version of Bernstein's 3 & 5 (Sony SMK 47598) - a fabulous record, and in sound that was (if I remember right?) much improved for that release. The Fifth is truly stunning as a performance- but the Espansiva is absorbing too, and with a Danish orchestra that knew it inside out.

[HighlandDougie]

I've got the "Royal Edition" version of Bernstein's 3 & 5 (Sony SMK 47598) - a fabulous record, and in sound that was (if I remember right?) much improved for that release.

I've just discovered this on the shelves (complete with rather twee watercolour by HRH Prince Charlie on the cover) - the re-mastered sound in the 3rd is indeed pretty fabulous. Although I'm not wholly convinced by Lenny's slightly free way with tempi, he clearly loved the music - and, as Makropoulos says, the orchestra is audibly on home ground so gives its impressive all. Very glad to have re-acquainted myself with this performance.

[Parry1912]

Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Myung-Whun Chung

One of the best CDs in the catalogue, imho.

[Ferretfancy]

I love the Blomstedt BBM but the Oramo is tempting judging by his recent live Nielsen .

I went to Oramo's performances of 5 & 6 at the Barbican, and they were terrific, but I was a little bit disappointed with his recording of 3.with the Royal Stockholm PO Among others I have recordings by Chung, and Gilbert with the NYPO, but it's Bernstein that I most often return to. Tuxen's version from 1946 with the Danish State RSO is splendid in spite of the dated sound.

[antongould]

One feels the winner may be Danish?

[Beef Oven!]

One feels the winner may be Danish?

Nielsen, I'd say.

[antongould]

One feels the winner may be Danish?

Or perhaps.......

[verismissimo]

One feels the winner may be Danish?

Gothenburg / Chung. Not noticeably Danish!

[antongould]

Gothenburg / Chung. Not noticeably Danish!

I failed geography O level