3.0 out of 5 stars
Telluric - but this premiere recording is not a first choice, September 6, 2008
This review is from: Earth Dances (Audio CD)
See my review under the disc's other entry on this website:
Birtwistle: Earth Dances (where you might also find it cheaper). This version by the BBC SO under Peter Eötvös was the composition's premiere recording. There have been others since: Dohnanyi and the Cleveland Orchestra (
Earth Dances/Panic), paired with "Panic" (a saxophone concerto), now reissued on a convenient two-CD set from Decca's British Music Collection (
The British Music Collection: Harrison Birtwistle), and Boulez and Ensemble Modern Orchestra, on DG's 20/21 collection, paired with Theseus Game (
Birtwistle: Theseus Game, Earth Dances). I have Dohnanyi: it comes in much more present and vivid sonics and the orchestra has an extra bite which, added to its availability, makes it a better choice.
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