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5.0 out of 5 stars
Forceful Fortieth, February 29, 2008
This review is from: Mozart Symphony No. 40, Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter" (Audio CD)
This is my absolute favorite performance of Mozart's famous 40th Symphony and the recording is a legendary one from the beginning days of the CD era. Originally packaged as part of the Delos Digital Master Series, this recording features a youthful (aged 34) Gerard Schwarz conducting the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra on modern instruments, but in a forceful interpretation that is both tasteful and conscious of the period-instrument performance boom of the Eighties. The performance strikes a nice balance between the overly Romantic interpretations of folks like Solti and Karajan and the somewhat stodgy non-vibrato intepretations of the Roger Norrington camp. The tempos are well-chosen -- not too fast, not too slow. The new repacking makes it look like a cheesy "best hits of Mozart" budget CD but the originally Delos CD was considered top of the line in 1983.
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