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Posted by John Quinn on May 8, 2008, 1:10 pm, in reply to "Re: RVW Symphony No. 5"
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John, I share your admiration for Previn's RVW 5th - and I also think Tony's right in holding so many of the Previn/LSO recordings in high esteem. (To Tony's list I'd certainly add Previn's LSO recordings of Rachmaninov 2nd Symphony, Prokofiev's complete Romeo & Juliet and also Belshazzar's Feast.)
Coming back to RVW, I reviewed the complete Previn cycle a few years ago and in general I rated it very highly indeed, not least the Fifth. If you're interested, the review is at http://www.musicweb-international.com/classRev/2004/July04/RVW_Previn.htm If you can find it still it makes an excellent bargain.
And count me in your camp on the subject of the Ninth. I think it belongs among his "visionary" works. The material is good, if not quite so distinctive, perhaps, as in Symphonies 1-6. And his willingness to try new sonorities (saxophones, fugelhorn) is truly remarkable for a man of 85.
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