Hi Lee
I tried to make it sound as though I was going gentle on Sir Simon by quoting the dreadful Davis recording - along with his 9th, about the only Davis recordings I don't admire.
Yes indeed, Sir Simon ought to stick to what he's good at and I hate to say this but many composers ain't one of them, if that makes Gerald Manly Hopkins sense.
Thank you for your responses.
As I was saying only the other day to a wise old friend, Rattle would have been better off taking one of the Big Five US ensembles rather than the BPO some twenty years ago. I personally feel that he is very good at unravelling the knottiest of late twentieth and early twenty-first century scores, rather than nineteenth century romanticism and so would undoubtedly be worth hearing in the symphonies of William Schuman, rather than those of Robert Schumann. That said, I do not think we can criticise the LSO here - they clearly do all that Rattle asks of them - but it is the interpretation that is the disappointment. I agree with both of Chris's points about Keilberth/BPO - a fine and overlooked recording, but I prefer a steadier tread in my own journey through the Adagio.
Best regards,
lee
Horenstein's Bruckner 6 is with the LSO and is right at the top, or would be if a better sound source for it could be found. So the LSO can play it.
Don't forget Keilberth/BPO, though the briskish second movement might be a problem for some
Hi Lee
Read your review of Sir Simon's LSO bruckner 6. As you are probably aware, I believe Rattle is a hoax perpetrated on music by British Music Critics.
However, it brought to mind the dreadful LSO 6th under Sir Colin Davis, a conductor I respect enormously. Maybe Bruckner 6 and the LSO are not meant to cohabitate.
Also, while I am on my high horse, there is something so glib and false about Karajan's version of this mighty work: I recall bursting out laughing when I first heard it. Give me Blomstedt - San Fran - Jochum, yes, and the mighty Celi for the 6th.
As I get off my horse, I admit I admire Rattle's Bruckner 9.
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