So glad you have discovered this and agree, Terence. As you might expect, not everyone is of our mind about Rouvali and, as my experience of him live and on recordings suggests, he doesn't always get it so right - but he's a major talent.
I played his CD of Sibelius's 5th today for the first careful listening. I own maybe 30 recordings of this symphony, to me one of the greatest symphonic works. Rouvali is the best interpretation (and recording) in decades, and now goes to the top of the pile. As Ralph Moore said (I didn't know he had reviewed it until today), he gets the grandeur right. It's a stupendous performance of a life-enhancing masterpiece. Gothenberg is magnificent, and ideally recorded.
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