Justin Brown /Badische Staatskapelle M9...First Impressions

[Michael]

The Justin Brown/Badische Staatskapelle M9 just hit the digital market in the U.S. yesterday, and though I have not listened to the entire thing (now that I'm away at school, trying to find over an hour to sit and listen to M9 in its entirety and write a review is hard), I have concluded that this is one I'm going to be buying on CD.

Timings:
I - 27:03
II - 16:05
III - 12:45
IV - 24:20

Sound: The sound on this recording is very good.  You can hear everything clearly, and volume is not an issue.

Playing/Interpretation: The first movement moves right along.  It doesn't feel rushed, but it doesn't lag, either.  There are plenty of tempo contrasts in the second movement, with the Landler being slow and awkward and the Waltz being markedly quicker.  The Rondo is fast, and the ending is even faster--just the way I like it.  ;-)  The Finale moves right along, too, but there is plenty of emotion.

[John Kim]

Michael,

That's encouraging.

PL post a detailed report after you're done with your listening.

Thanks.

John,