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I've spent a bit of time listening to the Lenny/RCO M9 and I must say...I really like it! It's too early for me to say definitively yet but I think that one might be my favorite Bernstein M9th.However...that said...it seems in the Finale as though the sonic characteristics change a couple of times. I've only listened once, and I hope that is not the case...because honestly it was quite noticeable and distracting from the mood of the performance.Any thoughts, John or anyone else who is a little more familiar with this recording?
P.S. Is it me or is the Finale really slow?
single disc: Alan Gilbert/RSPO (BIS)2 disc set: "live" Karajan, 1981bootleg: Bernstein/B.S.O./Tangelwood, 1979
I gave Bernstein RCO a spin yesterday - I have to say it is a good disc, but the intonation of the lower brass just almost spoils the deal for me. And it is not just isolated to one or two spots - it is pretty consistently out. Anybody else bothered by this?