tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30712330.post6194094863097026308..comments2023-02-26T06:56:57.963-08:00Comments on Classical in Seattle: Another No.4Z. Carstensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11171998761327140850noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30712330.post-37392177126342399022007-09-28T15:56:00.000-07:002007-09-28T15:56:00.000-07:00I tried to get the Muti set a few months back but...I tried to get the Muti set a few months back but had some problems i.e. I paid for it but never received it in the mail. Dejected, but determined to get a new cycle, I picked up an even cheaper set on Vox by Maurice Abravanel and the Utah Symphony. I think it cost me about $15.00 from Borders for all six symphonies and the various other orchestral pieces (Francesca, Manfred, Romeo and Juliet, etc.) <BR/><BR/>I have been surprised at how much I enjoy the set. The performances, at first, seemed thin. Over time, I have come to love the transparency in the music and the scrappy performances from the Utah Symphony. You can see (hear) everything. <BR/><BR/>I will get on getting that Muti set though.Z. Carstensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11171998761327140850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30712330.post-44555897147635905472007-09-28T13:23:00.000-07:002007-09-28T13:23:00.000-07:00We have numerous recordings of this piece as well-...We have numerous recordings of this piece as well--I especially love the way Szell tears through the finale--and we heard a rousing interpretation by Marin Alsop at Ravinia a few years ago. Do you have the Muti version? His Tchaikovsky cycle is on Brilliant now and is scary-cheap: $33 from Amazon for all the symphonies, including Manfred, plus a bunch of good filler.<BR/><BR/>We're hearing it again on Jan. 12 with Myung-Whun Chung and the CSO. I can't wait!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00599030959604499896noreply@blogger.com