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Post Subject: Looking for different Sound of Schubert 9Posted by Romy the Cat on: 2/10/2011

I was playing today my beloved Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Schubert 9 symphony under of Charles Mackerras. It is not absolutely “right” Schubert. It has good phasing attempt and it has very good verbalization of Schubert’s metaphors but it does not have Sound that I would like to get from Schubert. The Orchestra has that idiosyncratic “vintage” sound that I happen love a lot but it does not work with me on Schubert 9. I would like sound on this peace to be “majestic” but it instead it a bit pitchy…

Sure there is always Furtwangler with Berlin – there you have the Phrasing but I would like to have Sound on this work that would define itself. For sure I need Vienna or Czech Philharmonic for Schubert. I have Solti leads Vienna Philharmonic and Konwitschny with Czechoslovakians but I am not too wild about those performances. I bought recently the Konwitschny LP of the work – will see if the original Czech pressing will be better.

Günter Wand with Berlin a few years back was very nice but it was not “dangers” interpretation, too save. What I say “save” I did not mean the interpretation but Berlin Sound. There is a DVD of Günter Wand doing the Nine with his NDR Symphonieorchester . I do not buy DVD for orchestral performances and I prefer audio CD. I was searching for a while the CD version and found it available only in Germany. Why they do not sell it in US I have no idea. When I get it I will see what NDR would do.

As now, writing this post I am playing my another beloved conductor – John Barbirolli. It is not a secret that I like a LOT of what Barbirolli did bit the Hallé Orchestra is not “there” – did you see a lot of Britain's orchestra to be able for tonal extravaganza?

Anyhow, I am still opened for “offensive” sound of Schubert 9. I would be very welcome for any recommendations, particularly from Vienna or Czech Philharmonic.

Rgs, Romy the Cat

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