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skye
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Anyone care to comment on the merits of this performance? Is it 'live' or not? My favorite studio recording is Bohm/DG along w/ the excerpts of Reiner. I have three 'live' performances w/Mitrpoulos. The price (2 discs for 1) was very attractive and knew ir wouldn't be an expensive 'gamble', but disisted anyway as I have with Sinopoli/DG. The singers are of course important, but there are orchestral sections which I always compare to Reiner's. I'd be interested in a full recording that highlights the orchestra the way Reiner does. I _still_ haven't heard Solti's on cd. I saw an old video of it with Nillson and I'm just not enamored by her voice in certain roles. A fantasy Elektra would be by Callas IMO.
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Bluestar
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Do you mean the one used to be on Philips, not DG? With Behrens? Has some excitement but since you have Boehm and Reiner I am not sure you need it.
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bgneub
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Er, I do mean the one on Philips w/ Behrens.
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Jiggs
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I think it was assembled from several live performances. Why not get Varnay on Gala instead, even if it is in mono
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limerpharm
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This is an outstanding performance of Elektra. It is a live recording. This and Ozawa's Mahler 9th are probably the best work he did with the BSO, IMO.
Well worth acquiring!
Scott Graham Salinas, CA
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