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On Mon, 26 Jan 2009 10:41:56 +0000, Stephen wrote:
> On 25 Jan 2009 15:52:49 -0500, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospam com> wrote:
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>>Cool, I'll have to see if I can find the disc. Come to think, I wonder
>>if I have that one in my collection - Von Karajan is one of my favourite
>>conductors - I've got him conducting Berlin for the Beethoven
>>Symphonies, I consider that more or less the definitive recording.
>>Though Toscanini with the NBC Symphony Orchestra is a close second.
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> I would also recommend listening to Colin Davis's conducting of any
> Berlioz.
Oh, yes, absolutely. Davis is another I really like.
IIRC, I've got two different recordings of the Symphonie Fantastique.
Nope, three:
Boulez & Cleveland
The European Philharmonic Orchestra (my online info doesn't include the
conductor, will have to check when I get home)
One other (also don't have the orchestra or conductor info for that one
online)
Jim
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