As a seasoned conductor of the symphonies of Gustav Mahler, Bernard Haitink can be expected to turn in an insightful and moving performance of the Symphony No. 2 in C minor, "Resurrection." For that matter, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra has played this work numerous times under various conductors, and it is as experienced in this repertoire as any orchestra in the world; one should be able to predict that its playing would be splendid. Furthermore, CSO Resound can be trusted to produce a sterling hybrid SACD twofer that ...
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As a seasoned conductor of the symphonies of Gustav Mahler, Bernard Haitink can be expected to turn in an insightful and moving performance of the Symphony No. 2 in C minor, "Resurrection." For that matter, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra has played this work numerous times under various conductors, and it is as experienced in this repertoire as any orchestra in the world; one should be able to predict that its playing would be splendid. Furthermore, CSO Resound can be trusted to produce a sterling hybrid SACD twofer that brings the music across with full-frequency reproduction and with astonishing depth and marvelous tone colors. It should come as no surprise, then, that this 2009 audiophile recording is one of the finest available of this popular work, albeit with some minor problems of pacing and interpretation. For better or worse, the "Resurrection" has become a concert warhorse, which means it is widely played and well-known to audiences everywhere, but it has also become overly familiar, a bit...
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