The question is not "Is Bernard Haitink's cycle of the symphonies of Vaughan Williams the best digital set of the symphonies?" The answer to that question is an emphatic yes. Haitink's technique is beyond reproach and his interpretations are not only overwhelmingly passionate, they are deeply poetic and profoundly musical. The London Philharmonic, which has by now been playing this music for almost a century, clearly loves every note and performs with the fervor of true believers. EMI's sound is as good as digital sounds ...
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The question is not "Is Bernard Haitink's cycle of the symphonies of Vaughan Williams the best digital set of the symphonies?" The answer to that question is an emphatic yes. Haitink's technique is beyond reproach and his interpretations are not only overwhelmingly passionate, they are deeply poetic and profoundly musical. The London Philharmonic, which has by now been playing this music for almost a century, clearly loves every note and performs with the fervor of true believers. EMI's sound is as good as digital sounds ever gets: clean, rich, and warm.No, the question is "Is Bernard Haitink's cycle of the symphonies of Vaughan Williams the best set of the symphonies?" And the answer to that question is a tentative maybe. After all, there are the two cycles by Adrian Boult with the LPO, the EMI cycle, and the Decca, plus Everest cycle. In addition to being one of the greatest of English conductors of the twentieth century, Boult knew Vaughan Williams personally and premiered many of his works, and the...
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