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Post Subject: CSO/Leinsdorf/Richter; RCA LSC-2466, 1960; stereoPosted by Paul S on: 6/29/2008
I would be very interested to know what Richter said about this in his diary. Apparently, this was Richter's 1st American recording, and all did not go well, at all. For instance, from a long list of unlikely "catastrophies", Leinsdorf was a last-minute stand-in for Fritz Reiner.
None the less: This is a Majesterial reading that very much enhances my ever-growing appreciation of this amazing composition. Direction, orchestra and Richter are all brilliant. The 3rd movement starts out with a bit of a wobble, but the 1st chairs all hang tough and the ensemble comes right around, soon enough.
Just Brilliant.
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