I thought he did less than justice to the Monteux version, but perhaps that's just sentiment on my part, as I love his recordings and have happy memories of seeing him conduct.
A while back I found a mint copy on LP of the 1980 Barenboim version on DG with the Orchestre de Paris,and Yvonne Minton, Francesco Araiza and Jules Bastin. Perhaps it was never on CD. I wouldn't put it up there with Davis or Monteux, but it's worth hearing.
Does anyone share my mild irritation that any JEG recording invariably gets endorsed? It's quite irrational of me because whenever I see him conduct I'm usually impressed.
A while back I found a mint copy on LP of the 1980 Barenboim version on DG with the Orchestre de Paris,and Yvonne Minton, Francesco Araiza and Jules Bastin. Perhaps it was never on CD. I wouldn't put it up there with Davis or Monteux, but it's worth hearing.
Does anyone share my mild irritation that any JEG recording invariably gets endorsed? It's quite irrational of me because whenever I see him conduct I'm usually impressed.
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