With the profusion of excellent all-digital recordings of Anton Bruckner's Symphony No. 7 in E major, probably the most popular of all his works, one might regard this 1967 recording by John Barbirolli and the Hallé Orchestra as suitable only for music historians and dedicated collectors. Certainly, the excessively hissy analog sound, the narrow frequency range, the distorted orchestral tutti, and the occasional grunts, coughs, and humming that can be heard in the background of this live BBC performance are not inducements ...
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With the profusion of excellent all-digital recordings of Anton Bruckner's Symphony No. 7 in E major, probably the most popular of all his works, one might regard this 1967 recording by John Barbirolli and the Hallé Orchestra as suitable only for music historians and dedicated collectors. Certainly, the excessively hissy analog sound, the narrow frequency range, the distorted orchestral tutti, and the occasional grunts, coughs, and humming that can be heard in the background of this live BBC performance are not inducements to purchase this disc, especially when so many clean, full-range, and noiseless recordings are readily available. However, once one has acquired one or two good contemporary recordings, there may be reasons why a budding Brucknerian might want to investigate legendary performances from the past, if only to understand how the music was once interpreted and understood. In Barbirolli's expansive reading, a leisurely rubato is detectable, and the attentive listener may find that the...
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Fair. Ex-Library rental. Disc(s) are professionally cleaned and may contain only light scratches that do not effect functionality. Includes disc(s), case, booklet, and back artwork. Disc(s), case, booklet, and back artwork may contain library/security stickers and ink writing. Case and artwork may show some wear. Case may not be an original jewel case. All disc(s) are authentic.
