Posted by Leland on June 15, 1999 at 02:15:14:
In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: orchestral recordings posted by Charles on June 12, 1999 at 09:04:03:
Birmingham in the UK would not surprise me -- you're probably right.
Here's the info --
City Of Birmingham S. O. / Sir Simon Rattle, conducting.
Stravinsky's "Apollo" is also on the actual CD; what I have is just the last movement on the compilation CD that came with the magazine.
To illustrate my ignorance, I don't even know what continent Rattle is on most often! :-) Is this one really from the UK?
What sold me on this rendition of the "Rite..." was the very crisp horns' statement in the C section, about 2:40" into the track. When I first heard it, I was floored -- "Oh, THAT'S what that's supposed to sound like!"
Seeya,
Leland