Title: Highly musical performances, brass not prominent enough
Product review: If you are looking for a very inexpensive CD of these two symphonies, this recording will fill the bill. The performances are highly musical with some really gorgeous phrasing. The "Spring" symphony is one of the finest performances I have heard of that delightful work. The "Rhenish" is also very good. Unfortunately, the Rhenish requires an orchestra with an exceptional brass section. That is not the case here. The orchestra is certainly adequate but the highly important brass parts, especially the horns, are not nearly as prominent as needed. This problem is not that unusual. Quite often the strings will simply cover up the brass. If you like your brass prominent like I do, chamber orchestras are better since they use much smaller string sections. If you are not concerned about the brass, this recording is very fine, especially at the three dollar price.
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