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Title: not as great as I remembered it to be
Review: I had fond memories of my LP version of Karajan's Sibelius Second Symphony and was keen to revisit it when EMI reissued it at a bargain price. Sadly, although it is performed well enough, my reunion with the performance proved somewhat of a disappointment. Karajan adopts a broad tempo in the symphony and the outcome just seems to lack the required tension and passion that I seek from a great performance of this work. Barbirolli, Szell, Beecham and Colin Davis seem to get it right but Karajan, normally an excellent Sibelius interpreter, seems to miss the boat on this occasion.The recorded sound, contrary to many EMI efforts with Karajan/BPO, is warm and detailed. Perhaps that was the remembered attraction The En Saga coupling is well played but also fails to ignite as a performance. Adequate renditions but not a first choice.
