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Title: A very unafraid and fresh interpretation
Review: The usual error with romantic symphonies is to play them with some preconception of softness and almost blandness. They will sound beautiful, but... In this recording Harnoncourt plays the music as music first, letting the emotion come through the music rather than the opposite. I love the freshness and directness of his handling of the brass. The Adagio can be lengthy and boring, but here one kind of falls to the ground, reminded that emotion and sentimentality are not quite the same. The voicing is distinct and separated, allowing one to enjoy the subtleties also. All in all a must!
