Title: Extraordinary!
Product review: Here's a disc in which almost everything went right. I say "almost" because the only fault I can find is the rather pedestrian wind machine, which sounds more like a vacuum cleaner than a storm during the descent. Otherwise this is one terrific interpretation and performance. Haitink's approach is grand but totally free of idiosyncrasy or bombast that dooms lesser performances. The early digital recording captures the Concertgebouw Orchestra in superb form. All of the major sections deserve praise, with special kudos for the principle oboist. I have yet to hear a more beautifully played and phrased solo in the "Auf dem Gipfel" sequence.
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