Title: A competent rendition -- but BEWARE. A fatal flaw exists.
Product review: Mostly well done, if a little too pared-down for my tastes. Other recordings have captured a more "lush" quality in the piece. If a quintessential Romantic-era work doesn't beg to be embellished, I don't know what would.By far the most aggrivating (and damning) aspect of this recording is a low, mysterious humming that follows the punctuation of the orchestra, clearly not produced by an instrument, and especially bad on "No. 4 Final. Andantino." Casual listeners may not notice or care, but I find it intolerable. I suspect it is either a player or the conductor himself, unaware of their dubious contribution.I find it hard to believe that the engineers working on a major label, professional quality work wouldn't notice this fatal flaw. Whatever the case, it is unacceptable and in the end renders this recording admirably intentioned but poorly executed.
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