Title: Great recording and performances except for...
Review: ...dynamics. For some reason, it seems Mr. Maazel can't get the orchestra to play below a mezzo forte. That's the problem with this recording. It's almost always loud even in soft passages decreasing the emotional punch of the performance. I fear it's Maazel's fault and the recording engineers as Gutierrez is pretty much playing prominently as he should. But when the orchestra should be quiet it's playing at least at a mf. The lack of dynamics on the soft end cause this recording to be rated 4 instead of 5 stars in my opinion. This is still a worthwhile performance to have but I recommend the Volodos version instead. The sonics are as good, if not better, the performance is mind-blowing and it's a live performance to boot.
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