Title: Absolutely Terrible
Review: Like most of Georg Tintner's recordings on Naxos, Jesus Lopez-Cobos fails to make an impression on me with his conducting. Like the Tintner recording of the 9th on Naxos, Lopez-Cobos can barely handle this massive score and neither can the Cincinati Symphony Orchestra. The 2nd movement "Scherzo" is played at too slow of a pace. The handling of the tempi ruins the whole performance for me. Pathetic actually, especially compared with Gunter Wand's Colonge Radio Symphony/RCA and Berlin Philharmonic/RCA readings, Giulini's Vienna Philharmonic reading, and Chailly's Royal Concertgebouw reading.There are much better recordings than this sad excuse for a recording. I can only hope that Paavo Jarvi's interpretations with Cincinati receive better, more committed performances.
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