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Review title: Mozart Symphonies 40/41 - Bernstein
Product review: The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra has rightly been regarded as one of the world's premiere orchestras for almost a century. Under both Klemperer and Karajan, they have been particularly noted for their performances of the Beethoven Symphonies.However, this recording shows it takes more than a reputation to create an excellent symphonic performance; a lot depends on the interpretation of the conductor, and here, sadly, Bernstein did not rise to the occasion. The interpretation of Mozart's arguably best symphonies is tedious and without any inspiration, and the first movement of the 40th symphony especially displays this in it's sluggishnes and lack lustre tempo.Having heard many performances of these two symphonies jointly and seperately, I would have to say this is one CD that I wish I had not purchased. I have better, more invigorating recordings of these works, and sadly this CD is likely to just sit on the shelf, collecting dust!
