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Review title: Pushed Tempi!
Product review: My biggest problem with this recording is really more a matter of taste then of any objective flaw. Abbado is consistently up tempo, which, in my opinion, does not allow the music to breathe, if you will. Just for the sake of comparison, Furtwängler's recording of the Vorspiel lasts 9:52, Abbado's lasts 8:24. The result is that it feels hurried and ineffective.On the other hand, Kurt Moll as Heinrich der Vogler is noble and divine, so if you like Moll as much as I do, then this recording is worth purchasing. Other noteworthy performances include Meir and Jerusalem in the title role.Bottom line: Abbado needs to quit collecting like he has a plane to catch!
