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Title: Gardiner Records Fantastic Version of Schubert 9!
Review: This performance is a hybrid. There is of course, Gardiner's experience with period performance which you can hear in the interpretation of this marvellous symphony. However, this performance uses modern day instruments, and does not include the massive repeats in the 3rd and 4th movements. So this is a combination of two styles of performance. So the movements go skipping along without losing their gravity-and we do not get bored! I have always enjoyed recordings by Norrington (with all repeats included) Bruno Walter (very staid, validictorian, almost, but with glowing orchestral playing! ) and Toscanini (who of course, is fiery if with coarse recording quality) and I also enjoyed Gardiner's very well. Apparently there exists an older recording by Gardiner of this symphony on Erato also which I have not heard. Recommended!
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