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Title: Please reissue this cd!!!!
Review: I've searched the web for this fantastic cd for years now, and only foundit in a half cd format (the Janacek & Stravinsky only) Ozawa has been called a "imitation" Karajan...and most of the time its true. But the Chicago Symphony was at its peak in those days, and Ozawa really nailed these pieces dead on. The CSO's Janacek simply blows the competition away. The famous Vienna Phil Recording!!! You've got to be kidding! And the English orchestra's (LSO etc...) all sound bloated and terribly unblanced. Just compare the opening fanfare in the samples...the Firebird is a great performance, but the REAL GEM is the Lutoslawski....only a REALVirtuoso orchestra can play the Concerto this fast, and not sound like there're breaking a sweat. All in all...simply some of the most amazing playing you'll hear from an orchestra
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