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Title: Is this MAAZEL?!
Review: Disclaimer: I am not generally a big fan of Lorin Maazel, but I have never heard him conduct anything as wildly as he conducts this Rosenkavalier Suite! This is one of the all time great performances of this Strauss Suite. Unusually mannered with much attention devoted to phrasing, dynamics, and especially tempii,this is a Rosenkavalier Suite quite unlike any you have heard before. The performance is not great simply because it is different (though it is!), but because this difference will allow you to hear the music in a new way. A must listen for all fans of rubato!
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