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Title: Great, yes, but with a caveat
Review: Kleiber was always one for tension over charm, tautness over relaxation. Keep that in mind when you listen to these galvanic but tense readings, marvels of conductorial control and orchestral unity, but not the gneial, smiling Strauss you might be used to--or desire. I respect this CD but rarely play it, preferring Karajan quite a lot over Kleiber in this material. But Kleiber's complete Fledermaus sweeps the field, as others have noted.There are two New Year's concerts from Kleiber, by the way, this 1989 occasion and one from 1992. I find the latter more relaxed and congenial, but the recorded sound is somewhat more distant and less detailed.
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