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Title: An Another Great Ninth From The Catalog Of The Master
Review: Giulini recorded this massive and transcendental work two times before this last recording(with Chicago Symphony, studio, in 1976 for EMI and with Wiener Philharmoniker, live, in 1988 for DG).In my opinion this is an analogous and better recorded version of the Chicago account, especially on tempos and structural analyses. Though this is sentimental and flexible reading when I compare with his earlier tragic/epic accounts. Ofcourse one can see many points of Giulini's fixed approaching and his 'high level'. Powerfull and also very good recorded(with SWR-Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra,in 1996,live,digital).If you have Giulini's other recordings and if you are lover of this work you must buy this one too. But if you have not a Ninth or Giulini's Ninth, firstly (and first of all) you must buy his monumental and greater DG account with Wiener Philharmoniker.See my Bruckner list.
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