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目录
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Symphony No. 9 in C Major, D. 944 The Great I. Andante – Allegro ma non troppo |
| 2 | Symphony No. 9 in C Major, D. 944 The Great II. Andante con moto |
| 3 | Symphony No. 9 in C Major, D. 944 The Great III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace |
| 4 | Symphony No. 9 in C Major, D. 944 The Great IV. Finale. Allegro vivace |
专辑简介
Excellent version of the Great C Major. The orchestra has the typical sound engineering for Philadelphia in the \’60\’s, which means that it is up close and analytical, but also beautiful sounding. Ormandy\’s direction is middle of the road, doesn\’t provide the tension or the climaxes of say, Furtwangler, Kempe, or Karajan, but at the same time it is not slack or timid, the climaxes in the outer movements are fine, and the attack at the beginning of the Scherzo will surprise you. The Adagio and the trio in the Scherzo are high points.
Two possible drawbacks is that the aesthetic in American recordings of the era was towards up close analysis, so that you could hear all the individual voices (instruments). Few European recordings sound like this, they tend more towards an integrated sound. Compared to that, American recordings, including Ormandy, can seem a bit vulgar. There\’s also the issue with Ormandy\’s brass, which tends to sound somewhat Broadway (but not in this piece.) The other possible problem is that there are no accelerations/slowdowns that can grab you, as in the transition to the allegro in the first movement (Furtwangler, Kempe), no big surprises (Furtwangler\’s big ritard at the end of the first movement), and no hysterical buildup of tension (Karajan\’s EMI version, first movement, violins towards coda). It\’s not a weak recording, just not a great one. But still excellent.
