| Site review by Polly Nomial July 11, 2012
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Performance: Sonics (MC): |
Another greatly disappointing disc.
In theory, the results could have been excellent for Martin Spangenberg is former principal clarinet with the Munich PO and has performed concertos under Levine & Celibidache among others. The orchestra are "all active or former members of the Gustav Mahler, EU YO's or Junge Deutsche Philharmonie" - the first two in particular have many illustrious graduates (forming the COE, GMCO amongst others and filling positions in just about every world class orchestra going today). Sadly, this potential is not realised here - it is not Spangenberg's playing. His playing is everything one could wish for - sensitive, thrilling and above all, musical. Where does it go wrong? Well the conducting in the overtures is very soggy in comparison to the experience we get both here (Weber: Overtures - Kantorow) and here (Weber: Overtures - Kuhn) and remarkably tolerant of intonation problems that oddly don't appear elsewhere in the programme. The concerto performances are somewhat better played but the rapport that is so clearly demonstrated on Weber: Clarinet Concertos & Quintet - Fröst between soloist, conductor and orchestra is sorely missed here. The sound is good but cannot redeem the disc to anyone except a relative or friend of a contributor.
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