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Discussion: Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 - Bélanger , Nézet-Séguin

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Post by terence April 24, 2006 (11 of 14)
thank you dinko, these are really interesting comments.

first, re. the OSM comparison, i can well believe the "live" comparisons are as you say - there are many, many examples on the OMGM disc we're discussing of extremely sensitive playing and response to nézet-séguin's direction. they are clearly a very fine body of musicians.

i think i used the OSM comparison partly because it's another canadian orchestra with the word "montréal" in it! - not so much with SERIOUS artistic comparisons in view. even in their fabled decca recordings i don't actually find the OSM all that impressive an orchestra, certainly not in terms of conveying the EMOTION of a piece of music. in that area i find their recordings slightly cool, though TECHNICALLY they sound slicker on record than the OMGM.

but i totally agree with you - what's the point in that if the performance doesn't actually MOVE you in some way or other? i'm guessing also that the extended problems with dutoit and the strike they had have not at all helped OSM morale and performance.

going back to the saint-saëns recording, your comments on nézet-séguin's broadcast with a different orchestra are revealing, and confirm that the OMGM are pretty much doing exactly as requested.

i actually LIKE the care N-S takes over detailing string figurations in the opening movement, but it does seem to come SOMEWHAT at the expense of forward flow and momentum (i.e. i'd like it just a BIT quicker).

and i still feel that the orchestra doesn't have QUITE the heft and bite required at key moments, regardless of what N-S is doing.

BUT these are to a large extent nit-picking issues, and the broader point remains - this is an extremely fine and idiomatic interpretation of the symphony, one that i would recommend heartily for anybody's collection.

Post by Verro18 April 24, 2006 (12 of 14)
You will find the list of international distributors of this SACD of Nézet-Séguin at this adress:

http://atmaclassique.com/en/contact/contact.asp

Post by Peter July 6, 2007 (13 of 14)
Robert, many thanks for your excellent review. I am very fond of Durufle/Pretre and Munch, of course, and grew up with Mehta's. May I ask what other performances you rate highly apart from Ormandy's?

BTW, I listened a few days ago to an excellent concert performance by Nézet-Séguin and the Suisse-Romande Orchestra in Elgar's Enigma Variations and thought it might be good to have it set down for posterity by Pentatone!

Post by Oakland July 6, 2007 (14 of 14)
Peter said:

Robert, many thanks for your excellent review. I am very fond of Durufle/Pretre and Munch, of course, and grew up with Mehta's. May I ask what other performances you rate highly apart from Ormandy's?

BTW, I listened a few days ago to an excellent concert performance by Nézet-Séguin and the Suisse-Romande Orchestra in Elgar's Enigma Variations and thought it might be good to have it set down for posterity by Pentatone!

Thank you for your compliment. I, too, recommend the Munch (The RCA SACD *not* the XRCD). I also enjoy Louis Fremaux with the City of Birmingham orchestra on Klavier Records. Also, see the thread at:

http://www.audioasylum.com/forums/hirez/messages/23/237045.html

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