Yet another dynamically constricted Danish Radio Symphony release conveys vivid detail and far superior playing in Sibelius’ complete Lemminkainen Suite under Thomas Jensen. 5 sounds as if the hard-pressed orchestra had been shoved into an airless closet. By contrast, the Eric Tuxen/Danish Radio Symphony Prokofiev Symphony No. Unpredictable, in fact, is the operative word regarding the set’s overall artistic and sonic quality.ĭecca’s “Full Frequency Range Recording” engineering yielded some of the mono era’s best-sounding releases, like the Jean Martinon/London Philharmonic Lalo Suites from Namouna and concerted works with pianist Kathleen Long contained on Disc 38. If Decca lacked the strong artist and repertoire policies that distinguished EMI and RCA Victor during that time, its early outreach into local European markets actually yielded a surprisingly eclectic, far-reaching, and unpredictable catalog. Its 53 discs are packaged in original jacket facsimiles (many including generous “bonus” fillers), ordered alphabetically by performer, and for the most part transferred from the best possible sources. Decca’s big box “Mono Years” retrospective focuses on orchestral and instrumental recordings made between 19, many of which appear for the first time on CD.
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