Szell's account is not so ferocious but goes in big romantic waves and has wonderful old school sound of fifties.
Composer: Robert Schumann
Work: Manfred Overture
Recording: The Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell
Thursday, February 17, 2011
#48 The Smell of Montreux
Some smells are very personal, and this is one of them. It's from summer 1999 when I heard Manfred for the first time. John Eliot Gardiner was à la tête and the Swiss city of Montreux shined till late night.
Szell's account is not so ferocious but goes in big romantic waves and has wonderful old school sound of fifties.
Composer: Robert Schumann
Work: Manfred Overture
Recording: The Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell
Szell's account is not so ferocious but goes in big romantic waves and has wonderful old school sound of fifties.
Composer: Robert Schumann
Work: Manfred Overture
Recording: The Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell
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