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Ian Morrison
Dec 6, 2005, 8:13:56 PM12/6/05
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Grey Satterfield wrote:
> On 12/6/05 3:32 PM, in article lsnlf.297$Dh6....@eagle.america.net, "D.
> Spencer Hines" <pogue...@hotmail.com> wrote:
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>
>>Nonsense!
>>
>>The best version on CD is obviously the one with Nicolai Ghiaurov and the
>>Sofia National Opera Chorus and the Sofia Festival Orchestra conducted by
>>Emil Tchakarov. A Sony 1991 release, recorded in 1986.
>
>
> I learned a long time ago that declaring any recording of a given classical
> work to be "the best" is foolishness. All classical recordings, especially
> operas with their huge numbers of performers and soloists, have strengths
> and weaknesses. Because the competing performances are of one work of one
> composer, only the terminally silly and compulsively competitive would
> proclaim that liking one such performance in preference to his favorite is,
> "Nonsense!". But, then, that is D. Spencer Hines to a T.
> On 12/6/05 3:32 PM, in article lsnlf.297$Dh6....@eagle.america.net, "D.
> Spencer Hines" <pogue...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>>Nonsense!
>>
>>The best version on CD is obviously the one with Nicolai Ghiaurov and the
>>Sofia National Opera Chorus and the Sofia Festival Orchestra conducted by
>>Emil Tchakarov. A Sony 1991 release, recorded in 1986.
>
>
> I learned a long time ago that declaring any recording of a given classical
> work to be "the best" is foolishness. All classical recordings, especially
> operas with their huge numbers of performers and soloists, have strengths
> and weaknesses. Because the competing performances are of one work of one
> composer, only the terminally silly and compulsively competitive would
> proclaim that liking one such performance in preference to his favorite is,
> "Nonsense!". But, then, that is D. Spencer Hines to a T.
In this case it is even more stupid because "Boris Godunov" has been
orchestrated by several Russian composers, including Shostakovich, so
there arer even more interpretations to consider.
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