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Old March 25th, 2008, 12:15 PM   #17 (permalink)
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That is true (certain conductors also know how to get the best out of certain composers better than others).. I have 6 versions of "Harold" and the ones conducted by Charles Dutoit and Sir Colin Davis are by far the best. There are a couple I couldn't listen to ever again...

For some fun, listen to Seiji Ozowa conducting Janacek's "Symphonietta" and try and figure out where you've heard that before - hint - a very popular band covered the melody on one of their albums.
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