Eine Alpensinfonie / Alpine Symphony - your favourite version

[Renfield]

This got an enthusiastic review (and editor's choice) in the latest Gramophone. (Just throwing it out there )

I've stopped following Gramophone. What did they like about it?

[DarkAngel]

This:



Hands down the best. Terrific sense of narrative arc and absolutely gorgeously played.

Placed an order for this from Amazon seller and just received package......with some frakin Latin dance music band CD lead by guy named Luisi 

[Lethevich]

I've stopped following Gramophone. What did they like about it?

Excuse the almost unreadable quality - it's dark and neither flash nor no flash produces acceptable results


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[Scarpia]

Placed an order for this from Amazon seller and just received package......with some frakin Latin dance music band CD lead by guy named Luisi 

Who's the seller, BTW.  I've had a rash of wrong CDs sent recently, from "GoHastings" and "Newbury Comics."

[DarkAngel]

Who's the seller, BTW.  I've had a rash of wrong CDs sent recently, from "GoHastings" and "Newbury Comics."

It was a new CD from ImportCDs.com.......I buy a ton of stuff form them, also blowitoutahere and Newbury

[Scarpia]

It was a new CD from ImportCDs.com.......I buy a ton of stuff form them, also blowitoutahere and Newbury

Yes, I've used them often.  Also "classical_music_superstore."

[Renfield]

Excuse the almost unreadable quality - it's dark and neither flash nor no flash produces acceptable results


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Cheers.

Seems about what I expected. Still, and even though Luisi's isn't exactly overstated either, perhaps I'll pick it up. Haitink's ability to quietly build momentum can be easily underestimated, but when it works, I always find it worth experiencing.

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

I feel reasonably well qualified to answer this question, having on my shelves 77 commercial recordings of Eine Alpensinfonie.

My own favourites are Carl Schuricht, Rudolf Kempe/RPO, Horst Stein, Frank Shipway

[North Star]

I feel reasonably well qualified to answer this question, having on my shelves 77 commercial recordings of Eine Alpensinfonie.

My own favourites are Carl Schuricht, Rudolf Kempe/RPO, Horst Stein, Frank Shipway

Welcome to the forum, Eine Alpensinfonie!
It would be interesting to read why you have chosen these.

[TheGSMoeller]

I feel reasonably well qualified to answer this question, having on my shelves 77 commercial recordings of Eine Alpensinfonie.

My own favourites are Carl Schuricht, Rudolf Kempe/RPO, Horst Stein, Frank Shipway

Yes, welcome!
And I agree with Shipway, it's awesome!

[Kontrapunctus]

I may consider selling you my copy Renfield. Do drop me an e-mail to:-
chartist2618@bloomberg.net.

This is one of my favorites, too. I have the SACD--the sound is amazing.