Voříšek Symphony from Blomstedt

[Alan Howe]

Unless I've missed something, this release seems to have escaped us:
https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/9328950--mozart-symphony-no-38-prague-vo-isek-symphony-in-d-major

To me it's a real eye-opener to hear the Voříšek Symphony played by one of the world's great orchestras under Blomstedt. They really raise the stature of the piece. Shame about the coupling, but there we are...

[semloh]

Goodness me, yes, it lifts the Voříšek symphony to a new level in my view. I see the logic of choosing the Mozart for comparison purposes, but there are so many interesting alternatives that  it was surely a lost opportunity. Still, one can't carp over a fine Mozart symphony!

[Pyramus]

I have the Voříšek symphony coupled with the Arriaga by MacKerras - appropriate I suppose as these are two composers who promised much but died very young.

[Alan Howe]

Mackerras is great; Blomstedt makes it sound 'bigger'.