My favorite performance of this symphony is Leonard Bernstein directing the Chicago Symphony.
This wonderful collaboration indicates to me that Bernstein missed his calling as music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.....
The snare drum rhythm to me is one of the main forces driving this wonderful symphony to its climax. I have several recordings of this work and despite its age, the Mravinsky Leningrad performance continues to be my favorite. For interest, I attended a performance at the Sydney Opera House with Svetlanov conducting a visiting Russian orchestra. My daughter was with me and at the end of the work, her only word was "WOW"
Ravel "Bolero" features a similar use of snare drum...very quiet beginning, long crescendo to full-out climax...
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