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® 92; No. 8 in F major, Op. 93. London Symphony Orchestra / Rafael FrOhbeck de Burgos. Collins Classics ® ® 1042-1; a 1042-4; DAT a 1042-5; 01042-2 (69 minutes: ODD).

"Ode To Freedom" is the headline on the cover of this latest version of the Ninth Symphony from Leonard Bernstein, a live recording of the Christmas morning performance he conducted in East Berlin, setting a seal on the historic happenings of the previous few weeks. As the list above indicates,...

® Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80. 'Igor Ois- trakh (vn); London Symphony Orchestra / Rafael Friihbeck de Burgos. Collins Classics e 1016-1; CI 1016-4; DAT a 1016-5; 1016-2 (53 minutes: DOD),

Stern, Ma, Chicago SO, Abbado (6/88) CD42387 Perlman, Rostropovich, Concertgebouw, Haitink (5/89) CDC7 49486-2

Abbado's fine new DG recording of the Second Symphony is quickly followed by another very satisfying version from Muti and the Philadelphia. In this Brahms symphony, at any rate, there are now at least three modern performances which can hold their head high in the company of classic...