The Chicago Symphony took fifth place in Gramophone‘s listing of the world’s greatest orchestras. I’ve always hated this orchestral-ranking sort of thing, because at this level, “best” isn’t really the best way to talk about them. Chicago has a sound that goes “through” you, as I’ve explained it to friends; the New York Philharmonic plays Gershwin [...]
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