Alexander conducts an organically breathing, satisfyingly well-defined Wagner...during the A-major Prelude Soddy leads the formidable orchestra to bright heights....the prelude to the third act is performed by Soddy and "his" orchestra with transparent brilliance and extreme definition.
Soddy uses the opportunity to produce a fantastic, crystalline reading of the score. His Wagner breathes freely, flowing over every transition..bright, like chamber-music and never pompous.
