Fast Tracks
April, 1997
Conductors nowadays rarely stay with one orchestra for long. With his 16 years as musical director of England's City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle is a remarkable exception. He has made the CBSO one of Europe's best orchestras. Two new releases show Rattle at his finest. His first recording with period instruments, Mozart's Così fan tutte (EMI), is supple and spontaneous. Rattle also demonstrates an affinity for Benjamin Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (EMI)....
