ALDAs 2022 (Avoid Like Death Awards)
Listen and weep:
The White Scarf of Irredeemable Chutzpah Recipients:
Sibelius: Symphonies (Mäkelä/Decca)
Sibelius: Symphony No 5 (Celibidache/MP)
The Scarlet Scarf of Shame Recipients:
Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 8 and 9 (Jacobs/Harmonia Mundi)
Schubert: Late String Quartets (Fitzwilliam Quartet/LINN)
The Taupe Scarf of Turpitude Recipients:
Martinu: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 6 (Norrington/SWR)
Mahler: Symphony No. 4 (Roth/Harmonia Mundi)
The Black Scarf of Lingering Stench Recipient:
Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 (Rattle/LSO)
Stravinsky: Early Ballets (Rattle/LSO)
