If I'm not mistaken, the town of Bruneck has a population of 16,000. For the Academy of Ancient Music Bruneck to put on such a spirited and skilled performance is really something. The spirit is just right!
One of the most wonderful symphonies ever (in the 2nd movement there's the whole late 18th century) performed with passion and vigor. Only question: why not the repeats in the 2nd movement? Without them, the symphony sounds unbalanced
You make a good point about the da capo (repeat) markings. 18th century composers - and beyond - wrote them as instructions, not take-it-or-leave-it optional suggestions; where written, they should be observed.
Yes indeed. The Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin play both half repeats in the second movement. Incidentally, so does Hermann Scherchen, back in 1951 (!), and, with the slow tempi in fashion at that time, the slow movement clocks in at a whopping 14 minutes!
