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Discussion in 'Music Corner' started by George P, May 29, 2015.

  1. coopmv

    coopmv Newton 1/30/2001 - 8/31/2011

    Location:
    CT, USA
    Try the following box. I bought it a few years ago even though I already had a pretty extensive Chopin collection ...

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  2. Bachtoven

    Bachtoven Forum Resident

    Location:
    US
    The Etudes, Ballades, Scherzos, Preludes, and Sonatas should fill the bill at 4 CDs! (Rubenstein has a CD/SACD of the Ballades and Scherzos on one generously filled CD.)
     
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  3. George P

    George P Notable Member Thread Starter

    Location:
    NYC
    I personally don't feel that Rubinstein is best represented by his stereo recordings that are in that box you mentioned. I think by then his playing had become too objective. And his preludes are poor.

    Essential Chopin works in under 4-5 CDs? Unfortunately no, my list below leaves out the Mazurkas, the Waltzes, the Scherzi, the 3 Piano Sonatas and the Polonaises and it adds up to 5CDs:

    Nocturnes/Impromptus - Arrau - 2CDs
    Ballades - Moravec or Tipo (live, Ermitage) - 1CD
    Preludes - Moravec or Sokolov- 1CD
    Etudes - Gavrilov - 1CD
     
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  4. Pericles

    Pericles Forum Resident

    Location:
    Edmonton
    Thank you for the recommendations. I have ordered the 2-disc Arrau complete Nocturnes set on Philips as a starting point.
     
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  5. JuniorMaineGuide

    JuniorMaineGuide Forum Resident

    Location:
    Boulder, Colorado
    I have been playing this set of Shostakovich quartets on Spotify this week:

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    Shostakovich: the complete string quartets. Quatuor Danel, on Alpha. The playing is crystal clear and I am loving the interpretations. They are not afraid to make these works sound modern, but still very beautiful.
     
  6. George P

    George P Notable Member Thread Starter

    Location:
    NYC
    You're welcome! Hope you enjoy it. That Arrau set was one of my earliest classical purchases and is still one of the gems of my collection.
     
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  7. yasujiro

    yasujiro Senior Member

    Location:
    tokyo
    Scherzi - Earl Wild (Chesky)
    Etudes - Pollini (Testament) or Kempf (BIS)
    Nocturnes - Mertanen 2CDs (Alba)
    Preludes - Argerich (DG)
     
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  8. George P

    George P Notable Member Thread Starter

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    NYC
    Agreed on Argerich (though I like Moravec and Sokolov a bit more), the Wild I need to hear again, but I love Pogorelich in the Scherzi.
     
  9. Pericles

    Pericles Forum Resident

    Location:
    Edmonton
    I have dipped my toes into the Mahler water for the first time with this:

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    I like it. A lot. Especially the last two movements (darker). Suggestions as to where to go next with Mahler?
     
  10. George P

    George P Notable Member Thread Starter

    Location:
    NYC
    Mahler 2, of course. I suggest Klemperer or Rattle.
     
  11. Bubbamike

    Bubbamike Forum Resident

    A very good place to begin.
     
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  12. Pericles

    Pericles Forum Resident

    Location:
    Edmonton
    For Klemperer, do you recommend the Concertgebouw (live, 1951, Decca) or the Philharmonia (1963, EMI)?
     
  13. J.A.W.

    J.A.W. Music Addict

    The Philharmonia recording (EMI, now Warner of course) is better. The Concertgebouw recording is interesting, but nothing more; it is a 1951 live recording from Dutch radio and it is disappointing, Klemperer and the orchestra apparently didn't fully match; the soloists, Kathleen Ferrier and Jo Vincent, are good.

    By the way, I wouldn't recommend Rattle in Mahler 2; in all fairness I should add that I'm not a Rattle fan :)
     
  14. bruce2

    bruce2 Forum Resident

    Location:
    Connecticut, USA
    I would also advise against Rattle I am not a fan either. Along with Klemperer I would recommend for Mahler 2 Bruno Walter and Zubin Mehta. My go to copy is the Bruno Walter recording from 1958.
     
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  15. coopmv

    coopmv Newton 1/30/2001 - 8/31/2011

    Location:
    CT, USA
    Simon Rattle is the Rodney Dangerfield of classical music. Wonder how he got his job with the BPO?
     
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  16. George P

    George P Notable Member Thread Starter

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    NYC
    The Philharmonia on EMI.
     
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  17. bruce2

    bruce2 Forum Resident

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    Connecticut, USA
    He must be doing something right, but I'm not going to listen to anymore of his recordings. Good thing there is a lot of variety and choices for us all.
     
  18. coopmv

    coopmv Newton 1/30/2001 - 8/31/2011

    Location:
    CT, USA
    I think I have a grand total of 3 recordings by him and two of them are Holst Planets out of some 11,000 recordings ...
     
  19. hvbias

    hvbias Midrange magic

    Location:
    Northeast
    I'm going to give the Annie Fischer performance another listen. Just wondering if you'd elaborate more why you didn't like hers? I posted my thoughts on it a couple of pages ago, wondering if it's for the same reason.

    I'm listening to Rubinstein's performance with Krips, I've always liked this more than his later one with Giulini.
     
  20. coopmv

    coopmv Newton 1/30/2001 - 8/31/2011

    Location:
    CT, USA
    Now playing the following CD from my Schubert collection ...

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  21. ToddBD

    ToddBD Forum Resident

    My go-to Mahler 2 is Abbado/Lucerne Festival Orchestra. Solti/Chicago ain’t bad either, especially if you are a “brass fan” like me.
     
  22. bruce2

    bruce2 Forum Resident

    Location:
    Connecticut, USA
    I haven't heard those. I do have the Solti Chicago Symphony live recording of Mahler 5 from 1991 and it is awesome!
     
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  23. J.A.W.

    J.A.W. Music Addict

    Abbado's Lucerne performance with a wonderful Anna Larsson used to be my favourite, but I'm afraid I've heard it too often. I don't have a preferred version at the moment, it all depends on the mood I'm in. As for Solti, I prefer his London version to the later Chicago one, it's a bit more subtle - though I'm not sure subtle is the correct word to describe any of Solti's performances ;)
     
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  24. yasujiro

    yasujiro Senior Member

    Location:
    tokyo
    I attended the concert of Bernstein and New York Philharmonic playing the Mahler 2nd symphony at then Avery Fisher Hall that became the DG CD.

    The concert was entitled as ‘In the memory of Bruno Walter’!
     
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  25. yasujiro

    yasujiro Senior Member

    Location:
    tokyo
    I’d say subtle is not bad word at all. He did subtle if he had to.
     
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