Classical Corner Classical Music Corner (thread #20)

Yes, I have those Gulda/Fournier ones and they are good.

Now playing:

 

I couldn't begin to count how many Philips CDs I have. When I began collecting classical around 1974, Philips was turning out the best vinyl around. No warps, no ticks, no pops, standard rep, first-rate artists, excellent sound.

So, when I began switching to CDs, I had developed a fondness for Philips artists like Haitink, Colin Davis, Arrau, the Beaux Arts Trio et. al. Then they came up with the Duo series, some of the best bargains around. So, I really mourn the demise of this wonderful label.

 

Absolutely. They were experts at recording the piano as well.

 

It's funny [or something], but after getting the Scott 299b Integrated Tube amp, the audible surface noise level of all my LPs dropped with no apperant loss of high frequencies or dynamics. If anything the superior phono stage in this classic amp has greater dynamics. Even something as horribly mastered as the Time-Life Beethoven Bicentennial edition is starting to show signs of life. I was just about to give up on Lps.

 

Wasn't Symphony No. 7 Op. 92 arranged for wind octet by the composer?

 

Couldn't find a pic of the original CD, the below is the re-issue.

 

Vinyl is much more equipment dependent than digital sources.

 

I know I'm a day late (but after all, I'm in a different time zone ), but I would like to mention Ernest Bloch (1880 – 1959). I once stumbled across his suite "Baal Shem (3 Pictures of Chassidic Life)" and was deeply moved by the music. I got this CD



and listen to it from time to time. There is some beautiful music on that CD, but especially "Baal Shem" never ceases to move me.

I wonder if you guys know Ernest Bloch (not to be confused with the German philosopher Ernst Bloch)? Maybe he's a houshold name among classical buffs and it's only me thinking he's kind of obscure.

 

emphasis on "were". now they are slammed all the time, and I have to turn down my amps when Philips comes on.

 

Now playing CD2 from this set, which arrived yesterday for a first listen ...

 

George, are you familiar with this recording since you are so knowledgeable about most recordings by Richter?

 

I don't understand.

 

I jump in: this triple is a total failure. The artists hated it. It was launched as the meeting of the giants, the dream team etc. It was my first meeting with this work and hated it due to this recording. But after I listened to the legendary DG with Fricsay/Anda et al. things changed.

Of course the Brahms double is one of the best ever.

 

Now playing this SACD on my big rig for a first listen ...

 

Didn't know you were a trucker.

 

Beethoven Triple Concerto

Yep, that is the one to get: Anda, Schneiderhan, Fournier; Fricsay/Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra.

 

I'll bet George was the first to have it.
He is a good influence on us isn't He?

 

Speaking of Schnabel......He hard to get on EMI for some reason?
I don't see many of em!

This is the only one of His Cd's I own.

 

You are correct. He strongly recommended the set to me ...

 

Same here and appropriately so....it's an excellent CD!

 

I have a good number of versions of Chopin Nocturnes but none can top Moravec's, though the version by Arrau comes close ...

 

The big rig always sounds better than the desktop even if the latter has good external speakers ...

 

Now playing this SACD, which arrived a few weeks ago for a first listen ...

 

Wonder how this Copy of Moravec is?
Reasonable price!

http://www.amazon.com/Chopin-Sonata...=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1294524030&sr=1-1

 

Podger is excellent....Her and Manze teamed up is awsome!