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Discussion in 'Music Corner' started by George P, Apr 12, 2011.

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  1. 5-String

    5-String μηδὲν ἄγαν

    Location:
    Sunshine State
    I am about to listen to this LP, Fournier plays Elgar with the Berlin Philharmonic

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    After listening to the Du Pre-Barbirolli version recently, I don't think that anything out there can compare, but still, Fournier is one of the greats, it should be good.
     
  2. 5-String

    5-String μηδὲν ἄγαν

    Location:
    Sunshine State
    I like Stokowski's Bach transcriptions and also his Shostakovich.
    Now, if you like Shostakovich you owe it to yourself to listen at least to the 5 with the NY Philharmonic, it's a very special reading.
     
  3. Robin L

    Robin L Musical Omnivore

    Location:
    Fresno, California
    Meanwhile, the single disc "Weekend Classics" edition is still floating around, used. The sound is only slightly better in the box. Amazon US has used copies starting at under $4.
     
  4. Bronth

    Bronth Active Member

    Location:
    Riga, Latvia
    The Hanover's set may be somewhat uneven at places, but it's definitely a very personal account recorded in a lovely reverberant sound. I especially love their Seventh and Eroica and like most of others. And there are nice bonuses - overtures and Missa Solemnis.
     
  5. john greenwood

    john greenwood Senior Member

    Location:
    NYC
    Unusual office music choice, but together with Lulu this was my gateway to twelve tone.
     

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  6. Bronth

    Bronth Active Member

    Location:
    Riga, Latvia
    Thanks for the tip, I'll keep an eye on eBay listings (the US Marketplace isn't an option in this part of the globe, unfortunately).
     
  7. Bronth

    Bronth Active Member

    Location:
    Riga, Latvia
    Although I already have a bunch of Shostakovich 5ths (under Mravinsky, Gauk, Kitajenko, Bernstein and Mackerras), I'll check this one too, thanks. :wave:
     
  8. Bronth

    Bronth Active Member

    Location:
    Riga, Latvia
    It's hardly worse than playing loud a Cradle Of Filth album in a supermarket's inquiry desk, as one of my female violinist pals once did while being there on a summer job. :righton:
     
  9. Robin L

    Robin L Musical Omnivore

    Location:
    Fresno, California
    There's not much that I like by Pollini, but his Schoenberg is awesome.
     
  10. Bronth

    Bronth Active Member

    Location:
    Riga, Latvia
    Besides Pierrot under Boulez, Schoenberg remains mostly undiscovered by me. I probably should fix this, and piano works could be a nice choice, after I've absorbed Kocsis's Bartok very well. :wave:
     
  11. Bronth

    Bronth Active Member

    Location:
    Riga, Latvia
    Now playing:

    Beethoven
    Symphony No. 6 "Pastorale"

    Radio Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart/Karl Münchinger
    Disky Communications/Vienna Classics VC 700742 [Orig. rec. 1986. Licensed from EMI Electrola.]

    One of the best 6ths on record.
     
  12. George P

    George P Notable Member Thread Starter

    Location:
    NYC
    Nice stuff. Pollini is really in his element there. :righton:
     
  13. George P

    George P Notable Member Thread Starter

    Location:
    NYC
    :agree:
     
  14. Curiosity

    Curiosity Just A Boy

    Location:
    United Kingdom
    Borodin: Symphonies 1 thru 3
    CSR
    Naxos 1989 cd.
    Came in the mail yesterday from Grooves-Inc.
     
  15. drh

    drh Talking Machine

    Why do I do these things to myself?

    I'm in the throes of copying my haul from the great ImportCD sale to the server, and I've come at last to the 56-disc Aldo Ciccolini box. Looking ahead, I can see that it includes a good bit of Scarlatti, and when I set things up on the server I made the fateful decision to divide the sonatas up by Kirkpatrick pairs. Alas, Kirkpatrick's book doesn't expressly break up the listing that way, although one can usually guess by key, and I've never seen any other source that does so, either, meaning that every time I add a sonata (after the first 100 or so, which supposedly weren't paired) not already represented I have a research project on my hands to confirm that I'm getting the pairing right. (Happily, Kirkpatrick does expressly list the triples in a footnote buried in the middle of the text.) Anybody know of a good source for a listing that expressly denotes the pairs? If so, I'd much appreciate a gentle pointer!
     
  16. john greenwood

    john greenwood Senior Member

    Location:
    NYC
    Interestingly, the other pianist I really enjoy performing twelve tone is Mitsuko Uchida. Love her Mozart; love her Berg; don't especially care for her performances of the music composed in between.
     
  17. yasujiro

    yasujiro Senior Member

    Location:
    tokyo
    I've been thinking for long time that the Stokowski Sound may have been the arcehtype of 'wall of sound'.
     
  18. OE3

    OE3 Senior Member

    Can't stand COF, but I love your friend!
     
  19. George P

    George P Notable Member Thread Starter

    Location:
    NYC
    I totally agree. :agree:
     
  20. OE3

    OE3 Senior Member

    His 1976 Mozart Piano Concerto No. 23, K. 488 with Boehm/VPO is sublime. My favorite of that work.
     
  21. Jay F

    Jay F New Member

    Location:
    Pittsburgh, PA
    Noted.
     
  22. OE3

    OE3 Senior Member

    Just released on CD in EU for first time four months ago on DG Originals, coupled with Piano Concerto No. 19, K. 459, recorded during same sessions. Like buttah.
     

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  23. coopmv

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

    Location:
    CT, USA
    Now playing the following CD, which just arrived today for a first listen ...

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    Jim, Patience has paid off. This CD is ULN and not a BMG Club release ... :winkgrin:
     
  24. WilsonTTC

    WilsonTTC Forum Resident

    Location:
    Bay Area, CA
    Yes, while the man is a genius in the dynamics and texture of music, his recordings are always pushed beyond the limits of the media.:cry:
     
  25. drh

    drh Talking Machine

    My copying exercise is up to disc 5 of the Ciccolini set now. I haven't actually played any of that set yet, but I've sampled most of the others that I got at the same time. I think my favorite entry so far is one S. Richter's account of the Dvorak Piano Concerto with Carlos Kleiber. All by itself worth the price of admission for that set.

    Richter's account of the Beethoven op. 31/2 "Tempest," on the other hand, while certainly a fine reading, did not dislodge my affection for Gieseking's recording of the '30s. But then again, in probably 30 years of listening now, nobody has managed to pull off that stunt....
     
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