Classical Corner Classical Music Corner (thread #48)

4 SACD discs for $24 plus shipping at ImportCDs.

 

He was lucky enough to call Martha Argerich his wife ...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha_Argerich

 

Now playing CD6 - works of Schubert from the following set for a first listen ...

 

ANother gem, although a tad harpshicordish sounding which drives my wife batty!! More bass please!.

 

Ludwig Van Beethoven – Piano Concertos No.1 Op.15, No.2 Op.19
— Emil Gilels — Cleveland Orchestra — George Szell (EMI Classics)

 

Now playing the following CD, which just arrived this afternoon for a first listen ...

 

oooooooooooooooooooh yes!
thaaaaaaaanks!
i´m really happy

 

This is one beautiful box!

 

I have not visited the Carnegie Hall in over a decade that I cannot even tell if this box is a good 2-D replica of the concert hall. LOL ...

 

Well husbands don't last long with Martha. Just saying. They are one thing to look at and another to live with.

 

It's pretty good. How are the acoustics inside the box?

 

Seating is pretty tight.

 

Some American music for the day before Independence Day:
The Spirit of '76 & Ruffles and Flourishes – Music for Fifes and Drums and Music for Field Trumpets and Drums
— Members of the Eastman Wind Ensemble — Frederick Fennell (Mercury)



Charles Ives – Three Places in New England, Symphony No.3 "The Camp Meeting"
William Schuman – New England Triptych (Three Pieces for Orchestra after William Billings)
Peter Mennin – Symphony No.5
— Eastman-Rochester Orchestra — Howard Hanson (Mercury)

 

Sounds like a lot of work to me. Do you start with the Beethoven? Bach? What would constitute the "Warmup" and which the "Payoff?" I like both equally, but have the funny feeling that the Diabelli Variations might be a bit more strenuous. I'm sure Schiff has no problem covering the Goldberg Variations. I heard his technique poop out with the Hammerklavier, in concert.

 

Probably more an issue of plectral technique than microphone technique. Nigel North is one of those lute players who plays full out. I suspect he uses his nails—some lute players only use their finger tips, a lute player explained the difference to me. Nigel North is a great lute player, his Dowland series from Naxos is my favorite Dowland on lute.

 

Has the acoustics of the hall changed much since Tchaikovsky last conducted there?

http://www.tchaikovsky-research.org/en/places/new_york.html

 

Yes it is, and if it weren't so expensive, I'd consider it. I'm not putting a price on priceless music, but I have to stick to some kind of budget.
Thanks so much for the suggestion, I appreciate your response.

 

Could somebody recommend me a recording of The Art of Fugue played on piano?

Thanka

 

I have this twofer in my Bach collection. Tatiana Nikolayeva was known to be one of the top interpreters of JS Bach keyboard works in the former Soviet Union ...

 

Now playing CD10 - works of Schubert and Chopin from the following set for a first listen ...

 

A great disc.

 

George, You were quite right in rating Claudio Arrau as one of the top Chopin interpreters. The Chopin Piano Sonata No. 3 on this CD is outstanding ...

 

That MLP disc is a beauty. The sleeper is the Peter Mennin symphony.

 

What a great box set. He stands out as one of the greats on this set.

 

If these works are truly equal, then one would have to finish with the Beethoven, not only because it's chronological, but also because it ends slightly more flamboyantly.
I've spent a lot more time with the Bach work, consequently I hold the Goldberg Variations in higher esteem, but that may be a mistake. I need a Diabelli version I can spend some time on..... I have the 60s Vox Brendel in the LvB Brilliant box, and the 2009 Kovacevich live remake.

The first question I had when I saw the concert listing was whether Schiff would play these works from memory. I suppose a pianist of his stature and experience wouldn't want a page-turner sitting next to him.