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

  1. Bachtoven

    Bachtoven Forum Resident

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  2. bluemooze

    bluemooze Senior Member

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    Thanks for the link George, :edthumbs: but...

    Now listening to CD 5 from "Liszt - Solo Recordings" performed by Claudio Arrau on Decca.

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    SONETTO 104 DEL PETRARCA
    BALLADE N.2 IN B MINOR
    SONETTO 123 DEL PETRARCA
    VALLÉE D OBERMAN
    VALSE OUBLIÉE N.1 IN F SHARP
    LES JEUX D EAUX À LA VILLA D ESTE
    2 CONCERT STUDIES
     
  3. bluemooze

    bluemooze Senior Member

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    Thanks! You guys are great! :righton:
     
  4. bluemooze

    bluemooze Senior Member

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    I'm only on my first listen to this box (although I've been through the vinyl edition several times over the years) and must dedicate more time to it.
     
  5. Bachtoven

    Bachtoven Forum Resident

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    I just think Lisitsa misses a lot of expressive possibilities with phrasing, bringing out interesting voices, dynamics, etc. Sadly, Pogorelich took an alarming bad turn about 10-15 years ago and now plays pieces often at a glacial tempo with distorted dynamics. I know he's gone through some bad times (losing his father and wife in the span of of a year or so), so obviously some psychological effects would be normal, but there is something seriously wrong with his playing these days. Until the year 2000 or so, he was a genius. Listen to his recording of Ravel's "Gaspard du la nuit"--it's breath-taking.
     
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  6. ubertrout

    ubertrout Forum Resident

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    I don't know why Delos's recordings of the DSO with Litton didn't get more attention. Litton had a way with the music, the DSO is a powerhouse orchestra, and Delos made some really nice recordings with fantastic dynamics. Maybe because they didn't embrace SACD (this one actually is available as a stereo SACD, but most aren't)? Litton did 2-6 with the DSO.
     
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  7. bluemooze

    bluemooze Senior Member

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    Now listening to "Liszt - Piano Sonata in B minor/Scriabin - Piano Sonata No. 2" from the 'Pogorelich' box set on DG.

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  8. jukes

    jukes Forum Resident

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    Now that's an elegant cover.

     
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  9. jukes

    jukes Forum Resident

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    The 5th is good, and I don't have any problems with the other middle symphonies (6th & 7th). Hard to say, it's a long time of the last listening...
     
  10. jukes

    jukes Forum Resident

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  11. bluemooze

    bluemooze Senior Member

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    I like the way he played the Liszt sonata.
     
  12. bluemooze

    bluemooze Senior Member

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    Now listening to CD 2 "12 Etudes d'execution transcendante" from "Liszt - Solo Recordings" performed by Claudio Arrau on Decca.

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  13. Robin L

    Robin L Musical Omnivore

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    Karajan didn't record Mahler's 7th symphony. I suspect it would have been interesting. As I recall, Karajan only recorded symphonies 4-6 and 9.
     
  14. J.A.W.

    J.A.W. Music Addict

    Correct. I have no idea why he didn't record any of the others.

    Unlike apparently a lot of people here I do like his Mahler, and to my ears his two versions of the 9th are excellent.
     
  15. jukes

    jukes Forum Resident

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    Sure? I think I have an old LP-box. Of course, that could be just a falsi alarmi... :)

    Oh, just noticed J.A.W. confirmed: no seventh. My bad.
     
  16. jukes

    jukes Forum Resident

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    Finally got the (Young) Danish String Quartet's Nielsen quartets discs.

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    It's going to be interesting listening...
     
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  17. ibanez_ax

    ibanez_ax Forum Resident

    BBC Music Mag CD

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  18. alankin1

    alankin1 Forum Resident

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    Now playing:
    Antonin Dvorak – Symphony No.8 in G Major Op.88
    Maurice Ravel – Ma Mère l'Oye
    — Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra – Carlo Maria Giulini (Sony Classical)

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  19. Bachtoven

    Bachtoven Forum Resident

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    Can you hear a difference between his playing and Lisitsa's?
     
  20. alankin1

    alankin1 Forum Resident

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    Now playing:
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Rondo K485, Variations on a theme by Gluck K455, Adagio K540
    — Lili Kraus, piano
    Joseph Haydn – Trios for Piano, Violin and Cello Nos.40, 43 & 45
    — Lili Kraus, piano, Szymon Goldberg, violin, Anthony Pino, cello (Erato/Warner Classics—Parlophone), CD 27 from:

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  21. jbg

    jbg Senior Member

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  22. dale 88

    dale 88 Errand Boy for Rhythm

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    This Schumann: Dichterliebe is one of my favorites. Fischer-Dieskau is a master. And it has the excellent piano of Christoph Eschenbach. It was recorded in 1979.
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  23. jbg

    jbg Senior Member

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  24. coopmv

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

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    CT, USA
    bluemooze, how do you like your Pogo box? I may have too many duplicates ...
     
  25. coopmv

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

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    CT, USA
    Karajan recorded 5, 6 and 9 according to the computer records on my collection ...
     

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