Listenin' to Classical Music and Conversation

Discussion in 'Music Corner' started by bluemooze, Feb 22, 2017.

  1. crispi

    crispi Vinyl Archaeologist

    Location:
    Berlin
    There’s a Brahms concerto of his in the Decca MONO box as well, recorded exactly 10 years earlier (1954):

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  2. scompton

    scompton Forum Resident

    Location:
    Arlington, VA
    IIRC Geza Anda never played in the US. That could dampen name recognition. I no friends other than online who are American and like classical music so I really don’t know how well known he is. I did hear about him early on for his Bartok concertos.
     
  3. Wugged

    Wugged Forum Resident

    Location:
    Warsaw, Poland
    This performance is available on a Testament CD which I must get round to buying (it also includes a Mozart Concerto).
    I only have his version of Brahms with Karajan.
     
  4. David*M

    David*M Forum Resident

    Now Playing, from "Claudio Abbado - The Complete RCA and Sony Album Collection"

    Abbado & the Berliner Philharmoniker playing Mozart:
    • Symphony #23
    • Sinfonia concertante for Violin, Viola and Orchestra
    • Symphony #36
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  5. hvbias

    hvbias Midrange magic

    Location:
    Northeast
    Quick listen during my break, Poulenc Concerto for Two Pianos (Argerich and Gurning)

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  6. J.A.W.

    J.A.W. Music Addict

    It's also included in the Carl Schuricht Complete Decca Recordings 10CD-box.
     
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  7. coopmv

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

    Location:
    CT, USA
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  8. DeepFloyd11

    DeepFloyd11 Lady Eclectic

    Location:
    Canada
    Again. ...100 % agree with you. I have always been a huge fan of all you mention and never stopped listening to them ever since I was a kid. Weissenberg and Anda in particular!

    At work right now, so I can't expand on the matter, bu notable examples are also Szeryng, Cziffra and Vasary ....also not that 'famous' or popular any more....even though they were in my opinion simply amazing and certainly had significant careers ...:love:
     
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  9. ShallowMemory

    ShallowMemory Classical Princess

    Location:
    GB
    There was a Cziffra Liszt box on French EMI
     
  10. bluemooze

    bluemooze Senior Member Thread Starter

    Location:
    Frenchtown NJ USA
    Now on the turntable, "Cristobal De Morales - Magnificat/Motetten/Motets" performed by Pro Cantione Antiqua, London led by Bruno Turner on Archiv.

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  11. bluemooze

    bluemooze Senior Member Thread Starter

    Location:
    Frenchtown NJ USA
    Now on the turntable, "Schubert - Symphonies Nos. 3 & 5" performed by the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields led by Neville Marriner on Philips.

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  12. scompton

    scompton Forum Resident

    Location:
    Arlington, VA
    Thee was a complete recordings box from French EMI that I regret not buying.
     
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  13. ibanez_ax

    ibanez_ax Forum Resident

    CD from the second Mercury Living Presence box. These Mercury CDs are among the best sounding I own; hard to believe a lot of these recordings are from 50 years ago or more.


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  14. Greg Arkadin

    Greg Arkadin Forum Resident

    Location:
    Detroit
    Cziffra was the subject of a wonderful box on French EMI that collected everything he recorded for the label. That's the lion's share of his output.

    Weissenberg isn't well-known to today's audiences. Probably the only reason I learned about him was a strong recommendation on the Google classical music board as well as from someone at a record store. But Weissenberg has been the subject of a number of boxes that collect many of his recordings. There's the Champagne Pianist (EMI), Complete RCA Collection, DG Recordings, and an Introuvables collection. There are also reissues of his EMI recordings of Bach and Chopin, both of which are highly recommended. I'm not sure how much is left to reissue among the major labels. There are other reissues of early work on Doremi and live recordings on varied labels.

    There's also a website devoted to him that includes a page with obscure recordings. There's some really interesting stuff there. Go to Alexis Weissenberg Archive | A work in progress
     
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  15. ibanez_ax

    ibanez_ax Forum Resident

    Holy cow! I found the first Mercury Living Presence box new for $90.00 on eBay! :pineapple::bdance::goodie:

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  16. Bachtoven

    Bachtoven Forum Resident

    Location:
    US
    Jaw-dropping playing but rather distant sound.

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  17. Scope J

    Scope J Senior Member

    Location:
    Michigan
  18. J.A.W.

    J.A.W. Music Addict

    Critic Jeff Distler reviewed the Cziffra box for ClassicsToday: https://www.classicstoday.com/review/review-14590/?search=1 Distler is one of the few reviewers whose ears I trust.
     
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  19. ibanez_ax

    ibanez_ax Forum Resident

    CD 3. Symphonies 3 & 4.

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  20. Bachtoven

    Bachtoven Forum Resident

    Location:
    US
    A gripping performance captured in excellent sound.

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  21. Scope J

    Scope J Senior Member

    Location:
    Michigan
  22. Bachtoven

    Bachtoven Forum Resident

    Location:
    US
  23. J.A.W.

    J.A.W. Music Addict

    Asking price, I don't think anybody will actually pay that kind of money. Amazon France has the lowest price, 310 euros for a used copy. Still way overpriced.

    Maybe Warner Classics, who now own EMI Classics, will reissue the French EMI pianist boxes that are now OOP, using the generally good French masterings.
     
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  24. Eigenvector

    Eigenvector Forum Resident

    Location:
    Southeast PA
    Agreed! I love these boxes for both performances and sound quality!!

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  25. coopmv

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

    Location:
    CT, USA
    On my late day walk/jog, I listened to the following CD from my Berlioz collection ...

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