Agreed.....he had a special connection to Schubert and Beethoven. For those who haven't listened to Brendel, here a couple videos thanks to You Tube. Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 3 (Brendel, Abbado)
Just as I was complaining that I can’t find much cheap classical LPs in Germany, I scored a lot of 46 LPs for 90 Euros in total. Some very good stuff in great condition, including this gem here: Rostropovich playing Haydn Cello Concertos. EMI-Electrola West German red label Quad pressing, 1976. And there was also this: Antal Doráti and Philharmonia Hungarica • Haydn “London” Symphonies, 8LP set from the “Haydn Edition”, Vol. VII, West German Telefunken-Decca pressings, 1974
Yeah, I have heard about those cut & paste jobs with Annie Fischer's Beethoven Piano Sonatas recordings ...
Another cool find was this: Schubert: Symphonies 4 & 8 • Chicago Symphony/Giulini. This looks like a standard DG pressing, but: ...it’s a white label promo pressing. Note that it has timings in the upper left corner (do circles have corners?).
Speaking of Annie Fischer, I also have the following bootlegged recording ... The SQ is actually acceptable.
Looks like your goal is to track down every Brendel & Marriner Mozart Piano Concertos Philips recording ...
Listening on-the-go: Brahms’ 4th • Bruno Walter • Ripped from the Bruno Walter Edition CD. I made a smart playlist of 50GB worth of random albums from my lossless collection which I now sync to my phone, and this album was among them. I have to admit to not having given much attention to this interpretation before, having stuck to my Klemperer and Kleiber, but this is magical stuff. (Only now did I realise that I have chosen the wrong original artwork for this one. Spot the mistake.)
Sofronitsky playing Beethoven Piano Sonata Op. 111, during my break. Very "Horowitz-like" and an exciting performance not unsuited for this piece, though in general Sofronitsky wouldn't make my top Beethoven interpreters.
Now playing: Dmitri Shostakovich – Quartet for Strings No.8 in C minor Op.110 – Quartet for Strings No.7 in F sharp minor Op.108 – Quartet for Strings No.3 in F major Op.73 Borodin String Quartet (Virgin Classics)
Yes, except "For The First Time" is credited to the Eastman Philharmonia. I'm not sure if that's the same orchestra.
I have this book in hardcover. I read it about 20 years ago. I was just reading reviews at A and this one is a good summary. I particularly enjoyed this quote... "In 1897 Toscanini married. His son was born nine months later. He said to someone that he was always on the beat. I should have mentioned earlier that Toscanini was noted for his strict fidelity to the printed score. He went over the scores with unrelenting thoroughness." The Maestro - Customer Review