Listenin' to Classical Music and Conversation

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

  1. DeepFloyd11

    DeepFloyd11 Lady Eclectic

    Location:
    Canada
    Agreed.....he had a special connection to Schubert and Beethoven. :love:

    For those who haven't listened to Brendel, here a couple videos thanks to You Tube.



    Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 3 (Brendel, Abbado)
     
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  2. Eigenvector

    Eigenvector Forum Resident

    Location:
    Southeast PA
    Brendel is my reference for those Schubert impromptus. No one else comes close, for me.
     
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  3. DeepFloyd11

    DeepFloyd11 Lady Eclectic

    Location:
    Canada
  4. crispi

    crispi Vinyl Archaeologist

    Location:
    Berlin
    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:

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    Rostropovich playing Haydn Cello Concertos. EMI-Electrola West German red label Quad pressing, 1976.

    And there was also this:

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    Antal Doráti and Philharmonia Hungarica • Haydn “London” Symphonies, 8LP set from the “Haydn Edition”, Vol. VII, West German Telefunken-Decca pressings, 1974
     
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  5. coopmv

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

    Location:
    CT, USA
    Yeah, I have heard about those cut & paste jobs with Annie Fischer's Beethoven Piano Sonatas recordings ... :confused:
     
  6. crispi

    crispi Vinyl Archaeologist

    Location:
    Berlin
    Another cool find was this:

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    Schubert: Symphonies 4 & 8 • Chicago Symphony/Giulini. This looks like a standard DG pressing, but:

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    ...it’s a white label promo pressing. Note that it has timings in the upper left corner (do circles have corners?).
     
  7. Byrdsmaniac

    Byrdsmaniac Forum Resident

    Brendel is top notch for sure, but for Mozart piano sonatas Uchida is excellent too.
     
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  8. Byrdsmaniac

    Byrdsmaniac Forum Resident

    ... and in mud season a lot of them get pretty ugly.[​IMG]
     
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  9. coopmv

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

    Location:
    CT, USA
    Speaking of Annie Fischer, I also have the following bootlegged recording ...

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    The SQ is actually acceptable.
     
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  10. coopmv

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

    Location:
    CT, USA
    A little hatchback on big wheels ... :D:edthumbs:
     
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  11. coopmv

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

    Location:
    CT, USA
    White River Junction or Three Rivers Junction? I visited VT with my wife in 2000.
     
  12. coopmv

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

    Location:
    CT, USA
    I have the following box by Giulini ...

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  13. coopmv

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

    Location:
    CT, USA
    Looks like your goal is to track down every Brendel & Marriner Mozart Piano Concertos Philips recording ...
     
  14. crispi

    crispi Vinyl Archaeologist

    Location:
    Berlin
    Listening on-the-go:

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    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.)
     
  15. ibanez_ax

    ibanez_ax Forum Resident

    Wrong orchestra.
     
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  16. ibanez_ax

    ibanez_ax Forum Resident

    CD from the second Living Presence box.

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  17. hvbias

    hvbias Midrange magic

    Location:
    Northeast
    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.
     
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  18. DeepFloyd11

    DeepFloyd11 Lady Eclectic

    Location:
    Canada
    Yes! Hopefully as many as possible!
     
  19. ubertrout

    ubertrout Forum Resident

    Location:
    Washington, DC
    One of those recordings where I feel pretty comfortable saying "get the SACD."
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  20. ibanez_ax

    ibanez_ax Forum Resident

    CD from the first Living Presence box.

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  21. alankin1

    alankin1 Forum Resident

    Location:
    Philly
    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)

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  22. ibanez_ax

    ibanez_ax Forum Resident

    CD from the first Living Presence box. I was only familiar with his symphonies.

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  23. coopmv

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

    Location:
    CT, USA
    Was that the Rochester Symphony?
     
  24. ibanez_ax

    ibanez_ax Forum Resident

    Yes, except "For The First Time" is credited to the Eastman Philharmonia. I'm not sure if that's the same orchestra.
     
  25. Mowgli

    Mowgli Runs with scissors

    Location:
    Taxachusetts
    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
     

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