I was 59 1/2 when I was forced out of a corporate job in NYC. As I did not want to return to NYC for another job, I took early retirement and that was eight years ago ...
How does this recording compare. I have four as it is such a lovely piece; two on vinyl and two on CD but I haven't heard this one.
I hope not, none of his recordings as a conductor did anything for me, but there's always a chance the Concertgebouw will put aside their objections, of course, whatever they are.
I listened to the Ansermet version on Spotify and didn't compare it to any of the versions I have, so I can't answer your question.
You didn't ask me, but the Václav Neumann/Antonín Dvořák Supraphon box is excellent, so yes, I would certainly recommend it.
Now playing, a car boot sale find from the weekend: Franz Schubert - Symphony #9 "The Great" - Mackerras/OAE This is an unknown quantity for me - I've never heard symphonic Schubert, only piano and chamber works. With the always reliable, never dull Mackerras in the saddle, I couldn't say no for 50p. Interestingly, I don't think I have any recordings of Mackerras conducting an actual period instrument orchestra prior to this, only HIP-influenced modern instrument performances.
Are Abbey Road 24/96 remasters for classical music usually good? It seems most of the classical titles in EMI are remastered by Abbey Road.
This morning I started re-listening to this box set. I bought it a few years ago but was not really impressed at the time so it went onto the shelf. I have been reconsidering my opinion. Some of the music making here is very interesting-especially his Prokofiev, Mussorgsky, but also his Schumann. He was a colorful, flawed character by the accounts I have read. I do not recall anyone here mentioning him-has he been in obscurity?
The black and gold recordings of the century ones use noise reduction - exactly how much of a problem this is depends on the source tape. I have the Klemperer Zauberflöte in this set and think it sounds great, but the Bohm Don Giovanni sounded very dead. I sought out a pre-remastered version of that and found it was hissier than a bag full of snakes, so they must have applied epic amounts of NR, hence the dullness. I’m guessing the Zauberflöte probably had a much better tape, and therefore needed non-detrimental amounts of NR. So certainly from the opera perspective, I’d say it’s a case-by-case thing - not a name to flee from, but not a guarantee of a good remaster either. I ended up with the Mackerras/SCO Don Giovanni anyway, which is the pick of that (very good) series.
Tennstedt has been mentioned quite a few times in this thread. I'm sure you'll find several posts when you use the search feature: search for "Tennstedt" and tick "search this forum only".
Since Warner Music acquired EMI some of their remasters are done by Art & Son Studio, Paris, France ("son" is French for "sound"). They are quite good. They (Warner) also use remasters that were done at Abbey Road and some of these are indeed marred by noise reduction.
Like anything it's dependent upon one's ears. Some folks here swear by Art & Son and others avoid them like the plague. Makes it difficult, best is to try some streaming samples if you can.
Does anyone has this box? I want a good sounding version of Klemperer's Mahler 2 and Das Lied Von der Erde.
Depends on what one prefers, no-noised sound, sometimes with pumped-up highs for "clarity", or sound that is futzed with as little as possible (= Art & Son), sometimes with clicks and pops in the case of pre-tape recordings or with a certain amount of tape hiss.
This box has a mix of Abbey Road remasters from various years. It doesn't sound bad, but some prefer the earlier individual EMI CDs from the 1980s.
Yes. The Klemperer sets are all originally EMI boxes; the only thing Warner did was replace the EMI logo.
