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Playing this through some new to me Bozak 302A's being driven by McIntosh MC30's and a MX110Z. I don't think it can get much more seductive or thrilling.

 

Chopin Nocturnes played by 20 Historic Pianists

 

Excellent. 2008.

 

1957. S. Richter.

 

Enjoying a civilized morning.

 

Now enjoying a peaceful evening. One of my top five (he's fifth) favorites pianists in these works.

 

Sunday morning early listening through headphones or (ahem) earspeakers as Stax likes to say. Wonderful performances.

 

Listened to this again with composers from turn of the century Paris. Edgar Moreau achieves some wonderful tones and finesse here.

Edgar Moreau, cello
David Kadouch, piano
Sonatas by Strohl; Poulenc; Franck; & La Tombelle
Erato, 2017

 

CecileOusset. 1990 recordings. Warner has issued a 16 CD set of her recordings recently. This CD is in the Masur box.

 

Now enjoying one of my favorite pianists. It's been too long since I last heard his playing.

 

Another 1991 recording from the Masur box.

 

Up before the birds this morning. Listening to this 1954 release( issued a year after Mravinsky’s premiere performance in Leningrad):

 

Been too long since I spun this classic.

 

Mozart
Piano Concertos 23 & 24
Mitsuko Uchida
The Cleveland Orchestra
Decca, 2009

 

I've got the Upshaw/Zinman plus these two:


Górecki* - The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Yuri Simonov, Susan Gritton – Górecki
Label: Centurion Music Ltd. – 222835-203
Format:
SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Album, Reissue
Country: Germany
Released: 2005
Genre: Classical
Style: Modern, Contemporary


Górecki* - Ingrid Perruche, Sinfonia Varsovia, Alain Altinoglu – Symphony No. 3
Label: Naïve – V 5019
Format:
SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Album
Country: Europe
Released: 2005
Genre: Classical
Style: Contemporary

 

I managed to track down a copy of this one after I read Hurwitz's rave and listened to a YouTube upload. The first Gilels I got was the DG Grieg LYRIC PIECES, so I'm already a fan of his playing.

George Szell, Ludwig van Beethoven, Emil Gilels – Egmont - Ouverture Klavierkonzert No. 3, Symphonie No. 5
Label: Orfeo (2) – C 484 981 B, Orfeo D'Or – C 484 981 B
Series: Festspieldokumente
Format:
CD, Remastered, Stereo
Country: Germany
Released: 1998
Genre: Classical

 

Does anyone here rate Simone Dinnerstein? I thought her Goldberg Variations was a revelation. Til then I’d only known Gould’s two renditions, and hearing Dinnerstein was like opening up a robot to find a human inside. I do still love Gould sometimes, but Dinnerstein opened Bach up, made his work emotional for me and not just analytical.

Her more extended explorations of Bach had their moments, but that Goldberg record, whoo!

 

I am enjoying this. Ms Steber had a lovely voice. And Mitropoulos seems to be a sympathetic conductor with this performance. He allows the soprano to be the main focus.

 

For only $20, I just ordered this new, 2CD release, transfers are by the great Mark Obert-Thorn. An exciting release, as the pianist not only knew, but also studied with Faure, Debussy and Ravel. Ravel dedicated his G Major Concerto to her. Amazon link

 

She taught numerous pianists as well. Excellent.

 

My listening this morning. CD 1 -starting at 1923.

 

Murray Perahia
Bach
Goldberg Variations
Sony, 2000

 

Here's the one I still dote on......................

 

Yes, I'm a big fan! I've been listening to her two most recent albums a lot. I don't know if this is still available, but when I ordered the CDs directly from her website she signed them. I saw her perform just before COVID, with the program that later became the album Undersong.


Undersong: Works by Couperin, Schumann, Glass, & Satie. Simone Dinnerstein. Orange Mountain


Richard Danielpour: An American Mosaic. Simone Dinnerstein. Orange Mountain