HutchFan Posted March 26, 2019 Report Posted March 26, 2019 Disc 12: - Lalo: Symphonie Espagnole, Op. 23 / Jean Martinon, Philhamonia O - Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 26 / Lovro von Matačić, LSO Quote
HutchFan Posted March 26, 2019 Report Posted March 26, 2019 (edited) More from Oistrakh's Complete EMI Recordings set. Disc 13: - Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1 / Maxim Shostakovich, New Philharmonia O - Khachaturian: Violin Concerto / conducted by the composer, Philharmonia O DSCH's First Violin Concerto is an AMAZING composition -- and this performance is awe-inspiring!!! Edited March 26, 2019 by HutchFan Quote
soulpope Posted March 27, 2019 Report Posted March 27, 2019 Wilhelm Kempff "Bach Transcriptions" (DG) 1993 .... wonderful .... Quote
Referentzhunter Posted March 27, 2019 Report Posted March 27, 2019 18 hours ago, soulpope said: This is the sumptuous Bruno Monsaingeon directed document from the mid 90`s - how could I forget .... the tension, the nuances, the playfulness, the frenzy and the translucent grief - its all in there .... Quote
Peter Friedman Posted March 27, 2019 Report Posted March 27, 2019 Sibelius - Symphonies No.3 and No.4 Quote
HutchFan Posted March 27, 2019 Report Posted March 27, 2019 Mahler: Symphony No. 3 / Levine, Chicago SO, Marilyn Horne, et al (RCA) as heard in this set: Quote
soulpope Posted March 27, 2019 Report Posted March 27, 2019 2 hours ago, HutchFan said: Mahler: Symphony No. 3 / Levine, Chicago SO, Marilyn Horne, et al (RCA) as heard in this set: What do you think about Levine`s Mahler ....? Quote
Balladeer Posted March 27, 2019 Report Posted March 27, 2019 Francisco Bernier - Vals sin Nombre (Contrastes) Quote
HutchFan Posted March 27, 2019 Report Posted March 27, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, soulpope said: What do you think about Levine`s Mahler ....? I think Levine's Mahler recordings range from very good to excellent. Levine's Fourth with Judith Blegen is one of my favorite recordings of the M4 -- and IMO the strongest in the set. But I also think Levine's Third, Sixth and Seventh are outstanding. To my ears, Levine's way with Mahler is that of an opera conductor. At his best, there's a strong "music drama" quality to the music -- and less of a "through line" compared to conductors with a more orchestral approach. (Perhaps it's not a coincidence that Levine's M4 is my favorite. I think there are fewer navigation pitfalls in this work than any other Mahler symphony.) So, if were to rank Mahler conductors based on my purely subjective and personal preferences, I suppose I'd put Levine on the second tier -- with conductors like Klaus Tennstedt, John Barbirolli, and Hermann Scherchen. ... My top tier choices would be Bruno Walter, Jascha Horenstein, Leonard Bernstein, and Rafael Kubelik. Forced to pick one, I'd almost certainly go with Kubelik. What do YOU think of Levine's Mahler??? NP: Mozart: Symphonies / Marriner, ASMF (Philips) Edited March 27, 2019 by HutchFan Quote
soulpope Posted March 27, 2019 Report Posted March 27, 2019 2 minutes ago, HutchFan said: I think Levine's Mahler recordings range from very good to excellent. Levine's Fourth with Judith Blegen is one of my favorite recordings of the M4 -- and IMO the strongest in the set. But I also think Levine's Third, Sixth and Seventh are outstanding. To my ears, Levine's way with Mahler is that of an opera conductor. At his best, there's a strong "music drama" quality to the music -- and less of a "through line" compared to conductors with a more orchestral approach. (Perhaps it's not a coincidence that Levine's M4 is my favorite. I think there are fewer navigation pitfalls in this work than any other Mahler symphony.) So, if were to rank Mahler conductors based on my purely subjective and personal preferences, I suppose I'd put Levine on the second tier -- with conductors like Klaus Tennstedt, John Barbirolli, and Hermann Scherchen. ... My top tier choices would be Bruno Walter, Jascha Horenstein, Leonard Bernstein, and Rafael Kubelik. Forced to pick one, I'd almost certainly go with Kubelik. What do YOU think of Levine's Mahler??? You pretty hit the spot with Levine having his strengh reg Mahler where the more dramatic tone-painting approach applies .... for me with his Mahler 4, where also all the virtues of the Chicago Symphony come to the fore .... and Mahler 6 not too far behind .... Quote
HutchFan Posted March 28, 2019 Report Posted March 28, 2019 Now listening to Shostakovich's Fourth Symphony from Rozhdestvensky's cycle: Quote
soulpope Posted March 28, 2019 Report Posted March 28, 2019 28 minutes ago, HutchFan said: Now listening to Shostakovich's Fourth Symphony from Rozhdestvensky's cycle: 👍👍👍!!! Quote
Referentzhunter Posted March 28, 2019 Report Posted March 28, 2019 (edited) Act one Edited March 28, 2019 by Referentzhunter Quote
Peter Friedman Posted March 28, 2019 Report Posted March 28, 2019 Beethoven Sonatas No.5 "Spring" and No.9 "Kreutzer". Very fine performances. Quote
Referentzhunter Posted March 28, 2019 Report Posted March 28, 2019 (edited) Tchaikovsky, The sleeping beauty (excerpts) Edited March 28, 2019 by Referentzhunter Quote
soulpope Posted March 28, 2019 Report Posted March 28, 2019 29 minutes ago, Peter Friedman said: Beethoven Sonatas No.5 "Spring" and No.9 "Kreutzer". Very fine performances. Agreed .... Quote
Referentzhunter Posted March 28, 2019 Report Posted March 28, 2019 Gioacchino Rossini, Ottorino Respighi, The Magic Toyshop Quote
Referentzhunter Posted March 28, 2019 Report Posted March 28, 2019 (edited) Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales Bye the way, Ormandy and Ravel doesn't work at all for me... Edited March 28, 2019 by Referentzhunter Quote
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