Referentzhunter Posted April 16, 2019 Report Posted April 16, 2019 Halina Czerny- Stefanska plays Chopin. Winner international Chopin contest Warschau 1949. She studied under Alfred Cortot. NP Quote
soulpope Posted April 16, 2019 Report Posted April 16, 2019 1 hour ago, Referentzhunter said: One of the better series of beethoven pianoconcerto's in my opinion and the first pianoconcerto with Eugen Jochum as conductor is majestic from what i can remember. What do you think of Pollini playing Beethoven and this serie in general ? Bye the way, time for another listen i would say. I have the serie complete on lp exept for the fourth. Still looking. I'm not overly fond of Beethoven's Piano Concertos overall, but believe Pollini executes a credible performance (btw better than his later effort with Abbado) .... Quote
Referentzhunter Posted April 16, 2019 Report Posted April 16, 2019 (edited) Barenboim is one of my least favorite conductors and pianists. Edited April 16, 2019 by Referentzhunter Quote
Peter Friedman Posted April 16, 2019 Report Posted April 16, 2019 I have heard all the Beethoven Piano Concertos by Pollini. Enjoyable, but there are some others I prefer. My favorite versions are probably by Rudolf Serkin. I also like Buchbinder, & Fleisher. Freire on Concerto No.5 is marvelous. Quote
Alexander Hawkins Posted April 16, 2019 Report Posted April 16, 2019 8 minutes ago, Peter Friedman said: I have heard all the Beethoven Piano Concertos by Pollini. Enjoyable, but there are some others I prefer. My favorite versions are probably by Rudolf Serkin. I also like Buchbinder, & Fleisher. Freire on Concerto No.5 is marvelous. Was revisiting the Stephen Kovacevich recordings recently...also wonderful IMHO! Quote
Referentzhunter Posted April 16, 2019 Report Posted April 16, 2019 (edited) Hindemith, hell yes.... Ormandy, i love the man's 'conducting'... Szell also a master. Love this reissue series for what they presenting: pretty decent versions (often older recordings) and sometimes really good performances (Ormandy/Oistrach- Sibelius or Ormandy/Entremont-Rachmaninov REFERENCE). I find them from time to time in thriftstores. Edited April 16, 2019 by Referentzhunter Quote
Peter Friedman Posted April 16, 2019 Report Posted April 16, 2019 Beethoven - String Quartet Op.18/4 - Suske Quartet Schubert - Piano Trio No.1, D.898 - Oistrakh, Oborin, Knushevitsky Quote
Referentzhunter Posted April 16, 2019 Report Posted April 16, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, soulpope said: I'm not overly fond of Beethoven's Piano Concertos overall, but believe Pollini executes a credible performance (btw better than his later effort with Abbado) .... I am also not overly fond of Beethoven's pianoconcerto's ( i can say that by now, pretty cold as more of his music is from time to time). Don't know the Abbado version. The Japan version Eduard Von Beinum/Mitropoulos-Casadesus is pretty entertaining and has something that the other recordings i heard didn't have. I can't really say what it is... maybe some sort of virtuoso. Edited April 16, 2019 by Referentzhunter Quote
Referentzhunter Posted April 16, 2019 Report Posted April 16, 2019 (edited) excellent performances Edited April 16, 2019 by Referentzhunter Quote
HutchFan Posted April 16, 2019 Report Posted April 16, 2019 I'm suppose César Franck's Piano Quintet is more well-known, but his String Quartet is another excellent composition. Quote
soulpope Posted April 16, 2019 Report Posted April 16, 2019 1 hour ago, HutchFan said: Beautiful .... Quote
Referentzhunter Posted April 16, 2019 Report Posted April 16, 2019 Cranked up the volume and after this second listen i am not disappointed anymore. Maybe a little shy but full of mystery and nice warm sound. Quote
Referentzhunter Posted April 16, 2019 Report Posted April 16, 2019 cd 4 Chopin - Sonate Franck - Sonate Faure - Elege Bruch - Kol Nidrei Quote
Peter Friedman Posted April 16, 2019 Report Posted April 16, 2019 I am very interested in listening to string quartets by classical and romantic composers not heard often enough. They may be considered 2nd tier composers, but I find the music of many of them a nice break from the quartets of Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, Schubert Schumann and Mendelssohn. Quote
soulpope Posted April 17, 2019 Report Posted April 17, 2019 19 minutes ago, EKE BBB said: Stupendous mudic and execution .... Quote
EKE BBB Posted April 17, 2019 Report Posted April 17, 2019 3 minutes ago, soulpope said: Stupendous mudic and execution .... Yesssir!!! Quote
Referentzhunter Posted April 17, 2019 Report Posted April 17, 2019 (edited) cd 5 & 6, good set this is... Edited April 17, 2019 by Referentzhunter Quote
soulpope Posted April 17, 2019 Report Posted April 17, 2019 8 hours ago, Peter Friedman said: I am very interested in listening to string quartets by classical and romantic composers not heard often enough. They may be considered 2nd tier composers, but I find the music of many of them a nice break from the quartets of Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, Schubert Schumann and Mendelssohn. Championed here before I really appreciate the Ferdinand Ries strIng quartet recordings by the Schuppanzigh Quartet (released on CPO) .... fabulous both playing and sound quality ... Quote
EKE BBB Posted April 17, 2019 Report Posted April 17, 2019 Enrique Granados - Goyescas (Decca) Alicia de Larrocha, piano Quote
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