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Claritas

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Re: The Classical Thread
« Reply #10 on: January 08, 2015, 11:31:12 AM »
As we've started discussing the 2d greatest composer  8), I'm delighted to share some of my favorite great performances with y'all.

Symphonies:

No. 2  Norrington, London Classical Players 1986/87
No. 3  Toscanini, NBC live 1939 and Furtwängler, Vienna 1952
No. 4  Carlos Kleiber, Bavarian Radio live 1982
No. 5  Toscanini, NBC 1939
No. 7  Carlos Kleiber, Vienna 1976
No. 8  Szell, Cleveland 1962

Concerti:

No. 1  Fleisher; Szell, Cleveland 1961
No. 2  Gould; Ladislav Slovàk, Leningrad Conservatory live 1957. Honorable mention: Gould; Bernstein, Columbia Symphony 1957
No. 3  Gould; von Karajan, Berlin live 1957 and Fleisher; Szell, Cleveland 1961. Honorable mention: Cliburn; Ormandy, Philadelphia 1971
No. 4  Schnabel; Stock, Chicago 1942.1 Honorable mention: Fleisher; Szell, Cleveland 1959
No. 5  Gieseking; von Karajan, Philharmonia 1951
Violin concerto  Heifetz; Toscanini, NBC 1940

Sonatas:

* Serkin's all-in-one of the "named" sonatas remains a solid choice.
Opp. 13 "Pathétique," 31/2 "Tempest," 57 "Appassionata"  Richter 1948, 1977, 1960
Opp. 27/1 "Quasi una fantasia," 27/2 "Moonlight," 31/1  Gould 1981, 1970, 1973
Op. 53 "Waldstein"  Hofmann live 1936. Honorable mention: Horowitz, RCA 1956. Distant third: Pollini 1988
Opp. 109, 110  Serkin live 1987. Honorable mention: Solomon 1951, 1956
32 Variations in C minor, WoO 80  Gould 1970, Rachmaninoff (excerpts) 1925, Horowitz 1934, Perahia live 1989
Violin sonata, Op. 47 "Kreutzer"  Bartok & Szigeti live 1940

1 This is my other dessert island disc, besides Gould's 1981 Goldbergs.
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Re: The Classical Thread
« Reply #11 on: January 08, 2015, 02:11:48 PM »
Good list, I'll look into those, thanks!

And, as you note, Glenn Gould's 1981 performance of Bach's Goldberg Variations is another must-have recording.
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Re: The Classical Thread
« Reply #12 on: January 13, 2015, 12:07:48 AM »
I had a chance earlier today to listen to the premier recording (Seattle Symphony, Ludovic Morlot cond.) of John Luther Adams' "Become Ocean," which won the Pulitzer Prize for music.

Didn't do much for me.  It just sorta sits there, full of foreboding, and occasionally the tonality shifts a little.

It's very Reichian.  In fact, I'm tempted to refer to it as "Music for 95 Musicians."

It may be right up your alley, but I doubt I'll listen to it very much.
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Re: The Classical Thread
« Reply #13 on: March 24, 2015, 02:17:42 PM »
Was chatting with knerian and sorrodje about saxophone music and wanted to point out the stupendous Glazunov concerto. For those still spinning records my fav is the one with Mikhailov/Melodiya.

http://www.amazon.com/Glazunov-Concerto-For-Saxophone-Quarte/dp/B003NXOFKW
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Re: The Classical Thread
« Reply #14 on: March 25, 2015, 12:12:34 AM »
Quote from: Dr Pan K on March 24, 2015, 02:17:42 PM
Was chatting with knerian and sorrodje about saxophone music and wanted to point out the stupendous Glazunov concerto. For those still spinning records my fav is the one with Mikhailov/Melodiya.

Thanks for the recommendation. I just ordered it on CD.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IO56U5M/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=9TDSDV79ZPOL&coliid=I22IEA7R5VSCDT
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Re: The Classical Thread
« Reply #15 on: March 25, 2015, 09:15:45 AM »
I read Bach-head in your signature Claritas, you will love this concerto. Glazunov pays tribute to our fav composer..

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Re: The Classical Thread
« Reply #16 on: March 25, 2015, 09:28:42 AM »
Quote from: Kunlun on January 08, 2015, 02:11:48 PM
Good list, I'll look into those, thanks!

And, as you note, Glenn Gould's 1981 performance of Bach's Goldberg Variations is another must-have recording.

Actually I have both takes on vinyl and I do prefer him on the '69 recording. Younger, probably less wise but more energetic. Not to mention the 82 is a digital recording (and I stick to good old analog pressings if there is a choice)

@Claritas Your Beethoven list is very close to mine but for some reason I dont see mentioned the holy grail of Ludwig's recordings...
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Re: The Classical Thread
« Reply #17 on: March 25, 2015, 09:36:53 AM »
Quote from: Dr Pan K on March 25, 2015, 09:28:42 AM
Actually I have both takes on vinyl and I do prefer him on the '69 recording. Younger, probably less wise but more energetic. Not to mention the 82 is a digital recording (and I stick to good old analog pressings if there is a choice)

@Claritas Your Beethoven list is very close to mine but for some reason I dont see mentioned the holy grail of Ludwig's recordings...


Fur Elise?  Very underrated.
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Re: The Classical Thread
« Reply #18 on: March 25, 2015, 09:47:42 AM »
Quote from: knerian on March 25, 2015, 09:36:53 AM
Fur Elise?  Very underrated.

LMAO

No, I was referring to the quartets as performed by Sandor Vegh and his quartet. Very expensive on LPs (Valois), it took me years to track them down on CD (Auvidis Valois) and recently I found out that Tidal has them.

As for the sonatas and concertos I enjoy very much Maurizio Pollini on DG
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Re: The Classical Thread
« Reply #19 on: March 25, 2015, 09:53:55 AM »
I thought you were referring to the german language singing symphony.

But you did say recordings, not compositions, and I do remember you talking about that quartet cycle, as it's even in my Amazon wish list.
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