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Post by jandl100 on Mar 9, 2015 6:47:21 GMT
LP  CD  -- played the 2nd, again. CD  -- played the 2nd concerto |
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Post by jandl100 on Mar 9, 2015 7:12:17 GMT
Playing this CD as I type ...  Seriously impressed! -- big scale, dynamic, tuneful, romantic, upbeat & lively -- what's not to like? |
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Post by jandl100 on Mar 9, 2015 10:22:36 GMT
LP  CD  |
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Post by jandl100 on Mar 11, 2015 7:33:29 GMT
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Post by jandl100 on Mar 12, 2015 7:25:18 GMT
CD  CD  Argerich in the D minopr concerto (#20) is astonishing - although it has to be said that she plays it more like Beethoven than Mozart! |
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Post by MartinT on Mar 12, 2015 9:30:06 GMT
Argerich in the D minopr concerto (#20) is astonishing - although it has to be said that she plays it more like Beethoven than Mozart! I must listen to that, will search for it in Spotify. |
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Post by MartinT on Mar 12, 2015 9:33:13 GMT
Found a different recording of it here (damn, what have Spotify done with their URI links):
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Post by jandl100 on Mar 12, 2015 14:26:42 GMT
Different performance, Martin - the one I have is with her long time pianist/conductor partner Rabinovitch.
I've no idea what the Abbado one is like.
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Post by jandl100 on Mar 13, 2015 8:18:08 GMT
CD  Excellent well-crafted music, I also have a CD of Marx's violin sonatas. |
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Post by jandl100 on Mar 15, 2015 9:53:46 GMT
CD  Stunning melodic and powerful music, top class recording. |
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Post by MartinT on Mar 15, 2015 16:14:44 GMT
Durufle/Faure - Requiems, Shaw, Atlanta SO, Telarc
The best recording I have of the wonderful Durufle.
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Post by jandl100 on Mar 15, 2015 20:24:57 GMT
I've never really got to grips with the Duruffle Req, its charm eludes me.  CD  LP  -- something a little different - Tchaik on the synthesiser  CD  |
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Post by jandl100 on Mar 16, 2015 8:13:17 GMT
 Extremely beautiful Bach transcriptions by Wilhelm Kempff, played by his star pupil Idil Biret. There is a gentle luminosity here, and throughout much of the disc, which is entrancing. Kempff's own compositions (a suite and a piano sonata) are good - the Italian suite seems very much influenced by the 20thC French manner to me! - think Ravel, Debussy in their gentler moods. The sonata is a bit more percussive, but still tuneful. A lovely CD for chilling out to.  Not songs at all - all instrumental music. Accessible non-romantic, somewhat atonal 20C American - some interesting sonorities, the music has a definite fascination for me. |
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Post by Slinger on Mar 16, 2015 10:56:07 GMT
Karl Davydov - Cello concerti 1,2,3,& 4
Wen-Sinn Yang / Terke Mikkelsen / Latvian National Symphony Orchestra.
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Post by MartinT on Mar 16, 2015 21:24:44 GMT
Mahler Symphony No. 8 - Tilson Thomas, San Francisco SO
I compared this with the great Solti/Decca recording. Wonderful sumptuous recording, great dynamic range, clean peaks. That's about it. The Solti, rough as the recording may be, has the scale, the soloists and the sheer greatness behind him and remains my favourite.
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Post by jandl100 on Mar 17, 2015 7:07:10 GMT
Karl Davydov - Cello concerti 1,2,3,& 4 Wen-Sinn Yang / Terke Mikkelsen / Latvian National Symphony Orchestra. Interesting - not come across this composer before. Seems to be known as Carl Davidoff on the cpo label and Karl Davidov on Alto with the Davidov Symphony Orchestra, no less! Just translitreration differences from the Russian, I guess.
The Alto recording is cheaper - so I'll investigate that - concertos 1 & 2 - thanks for the heads-up, Slinger. 
--- not a million miles away in time and place from Paul Juon - have you ever investigated, Slinger? Really good!
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Post by krzysztof on Mar 17, 2015 8:38:02 GMT
Mahler Symphony No. 8 - Tilson Thomas, San Francisco SO
I compared this with the great Solti/Decca recording. Wonderful sumptuous recording, great dynamic range, clean peaks. That's about it. The Solti, rough as the recording may be, has the scale, the soloists and the sheer greatness behind him and remains my favourite.
Do you have any recommendation for Mahler 1st in the same or similar sound quality? I have Ivan Fisher from CCS, but the sound of that album is little bit lifeless and dry, vs. for instance its 4th from the same label. For 5th I found Jansons RCO Live recording my favorite. |
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Post by Slinger on Mar 17, 2015 12:04:00 GMT
--- not a million miles away in time and place from Paul Juon - have you ever investigated, Slinger? Really good! Nope, but rest assured I shall be investigating. I'm a total sucker for cello.  |
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Post by jandl100 on Mar 17, 2015 17:29:03 GMT
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Post by MartinT on Mar 17, 2015 20:20:10 GMT
Do you have any recommendation for Mahler 1st in the same or similar sound quality? I have the Solti LSO Decca recording of the Mahler 1st and it's a very fine performance. The 1964 recording is good, too. |
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