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[ChamberNut]

It'll have to wait until next month, but this will be my next purchase. Truth is, I'm becoming hooked on Patricia Petibon. It all started with the French baroque stuff she recorded with William Christie and Les Arts Florissants, and then I saw her stunning performance on the acclaimed DVD of Rameau's Les Indes Galantes issued around 2005/6, and that did it for me.

Take a look at this video of her recording the Queen of the Night's aria from the Magic Flute, and see if you don't get hooked too:
http://www.dailymotion.com/patricia_petibon/video/x70yed_clip1-air-de-la-reine-de-la-nuit-mo_music

That was awesome!     I'm also impressed with the young Daniel Harding.  Just bought his recording with Vienna Philharmonic for the "complete" Mahler Symphony No. 10.

[Elgarian]

I'm also impressed with the young Daniel Harding.  Just bought his recording with Vienna Philharmonic for the "complete" Mahler Symphony No. 10.

I'm sorry to say that I've never heard anything recorded by him; not that that's surprising - there's this vast territory occupied by 'things I haven't heard' and then there's half a postage stamp containing 'things I have'. Hope you enjoy it.

[jlaurson]

Excellent playing on all parts. Really the first alternative to Rattle/Zehetmair.

I assume you know the music already to know that you will find it enjoyable?

[haydnguy]

It'll have to wait until next month, but this will be my next purchase. Truth is, I'm becoming hooked on Patricia Petibon. It all started with the French baroque stuff she recorded with William Christie and Les Arts Florissants, and then I saw her stunning performance on the acclaimed DVD of Rameau's Les Indes Galantes issued around 2005/6, and that did it for me.

Take a look at this video of her recording the Queen of the Night's aria from the Magic Flute, and see if you don't get hooked too:
http://www.dailymotion.com/patricia_petibon/video/x70yed_clip1-air-de-la-reine-de-la-nuit-mo_music

Hi Elgarian,
She has new fan in me also. That was great! I don't like that Dailymotion thing too much though. I tried to paste her video to my facebook and I couldn't get it to work, even after adding their application to my profile. Oh, well.. Will put her on my short list of "to buy". Thanks.

[Elgarian]

That was great! I don't like that Dailymotion thing too much though. I tried to paste her video to my facebook and I couldn't get it to work, even after adding their application to my profile. Oh, well.. Will put her on my short list of "to buy". Thanks.

I don't know how to solve your linking problem, but you can get a copy of the video if you want one. Clear your Temporary Internet files, then visit the website and let the video download. Then look in your Temporary Internet files - it's about 20 MB, so you'll easily spot it - an ON2 file (whatever that is). Copy the file and paste it into a folder of your choice. It can then be played whenever you like with VLC Player (available here: http://www.videolan.org/vlc/), which seems to be able to play almost anything.

[Novi]

Rostropovich - The Complete EMI Recordings (28 CDs) [BOX SET]

Yes! I got this last week and have been listening to it in the past few days, mainly the Russian Years disks. A lot of canonical cello repertoire but also interesting less recorded stuff (I imagine). It's a lot of music from one interpreter but much of it is must-hear material - quite a fair bit of the music seems to have been written for/dedicated to Slava - and depending on what you already have, a good way of collecting his work.

[haydnguy]

I don't know how to solve your linking problem, but you can get a copy of the video if you want one. Clear your Temporary Internet files, then visit the website and let the video download. Then look in your Temporary Internet files - it's about 20 MB, so you'll easily spot it - an ON2 file (whatever that is). Copy the file and paste it into a folder of your choice. It can then be played whenever you like with VLC Player (available here: http://www.videolan.org/vlc/), which seems to be able to play almost anything.

Hi Elgarian, thanks for your help. I do know how to download videos. I was just trying to get it onto my facebook so some others could see it. I could always upload to Youtube but didn't know if that was ok or not. 

Thanks again.

[rubio]

Is this one great throughout?

[Bunny]

Has anyone heard this new Linn recording of the Beethoven Piano Concertos 3,4,5 by Artur Pizarro and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra led by Sir Charles Mackerras?  MacKerras's Beethoven is excellent, so I'd really like to know more about this:

[nut-job]

Has anyone heard this new Linn recording of the Beethoven Piano Concertos 3,4,5 by Artur Pizarro and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra led by Sir Charles Mackerras?  MacKerras's Beethoven is excellent, so I'd really like to know more about this:

Excerpts are available on the Linn web site.  I wasn't so impressed with Pizarro, although that impression is based on limited material.

[Wanderer]

Has anyone heard this new Linn recording of the Beethoven Piano Concertos 3,4,5 by Artur Pizarro and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra led by Sir Charles Mackerras?  MacKerras's Beethoven is excellent, so I'd really like to know more about this:

I have some of Pizarro's older recordings (mostly Liszt and Beethoven); as far as I remember he's average at best and rather mundane as a Beethoven interpreter.

[haydnguy]

[Bunny]

Excerpts are available on the Linn web site.  I wasn't so impressed with Pizarro, although that impression is based on limited material.

Very short excerpts!  Nothing there to give one a really good feel for the music. 

I have some of Pizarro's older recordings (mostly Liszt and Beethoven); as far as I remember he's average at best and rather mundane as a Beethoven interpreter.

I don't know Pizarro the pianist from Pizarro the Peruano, but I do know and love MacKerras's Beethoven.  If Pizarro is so mediocre a Beethovenian, it would be a pity because the sound quality of Linn recordings is so very good.

[nut-job]

Very short excerpts!  Nothing there to give one a really good feel for the music. 

On the other hand, if I'm already bored after 30 seconds.  I'm constantly on the lookout for good SACD releases, but if the performance isn't engaging the sound quality can't rescue it, for me at least.

[Sergeant Rock]

It'll have to wait until next month, but this will be my next purchase...

Mine too! Thanks for posting that video. I don't think I've ever heard a more dramatic account of that aria. Fabulous.

Sarge

[Dancing Divertimentian]

I don't know Pizarro the pianist from Pizarro the Peruano, but I do know and love MacKerras's Beethoven.  If Pizarro is so mediocre a Beethovenian, it would be a pity because the sound quality of Linn recordings is so very good.

I don't know much about Pizarro but the one disc of his I have (Scriabin/Shostakovich preludes) is absolutely first-rate. He obviously has an affinity for the repertoire.

Although about his Beethoven I know nothing. 

[Jay F]

Nice cover.

[rw1883]

Mine too! Thanks for posting that video. I don't think I've ever heard a more dramatic account of that aria. Fabulous.

Sarge

Definitely like Patricia, but Edda Moser on EMI is pretty amazing as well...(If you haven't heard it, I'd be happy to email a copy ...

Paul

[Bulldog]

I don't know much about Pizarro but the one disc of his I have (Scriabin/Shostakovich preludes) is absolutely first-rate. He obviously has an affinity for the repertoire.

I have that disc, but I don't think Pizarro has any affinity for the repertoire.  His performances are backward-looking and quite bland, capturing little of the Scriabin idiom and none of the Shostakovich.  There is a generic and luxurious type of charm, but that's about it.

[Dancing Divertimentian]

I have that disc, but I don't think Pizarro has any affinity for the repertoire.  His performances are backward-looking and quite bland, capturing little of the Scriabin idiom and none of the Shostakovich.  There is a generic and luxurious type of charm, but that's about it.

Wrong, B-dawg.