Klaus Tennstedt died 20 years ago

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Christabel

January 11, 2018, 11:10:22 PM
I've been reminded of this wonderful conductor, since it's 20 years yesterday since he died.  What are some of his memorable performances for you?  I love his "Vier Letzte Lieder" with Popp.

vandermolen

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January 12, 2018, 04:57:31 AM
I tend to associate him with Mahler.
"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" (Churchill).

'The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good' (Stanley Kubrick).

Mahlerian

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January 12, 2018, 05:07:48 AM
Tennstedt was also a fine old-style conductor of Mozart, whom he esteemed as highly as Mahler, somewhat fancifully referring to them as the "two Ms".  His performing repertoire actually extended further outside of the core Austro-Germanic repertoire than his EMI recording legacy might suggest, and he brought a spirit of discovery to all that he conducted.
"l do not consider my music as atonal, but rather as non-tonal. I feel the unity of all keys. Atonal music by modern composers admits of no key at all, no feeling of any definite center." - Arnold Schoenberg

TheGSMoeller

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January 12, 2018, 05:21:15 AM
One of my favorite Prokofiev albums I own, especially for the 7th, where Tennstedt and Co. offer a dramatic reading. Powerful stuff.

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Christabel

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January 12, 2018, 12:45:13 PM
Quote from: Mahlerian on January 12, 2018, 05:07:48 AM
Tennstedt was also a fine old-style conductor of Mozart, whom he esteemed as highly as Mahler, somewhat fancifully referring to them as the "two Ms".  His performing repertoire actually extended further outside of the core Austro-Germanic repertoire than his EMI recording legacy might suggest, and he brought a spirit of discovery to all that he conducted.

I loved that last sentence of yours! :)

Sergeant Rock

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January 12, 2018, 12:58:13 PM
Quote from: TheGSMoeller on January 12, 2018, 05:21:15 AM
One of my favorite Prokofiev albums I own, especially for the 7th

Amen, brother.

Sarge
the phone rings and somebody says,
"hey, they made a movie about
Mahler, you ought to go see it.
he was as f*cked-up as you are."
                               --Charles Bukowski, "Mahler"

Sergeant Rock

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January 12, 2018, 01:25:44 PM Last Edit: January 12, 2018, 01:29:09 PM by Sergeant Rock
Quote from: Christabel on January 11, 2018, 11:10:22 PM
I love his "Vier Letzte Lieder" with Popp.

I do too...and love also his Also sprach Zarathustra, both the LPO studio recording and the live performance I heard him conduct in Cleveland in 1979 (an all Strauss concert with T und V, the Oboe Concerto, and ASZ).

Sarge
the phone rings and somebody says,
"hey, they made a movie about
Mahler, you ought to go see it.
he was as f*cked-up as you are."
                               --Charles Bukowski, "Mahler"

Daverz

#7
January 13, 2018, 03:40:53 PM
Live Mahler 2 and Mahler 5:

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The LPO issue made a splash some years ago, and I had bought it based on some rave review, then filed it away.  It wasn't until I heard this Mahler 5 that I sat up and took notice.  Every phrase seems to be carefully characterized, nothing is routine.  I then went back to listen to 2, which is among the slowest performances (of a work that often tends to lose my attention), but absolutely riveting.



Mirror Image

#8
January 13, 2018, 05:48:39 PM
A great Mahlerian, but I was quite surprised by how good his Strauss was. The recording he made with Lucia Popp of Vier letzte Lieder is absolutely exquisite and in a class of it's own.

Christabel

#9
January 14, 2018, 09:37:07 AM
Some of you may be interested in this (I hope it downloads OK):

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0093yvt

Sergeant Rock

#10
January 14, 2018, 06:14:57 PM
Quote from: Christabel on January 14, 2018, 09:37:07 AM
Some of you may be interested in this (I hope it downloads OK):

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0093yvt

No problem downloading it. Thank you.

Sarge
the phone rings and somebody says,
"hey, they made a movie about
Mahler, you ought to go see it.
he was as f*cked-up as you are."
                               --Charles Bukowski, "Mahler"

Monsieur Croche

#11
January 15, 2018, 07:57:08 AM
This is old news, then.
~ I'm all for personal expression; it just has to express something to me. ~

Christabel

#12
January 15, 2018, 09:43:52 PM
Quote from: Monsieur Croche on January 15, 2018, 07:57:08 AM
This is old news, then.

Yes, I posted it because the 20th anniversary of Tennstedt's death occurred just days ago.
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