Beethoven's 7th Symphony

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Rod Corkin

#60
October 15, 2007, 02:39:32 AM
Quote from: hautbois on October 12, 2007, 04:56:01 AM
I am surprised no one mentioned Harnoncourt/Chamber Orchestra of Europe! Double the Haitink/Concertgebouw.

Howard

My favourite 7th by a long way is by the Hanover Band, on Nimbus Records.
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Mark

#61
October 15, 2007, 02:51:37 AM
Quote from: Rod Corkin on October 15, 2007, 02:39:32 AM
My favourite 7th by a long way is by the Hanover Band, on Nimbus Records.

Did that ensemble ever record a cycle, Rod?

FideLeo

#62
October 15, 2007, 03:02:46 AM Last Edit: October 15, 2007, 03:07:13 AM by masolino
Quote from: Mark on October 15, 2007, 02:51:37 AM
Did that ensemble ever record a cycle, Rod?

I'm not Rod, but I know that yes they did. 



And



HIP for all and all for HIP! Harpsichord for Bach, fortepiano for Beethoven and pianoforte for Brahms!

Mark

#63
October 15, 2007, 03:04:33 AM
Quote from: masolino on October 15, 2007, 03:02:46 AM
I'm not Rod, but I know that yes they did. 




Excellent! Thanks. :)

RWetmore

#64
January 19, 2008, 05:29:13 PM
I've never really found a completely satisfying recording of this piece.  I'll have to Monteux a try.

PerfectWagnerite

#65
January 19, 2008, 05:45:42 PM
Quote from: RWetmore on January 19, 2008, 05:29:13 PM
I've never really found a completely satisfying recording of this piece.  I'll have to Monteux a try.
What do you find unsatisfactory about the 2 million existing recordings of this piece. This is one of those rare pieces that I am happy with almost every recording I have.

Dancing Divertimentian

#66
January 19, 2008, 06:07:44 PM
Quote from: RWetmore on January 19, 2008, 05:29:13 PM
I've never really found a completely satisfying recording of this piece. 

Don't mind me...just passing through...




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Veit Bach-a baker who found his greatest pleasure in a little cittern which he took with him even into the mill and played while the grinding was going on. In this way he had a chance to have the rhythm drilled into him. And this was the beginning of a musical inclination in his descendants. JS Bach

Bogey

#67
January 19, 2008, 06:14:07 PM
Quote from: donwyn on January 19, 2008, 06:07:44 PM
Don't mind me...just passing through...




(Paul Kletzki / Czech Philharmonic Orchestra)






:D
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Dancing Divertimentian

#68
January 19, 2008, 06:29:00 PM
Quote from: Bogey on January 19, 2008, 06:14:07 PM
:D

;D

How soon before I'm condemned as a Kletzki spammer...



Veit Bach-a baker who found his greatest pleasure in a little cittern which he took with him even into the mill and played while the grinding was going on. In this way he had a chance to have the rhythm drilled into him. And this was the beginning of a musical inclination in his descendants. JS Bach

PSmith08

#69
January 19, 2008, 07:36:37 PM
Quote from: RWetmore on January 19, 2008, 05:29:13 PM
I've never really found a completely satisfying recording of this piece.  I'll have to Monteux a try.

Give Furtwängler's 1943 recording a spin if you find the time.

George

#70
January 19, 2008, 08:29:26 PM
Quote from: donwyn on January 19, 2008, 06:29:00 PM
;D

How soon before I'm condemned as a Kletzki spammer...





A week ago.  ;D

Dancing Divertimentian

#71
January 19, 2008, 08:44:53 PM
Quote from: George on January 19, 2008, 08:29:26 PM
A week ago.  ;D

ZZZZZZZIIIIIIINNNNNNGGGGGG!!!!!!!!

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Veit Bach-a baker who found his greatest pleasure in a little cittern which he took with him even into the mill and played while the grinding was going on. In this way he had a chance to have the rhythm drilled into him. And this was the beginning of a musical inclination in his descendants. JS Bach

MISHUGINA

#72
January 20, 2008, 06:23:04 AM
If you think Carlos Kleiber's VPO recording on DG is electric, you should try his live RCO video recording. One of the most truly spontaneous performances ever.

PSmith08

#74
January 20, 2008, 09:05:10 AM
Quote from: MISHUGINA on January 20, 2008, 06:23:04 AM
If you think Carlos Kleiber's VPO recording on DG is electric, you should try his live RCO video recording. One of the most truly spontaneous performances ever.

His live recording from Munich on Orfeo of the 7th is of a similar cast.

ChamberNut

#75
January 20, 2008, 09:10:00 AM
Quote from: hautbois on October 12, 2007, 04:56:01 AM
I am surprised no one mentioned Harnoncourt/Chamber Orchestra of Europe!
Howard

Howard, kudos!!  I'm in agreement with you, I love the Harnoncourt/COE Beethoven symphonies.

FredT

#76
March 24, 2008, 09:50:20 AM
How about Dorati and the LSO on Mercury? Awesome horns!

(poco) Sforzando

#77
March 27, 2008, 03:55:41 AM Last Edit: March 27, 2008, 04:04:04 AM by Sforzando
Quote from: ChamberNut on January 20, 2008, 09:10:00 AM
Howard, kudos!!  I'm in agreement with you, I love the Harnoncourt/COE Beethoven symphonies.

I do not (at least not all of them, and most of all not his soft-edged, slow-moving Pastorale), but 7 is quite good, and the slow movement of his 9th is unbeatable.

Of the 4 LvB symphonies Paavo Jarvi has recently recorded, I think his #7 is the most successful. They're all hair-raisingly well-played and beautifully recorded, but his 3, 4, and 8 did not strike me as interpretively compelling. With 7, he's firing on all cylidners, though.
"I don't know what sforzando means, though it clearly means something."

DarkAngel

#78
February 27, 2010, 07:58:25 PM
 

To continue from Beethoven 4th thread.......why you must own this DVD

If you thought the 1976 Keliber/WP 7th was great on the DG Originals CD, it is even more exciting and dramatic with the 1983 Concertgebouw Orchestra DVD......Kleiber just knocks the door down with this version, check the timings:

CD                DVD

13:36            11:44
8:09              8:05
8:15              7:50
8:36              7:50

No Beethoven collection is complete without this..........

Holden

#79
February 27, 2010, 10:04:01 PM
Quote from: DarkAngel on February 27, 2010, 07:58:25 PM
 

To continue from Beethoven 4th thread.......why you must own this DVD

If you thought the 1976 Keliber/WP 7th was great on the DG Originals CD, it is even more exciting and dramatic with the 1983 Concertgebouw Orchestra DVD......Kleiber just knocks the door down with this version, check the timings:

CD                DVD

13:36            11:44
8:09              8:05
8:15              7:50
8:36              7:50

No Beethoven collection is complete without this..........

But this is the 7th to have



It is also available here

Cheers

Holden
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