What's on your MP3 player?

[mahlertitan]

Concerning this, now that I've spotted this discussion:

Karajan's last Bruckner 7th, and his last recording in general, I consider one of the best Bruckner recordings I have ever heard, in every way.

However, Karajan's earlier EMI recording is also fantastic, and would be my first preference if the VPO recording didn't exist. So either of them is a top recommendation, really, from me.


Otherwise, Bruno Walter's Columbia 7th is also a very special account of the symphony, which I would rank with the earlier Karajan, but for the sound quality (which I know interests you greatly).

As far as I'm concerned, it shares second place with the EMI Karajan/BPO.


Celi you've listened to... Well, I could also recommend Takashi Asahina's very poetic performance with the Osaka Philharmonic, but that might be a bit tricky to get, really.


Not to say Jochum's DG 7th (I haven't heard the EMI) isn't pretty good, either.

Likewise for Karajan's second 7th with the BPO, from his complete cycle on DG, or even Giulini's quirky VPO 7th (again, DG).

But it's Karajan/VPO, Karajan/BPO (EMI) - Walter/CSO (Sony), then the rest, for me.


Note: In case it's not already apparent enough, the 7th is my favourite among Bruckner's symphonies.

(Though not the one I have the most recordings of, as I don't even need them, mostly thanks to the above gentlemen and a few others, great conductors all of them. 0:))

Have your heard of Rosbaud's 7th?
http://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/hnum/2585523?rk=home&rsk=hitlist

[Lethevich]

I could also recommend Takashi Asahina's very poetic performance with the Osaka Philharmonic, but that might be a bit tricky to get, really.

Was that the OOP Exton CD? Operashare had a ton of Asahina broadcasts in 320 bitrate mp3 (amounting to a full cycle, with multiple performances for a few syms) uploaded a few months ago which may still be active if Mark wants a link. The quality of those recordings were on such a high level that many people would've probably paid a pretty penny for them - IMO another demonstration of how great the net is for exposure to music

[Renfield]

Was that the OOP Exton CD? Operashare had a ton of Asahina broadcasts in 320 bitrate mp3 (amounting to a full cycle, with multiple performances for a few syms) uploaded a few months ago which may still be active if Mark wants a link. The quality of those recordings were on such a high level that many people would've probably paid a pretty penny for them - IMO another demonstration of how great the net is for exposure to music

I have it from a handsomely-paid anniversary Bruckner cycle released by JVC after he died (imported from Japan). And I think (ex-)MahlerTitan had it too, if memory serves.

But from what Google tells me, it's a different recording than the Exton. Which is not very surprising, given how many of them Asahina made.

[Lethevich]

I have it from a handsomely-paid anniversary Bruckner cycle released by JVC after he died (imported from Japan). And I think (ex-)MahlerTitan had it too, if memory serves.

But from what Google tells me, it's a different recording than the Exton. Which is not very surprising, given how many of them Asahina made.

Indeedie. And being the cheap git that I am, now I have the broadcasts, I'm not going to buy any cycle by him unless I see it at a decent price

[Renfield]

Indeedie. And being the cheap git that I am, now I have the broadcasts, I'm not going to buy any cycle by him unless I see it at a decent price

Which is indeed quite unlikely, given how you need to import it from Japan.

Edit: Ok. This is interesting. The recording you mentioned, along with a proverbial motherload of Asahina recordings I do not have, appear to have been reissued, and are now available from Amazon.co.jp; right, that needs some urgent research.

[mahlertitan]

I recently added Keiberth's Bruckner 6th onto my Ipod. It's a wonderful performance, but for some reason it's out of print. Does anyone here have a copy of it and is willing to sell it or know where to get a copy of it?

thanks

[Renfield]

Was that the OOP Exton CD? Operashare had a ton of Asahina broadcasts in 320 bitrate mp3 (amounting to a full cycle, with multiple performances for a few syms) uploaded a few months ago which may still be active if Mark wants a link. The quality of those recordings were on such a high level that many people would've probably paid a pretty penny for them - IMO another demonstration of how great the net is for exposure to music

Lethe, I don't know about Mark, but after some research I just did, a lot of these broadcasts have apparently been re-released.

So count me in for any sampling possible, as I am going to be spending said "pretty penny" to buy a few of them, but I wouldn't want to have to sell my other belongings to achieve that goal.

In other words, would you happen to have and/or be able to point me to where I can find samples from different Asahina broadcasts like the ones you mentioned above, apparently available as they are, so I can fill my Amazon.co.jp cart with the best of them?

Thanks in advance.

[Lethevich]

It's probably too spammy to post such a huge list here, I'll PM

[Papy Oli]

On the classical side :

- Complete Bruckner symphonies (Jochum/Brilliant)
- Brahms 4th Kleiber
- Beethoven 9th (Karajan 63)
- Beethoven 5th (Kleiber)
- Mahler 1st (Kubelik)
- Mahler 2nd (Klemperer)
- Mahler 2nd (Boulez Live)
- Mahler 4th (Reiner)
- Mahler 5th (Tennstedt)
- Mahler 6th (Szell)

Otherwise :
Depeche Mode - Devotional Live
Status Quo - Just doin' it Live
Ozark Henry - Live
Ozark Henry - The Soft Machine
Guns & Roses - Appetite for Destruction

and a mixed bag of rock/electronica.....

that's 2Gb sorted 

[Mark]

It's probably too spammy to post such a huge list here, I'll PM

Count me in, please, on that PM.

[Wanderer]

Nothing yet, but I'm working on it. I ripped quite a number of my CDs when I was in Athens last weekend; the whole lot presently occupies about 80GB of Apple Lossless files on my external hard drive. 

[Mark]

Thought I'd change some of the music on my player, seeing as I'm in London for the next three days.

I'm particularly looking forward to hearing the remainder of Vanska's BIS Sibelius symphonies cycle, and Argerich's live Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov piano concerti on Philips. Other highlights this week will include Pinnock's Brandenburg Concerti, and my first listen to Furtwangler's Beethoven Symphony No. 5.

[Keemun]

I'm particularly looking forward to hearing the remainder of Vanska's BIS Sibelius symphonies cycle. . . . Other highlights this week will include Pinnock's Brandenburg Concerti. . . .

I have Vanksa's Sibelius 2, 3, 5 and 6 and they are excellent.  As is Pinnock's Brandenburg Concerti.  Happy listening.