Switching recordings in a middle of a piece...do you do it?

[Bonehelm]

I often swap from Kubelik 69' to Bernstein late DG at the finale for Mahler 1. I think Kubelik did the first 3 movements exactly how I want it, but the finale can't be beat by the overpowering emotions of Bernstein. So I just pop out the Rafael after the 3rd movement and slam in the Lenny. I heard some people would even go as far as swapping discs between themes or phrases. "I like HvK's phrasing better in this exposition, but I like Giulini's attack better in the loud part coming up. *Marks down the timing 21:31 and swaps to Karajan's 21:42*

Does any of you have similar actions?

[Don]

I often swap from Kubelik 69' to Bernstein late DG at the finale for Mahler 1. I think Kubelik did the first 3 movements exactly how I want it, but the finale can't be beat by the overpowering emotions of Bernstein. So I just pop out the Rafael after the 3rd movement and slam in the Lenny. I heard some people would even go as far as swapping discs between themes or phrases. "I like HvK's phrasing better in this exposition, but I like Giulini's attack better in the loud part coming up. *Marks down the timing 21:31 and swaps to Karajan's 21:42*

Does any of you have similar actions?

Never even thought of doing such an odd thing.  Now that I have thought of it, I'll still never do it. 

[Todd]

Does any of you have similar actions?

Nope.

[Harry]

No!

[JoshLilly]

Yes, but only with Joachim Raff symphonies. There are some movements from each of the currently available complete sets that I prefer over their opposing counterpart, and I've "built" my own recordings, so to speak, off of these combinations. This fake complete set is my favourite. There's a version of the first movement of the symphony #5 that I prefer to either of those, but since the sound quality and orchestral sound are so different I can't incorporate it in the same manner. Drats... Otherwise, yes, but only in this one specific composer, and only with specific movements.

[Brian]

My iPod's all-Dvorak playlist has Suitner conducting the first three movements of the Seventh, and Bernstein leading the finale.

The other day, while subjecting Vanska's new Beethoven 1/6 CD to rigorous listening - I'm going to review it for the school paper here - I switched back and forth between Vanska and Karajan 1962. But that wasn't really regular listening...

[(poco) Sforzando]

I prefer to start one recording on the living room CD player and another on the player in my bedroom, and see who wins.  

Seriously, it's not something I would do, as I like to get a performer's unified concept of a piece - but I sometimes sample the same movement of a symphony or sonata in different interpretations.

[hornteacher]

I've sometimes done it with Beethoven's 9th.

1st mvt - Mackerras/Royal Liverpool
2nd mvt - Wand/North German Radio Symphony
3rd mvt - Mackerras/Royal Liverpool
4th mvt - Mehta/NY Phil

[Gustav]

I only do it when I am comparing several works.

[not edward]

I think the only time I've done it is after listening to an Adagio-only Mahler 10 and getting the desire to hear a performing version of the rest of the work.

[orbital]

No, but I stop and eject the disc  in the middle of a piece regularly Happens frequently when I think I'm in the mood for Bruckner, then in the middle I say "That's enough   "

[Gustav]

No, but I stop and eject the disc  in the middle of a piece regularly Happens frequently when I think I'm in the mood for Bruckner, then in the middle I say "That's enough   "

must have been celi.

[BachQ]

I swap .....

Does any of you have similar actions?

I swap often .........

[Marcel]

I often swap from Kubelik 69' to Bernstein late DG at the finale for Mahler 1. I think Kubelik did the first 3 movements exactly how I want it, but the finale can't be beat by the overpowering emotions of Bernstein. So I just pop out the Rafael after the 3rd movement and slam in the Lenny. I heard some people would even go as far as swapping discs between themes or phrases. "I like HvK's phrasing better in this exposition, but I like Giulini's attack better in the loud part coming up. *Marks down the timing 21:31 and swaps to Karajan's 21:42*

Does any of you have similar actions?

NO WAY !!!

[Bogey]

No.  By chance, did Mark ask you to start this thread? 

[KevinP]

Never.

[Bonehelm]

No.  By chance, did Mark ask you to start this thread? 

Lol, what makes you think it's related the Mark, Bill? 

[springrite]

I have only done so with one work, and did it a few time. It was Gaspard de la Nuit.

First movement: Michelangeli
Second movement: Pogorelich
Third movement: Nojima

I did it just to see what it'd be like to play my favorite version of each movement and merge them together. Frankly, it was facinating but ultimately not nearly as satisfactory as any of the versions standing on its own.

[RJR]

One day in 1972 I was listening to CBC radio and the announcer said the next record to be played would be Schumann's 4th, conducted by Von Karajan. So I played my LP of Furtwangler's Schumann 4th Symphony at the same time and compared both recordings at various moments during the four movements. Button off, button on. Radio, turntable, Karajan, Furtwangler. Fun. And very instructive.

[MishaK]

I really don't see the point of this practice. You get completely incoherent interpretations. I could perhaps see the point with switching between movements among different recordings of the same performers, but even then: why?