The one recording you believe everyone should own

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madaboutmahler

#240
July 16, 2012, 01:37:42 PM
Quote from: karlhenning on July 16, 2012, 12:47:34 PM
But ... Lenny didn't record the Sibelius Sixth for DG, did he? ; )
Quote from: TheGSMoeller on July 16, 2012, 12:56:50 PM
He's clearly referring to the great no.6 of Haydn, but not sure that has a DG either?  ;)
;D
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— Ludwig van Beethoven

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#241
July 16, 2012, 01:45:32 PM
Hmmm...I thought Daniel was referring to Bernstein's Shostakovich 6th on DG with the VPO. ;) ;D

madaboutmahler

#242
July 16, 2012, 01:48:25 PM
I thought I was referring to the recording where Bernstein came back to life and recording Segerstam's 6th for DG....  ;D
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— Ludwig van Beethoven

Karl Henning

#243
July 16, 2012, 02:02:42 PM
You've been reading too many zombie stories! : )
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TheGSMoeller

#244
July 16, 2012, 02:04:47 PM



Here's my choice for the one recording, simply for the cover, Levine never looked so, swampy.

madaboutmahler

#245
July 16, 2012, 02:09:41 PM
 ;D
"Music is ... A higher revelation than all Wisdom & Philosophy"
— Ludwig van Beethoven

TheGSMoeller

#246
July 16, 2012, 02:32:44 PM
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Alright, here's a serious one...
Two electrifying and dramatic readings of two of 20th centuries best symphonies.

liuzerus87

#247
July 16, 2012, 03:12:36 PM
Quote from: TheGSMoeller on July 16, 2012, 02:04:47 PM



Here's my choice for the one recording, simply for the cover, Levine never looked so, swampy.

This looks Photoshopped. I can tell from the pixels and from seeing quite a few Photoshops in my time.

8)

TheGSMoeller

#248
July 16, 2012, 04:03:02 PM
Quote from: liuzerus87 on July 16, 2012, 03:12:36 PM
This looks Photoshopped. I can tell from the pixels and from seeing quite a few Photoshops in my time.

8)

It very much is photoshopped by yours truly, and trust me I certainly wasn't trying to hide it. Just a little fun.

mahler10th

#249
July 16, 2012, 04:09:35 PM
The usual.

Rhymenoceros

#250
July 16, 2012, 08:00:26 PM
Shostakovich's Preludes and Fugues by Ashkenazy

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Dancing Divertimentian

#251
July 16, 2012, 08:35:04 PM
Quote from: Rhymenoceros on July 16, 2012, 08:00:26 PM
Shostakovich's Preludes and Fugues by Ashkenazy

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Second that one.


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

Sammy

#252
July 16, 2012, 10:23:19 PM
Quote from: Rhymenoceros on July 16, 2012, 08:00:26 PM
Shostakovich's Preludes and Fugues by Ashkenazy

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I own that one and find it quite good.  However, Nikolayeva's my top pick.

Lisztianwagner

#253
July 17, 2012, 03:53:58 AM
Quote from: Rhymenoceros on July 16, 2012, 08:00:26 PM
Shostakovich's Preludes and Fugues by Ashkenazy

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That's  a very beautiful recording, Ashkenazy's performance is absolutely gorgeous.
"You cannot expect the Form before the Idea, for they will come into being together." - Arnold Schönberg

Sammy

#254
July 17, 2012, 12:49:00 PM
Quote from: Lisztianwagner on July 17, 2012, 03:53:58 AM
That's  a very beautiful recording, Ashkenazy's performance is absolutely gorgeous.

"Gorgeous" is nice but only scratches the surface of the music.  For me, Op. 87 is entirely compelling with its wealth of emotional content and industrial strength bleakness.  Nikolayeva offers a full-course meal; no other complete set comes close.  That's how it appears from Sammy's corner of the world.

Dancing Divertimentian

#255
July 17, 2012, 04:08:09 PM
Quote from: Sammy on July 17, 2012, 12:49:00 PM
"Gorgeous" is nice but only scratches the surface of the music.  For me, Op. 87 is entirely compelling with its wealth of emotional content and industrial strength bleakness.  Nikolayeva offers a full-course meal; no other complete set comes close.  That's how it appears from Sammy's corner of the world.

I don't think he means "gorgeous" in the sense that the romance is flowing. ::) More like emotionally wrought.

And from my corner of the world if Nikolayeva had lived long enough to hear Ashkenazy's recording she might have made something more out of the piece than calorie-free bread spread... ;D


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

CaughtintheGaze

#256
July 17, 2012, 04:09:26 PM
Quote from: Lisztianwagner on July 17, 2012, 03:53:58 AM
That's  a very beautiful recording, Ashkenazy's performance is absolutely gorgeous.

Jenny Lin is my choice.

DavidRoss

#257
July 17, 2012, 04:17:07 PM
Gosh. And to think I've been content with

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(Though I'd hardly consider it a recording everyone should own.)
"Maybe the problem most of you have ... is that you're not listening to Barbirolli." ~Sarge

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Dancing Divertimentian

#258
July 17, 2012, 04:25:18 PM
Quote from: DavidRoss on July 17, 2012, 04:17:07 PM
Gosh. And to think I've been content with [Scherbakov]


Maybe to keep the peace we should all just grab this Scherbakov and bin our Nikolayeva/Ashkenazy. ;D



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

DavidRoss

#259
July 17, 2012, 04:30:25 PM
Quote from: Dancing Divertimentian on July 17, 2012, 04:25:18 PM
Maybe to keep the peace we should all just grab this Scherbakov and bin our Nikolayeva/Ashkenazy. ;D
If for no other reason than the cover art alone!
Actually methinks it pretty damned good -- one of those rare Naxos discs that lives up to the hype. (Though Don -- or Don -- might disagree.) ;D
"Maybe the problem most of you have ... is that you're not listening to Barbirolli." ~Sarge

"The problem with socialism is that sooner or later you run out of other people's money." ~Margaret Thatcher
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