What Tennstedt?

[Lethevich]

Incidentally, is the Bruckner 8 discussed above identical to this?

The broadcast is with the Boston SO.

[Renfield]

The broadcast is with the Boston SO.

My face firmly ensconced within my palms, I declare myself unable to read properly, promising to remedy this without delay!

(Thanks.)

[Lethevich]

My face firmly entrenched within my palms, I declare myself unable to read properly, promising to remedy this without delay.

(Thanks.)

It is interesting that the Gramophone review (to the extent that it described the music rather than generalised about Tennstedt's conducting style in Bruckner) makes it sound quite similar to the Boston 8th - not sure whether it would be worth buying the CD if the broadcast is found to be satisfying, but perhaps some site could have useful samples for checking the differences...

[Renfield]

It is interesting that the Gramophone review (to the extent that it described the music rather than generalised about Tennstedt's conducting style in Bruckner) makes it sound quite similar to the Boston 8th - not sure whether it would be worth buying the CD if the broadcast is found to be satisfying, but perhaps some site could have useful samples for checking the differences...

If I find it in a store, I will pick the LPO release up, Gramophone non-review (by far one of my least favourite of Osborne's in recent times, "up" there with that of Pletnev's Beethoven cycle) notwithstanding. If that is the case, I could upload samples.

[M forever]

What do you mean, "up there with that of Pletnev's Beethoven"?

[Renfield]

What do you mean, "up there with that of Pletnev's Beethoven"?

Richard Osborne's review of Pletnev's Beethoven.

I found it an example of what a good review should not be, histrionic and pedantic.

Edit: And I am generally positive to Osborne's reviews, much more than I am to, say, Edward Greenfield's.

[M forever]

Interesting. I will look that up later.

[Renfield]

Interesting. I will look that up later.

See here, so we don't end up derailing this thread.

[MishaK]

I happened to get a hold of a live Bruckner 7 with the BSO and Tennstedt recently that I found absolutely riveting, whereupon I realized that my collection has a gaping hole in the absence of any Tennstedt recordings. Do you guys have any recommendations where to start? Thanks in advance.

[Brian]

His Wagner seems highly thought-of on this board, and the London Philharmonic Orchestra live disc of Wagner excerpts was greeted by me, at least, with great satisfaction. He's got some Bruckner and Beethoven recordings on the LPO (live in the '80s) which I haven't heard but am sorely tempted by.

[Drasko]

Do you guys have any recommendations where to start?

Here:

http://www.good-music-guide.com/community/index.php/topic,29.msg358823.html#msg358823