The one recording you think everyone should bin

[Mark]

As a concession to Vengerov, I did once see him play a blinding Sibelius Violin Concerto on a BBC Proms broadcast.

[Guido]

The interview was waaay before Slava popped his clogs. I'm not a massive Vengerov fan, but I don't like to see him wrongly accused!

[Bunny]

This steaming pile of manure:



... although I did send my copy to a member of this forum (sorry about that ).

Seriously, this is awful. The clues that it's going to be are all there in the first movement. Why, oh, why such slow tempi? Such drawn out phrasing? Such a turgid cadenza ... which goes on for so long that you actually forget what the hell you're listening to by the time the main theme returns. I won't go further - it'll only raise my blood pressure. Instead, I'll sum it up in a word: AVOID!

The shirt he's wearing should go into the pile as well.

That's another over worked stinker.  I know of someone who thinks that there is nothing that Vengerov can do wrong, but he also thinks Beethoven is cliché because he wrote the opening bars of the Fifth symphony, tatataTAH. 

I'd be interested in hearing Vengerov do the Beethoven again, if only to see how he would do it now that Rostropovich is dead.

[Steve]

Oh yeah. That's right, Vengerov. Blame Slava now he's not here to defend himself. Why you little ...

Beats defending Beethoven's skills as an orchestrator over at Elgar's Thread....

[Choo Choo]

The shirt he's wearing should go into the pile as well.

What's with all this dissing of Vengerov?

He was in the audience for Sokolov at the Wigmore Hall the other night, and man is he a snappy dresser.  Wow.  Talk about looking a million dollars.

[Hector]

I have always wondered why Telemann is so popular. His music isn't bad but I wouldn't call it interesting either. Personally I like Fasch and Graupner much more.

Is Telemann popular?

I suppose he must be whenever there is a requirement for aural wallpaper then, roll out the Telemann.

I do not know of the others you mention but I would, probably, not wish them on my  enemies, either.

[Mark]

Wasn't Telemann hugely popular in his own time?

[George]

Wasn't Telemann hugely popular in his own time?

Yep.

[Steve]

Steve said it. AVOID. I only keep mine because I'm becoming and insufferable "collector".

Quite true, mate. At the very least, the packaging is aesthetically pleasing. Or at least, I think it is.... 

[Steve]

Yep.

And he produced some worthwhile compositions.

[71 dB]

Is Telemann popular?

I suppose he must be whenever there is a requirement for aural wallpaper then, roll out the Telemann.

I do not know of the others you mention but I would, probably, not wish them on my  enemies, either.

Popular in the sense you have heard of him (and probably even his music) while you don't know Fasch and Graupner. Your attitude implies you never will know them but that's your loss, not mine. 

[George]

And he produced some worthwhile compositions.

Yep. 

[karlhenning]

The interview was waaay before Slava popped his clogs.

Can't be too careful about one's footwear, eh, Guido?

[Steve]

Can't be too careful about one's footwear, eh, Guido?

[pjme]

I don't like Wagner ,but sung in French it becomes even harder to appreciate....Affreux!!!( like the CD cover- abominable in the extreme!)

Peter

A recent disc with Czerny piano Etudes ( presented on radio) I also found very hard to digest. It could be used for torture, I'm sure.

[karlhenning]

[img]http://ec1.images-I don't like Wagner ,but sung in French it becomes even harder to appreciate....Affreux!!!

I enjoyed this very much, Peter, thanks! :-)

[Florestan]

I don't like Wagner ,but sung in French it becomes even harder to appreciate....Affreux!!!( like the CD cover- abominable in the extreme!)

Peter

Very funny, indeed! 

[Don]

Thibaudet's recording "The Chopin I Love" on Decca; he might love Chopin, but that doesn't stop him from butchering the music.

[Bonehelm]

Beethoven's 9th with the Zagreb Philharmonic conducted by godknowswho on Naxos...geez sometimes I think my wind ensemble plays on a higher level than them in that forsaken recording

[mahlertitan]

Beethoven's 9th with the Zagreb Philharmonic conducted by godknowswho on Naxos...geez sometimes I think my wind ensemble plays on a higher level than them in that forsaken recording

there are lots of medicore recordings on Naxos, do you remember the name of the conductor? however, there are also a ton of good stuff on there, if you search carefully that is.