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[North Star]

Prokofiev
Visions fugitives
Béroff
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Excellent playing, some quite large differences with Raekallio, but both are certainly superb interpretations.

[DavidRoss]

Oooh, care to say anything more? That disc is on my radar - I've been a huge fan of Gatti's Tchaikovsky.

Brian -- go to http://viertakt.radio4.nl/plaatpaal-overzicht/1/plaatpaal.html

[classicalgeek]

Up now:

Johannes Brahms
Violin concerto in D major, op. 77
Rachel Barton Pine, violin
Carlos Kalmar; Chicago SO
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Well, the Joachim concerto that's coupled with this one is certainly outstanding, but I've heard better in the Brahms.  The playing is technically flawless, but performance (especially the finale) is lacking in drive and excitement, to my ears.  Mutter/Karajan and Heifetz/Reiner are my current leaders, though I've enjoyed Perlman/Giulini as well...

[Papy Oli]

Good evening all 

1st listen :



Piazzolla - Tango Zero Hour

[Karl Henning]

Up now:

Johannes Brahms
Violin concerto in D major, op. 77
Rachel Barton Pine, violin
Carlos Kalmar; Chicago SO
[asin]B00009KUAM[/asin]

Well, the Joachim concerto that's coupled with this one is certainly outstanding, but I've heard better in the Brahms.  The playing is technically flawless, but performance (especially the finale) is lacking in drive and excitement, to my ears.  Mutter/Karajan and Heifetz/Reiner are my current leaders, though I've enjoyed Perlman/Giulini as well...

When did she record those? Thanks!

[Leon]

Stravinsky: The Soldier's Tale
Jeremy Irons, narrator, Igor Stravinsky, cond.

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[classicalgeek]

After the Brahms, on to Naxos Music Library:

Fernando Lopes-Graça
Rustic Suite no. 1
Alvaro Cassuto; Royal Scottish NO
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Two minutes in, and I can already tell I love it  .  Sounds like sort of an Iberian-tinged take on Respighi's 'Ancient Airs and Dances' - delightful!

Next up will be the Symphony from the same disc!

When did she record those? Thanks!

Karl - they appear to have been recorded in 2002.

[PaulR]

Tragedy!

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Symphony #4 "Tragic"

[Karl Henning]

Karl - they appear to have been recorded in 2002.

I wonder how mature Mutter, Heifetz and Perlman were, in the recordings which we admire so.  I give her credit for having a lash at it, at age 27 -- and I wish that I had been a fine enough performer to land a recording date with the Chicago Symphony when I was that age : )

[Gold Knight]

On Spotify:

Dmitri Shostakovich--SQ # 10 in A-Flat Major, Op.118, SQ # 11 in F Minor, Op.122 and SQ # 13. All three quartets feature the Eder Quartet.
Sergei Prokofiev--Symphony No.1 in D Major, Op.25 {"Classical"} and Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Major, Op.100, both performed by the New York Philharmonic under the wand of Leonard Bernstein.

[PaulR]

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String Quartet #12

[classicalgeek]

I wonder how mature Mutter, Heifetz and Perlman were, in the recordings which we admire so.  I give her credit for having a lash at it, at age 27 -- and I wish that I had been a fine enough performer to land a recording date with the Chicago Symphony when I was that age : )

All excellent points!  She's certainly one of the great young violinists out there.  I'll say that I liked the performance even if I didn't love it, and that the Joachim coupling is phenomenal.  The competition in the Brahms is tough, though, with so many great performances over the years!

Heifetz and Perlman were older when they made their recordings, of course (though Perlman not by much - 1977, so he would have been 31 or 32), but Mutter's with Karajan was done in 1982, when she was 19 .  Anyway, with performers of such technical and musical proficiency, age is just a number, right?  

Thread duty:
Fernando Lopes-Graça
Symphony
Alvaro Cassuto; Royal Scottish NO
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As with the Rustic Suite, I'm thoroughly enjoying it.  Reminds me that I need to give the Braga Santos symphonies another spin!

[Karl Henning]

All excellent points!  She's certainly one of the great young violinists out there.  I'll say that I liked the performance even if I didn't love it, and that the Joachim coupling is phenomenal.  The competition in the Brahms is tough, though, with so many great performances over the years!

Nor would it surprise me if, in order to "sell" the Joachim as a recording project, it was suggested to balance it with a known quantity in the Brahms.

[North Star]

Nor would it surprise me if, in order to "sell" the Joachim as a recording project, it was suggested to balance it with a known quantity in the Brahms.

Indeed, probably many wouldn't purchase a disc with only obscure works - there's also Hilary Hahn's Sibelius / Schönberg coupling, among others.

Thread duty:

Debussy
Etudes
Béroff

[Gold Knight]

Dmitri Shostakovich--Symphony No.8 in C Minor, Op.65 {"Stalingrad"}, featuring the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and Vasily Petrenko.
Dmitri Shostakovich--SQ # 7 in F-Sharp Minor, Op.108, SQ # 8 in C Minor, Op.110,  SQ # 9 in E-Flat Major, Op.117 and SQ # 10 in A-Flat Major, Op.118. All four works are performed by the Emerson String Quartet.

[classicalgeek]

Trying out one of Rachel Barton Pine's solo albums - Capricho Latino

Isaac Albéniz: Asturias, from Suite Española (arr. Pine)
Manuel Quiroga: Emigrantes celtas
Manuel Quiroga: Terra!  A nosa!
Eugene Ysaÿe: Sonata in E major, op. 27 no. 6

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Great stuff, lots of fun, wonderfully played - the Ysaÿe especially receives a scorching performance!

[PaulR]

Now to my favorite of Shostakovich's String Quartets, and perhaps the creepiest....

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String Quartet #13

[North Star]

Prokofiev
Piano Concerto no. 3
Béroff, Masur & Gewandhaus
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[classicalgeek]

After enjoying Lopes-Graça so much, on to Braga Santos.  Today is taking on a distinct Iberian flavor with these two composers as well as the Barton Pine collection!

Joly Braga Santos
Symphony no. 2
Alvaro Cassuto; Bournemouth SO

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So nice to hear this again.  What's not to love?  Yet another 20th-century symphonist who should be much better known!

[classicalgeek]

Now to my favorite of Shostakovich's String Quartets, and perhaps the creepiest....

[asin]B004C4IK8O[/asin]
String Quartet #13

Indeed - that final crescendo on a unison high B-flat is absolutely spine-chilling!