What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[Lilas Pastia]

Beethoven, concerto no. 3. Bruno Leonardo Gelber, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Ferdinand Leitner. A truly excellent version, if just that. Sturdy, powerfully projected pianism, strongly profiled orchestra contribution, excellent sound. Early seventies EMI. This recording has the unusual distinction of boasting a mammoth cadenza by Carl Reinecke in the first movement. Quite unusual but very much in character. Leitmer partnered Kempff in his DGG stereo traversal of the concertos. He was a reliable and efficient conductor, but I found the BP unduly smooth and over refined. Here the orchestral profile is bolder, more brilliant. What is wanting ultimately is a sense of spontaneity from the pianist. Gelber was a big star in the sixties, recording major works on major labels. His confident, leonine approach to Beethoven is well planned and executed.

[listener]

BACH - Vivaldi transcriptions  (6)
Luciano Sgrizzi, harpsichord
recorded by Peter Willmoës
4 Toccatas   in g BWV 915, in D BWV 912, in f# BWV 910, in c BWV 911
Ralph Kirkpatrick, harpsichord

[otare]

I started this morning with this:



The cello concerto reminded me a lot of Elgar's cello concerto. The same moods, similar orchestration. If you like Elgar, you most certainly will like this.

[Conor71]

Villa-Lobos: Symphony No. 6, W 447, "Montanhas Do Brasil


Now playing Disc 5 of 7 - after this has finished I will play Disc 6 for a first listen


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[otare]

Now over to Tchaikovsky's Cherevichki. Typical Tchaikovsky, as far as i can hear (after the first CD). Touches of Onegin, but not as emotional. Sound is very good, as are most of the singers, but one of the women voices is very unsteady, and the tenor struggles a bit on the top notes. The audience is very quiet - you wouldn't know from the sound that this is a live recording. Well worth to get to know. I am not following the libretto, so I don't really know what they are singing about, but if you like Tchaikovsky, you will most certainly like this. Well worth the money!

[mc ukrneal]

Now over to Tchaikovsky's Cherevichki. Typical Tchaikovsky, as far as i can hear (after the first CD). Touches of Onegin, but not as emotional. Sound is very good, as are most of the singers, but one of the women voices is very unsteady, and the tenor struggles a bit on the top notes. The audience is very quiet - you wouldn't know from the sound that this is a live recording. Well worth to get to know. I am not following the libretto, so I don't really know what they are singing about, but if you like Tchaikovsky, you will most certainly like this. Well worth the money!

Ah, I feared as much! Wishlisted! And thanks!

[val]

J S BACH:         Goldberg Variations             / Maria Yudina  (1968)

A splendid version, even if the quality of the piano's sound is not the best. Yudina gives a deep characterization to each Variation but always respects the global coherency of the work.
I still prefer the very pure version of Glenn Gould recorded in 1981, but Yudina, from now on is my second choice. 

[North Star]

Prokofiev
Piano Concerto no. 3
Béroff & Previn
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[Sadko]

J S BACH:         Goldberg Variations             / Maria Yudina  (1968)

A splendid version, even if the quality of the piano's sound is not the best. Yudina gives a deep characterization to each Variation but always respects the global coherency of the work.
I still prefer the very pure version of Glenn Gould recorded in 1981, but Yudina, from now on is my second choice.

It is quite a while ago that I played it, I must check. - I like it better than I remember, but I find it often sounds as if she was under pressure, "hurried" would be to much.

Edit: But the longer I'm listening the more I'm getting into her playing.

[Lisztianwagner]

On youtube:

Geirr Tveitt
Piano Concerto No.1

Havard Gimse
Bjarte Engeset/Royal Scottish National Orchestra

[The new erato]

I started this morning with this:



The cello concerto reminded me a lot of Elgar's cello concerto. The same moods, similar orchestration. If you like Elgar, you most certainly will like this.

I don't particularly like Elgar (3 or 4 works excepted), but I really like this.

[otare]

I should have said "the Elgar cello concerto, you most certainly will like this."

[val]

Sadko
I find it often sounds as if she was under pressure, "hurried" would be to much.

She was a very impulsive pianist. If you listen her version of Schubert's Impromptus opus 90, you will find the same feeling of urgency. She reminds me of some recordings live of Dino Ciani (Schumann's First Sonata !), but more controlled.

[Lisztianwagner]

On youtube:

Geirr Tveitt
Hardanger Tunes Suite no.1

Bjarte Engeset
Royal Scottish National Orchestra

[madaboutmahler]

Just listened to:

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Piano Concerto no.4

 
That was absolutely amazing....

[Ataraxia]

Is this Tveitt the flavor of the month around here?

[Lisztianwagner]

Is this Tveitt the flavor of the month around here?

[madaboutmahler]

Is this Tveitt the flavor of the month around here?

If I persuade everyone!

Now:
http://www.youtube.com/v/Ie_1TAzYX6g
Geirr Tveitt - Concerto No. 2 for Hardanger Fiddle   
That was incredibly enjoyable, great fun! And a completely different world to the piano concerti that I have heard. Enjoying this composer's music a lot.

[Ataraxia]

I will check him out at a more convenient time. Thank you.

[otare]

Is this Tveitt the flavor of the month around here?

He deserves to be played. One of the greatest composers of Norway, maybe even the greatest.