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Jay F

#44060
March 30, 2009, 03:28:44 PM Last Edit: March 30, 2009, 03:32:07 PM by nicht schleppend
Quote from: RussellG on March 30, 2009, 03:22:11 PM
I wish you'd given them away to me  :)

Which Tennstedt do you like Jay?  I picked up 1 and 4 on the weekend.  1 does very little for me, and while 4 sounded better on a first listen, it lagged behind Szell and HvK/1979 IMO.  There is a recommendation for a live Tennstedt 1st a few pages back though.
If only you lived here, Russell. That's my favorite way to cull, just give things away. You never know who's gonna fall in love with what. I've given away all of my Rattle Mahler, too. I got them and the Boulez very cheap, on bmgmusic.com, so I'm not out any money to speak of. And wouldn't you really rather get a CD than a card for your birthday?

I like all of Tennstedt's Mahler. I have the whole set. My favorites are probably 5 and 9, though 3 is very good, too. The only one I don't like *that much* is 4.

RussellG

#44061
March 30, 2009, 03:49:21 PM
Quote from: nicht schleppend on March 30, 2009, 03:28:44 PM
If only you lived here, Russell. That's my favorite way to cull, just give things away. You never know who's gonna fall in love with what. I've given away all of my Rattle Mahler, too. I got them and the Boulez very cheap, on bmgmusic.com, so I'm not out any money to speak of. And wouldn't you really rather get a CD than a card for your birthday?

I like all of Tennstedt's Mahler. I have the whole set. My favorites are probably 5 and 9, though 3 is very good, too. The only one I don't like *that much* is 4.

I give away the odd CD here and there too, although when it comes to classical there's not much point with any of my family or friends.  I do have one friend who loves classical, and has heard little of it, but I'm reluctant to give him performances I have deemed "unworthy"  :)

Timmyb

#44062
March 30, 2009, 05:00:30 PM
I didn't think it likely that I'd ever find a recording of the 5th that I prefer to Handleys account with the RLSO but I think I have a winner.

Coopmv

#44063
March 30, 2009, 05:01:04 PM
Quote from: RussellG on March 30, 2009, 05:10:22 AM

(BTW why on earth is the Cleveland Orchestra moving to Miami  ???  More sunshine?)

I would like to hear a straight answer as well.  I have always thought only professional basket teams and football teams move around.

George

#44065
March 30, 2009, 05:14:50 PM
Quote from: Coopmv on March 30, 2009, 05:01:04 PM
I would like to hear a straight answer as well.  I have always thought only professional basket teams and football teams move around.

Maybe they are a marching band now?  ;D

Coopmv

#44066
March 30, 2009, 05:19:41 PM
Quote from: nicht schleppend on March 29, 2009, 07:07:52 PM
What you ought to do, Stuart, is stop spending money on CDs temporarily, and buy that SACD player you've been talking about. You've probably got the world's largest unplayed SACD collection by now.

I think my CD shopping spree should end by end of June when all interesting sales at MDT are over.  My first SACD player by end of this year is highly likely.

Coopmv

#44067
March 30, 2009, 05:21:26 PM
Quote from: George on March 30, 2009, 05:14:50 PM
Maybe they are a marching band now?  ;D

George Szell will be turning over in his grave when the proud Cleveland Orchestra he built up ends up in FL ...

imperfection

#44068
March 30, 2009, 05:33:35 PM
Brahms Symphony No.4 in e minor
Furtwangler BPO
Wartime recording

Coopmv

#44069
March 30, 2009, 05:38:15 PM
Quote from: imperfection on March 30, 2009, 05:33:35 PM
Brahms Symphony No.4 in e minor
Furtwangler BPO
Wartime recording




Can you hear the canon shots in the background?   ;D

Dr. Dread

#44070
March 30, 2009, 05:52:20 PM
Trying again with Bruckner 6. Got interrupted before.

Bogey

#44071
March 30, 2009, 06:10:58 PM
Quote from: imperfection on March 30, 2009, 05:33:35 PM
Brahms Symphony No.4 in e minor
Furtwangler BPO
Wartime recording




Is that on the Music & Arts set, (1943)?
There will never be another era like the Golden Age of Hollywood.  We didn't know how to blow up buildings then so we had no choice but to tell great stories with great characters.-Ben Mankiewicz

Bogey

#44072
March 30, 2009, 06:22:19 PM
There will never be another era like the Golden Age of Hollywood.  We didn't know how to blow up buildings then so we had no choice but to tell great stories with great characters.-Ben Mankiewicz

Coopmv

#44073
March 30, 2009, 06:24:14 PM
Quote from: Bogey on March 30, 2009, 06:22:19 PM


Bill,

Just out of curiosity, how many hours do you listen to vinyl a week on average?

Sergeant Rock

#44074
March 30, 2009, 06:32:25 PM
Quote from: Coopmv on March 30, 2009, 05:01:04 PM
I would like to hear a straight answer as well.  I have always thought only professional basket teams and football teams move around.

My answer was "straight." The orchestra isn't moving to Florida but they do have a three week residency in Miami during winter.

Sarge
the phone rings and somebody says,
"hey, they made a movie about
Mahler, you ought to go see it.
he was as f*cked-up as you are."
                               --Charles Bukowski, "Mahler"

Bogey

#44075
March 30, 2009, 06:35:45 PM
Quote from: Coopmv on March 30, 2009, 06:24:14 PM
Bill,

Just out of curiosity, how many hours do you listen to vinyl a week on average?

Never thought about it, Stuart.  Just started listening again this summer after buying a turntable.  I mix cds and vinyl so hard to get a bearing.  I probably listen to one, possibly two pieces each day.  However, my listening of it is increasing a bit as I am purchasing more in the classical genre.  Said I was going to stay away from it and just stick to jazz soundtracks, but that lasted about as long as my New Year's resolutions, whatever they were. :)
There will never be another era like the Golden Age of Hollywood.  We didn't know how to blow up buildings then so we had no choice but to tell great stories with great characters.-Ben Mankiewicz

Coopmv

#44076
March 30, 2009, 06:39:58 PM
Quote from: Sergeant Rock on March 30, 2009, 06:32:25 PM
My answer was "straight." The orchestra isn't moving to Florida but they do have a three week residency in Miami during winter.

Sarge

To have the Cleveland Orchestra moving to FL for good is like the BPO relocating to some classical music desert in Europe ...

Solitary Wanderer

#44077
March 30, 2009, 06:43:30 PM


Disc.4.
'I lingered round them, under that benign sky: watched the moths fluttering among the heath and harebells, listened to the soft wind breathing through the grass, and wondered how any one could ever imagine unquiet slumbers for the sleepers in that quiet earth.' ~ Emily Bronte

Coopmv

#44079
March 30, 2009, 06:50:01 PM
Quote from: Solitary Wanderer on March 30, 2009, 06:43:30 PM


Disc.4.

That is the 4-CD set?  If so, I have the set too.  I have not played the set in a few years.
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