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General Classical Music Discussion / Re: What are you listening 2 n...
Last post by Roasted Swan - Today at 10:31:06 AMQuote from: Spotted Horses on Today at 09:29:10 AMRachmaninoff, Piano Sonata No 2, Ashkenazy
In find myself disappointed. I have trouble recognizing the musical themes that inhabit the sensuous musical texture. Can't complain about Ashkenazy, but Decca gives him surprisingly muddy, clangy sound. I was surprised to check the recording data and find that the reQuote from: Spotted Horses on Today at 09:29:10 AMRachmaninoff, Piano Sonata No 2, Ashkenazycording was made in 1980.
In find myself disappointed. I have trouble recognizing the musical themes that inhabit the sensuous musical texture. Can't complain about Ashkenazy, but Decca gives him surprisingly muddy, clangy sound. I was surprised to check the recording data and find that the recording was made in 1980.
Did a spot check of Shelley, who I also have on my shelves. Did not make a strong impression. Which version do people like best? I've decided to try Ruth Laredo, based on my positive impression of her Scriabin recordings.
Did a spot check of Shelley, who I also have on my shelves. Did not make a strong impression. Which version do people like best? I've decided to try Ruth Laredo, based on my positive impression of her Scriabin recordings.
This version by Emre Yavuz absolutely blew me away - its quite individual and personal but it worked for me.....
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General Classical Music Discussion / Re: What are you listening 2 n...
Last post by Symphonic Addict - Today at 10:26:04 AMBraunfels's orchestral songs from these CDs:
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Great Recordings and Reviews / Re: Chopin Recordings
Last post by Mandryka - Today at 10:22:31 AMQuote from: Atriod on Today at 09:33:54 AMGreat review, thanks Brian! I was most curious about these after the Transcendental Etudes. When I was doing my blind comparisons him and Cziffra were the two that starkly stood out among the others. Lim was bordering on unrelenting but then he got to the A flat major Ricordanza and it was almost as sensitively played as Claudio Arrau. In the end for a new recording to add to the collection Kirill Gerstein won out but I might add Lim at some point. Haochen Zhang fared the worst, not coming across all that well in the rather stiff competition.
The real interesting Yunchan Lim for me (I haven't heard his TEs by the way) has been the Annees
https://open.spotify.com/album/54b0CU6yO7OlQef9W4dWb4?si=jpncm3kYTNu9qsDxwPBJHg
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General Classical Music Discussion / Re: What are you listening 2 n...
Last post by ritter - Today at 10:19:48 AMFrom CD 1 (of two) included in this book on Victor de Sabata that arrived today...
Bits and pieces from a performance of Tristano e Isotta (in Italian) at La Scala on December 11, 1930. Ebe Stignani sings Brangäne's warning quite nicely, but she's recorded quite distantly. The value of this snippet, though, lies in the immediacy of the string writing, which shines through the primitive recording. Quite seductive, tbh. Then we get fragments Act III (including the end of the Liebestod). The sound is so bad, alas, that one cannot tell whether this was an outstanding or disastrous performance...
Next is the tone poem Juventus, by de Sabata himself. This is a studio recording from 1934 with the EIAR Orchestra. Very Straussian is the first impression I get (the piece is new to me). Quite nice, actually.
The disc ends with a 1939 Brahms Fourth with the Berlin Philharmonic.
Bits and pieces from a performance of Tristano e Isotta (in Italian) at La Scala on December 11, 1930. Ebe Stignani sings Brangäne's warning quite nicely, but she's recorded quite distantly. The value of this snippet, though, lies in the immediacy of the string writing, which shines through the primitive recording. Quite seductive, tbh. Then we get fragments Act III (including the end of the Liebestod). The sound is so bad, alas, that one cannot tell whether this was an outstanding or disastrous performance...
Next is the tone poem Juventus, by de Sabata himself. This is a studio recording from 1934 with the EIAR Orchestra. Very Straussian is the first impression I get (the piece is new to me). Quite nice, actually.
The disc ends with a 1939 Brahms Fourth with the Berlin Philharmonic.
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Composer Discussion / Re: Lesser known Czecho-Slovak...
Last post by Maestro267 - Today at 10:18:22 AMThat was more than a bit unnecessary. We're just supposed to be highlighting neglected composers in here. Shame you can't thumbs-down posts in here otherwise I'd send that one to hell.
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GMG News / Re: Bug Report 2024
Last post by prémont - Today at 09:58:08 AMRather slow just now. Even logging on and off takes some time.
I notice that a lot of the guests look at members profiles. How is this possible? If I access the forum as a guest I'm not allowed to se any members profiles.
I notice that a lot of the guests look at members profiles. How is this possible? If I access the forum as a guest I'm not allowed to se any members profiles.
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Great Recordings and Reviews / Re: Beethoven's Piano Sonatas
Last post by AnotherSpin - Today at 09:48:26 AMQuote from: Todd on Today at 09:04:03 AMGet off my lawn.
Drink water in small gulps, it may help. I'm not sure, but it wouldn't hurt to try.
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GMG News / Re: Bug Report 2024
Last post by Harry - Today at 09:42:37 AMQuote from: Spotted Horses on Today at 09:39:19 AMSeems to have slowed down a bit, page generation time in the 1 second range. Making a post has become a slow process again.
Ditto
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Great Recordings and Reviews / Re: Beethoven's Piano Sonatas
Last post by prémont - Today at 09:41:49 AMQuote from: Pohjolas Daughter on Today at 07:33:48 AMHaven't heard of Lydia before now.
Nor have I. They probably released very little classical music - if anything at all.
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GMG News / Re: Bug Report 2024
Last post by Spotted Horses - Today at 09:39:19 AMSeems to have slowed down a bit, page generation time in the 1 second range. Making a post has become a slow process again.