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[kishnevi]

Anyway, thanks for the suggestions. I can't say I'm that interested in Chailly's Beethoven cycle, though. I am planning on revisiting my Klemperer cycle soon which I recall really enjoying for his menacing, darker interpretations and I just like Klemperer anyway, so call me biased.

Menacing, darker interpretations appeal to you?  Than you will love Chailly;  who tugs out all the dark depths, and in modern sound!

[Mirror Image]

Menacing, darker interpretations appeal to you?  Than you will love Chailly;  who tugs out all the dark depths, and in modern sound!

Yes, I tend to like those kinds of performances much more, especially since my view of Beethoven is someone who was this mad genius who was ready to absolutely kill the next person that interrupted him while working on one of his string quartets. If this is the case with Chailly, then I'll definitely check his cycle out at some point.

[Mookalafalas]

I acquired some Scherchen stuff and got rather excited. To hear more, I went ahead and sprung for this:

[North Star]

I acquired some Scherchen stuff and got rather excited. To hear more, I went ahead and sprung for this:

That's a large box..

[Willow Pattern]

Just bought:



I just don't have 'enough' Beethoven in my collection to really amount to anything. I only have a few symphony cycles: Klemperer, Abbado, and 1963 Karajan. I know there's a 1977 Karajan cycle, but I'm much interested in the older Karajan and listening to him in all that digital glory. I listened to a little of Symphony No. 3 on Spotify and it sounded magnificent! As for the PCs, I owned Perhia's cycle, but an unfortunate hot tea spill landed on this box set basically making unplayable. A horrible, and foolish, accident. So in deciding what cycle I wanted to get, this Brendel/Levine/CSO set has long been trailing under my radar, so I figured you just can't go wrong with Brendel in Beethoven so I took a chance here. Looking forward to digging into these two sets.

That 80's Beethoven set is awesome and I think it is  the best thing I bought last year! I hope you enjoy it 

[HIPster]

That's a large box..

He did say that he was excited. . .

[Mirror Image]

That 80's Beethoven set is awesome and I think it is  the best thing I bought last year! I hope you enjoy it 

Thanks, Conor. Yeah, I was able to listen to some of Symphony No. 3 and thought it was really good. As I mentioned before, I like late Karajan recordings anyway. He brought a certain wisdom, and, of course, experience to his last performances that really dug deep into the music's core.

[jut1972]

Thanks, Conor. Yeah, I was able to listen to some of Symphony No. 3 and thought it was really good. As I mentioned before, I like late Karajan recordings anyway. He brought a certain wisdom, and, of course, experience to his last performances that really dug deep into the music's core.

The 80s karajan cycle is still my favourite.   I didn't rate the Chailly mentioned earlier much at all.

[North Star]

He did say that he was excited. . .

Apparently he wasn't exaggerating!
 

[Mirror Image]

The 80s karajan cycle is still my favourite.   I didn't rate the Chailly mentioned earlier much at all.

Excellent, jut1972. What some of your other favorite cycles?

[jut1972]

The Gunter Wand set with the NDR Sinfonie Orchester from the 80s is another favourite.
I picked this up as part of the Gunter Wand the great recordings set.

[Sergeant Rock]

I acquired some Scherchen stuff and got rather excited. To hear more, I went ahead and sprung for this:

That's a beautiful cover.

Sarge

[Sadko]

That's a beautiful cover.

Sarge

It caught my attention too, only the multiple letters on top of each other are quite bad, IMO.

[Que]

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[jlaurson]

Menacing, darker interpretations appeal to you?  Than you will love Chailly;  who tugs out all the dark depths, and in modern sound!

Seconded. Chailly's Leipzig LvB is as dark and threatening as it gets. All the while explosive and agile and in grand, sumptuous sound.

[HIPster]

Just ordered:

Tuur - Flux
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Holmboe - Four Symphonic Metamorphoses
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The Holmboe seems to be very highly regarded on GMG.  Looking forward to checking it out. 

I heard some of the Tuur years ago on a radio program called "Modern Times."  Good stuff as I recall.

[TheGSMoeller]

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[Brian]

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on this CD the London Philharmonic is performing from a version of the score which he edited himself. Unfortunately for my tastes, that means the second movement climax includes the timpani and cymbal crash, but hey, nobody's perfect.

This is certainly a very good performance. The LPO strings glow with health in the first two movements, and the trombones and tuba are impressive in the last. Especially finely shaped are the rather awkward secondary subjects in both of the first two movements. If you're sensing a "but" coming, here it is: I do prefer a slightly quicker basic pace in the finale – 12:51 here; only Sanderling live on Hänssler is both slower and better. The last movement does, just by a bit, lack the vital force of the first three.

To give you an idea of where I'm coming from on this work, my reference recordings are Blomstedt/Dresden, Jochum (EMI), Sanderling, and for an eccentric (read: fast) alternative, Harnoncourt. Even in that company, this new album earns a place. It's a good start for the beginner and a treat for the connoisseur.

myself on MusicWeb

Tintner deserves to be added to my list of reference Sevenths.

[TheGSMoeller]

myself on MusicWeb

Tintner deserves to be added to my list of reference Sevenths.

Nice review, and fair. I agree with your comment about Skrow's finale, but I do greatly appreciate the overall relation of the four movements from this performance.
Also, the Tinter will be purchased within days, sampled it on Spotify along with the Skrow, and similar with most from Tintner I think very highly of it.
My problem is in searching for my perfect 7th, I think I've found it for every other Bruckner symphony, but the 7th.

[Karl Henning]

And I still haven't found what I'm looking for . . . .