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eClassical is having its annual promotion of 24-bit albums starting today. The offerings change each day (four albums per day), and they all are supposed to be on sale for 50% off. They're also offering other labels besides BIS, such as Harmonia Mundi and Pentatone. I'm in the process right now of downloading one of their offerings from today: Litton's Mendelssohn Symphonies 3 and 5 with the Bergen Phil. The sampling rate of this particular recording is 44.1 (i.e., CD sampling rate), but it's a 24-bit recording in multi-channel (or regular stereo if you want) for 7 dollars and change - a very attractive price indeed. . . especially considering that, for whatever reason, this album, in its SACD format, is shown for a price of $54.79 today on Amazon!
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Time to jump on the download' bandwagon?
Maybe!
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"I was a fool!" (to conduct it).
One recording is plenty for me. ;-)
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I've had a hard time locking-in to these sonatas ove the years.
The E-minor comes up fairly often in my work. In fact I'm rehearsing and performing it with one girl in El Cerrito right now. As for the great and wonderful (and more difficult!) F-major work, I believe Schoenberg had some insightful things to say about it (e.g., how the first movement seems to start in medias res, but perhaps this impression isn't quite as it seems!) - I think it was in his essay, "Brahms the Progressive", but it could possibly come from another essay instead (darn memory!).
I grew up listening to Fournier and Backhaus. Two of the greatest soloists of their time, playing as soloists and pretty much ignoring each other, but still great playing. Maybe a bit like Heifetz and Rubinstein in that way.
Obviously, numerous later versions lack that flaw, but I still have a soft spot for Fournier and Backhaus.
I'll wait for your recording, Chris!
There was a student from Julliard with whom I played the E-minor Sonata in concert a couple of years ago - I know she had it recorded, but I've never heard it and probably never will. Of commercial recordings, I've not heard the Fournier/Backhaus collaboration. The ones I have right now are:
My imprint recording was an earlier recording by Starker (with Abba Bogin), and I also like Starker's F-major with Katchen. The Rivinius album shown above also includes just the F-major work.
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Interesting that the above 11 CD box set is up for streaming on QOBUZ.
Typical BIS good sound and I like Litton/Bergen for some reason.
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