First...piano

Beethoven
DIE 32 KLAVIERSONATEN/remastered DG/Wilhelm Kempff/1965

Schubert's Piano Sonata D.960 and D946/ Mitsuko Uchida/ Philips

Schumann's Carnival and Kreisleriana/ Mitsuko Uchida/ philips

Prokofiev piano Con. #1 and #3, Bartok #3/ Martha Agerich/Dutoit/ Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal

Prokoviev Piano con. #5 and Sonata #8/ Sviatoslav Richter/ DG/Witold Rowicki/ Warsaw National Philharmonic/1959, 1962

Stravinsky's Firebird/ Scriabin's Prometheus/ Toradze-piano/ Valery Gergiev/ Philips......I know..I know...everybody has this one as of late.....thanks to Mr. Rob

Shostakovich's Symphonies #5 and #8/ Mravinsky/ Leningrad Philharmonic/ Erato 1984 (#5)....BBC 1960 (#8)

Beethoven's 9th/ Von Karajan/ Berliner Philharmoniker/ DG newly remastered of the 1963 performance

Beethoven's 7th, 8th/ Furtwangler/ Music and Arts/1948 in Stockholm............this is my 1st historical venture....I'm not quite sure if I'm ever going to get used to it......but I'm willing to give it a go!!!!

Plus, this great video "Legendary Conductors of the Golden Era"/ Teldec Videos
....it features long excerpts of performances by Mengelberg, Celibidache, Furtwangler, Kleiber, Munch, and Mravinsky............it's quite an eye opener indeed!!!!!!

Well, I have to go off now and sell some personal belongings to pay next months VISA bill.

Financially destitute, Tom B.

 Re: BOY.......have I been buying music lately or what........... - Dr. T 09:51:46 04/19/00 (0)
 Re: BOY.......have I been buying music lately or what........... - John E 21:43:27 04/18/00 (2)
 John, John... - jlee 00:05:24 04/19/00 (0)

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 Re: BOY.......have I been buying music lately or what........... - Dr. T 09:51:46 04/19/00 (0)
 Re: BOY.......have I been buying music lately or what........... - John E 21:43:27 04/18/00 (2)
 John, John... - jlee 00:05:24 04/19/00 (0)
 LOL.....John......you're right of course, music is no match for Farts and stinks.......what was I thinking!!!!!!! (nt) - Tom B. 22:05:07 04/18/00 (0)
 Re: BOY.......have I been buying music lately or what........... - jlee 20:47:17 04/18/00 (0)

I haven't listened to Uchida, but the other choice seem top-rate. Even Karajan's Beethoven is quite acceptable (no match with Furtwangler) :) Happy listening!

I'm curious if repeated listenings will bring you to fully enjoying the Furtie album. I haven't gone that far back yet, so I'll let you test the water for me.

Would you do me a favor please? The next time Joongul runs past you, would you stick your foot out and trip him? There's only so much vinyl left in the Bay Area and I need to get a jump on him before he snatches the rest of the good stuff.

Thanks awfully much,
John

And don't worry about me :) I don't have a plan to visit bay area in the near future. LA is an easier target for me, after I sweep all the local thrift stores.

BTW, here the thrift store charged me $1.95 for each LP. Darn expensive! I only had $20, so some good looking stuffs like Tchai no.6/vonK didn't make the grade. Oops, I gotta stop it right here.