In Reply to: IMHO the Best Ever Barber Violin Concerto on sale $6.99, regular $16.97 posted by John Marks on August 23, 2014 at 14:17:48:
Slatkin does Hanson no favors in the Symphony, and since I enjoy the Hanson Symphony, I rarely listen to this LP. I kinda like Anne Akiko Meyers with the Royal Philharmonic for the VC, but I guess I ought to go back and listen to Oliviera.
"Life without music is a mistake" (Nietzsche)
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- I got the LP back in the dark ages - Amphissa 17:29:43 08/23/14 (20)
- I think that Elmar's slow movement of the Vln Cto is one of the most beautiful violin recordings... - John Marks 17:42:59 08/23/14 (19)
- Stravinsky was right: there was still a lot of good music to be written in "C major." - jdaniel@jps.net 17:46:52 08/24/14 (14)
- I think it was Schönberg who said that. . . - Chris from Lafayette 11:22:27 08/25/14 (1)
- D'oh! Thanks. nt - jdaniel@jps.net 18:39:53 08/25/14 (0)
- And for some really off-the-beaten-track gorgeous, melodic Barber - jdaniel@jps.net 17:53:41 08/24/14 (11)
- Roberta Alexander - pbarach 03:53:47 08/25/14 (9)
- In my humblest of opinions, you really want Brunhilde singing on a porch in Tennessee?? nt - jdaniel@jps.net 08:00:35 08/25/14 (8)
- To be fair, I doubt either Leontyne Price or Eleanor Steber did much Wagner... - Ivan303 08:19:28 08/25/14 (5)
- RE: To be fair, I doubt either Leontyne Price or Eleanor Steber did much Wagner... - rbolaw 08:54:52 08/25/14 (0)
- I was joking. : ) That said, their stylized singing doesn't do it for me, esp since the poem is about - jdaniel@jps.net 08:31:06 08/25/14 (3)
- Do keep in mind.... - Ivan303 08:50:02 08/25/14 (2)
- I'm aware, but IMHO Steber's highly-stylized singing doesn't mix well with Agee's lower-middle class imagery. nt - jdaniel@jps.net 08:58:29 08/25/14 (1)
- Agree that applies on some level... - Ivan303 09:39:26 08/25/14 (0)
- RE: In my humblest of opinions, you really want Brunhilde singing on a porch in Tennessee?? nt - pbarach 08:16:39 08/25/14 (1)
- Can't argue with that, but.... - jdaniel@jps.net 08:53:33 08/25/14 (0)
- Yep, streaming it on Spotify... - Ivan303 18:32:16 08/24/14 (0)
- The Canzonetta .... - rbolaw 17:48:59 08/23/14 (3)
- RE: Jaime Laredo... - Ivan303 17:25:39 08/24/14 (0)
- Hmm. . . I see Lisa's YouTube video of the Barber has been removed :-( - Chris from Lafayette 18:36:53 08/23/14 (1)
- RE: Barber Vln Cto... - Ivan303 17:53:48 08/24/14 (0)