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Music Lane It's all about the music, dude! Sit down, relax and listen to some tunes. |
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In Reply to: Favorite Szell recordings posted by TGR on August 12, 2015 at 07:41:48:
. . . especially the works from the classical period (Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven). I don't remember the Schubert too well, but I like the Brahms concertos with Fleisher too, even though they aren't my absolute favorite performances.
In the Schumann symphonies, I just can't abide Szell's schoolmarmish changes to the orchestration (even though they're not nearly as extensive as Mahler's!).
The problem I have with many of the Szell recordings is the engineering, once he switched from Epic to CBS. I know I seem to be out in left field on this, but that Wagner disc features some of the worst multi-microphoning I've ever heard on disc. SO inferior to other roughly contemporaneous accounts such as Leinsdorf/LAPO and Steinberg/Pittsburgh.
I loved your comment, "I am not that big of a fan of the Szell Des Knaben Wunderhorn - I think the singing is over inflected." Gosh - do you think? ;-)
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Follow Ups
- I agree with many of your selections. . . - Chris from Lafayette 08:54:14 08/12/15 (3)
- Szell's Schumann - TGR 09:19:17 08/12/15 (2)
- There's a GREAT PDQ Bach bit about R.S.- - oldmkvi 09:38:54 08/12/15 (1)
- Yes - one of the most beautiful slow movements ever written [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 23:15:47 08/12/15 (0)
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