In Reply to: He also did French and Russian music very well too IMHO posted by Chris from Lafayette on October 3, 2016 at 17:16:11:
And years later I heard that guy phone in a Brahms concerto, but, hey! It was in the sticks! (Providence, RI.)
My fave Scheherazade has been Dutoit's OSM; but, if you ignore the rest of the music-making, Herbie Karajannis had the best concertmaster, Michel Schwalbé.
IMHO.
JM
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Follow Ups
- Sorry, the concertmaster solos in Scheherazade never worked for me... - John Marks 17:41:09 10/03/16 (7)
- Wasn't that Sidney Harth? - rbolaw 19:36:06 10/03/16 (1)
- Yes; and it was somewhere between 1982 and 1984 - John Marks 07:25:10 10/04/16 (0)
- I still find the Beecham to be the most magical, exotic and transporting. nt - jdaniel@jps.net 18:56:38 10/03/16 (0)
- Hmm. . . that might be an idea for a thread - who is the best concertmaster on Scheherazade recordings? - Chris from Lafayette 18:29:49 10/03/16 (3)
- RE: Hmm. . . that might be an idea for a thread - who is the best concertmaster on Scheherazade recordings? - Ivan303 18:41:40 10/03/16 (2)
- Thanks, Ivan303! - I'd forgotten he was on that Maazel recording - Chris from Lafayette 19:17:31 10/03/16 (1)
- Yep... - Ivan303 19:46:44 10/03/16 (0)