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In Reply to: RE: I {{heart}} Rachmaninov and Sibelius posted by Chuck Y on May 11, 2012 at 09:48:44
Sibelius: as you know, his symphonies differ from each other, so that a one conductor approach doesn't seem to work as well as it might with other composers. I agree with Poles that the Rozdv set's very good [I've got it], although I fing the playing of that era of the soviet orchestra [70s and 80s, I think] to be rough compared to western ones.That said, I'd say that Rohzd's close to top choice IMO for the 1st and the 3rd. Unsentimental and direct. The music's rich enough to support many points of view, so I've come to appreciate the almost diametrically different Davis/LSO live performances as well.
For the 4th, I really like Ansermet's recording. It's the darkest one I've heard. Also, he used tubular bells in the finale, which I really prefer [I realize some people really don't like that; I think Chris is strongly opposed to bells here].
For the 6th at the moment I'm enjoying Davis/LSO live. I also like Karajan on EMI [haven't heard the DG version].
For 2, 5, and 7 - so many great [and different from each other] performances, so little time.
For an overall set, with mostly only mild short comings, I find Gibson's early 80s, early digital Chandos set to be quite good. It's a neglected and forgotten set, but it's good.
I also agree with Poles about Golovanov. I haven't heard him doing the Rach 2nd, although I'm going to seek it out. But, what I've heard of his proves that he was a true romantic conductor. He really made music come alive. The sound on the things I've heard [Liszt and Tchaik] was poor.
Edits: 05/11/12Follow Ups:
If you like it cool and dark I highly recommend that you listen to VK's DG recording - I love it. It comes with an excellent, albeit cool, 6. For something else cool and dark, but different, I really enjoy Berglund's 4th with the ECO on Finlandia. It's OOP though.
Re Rachmaninov, I seem stuck in an Askenazy rut. He was my first love and I keep coming back. His symphonies, especially #3 i think, are all very fine and his Symphonic Dances is as exciting as I've ever heard it.
I've always wondered about the Berglund records [I beleive he's done a Sibelius cycle 3 times, right)?, but I've backed down from biting the bullet because I've found both adulation and condemnation about them.
For the Rach syms, I've got the Ashkenazy cycle, and I agree that it's quite good. However, the Svetlanov stands even higher, IMO, although in much poorer sound.
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