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RE: Not to extend the thread in the direction it's been going or anything. . .

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John N

In Reply to: RE: Not to extend the thread in the direction it's been going or anything. . . posted by Chris from Lafayette on May 04, 2016 at 17:33:21

I do want to note, (and hopefully take this thread to a healthier place) that I have terrific fondness for Ansermet's German Requiem. It lacks the power of say Klemperer, but from my first listen I found it a salve the human condition in a way no other recording quite matched.

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My own feeling about that Ansermet German Requiem recording. . . - Chris from Lafayette 18:09:51 05/04/16 (2)
. . . was that it presented the work without a lot of the heaviness (which might be equated with sanctimoniousness - at least for some listeners!) that it gets in many other performances. It's as if Ansermet raised the "center of gravity" of Brahms's orchestration in this performance. It's certainly a valid view, although, as you say, one turns to other performances to get more of the latent power in the score. In addition, the Ansermet recording was our (my wife's and my) first recorded performance of "Nanie", another truly genius choral work which, unaccountably, barely seems to register with the general public.
- But can you tell me why Martha Stuart used 10 eggs.... - jdaniel@jps.net 19:17:47 05/04/16 (0)
  And...
  
  Is it safe?
- RE: My own feeling about that Ansermet German Requiem recording. . . - svisner 18:56:02 05/04/16 (0)
  Thank you for this level of discourse.

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