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My job took me to Albuquerque temporarily for several months..... The classical community there is solid, unlike Phoenix, AZ.....
Will be attending the concert at Popejoy Hall in Albuquerque, Nov 12. "Russian Titans".... Rune Bergmann conducting, Jennifer Frautschi performing Prokofiev's Second Violin Concerto..... The second half of the concert is Bergmann and the NMP performing Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony.
I haven't attended a classical concert in several years, look forward to this.
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good for the soul.
Hey, what do you and others think of the Bruch Scottish Fantasy? Got a copy of Nicola B's performance for my wife. Intro'd her to the artist. Have Heifetz and Perlman and can't think of others on LP.
It's a tuneful, enjoyable piece. Heifetz has always been sufficient for me. As far as other LP releases, Oistrakh and Horenstein recorded it in 1962, haven't heard it.
Listened to my Perlman with New Philharmonia, Lopez-Cobos. On EMI, at first there was a few ticks, but after that, near perfect surface.
I have to go over my older LP's, but Itzhak delivers beautifully, much more vigorous than Nicola's sedate approach.
(wherein Akiko's hairdresser gets proper credit in the CD booklet too)
Rather Oistrakhian, in fact! Thanks.
But of course, no streaming service yet can manage gapless playback of classical music all the time... There was a dead spot before the start of "I'm doon for lack 'a Johnny."
ATB,
john
Too many listeners IMHO automatically gravitate toward the "big names of the past" without even bothering to investigate anything else. It almost seems like an unthinking reflex. And then there are others who think that today's babe musicians can't possibly be as good as the great names of the past. Whatever. Don't get me wrong - I treasure certain Oistrakh recordings too:
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that along with my 'gigabit' fiber.
Fiber is good!
(MRDA.)
JM
I find both his Bruch and Hindemith a bit leaden, thick and sluggish. His famous Mozart Sinfonia Concertante as well.
I bought both because of their legendary status and "audiophile" pedigree, but finally admitted to myself that Grumiaux's Scottish on Philips is IMHO far more transporting.
I bought the Bernstein/Stern Barber Violin Concerto and one day, I happened to try the flip-side of the Lp, which of course is contains the Hindemith, and to my surprise, I found it far more electric, incisive and muscular than the famous Oistrakh/Horenstein.
Same with the Mozart, poor Loveday and Co on Argo is infinitely more charming.
Again, such discoveries/revelations went against all beliefs I held dear as an Lp collector, but I must report honestly.
I've been listening to these repeatedly for decades (except for the Loveday, I'll have to track that down) and for me Oistrakh wins and by a very large margin.
Being "incisive and muscular" was Stern's game, and as you say it worked very well with Hindemith (Bartok and Prokofiev too). But for me there is a lack of variety to his macho approach that eventually tires me out. Oistrakh OTOH has utter command over a wide variety of approaches and from Bach and Vivaldi to Mozart and Beethoven to Saint-Saens and Chausson to Brahms and Tchaikovsky to Sibelius and Hindemith to Prokofiev and Shostakovich, he is able to sound like a specialist in each style.
of great performance and great sound quality (for its day).
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