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I really like this new release. For me, the Heifetz/Reiner RCA Living Stereo recording of the Tchaikovsky concerto is the reference. Everything just seems right. The Frang recording is the closest to it that I've heard, and I haven't had as much fun with this concerto in a long time. She runs the gamut of emotions and tones -- light as a feather, impish, playful, powerful, emotional. This is a rather fast performance; the way I like it. I think she takes almost all the cuts in the finale that Heifetz does, except for one near the end that makes you sit up and take notice. The orchestra is excellent, and they seem to be on the same page with Ms. Frang throughout the performance. Truly delightful.
I'm not that familiar with the Nielsen, but I intend to listen to it a few more times because I think I'll eventually like it.
The sound is excellent, too.
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That would be fairly unusual in a modern performance, although not unheard of.
I would guess so. I only notice differences in the third movement when I listen to various performances (those repetitive short runs). I don't remember another recent (last 10 years) performance with these cuts.
Here's timing comparisons:
Heifetz
15:51
5:31
8:12
Frang
18:33
6:27
10:00
Gluzman
18:17
6:29
9:55
The timings are a little misleading because Ms. Frang takes some interesting tempos in many places in the piece.
Also, I did note late in the third movement that she did use the repetitive part to make a special point (I guess).
I don't mean that it's weird that you're right. ;-) I mean that you describe her approach to the cuts in the last movement absolutely correctly as I hear it too. I didn't realize this album was on Spotify, so I listened to the last movement of the Tchaikovsky. I wasn't following with the score, but I agree with you that the first couple of iterations of the main theme, she takes the cuts and then on the final appearance of the main theme, she opens out the cuts. Very strange - she must be the only one ever to have taken this approach to the cuts on a recording.
I agree with you that, at least as far as I can tell from Spotify, the performance seems very good too - lots of gusto in the playing!
Just a side note, ahendler pointed me to the Gluzman performance (really good, very masculine), and I noticed that he takes the cuts, too.
To me the Gluzman recording of the Tchaikovsky even surpasses the Heifetz. His performance has to be heard
Alan
Just to let you know, I found my copy of the Gluzman (misfiled, nasty search :)), and it is excellent. Very thrilling and acrobatic. I haven't listened to many of my older (!) SACDs since I bought my Oppo BDP-95, but I have a lot of investigating to do now that I have a really good playback platform. Thanks for getting me motivated to check it out.
I've got it. Will give it another listen. Thanks for the tip.
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