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Classical Court From Perotin to Prokofiev (and beyond), performed by Caruso to Khatia, it's all here. |
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Classical Court From Perotin to Prokofiev (and beyond), performed by Caruso to Khatia, it's all here. |
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In Reply to: List 4 or 5 recordings YOU consider "definitive" posted by pbarach on May 17, 2020 at 15:13:12:
OK - but I agree with previous posters that you can't really restrict it to 4 or 5.Liszt Sonata
I suspect this recording has had quite a bit of ex post facto surgery on it (because it's just impossible to play leaping octaves as fast and as accurately as is heard on this recording!), but my suspicions don't detract from the overall effect of Khatia's wild roller coaster ride of a performance. Even it it can't be done in reality, it's still an incredible conception, and I appreciate the way she always "goes for broke" (even more so than Martha Argerich does!). I also like Pogorelich's similarly iconoclastic recording on DG, but Khatia's is certainly in its own class!
Liszt: Rhapsodie espagnole
Silly me! When I was young, I had Lazar Berman's recording of the Rhapsodie espagnole - I thought it could never be surpassed. But these days, people surpass it all the time in terms of beauty of tone, and no one surpasses him more in that respect than Vanessa does! She even has "the power to make people like my music", as Stockhausen once said. (Sorry, Karlheinz - I'm going to need Vanessa to convince me further - it'll take a LOT of time - LOL!)
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
When I think Rhapsody in Blue, I immediately think Tatarstan NSO and Rabotkina! The US may be the "exceptional" nation when it comes to a lot of things (such as the IQ level of its politicians!), but in Gershwin's masterpiece, I always go with Daria and friends! Kind of a paradox, isn't it?
Wolf: Italienisches Liederbuch
Ah! Incomparable Ms. Erdmann! How happy I would be if you were in my living room singing these precious gems! I would be wafted beyond the clouds into another dimension! (Oh yeah, there's someone else on this recording besides Mojca - baritone Christian Gerhaher. He's good too!) BTW, I'm not showing the actual cover of the album here - the photo I've actually copied over is much nicer!)
No babe violinists this time around, but the thing that makes this list even more gratifying is that I've exchanged emails with one of the artists shown - it's delightful when they become your close personal friends - even if restricted to the virtual world! ;-)
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