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Music Lane It's all about the music, dude! Sit down, relax and listen to some tunes. |
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Music Lane It's all about the music, dude! Sit down, relax and listen to some tunes. |
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In Reply to: Walter's Dvorak Ninth, (or Fifth) posted by jdaniel on September 12, 2006 at 09:28:09:
Absolutely owns it...."I had grown tired of this piece over the years, but what a refreshing and interesting performance! The Cor Anglias (sp) solo in the slow mov't is both twangy and rustic, but also very touching."
The secondary melody in the Largo movement is one part where the Szell stands out.... It kind of steals the show from already fabulous "Coming Home" English horn solo.
"Nits to pick? Surprisingly, the strings and brass get slightly out of sync at the end of the first mov't, and one could want a little more fire in the coda of the finale but still, it was a great listen."
If you want fire in the coda of the finale, the Szell will burn your house down. (Kind of like Vladimir Horowitz finishing off a Rachmaninoff cadenza....)
This is one of those rare symphonies where if I had to pick the "best" by movement (IMO), all would go to the same conductor. In this case Szell. Especially in the Largo and finale. The final movement has dynamic shadings and phrasings that will slam you to the ground, and I've never heard in other performances. (Although a purist may argue that such interpretation is not true to the score.)
But if you get the Szell, get it on vinyl. I've already lamented how digitization killed Szell's Tokyo Sibelius 2.... Szell's Dvorak 9 stands out in a similar manner, but at least it's available on vinyl. And unless vinyl isn't an option, I wouldn't even think about the digitized version. (The original Epic release has far less tape hiss than the CBS "Great Performances" remaster.)
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Follow Ups
- George Szell **Owns** This Work..... - Todd Krieger 18:57:52 09/12/06 (8)
- You've not heard the Talich? nt - clarkjohnsen 08:10:52 09/13/06 (6)
- which one? ;-) - msk58 08:48:38 09/13/06 (1)
- Indeed. See below. nt - clarkjohnsen 09:11:59 09/13/06 (0)
- Never Heard It..... It Seems To Be Out of Print..... - Todd Krieger 08:25:56 09/13/06 (3)
- Talich and Dvorak 9 - John N 09:22:30 09/13/06 (1)
- Never liked the Reiner, but Toscanini was very good. And... Oswald Kabasta! nt - clarkjohnsen 10:26:20 09/13/06 (0)
- Looks like I've out-googled you! - clarkjohnsen 09:11:17 09/13/06 (0)
- Nay, Todd, this work is firmly in the possession of one Leopold Ludwig! :) (nt) - hesson11 19:28:37 09/12/06 (0)
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