In Reply to: The Willcock's was my fav on lp, performance steals into the room posted by jdaniel@jps.net on November 3, 2016 at 11:12:43:
That's the way I feel about Celibidache's B-Minor Mass (Munich). It sounds like a religious rite rather than a musical performance.
Willcocks could do the same--the first live "Dream of Gerontius" I heard was conducted by Sir David, in Rhode Island, believe it or not. Furthermore, at a summer music camp, he and Richard Marlowe were my kids' vocal coaches... .
I think that Willcocks' greatest achievement on record was his "An Oxford Elegy," the greatest RVW piece that almost nobody has heard.
ATB,
John
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Follow Ups
- That's the way I feel about Celibidache's B-Minor Mass (Munich) - John Marks 07:13:58 11/04/16 (3)
- Will definitely check it out - jdaniel@jps.net 21:43:01 11/04/16 (2)
- I think all Bach choices are of necessity VERY personal... - John Marks 14:49:18 11/05/16 (1)
- No worries about recommending Suzuki; I used to own that SACD - jdaniel@jps.net 21:08:57 11/05/16 (0)