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most listen to on a continious basis... Not necessarily a specific recording but a composition. One of mine is the Tschaikovsky Violin Concerto. I can listen to it very often and never get tired of it. What is yours. Please just one.
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For me, it's Beethoven piano sonatas. I could listen to them all day....everyday. I must have 200 lps and 200 CDs with every major pianist imaginable. One could dedicate one's life to Op. 106 alone!
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Mono recordings at my place sound fantastic. I play them with a Lyra Helikon mono cartridge. the conical shape of the stylus reads the record groove appropriately.......laterally...not vertically. It makes a difference.
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I try to listen through the different works somewhat randomly so I don't pick on any one work too much.
Back in the early 1950's I had the good fortune to hear Charles Munch and the BSO perform Saint-Saens "Organ Symphony" live at Symphony Hall with Berj Zamkochian at the organ. It was an awesome experience listening to the glorious sound of the BSO when it was arguably one of the finest orchestras in the world. It was even more awesome in the Maestoso final movement to experience the rumbling reverberations of the great organ in the ambience of that famous concert hall.I read recently about tests performed in England on the physical and psychological effects of infrasonic vibrations on human beings - including paranormal and quasi-supernatural experiences some people claimed as a result of sensing those vibrations.
I don't know if it was the infrasonic vibrations of the organ in its lower register, but I remember leaving the hall that evening in an almost trance-like state.
A few years later I acquired a 1956 LP recording of the Munch/BSO "Organ Symphony" produced by RCA with its "Living Stereo" technology. At the time, audiophiles touted it as as a sonic marvel, and one of the best records for testing the bass response of their systems. I also had another highly-praised 1962 Mercury recording of Laray with the Detroit Symphony..
At the present time, I have five recordings on CDs of Saint Saens' Symphhony No.3: Three by Ormandy/Philadelphia with Michael Murray, E. Power Biggs and Virgil Fox, one by Dutoit/Montreal Symphony with Hurford, and my favorite, the remastered RCA Munch/BSO with Zamkochian. Even though the original recording technology is now 50 years old, RCA did a masterful job restoring the sonic glory of the BSO and the ambience of Symphony Hall.
I also have a CD of Munch/BSO Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique which I also heard performed live in the 1950's. It is another of my favorite nostalgic listens.
Regards
Barney
I re-interpreted your question to mean 'which classical work do you never get tired of listening to?', and for me that would be (if I had to choose just one) Stravinsky's 'Rite of Spring', which never ceases to amaze and excite me. I'm ALWAYS interested in hearing new recordings of the work, and invariably there'll be an interpretive touch or two that I've never heard done before. Case in point: on the new Salonen/LA Phil recording on DG, I've never heard anyone else extend the brass chord at the very end of Part I the way he does. I didn't care too much for the performance overall, however (just a bit too slick and efficient), but it was still fascinating to hear yet another take on this endlessly fascinating music.Russell
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what a range of great music choices. This shows the personal musical interest of people on here is quite varied which to me is what makes this place work for me.
...especially for those times I need to be 'resurrected' from the daily grind of life.
Fun...Mahler 9 and Bach 48.
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either Scott Ross on harpsicord (Erato) or Anne Queffélec on a Steinway piano (Mirare).
both get equal airplay on my sound system....
Unfinished symphony by Schubert
Just recently, I've been listening a lot to Berwald's Sinfonie singulière, that is, his Symphony No. 3, with Okku Kamu and the Helsingborg SO on Naxos 8.533052. It's a wonderful work.But over time, I listen to works by some greater composers more often.
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"Opposition brings concord. Out of discord comes the fairest harmony."
------Heraclitus of Ephesis (fl. 504-500 BC), trans. Wheelwright.
...try his Sibelius 2 on DG w/ Berlin PO, circa '69. A most affectionate rendering.
I actually have his Sibelius Second on LP, DG 2530 021. I am listening to it now as I write this and it's a good performance. I seldom listen to it as I prefer Davis, Barbirolli, and Monteux. It has always seemed to me to a generally very precise, over careful performance, and he slowed the tempos down too much in some passages. It is beautifully recorded, I must say.
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"Opposition brings concord. Out of discord comes the fairest harmony."
------Heraclitus of Ephesis (fl. 504-500 BC), trans. Wheelwright.
Preferably Richter/Archiv but also a few others...Dave
Handel's Messiah, with Hogwood and the AAM.
I listened to over 10 versions of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, endeavoring to write a review or overview of those I own. Recently, heard about 5 versions of Eroica and 3 of Beethoven's 8th and 4th. So I think Beethoven Symphony #?, perhaps 5.
Rubinstein Collection #38 -- probably the most spontaneous and unique go-through of this work that I've heard. 20 years ago, it was the Brahms PC 2 that caused me to go from a very interested, but casual, Classical listener to an deep fan of the art.
It's so interesting that Rubinstein is known primarilly as a Chopin interpreter because his recordings of Brahms show him to be an even better Brahms interpreter.I have yet to hear his version of the 2nd Piano Concerto (thanks for the heads up, I'll run out and get it) but I was absolutely floored by the brilliance of Rubinstein's interpretation of Brahms' 1st Piano Concerto (The Living Stereo SACD featuring Rubinstein and Fritz Reiner).
What sets Rubinstein apart from other interpreters is a deep understanding of and affinity with Brahm's as a composer and musician. I just sense that Rubinstein is at one with Brahms in a way that I have not heard with other interpreters. Emotionally the two men are very, very close...like two people sharing the same heartbeat...it makes for beautiful, fun and exciting music making...this strong connection that exists between the composer and Rubinstein. I have never heard the piece performed with more insight and sympathy and I have sampled dozens of recordings (Gilels, Arrau, Azhkenazy, Kovacevitch, Serkin, Curzon...) and attended many concerts.
When I heard the Rubinstein recording my reaction was to laugh and shout that such genius had been recorded and then re-released on SACD (a very sympathetic format that preserves the tonal beauty of the original analog release).
...and you're absolutely right about him being 'at one' with the composer. His 2nd concerto with Krips is my favorite recording of the work--a really exalted performance--but his earlier version with Munch/BSO is worthy as well. (And even his very late version with Ormandy/Philly ain't too bad, either.) The first concerto with Reiner is a classic--a real 'fire-eating' performance, as I remember someone describing it--and it sounds amazingly good on the SACD. His later recording with Leinsdorf is good, too.Russell
I have Arrau/Haitink, Richter/CSO, Rubinstein/CSO, Fleisher/Szell, access to Backhaus/Bohm and maybe one or two others. Which do you like the best?
Gilels/Reiner (on JVC XRCD available from ElusiveDisc). A little pricy, but great -- much more agressive and direct than his later recording with Jochum.I also greatly enjoy the recent live recordings by Freire/Chailly. Totally spontaneous, and the recorded sound will knock your socks off!
I probably want a modern one. Lazy, which label? And with COA or someone else?I appreciate Abbado's conducting on DGG VPO digital LP Brahms Hungarian Dances and his Alto Rhapsody which someone gave me on cd (China, but appears to be genuine DGG). Forgot about recommending Pollini/Abbado on DGG.
I heard Pollini do the Brahms pc 2 live in Severance Hall, Dohnanyi/Cleveland--talk about something good. Sat about 9 to 10 rows back about 10 people right of center. Preceded pre intermission by Schumann 2nd symphony! They did this as the opening Carnegie Hall program that year.
Fleisher/Szell and Pollini/AbbadoMy respect for Abbado as a Brahms conductor continues to grow.
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but with Chopin, Debussy, Brahms, Schubert, Schumann and Beethoven its got a lot of competition in my house.
Do you have the newest re-mastered 20-bit version on DG? I have the original CD mastering and it sounds very cloudy and out of focus. The piano tone sounds hard and strident. I used to own the analog version of the recording and it sounded much, much better. The piano was much warmer on the analog recording and I did not notice any blurring like I do with the first CD release.
old vs 20 bit sound very similar. I own a bunch of China made (likely pirated) 20 bit hdcd DGG looking discs, with the originals sourced from DGG. No difference either. LP's are a different matter. In that vintage DGG, the sound tended to be less than full and bright and clear. Older tulip DGG let's say pre 1970 or so were much nicer but had a drier sound than London, Philips and RCA, for example.
Just a wanta be! :-) I have all three of Bermans, the LP's and the 2 CD sets. I found the LP's somewhat typical of so many DG in my system when I first got them, somewhat thin and bright. In my suceeding system the first CD's sounded also bit bright as well and no fuller. I read about the new 're-issue' set and I bought that. If there is actually a difference between the 2 CD set reissues I'm not tuned into it.While I prefer the LP's in general I don't hesitate using either CD set - I keep trying other performances, such as Bolet's, and I keep coming back to Berman. No sense bitching about what I can't change. :-)
BTW, LP playback systems are all over the lot, tone wise. You might have just needed a bit warmer (tube) phono pre or cartridge.
Thank you for sharing.I really dislike the first CD-remastering of the Lazar Berman set. I don't have the LP anymore, but I still have a cassette that I made from the LP and the cassette sounds far better than that first CD-remastering (warmer, better focus, the piano tone less clattery and indistinct).
I thought about investing in the newer 20-bit CD version. Maybe I will have to wait for the SACD version (of the Lazar Berman set).
BTW, I recently purchased the Philips Duo set featuring Brendel in the 1st and 2nd Year and Zoltan Kocsics in the 3rd Year. Artistically, Brendel does not quite match Lazar Berman's fire and poise but Brendel has the advantage of much, much better sound (crystal-clear, Philips best).
Furthermore, Zoltan Kocsics' recording of the 3rd Year is artistically unmatched by anyone else and he also has the advantage of crystal-clear, warm and present Philips sound. The only thing missing from this Philips set, is the beautiful 2nd Year supplement called "Venezia e Napoli."
I also own Aldo Ciccolini's EMI (Rouge et Noir) set, which includes all three years plus the Venezia e Napoli supplement. This is older analog sound that's warm and present if not as crystal clear as the newer recordings, but the sound is much more acceptable than that of the first CD mastering for Lazar Berman.
strictly speaking, the Chaikowsky Violin Concerto is Romantic period music, not Classical. ;-)!As far as stereo recordings of IT go, I have just one I can bother with. Szerying, Munch and the BPO on RCA!
And, I'm not alone in prefering it to Heifetz on RCA.
If I had to choose some item/s I love to play for guests - and turn to myself, I find the two 'Countess Lodron' pieces by Mozart both restorative and stimulating. Jewels, both.
WarmestTimbo in Oz
The Skyptical Mensurer and Audio ScroungerAnd gladly would he learn and gladly teach - Chaucer. ;-)!
'Still not saluting.'
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"Opposition brings concord. Out of discord comes the fairest harmony."
------Heraclitus of Ephesis (fl. 504-500 BC), trans. Wheelwright.
was using the term classical in the broad music type sense, ie; classical, jazz, pop, etc.I will have to give a listen to the Mozart pieces.
I have several versions of this but my preference is the Oistrakh lp with Philadelphia/Ormandy.
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Over the last few years... LVB's String Quartet No. 15 (op132)All time... probably LVB's 9th symphony (but not for a while)
Don't piss on my shoe and tell me it's raining.
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1. Beethoven Late String Quartets
2. Schubert D. 956 (string quintet)
3. Taneyev String Quartets
4. Michael Haydn Requiem Mass
5. Mozart Vespere de ConfessoreBut, aside from the Beethoven and Schubert, perhaps, I don't really listen to the same stuff over and over.
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