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In Reply to: which classical recording do you ... posted by BJordan on March 20, 2007 at 21:18:13:
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.
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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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