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In Reply to: RE: I know Ashkenazy's Decca versions but not the Ormandy. A critic made light of A's small hands being a posted by jdaniel@jps.net on May 11, 2017 at 20:37:04
Don't mean to oversell it, but the Ashkenazy/Ormandy is worth hearing. In addition to the Japanese import I mentioned, it's available on a budget Sony recording that's labeled as a 24-bit remastering (but again, this is not going to show up on any audiophile's short list). I found it on Spotify, so it may be available on other streaming services as well. Point is, it's out there waiting to be explored if you're curious.
Speaking of small hands being a liability in this work, are you aware that Alicia De Larrocha recorded the 3rd with Andre Previn? Now there's something to ponder. Certainly an unlikely pairing of artist and repertoire. (I've never heard it.)
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I found it on Tidal and gave it a listen last night on my headphone system. Really nice performance, and the sound is better than many newer performances. I've found that perfectly good labels go all crazy when recording this piece. I don't know if it's because the orchestration is a little "sparse" or if it's because of a desire to get the piano just right.
Liked it so much that I ordered the CD from Amazon (less than $7 with Prime). I looked on Classics Today to see if there was a review. No, but Hurwitz has it as a reference recording!
Thanks for the recommendation. Until you mentioned it, I didn't know it existed.
I passed over the record many times when I had a turntable. I wish I would have grabbed a copy. I wonder how Ashkenazy ended up on RCA?
Not sure, but I'm guessing it was one of those "appears courtesy of" situations we would occasionally see in the old days. (Didn't RCA lend Leontyne Price to Decca for the Karajan Tosca?) The original LP cover showed what appears to be a concert performance with Ashkenazy and Ormandy; maybe the performance clicked, so RCA worked out a deal with Decca for a studio recording.
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