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Post by tom1960 on Mar 30, 2014 19:57:59 GMT -5
Disc 21
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Post by Admin on Mar 31, 2014 10:20:03 GMT -5
La damnation de Faust (English: The Damnation of Faust) is a work for orchestra, voices, and chorus written by Hector Berlioz (he called it a "légende dramatique").
Herbert von Karajan (5 April 1908 16 July 1989) was an Austrian orchestra and opera conductor, one of the most renowned 20th-century conductors. His obituary in The New York Times described him as "probably the world's best-known conductor and one of the most powerful figures in classical music."[1] Karajan conducted the Berlin Philharmonic for thirty-five years. He is the top-selling classical music recording artist of all time, with record sales estimated at 200 million.[2]
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Post by tom1960 on Mar 31, 2014 19:59:10 GMT -5
Disc 19
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Post by Admin on Apr 2, 2014 4:32:48 GMT -5
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Post by karlhenning on Apr 2, 2014 11:43:30 GMT -5
An unreconstructed Stravinsky fan-boy am I:
?? ?ë? [ Igor Fyodorovich (Stravinsky) ] Symphonies d'?instruments à vent Symphony of Psalms Symphony in Three Movements Rundfunkchor Berlin Berliner Philharmoniker Boulez presiding
Cheers, ~k.
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Post by tom1960 on Apr 2, 2014 20:13:19 GMT -5
I have to say, I've always enjoyed the Blomstedt/San Francisco Symphony performances of Nielsen's orchestral works. I also own the disc containing Symphonies 1 - 3.
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Post by karlhenning on Apr 3, 2014 12:38:36 GMT -5
Those Blomstedt/SFSO recordings were my introduction to Nielsen, and so I've become a huge fan.
Cheers, ~k.
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Post by tom1960 on Apr 3, 2014 21:54:38 GMT -5
Karl, do you have any thoughts on Blomstedt's Sibelius cycle vs say the Colin Davis BSO performances? I've been going back and forth which one to choose, but can't seem to make up my mind.
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Post by karlhenning on Apr 4, 2014 5:11:40 GMT -5
I strongly prefer the Blomstedt (in a way, I would prefer not to, since Davis leads our local band!) I've not heard the whole cycle under Davis's direction (IIRC, I've heard the Fifth, Sixth and Seventh, and Tapiola), but from what I have heard, in general there is an energy and a clarity in the Blomstedt/SFSO cycle which, I shouldn't say is missing from the Davis, but which I find a clear superiority. And there are a couple of places in I forget which symphony, when our Boston brass sound a little shaky . . . and they don't, normally! So I cringe even to report that . . . .
Another cycle I like a lot is the Maazel/Pittsburgh.
Cheers, ~k.
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Post by tom1960 on Apr 4, 2014 8:07:20 GMT -5
I strongly prefer the Blomstedt (in a way, I would prefer not to, since Davis leads our local band!) I've not heard the whole cycle under Davis's direction (IIRC, I've heard the Fifth, Sixth and Seventh, and Tapiola), but from what I have heard, in general there is an energy and a clarity in the Blomstedt/SFSO cycle which, I shouldn't say is missing from the Davis, but which I find a clear superiority. And there are a couple of places in I forget which symphony, when our Boston brass sound a little shaky . . . and they don't, normally! So I cringe even to report that . . . .
Another cycle I like a lot is the Maazel/Pittsburgh.
Cheers, ~k. Thanks Karl. I've come across some great deals on the Sibelius cycles on Amazon. I enjoy the Blomstedt/San Francisco Symphony Nielsen recordings so much, I was curious whether the Sibelius recordings were worthy of consideration? I'll keep your recommendation in mind.
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Post by tomd on Apr 4, 2014 18:13:53 GMT -5
The 5-CD Cziffra Liszt box on EMI France (actually half of a 10-CD Liszt/Chopin box, though both 5-disc sets have been separately released).
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Post by Admin on Apr 5, 2014 6:27:20 GMT -5
David Nevue - Overcome Here's the title track
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Post by tom1960 on Apr 6, 2014 16:55:17 GMT -5
No doubt one of my favorite Living Stereo releases.
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Post by Admin on Apr 9, 2014 14:42:49 GMT -5
Johann Sebastian Bach: Concertos For Oboe & Oboe D'Amore
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Post by kate on Apr 10, 2014 11:52:43 GMT -5
The works of Mahler constitute a glorious final chapter to the Abbado Symphony box! As with most genres, I think much of the real magic with classical happens before an audience (even if they are sitting on their hands per convention), so I'm highly gratified that all 7 pieces (thus far) have been recorded live. I can't imagine the voluminous iterations of these symphonies (including Abbado's individual releases) that populate the collections of veterans here (not just Mahler, but the veritable pantheon of giants that complete the box - LVB/Mozzart/ Haydn/Schubert/Mendel./Brahms/Bruckner), so I can't presume to substantively edifiy the forum's collective knowledge, except to say that this set will constitute something of reference in my neophyte's collection. However, I should like to point out a particular favorite heard this morning, that being Abbado leading the Lucerne Festival Orchestra in GM's 2nd, with vocal accompaniment by Gvazava and Anna Larsson - singing soprano and contralto, respectively. Simply a glorious, rich rendition with delectable pacing through some challenging musical vicissitudes...I shall look forward to comparing this with performances of disciplined taskmasters like Furtwangler and Reiner. Anyway, I believe this is the original, individual release (with some added detritus from that reprobate Debussy ).../k
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