HutchFan

Two singular jazz pianists, both of whom were able to reach a very wide audience: and

I'm familiar with Gulda's Beethoven (and I like it very much) -- but I've never heard Richter or Verdenikov play LvB. Do you have any particular "starting point" recommendations for these latter two?

❤️ Yes, absolutely. ❤️ IMO, when it comes to these works, Gilels is in rarified air, among the most exalted -- along with Kempff, Solomon, Serkin, and a handful of others.

Mahler: Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection" with Bruno Walter, the NYPO, et al -- as heard in this set: A special recording.

Next up:

Masterful playing by McPherson -- with support from a top-tier rhythm section.

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❤️ Happy Father's Day to all the Dads out there in forum-land.

More Brahms. But different works: Disc 2

Continuing with my little exploration of Brahms' Op. 10: and Yes. "Level-headed" is a good description. It's very effective indeed.

I'm listening to a couple different interpretations of Brahms' Ballades, Op. 10: and It's probably unfair to compare Peter Rösel with Emil Gilels. (It's probably unfair to compare any pianist with Gilels. ) But Rösel holds his own. He doesn't quite plumb the depths that Gilels does. Rösel's reading is much more "middle of the road"; even so, it's still very impressive. Gilels, on the other hand, is much more mercurial. His recording modulates outward and inward by turns, sometimes imperious & extroverted and other times intensely lyrical & inner-focused. Maybe I'll listen to Michelangeli and Rubinstein next.

Now listening to this opera: Prokofiev: War and Peace / Melik-Pashayev, Kibkalo, Vishnevskaya, Petrov, et al (Melodiya, rec. 1959) Years ago, after buying it used, I discovered that the first CD in this set is defective. So today I began with Scene 8 -- the first of the "war scenes" that make up the second half of the opera -- on disc 2. Yes, both Münch and Roussel are terrific.

Roussel: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4 / Münch, Orchestre de l'Association des Concerts Lamoureux (Erato)

I'm lucky. My older son loves music, and he's already said that he'd like to have my music collection. Even so, at some point, it would make sense to stop adding more items to it. As for when . . . all I know is that I'm not ready to stop yet.

You ain't lyin'.

It's the second volume of two dedicated to individual songs. There's also a third volume -- much shorter -- dedicated to the three song cycles. EDIT: See the discogs entries below: https://www.discogs.com/master/895657-Franz-Schubert-Dietrich-Fischer-Dieskau-Gerald-Moore-Lieder-Volume-1 (12 LPs) https://www.discogs.com/release/9246781-Franz-Schubert-Dietrich-Fischer-Dieskau-Gerald-Moore-Lieder-Volume-2 (13 LPs) https://www.discogs.com/master/705351-Franz-Schubert-Dietrich-Fischer-Dieskau-Gerald-Moore-Lieder-Volume-3-Die-Schöne-Müllerin-Winterrei (4 LPs)

I just ordered this used 13-LP set of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau singing Schubert Lieder: VG+, VG+ -- and silly inexpensive. 😃

Now spinning: Count Basie - Paradise Squat (Verve, 2 LPs) The beginnings of the New Testament band. Basie always brings a smile to my face.

Ja sicher!

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