What Classical Music Are You Listening To?

[soulpope]

Earlier .... :

One of the top "Schwanengesang" renditions in my books .....

Edited January 2, 2024 by soulpope

[soulpope]

NP .... :

Solid gold guaranteed .....

[Peter Friedman]

String Quartets  K.387  and  K.428

[HutchFan]

I'm now listening to Beethoven's Violin Concerto performed by Arthur Grumiaux, Colin Davis, and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra -- as heard on this set:

 

[soulpope]

11 minutes ago, HutchFan said:

I'm now listening to Beethoven's Violin Concerto performed by Arthur Grumiaux, Colin Davis, and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra -- as heard on this set:

What is your favorite performance of the Beethoven Violin Concerto .... ?

[HutchFan]

14 minutes ago, soulpope said:

What is your favorite performance of the Beethoven Violin Concerto .... ?

It's very difficult to pick one.  Some favorites: Oistrakh/Clyutens, Perlman/Giulini, Szeryng/Haitink . . . 

I always enjoy hearing Grumiaux's suave, elegant sound, but I'm not sure he has sufficient thrust and heat for it to be a favorite with LvB's Violin Concerto.  . . . On the other hand, Grumiaux's strengths mesh well with Davis' interpretation, which emphasizes delicacy and inner detail over drama.  It's a Francophile/"low countries" approach to Beethoven, I suppose, instead of the big-"R" Romantic way we typically associate with the German tradition.  . . . Or at least that's how I've interpreted their interpretation!   

 

So which Beethoven VC recordings are your favorites?

 

[soulpope]

3 minutes ago, HutchFan said:

It's very difficult to pick one.  Some favorites: Oistrakh/Clyutens, Perlman/Giulini, Szeryng/Haitink . . . 

I always enjoy hearing Grumiaux's suave, elegant sound, but I'm not sure he has sufficient thrust and heat for it to be a favorite with LvB's Violin Concerto.  . . . On the other hand, Grumiaux's strengths mesh well with Davis' interpretation, which emphasizes delicacy and inner detail over drama.  It's a Francophile/"low countries" approach to Beethoven, I suppose, instead of the big-"R" Romantic way we typically associate with the German tradition.  . . . Or at least that's how I've interpreted their interpretation!   

So which Beethoven VC recordings are your favorites?

This is all about emotions .... and makes my heart beat stronger reliably .... and as alternative Perlman/Giulini ....

[HutchFan]

38 minutes ago, soulpope said:

This is all about emotions .... and makes my heart beat stronger reliably .... and as alternative Perlman/Giulini ....

O.K.  I'll check it out! 

 

[mikeweil]

[Peter Friedman]

[soulpope]

1 hour ago, mikeweil said:

 

Excellent ....

[soulpope]

Karl Böhm and the VPO perform Bruckner 7 "live" @ Musikverein Wien on September 26th, 1976 .... majestic ....

[soulpope]

Analytical view on Schubert ....

[soulpope]

A rare alternative for Alicia De Larrocha ....

[Peter Friedman]

I have many recordings of the Beethoven Violin Concerto.

Here are a few favorites:

Francescatti/ Walter

Oistrakh / Cluytens

Milstein / Steinberg

[soulpope]

1 hour ago, Peter Friedman said:

Milstein / Steinberg

 Excellent ....

[mjzee]

Reinhard Goebel Complete Archiv box, disc 12.

On 12/31/2023 at 10:19 PM, HutchFan said:

I have these on this:

[HutchFan]

41 minutes ago, mjzee said:

I have these on this:

Yep.  That's a terrific set.

 

3 hours ago, Peter Friedman said:

I have many recordings of the Beethoven Violin Concerto.

Here are a few favorites:

Francescatti/ Walter

Oistrakh / Cluytens

Milstein / Steinberg

I've never heard Francescatti with Walter.  I need to investigate that one too.  I bet I'd enjoy it because I love the Francescatti / Walter recording of Brahms Double Concerto with Fournier.  

 

 

Now streaming Ida Haendel's recording of LvB's VC, prompted by the recommendation from @soulpope.   

Edited January 3, 2024 by HutchFan

[soulpope]

17 minutes ago, HutchFan said:

Now streaming Ida Haendel's recording of LvB's VC, prompted by the recommendation from @soulpope.   

Let me/us know about your impressions ....

[HutchFan]

1 minute ago, soulpope said:

Let me/us know about your impressions ....

I'm only halfway through the first movement, but it's easy to understand why you regard this performance so highly.  The first word that comes to mind to describe it is impassioned.  

Thank you for the heads up.   

 

[soulpope]

4 minutes ago, HutchFan said:

I'm only halfway through the first movement, but it's easy to understand why you regard this performance so highly.  The first word that comes to mind to describe it is impassioned.  

Thank you for the heads up.   

Really glad you like it .... for me a performance where the artist simply gives it all ....

[HutchFan]

52 minutes ago, soulpope said:

Really glad you like it .... for me a performance where the artist simply gives it all ....

Having listened to it all the way through. . . I think there's commanding, magisterial quality in Haendel's performance that's very, very powerful.  (At times, her interpretation of the work reminded me of Heifetz's.  That said, I'm not a fan of Heifetz's tone.  I definitely prefer the sound that Haendel makes with her violin.)  . . .  It's a stunner.  I've added the CD to my "to get" list.    Thanks again.

 

I'm now streaming another recording of LvB's Violin Concerto, one of @Peter Friedman's recommendations:

A different sound-world compared to Haendel & Ancerl.   

I suppose Francescatti & Grumiaux both come out of the Franco-Belgian school of violinists.  More suave and lyrical.  Less drama and fire.

Vive la différence.  

 

[Peter Friedman]

[Ron S]

Haydn, String Quartets, Op. 64, Nos. 1-6

Auryn Quartet (Tacet)

 

[Peter Friedman]