Balladeer Posted June 21, 2017 Report Posted June 21, 2017 Vitor Garbelotto (gtr) - Sarau para Radames (Tratore) Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted June 21, 2017 Report Posted June 21, 2017 15 hours ago, soulpope said: Yes know the 1960 recital as well .... have a soft spot for his 70`s view on the Chopin Preludes though, reinforced via a tremendous live performance in Vienna around that time (I was lucky enough to witness) .... Sorry, not a fan. Quote
soulpope Posted June 22, 2017 Report Posted June 22, 2017 6 hours ago, Chuck Nessa said: Sorry, not a fan. Want to share any reasoning ? Quote
erwbol Posted June 22, 2017 Report Posted June 22, 2017 22 hours ago, soulpope said: Yes know the 1960 recital as well .... have a soft spot for his 70`s view on the Chopin Preludes though, reinforced via a tremendous live performance in Vienna around that time (I was lucky enough to witness) .... Are you also a fan of Pollini's DG recording of Chopin's Etudes? I am considering buying the SHM-CD with DSD remastering. Quote
soulpope Posted June 22, 2017 Report Posted June 22, 2017 (edited) 2 hours ago, erwbol said: Are you also a fan of Pollini's DG recording of Chopin's Etudes? I am considering buying the SHM-CD with DSD remastering. Believe that beneath Moravec and Arrau this is a very hearworthy Chopin Etudes interpretation - and the sound of this SHM-CD release is excellent ;-) .... Edited June 22, 2017 by soulpope Quote
erwbol Posted June 22, 2017 Report Posted June 22, 2017 1 hour ago, soulpope said: Which edition are you listening to? The first double CD is unlistenable for me. The SHM-CD with 2011 DSD mastering of the last three sonatas is a vast improvement, though still not up to modern standards. Unfortunately, sonatas no. 28 & 29 have yet to be released in this new DSD mastering in Japan. Quote
soulpope Posted June 22, 2017 Report Posted June 22, 2017 2 hours ago, erwbol said: Which edition are you listening to? The first double CD is unlistenable for me. The SHM-CD with 2011 DSD mastering of the last three sonatas is a vast improvement, though still not up to modern standards. Unfortunately, sonatas no. 28 & 29 have yet to be released in this new DSD mastering in Japan. Do have http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/UCCG-51085 which really carries excellent sound (to my ears) .... Quote
Alexander Hawkins Posted June 22, 2017 Report Posted June 22, 2017 On 6/21/2017 at 9:06 AM, soulpope said: Yes know the 1960 recital as well .... have a soft spot for his 70`s view on the Chopin Preludes though, reinforced via a tremendous live performance in Vienna around that time (I was lucky enough to witness) .... Wow - would have loved to have heard that! Do you recall what else was in the programme, out of curiosity? The Beethoven is also a favourite... Quote
soulpope Posted June 22, 2017 Report Posted June 22, 2017 1 hour ago, Alexander Hawkins said: Wow - would have loved to have heard that! Do you recall what else was in the programme, out of curiosity? The Beethoven is also a favourite... It was a "Chopin only" recital with a mix of Preludes and Etudes - during a lenghty encore we were treated with with some sublime Nocturnes .... unfortunately this was not recorded by Austrian Radio .... those were the days .... Quote
Larry Kart Posted June 22, 2017 Report Posted June 22, 2017 23 hours ago, Chuck Nessa said: Sorry, not a fan. Except for his vintage (1959?) concerti disc with Kletzki, I don't care for his Chopin or most anything else he's done, but oddly enough (oddly so even to me), I recall liking his late Schubert sonatas. Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted June 22, 2017 Report Posted June 22, 2017 1 hour ago, Larry Kart said: Except for his vintage (1959?) concerti disc with Kletzki, I don't care for his Chopin or most anything else he's done, but oddly enough (oddly so even to me), I recall liking his late Schubert sonatas. Didn't stay with him long enough to hear the Schubert. Quote
Larry Kart Posted June 22, 2017 Report Posted June 22, 2017 3 hours ago, Chuck Nessa said: Didn't stay with him long enough to hear the Schubert. I wouldn't have listened to them either, but IIRC Nic Hodges was pointing in their direction, and I thought that was worth following up. Quote
HutchFan Posted June 23, 2017 Report Posted June 23, 2017 (edited) I'm with Larry on Pollini's recordings of Schubert's late piano sonatas. I return to them more often than any of Pollini's other recordings. I think they're extraordinary. OTOH, for me, Pollini's Chopin is just too objective, too "steely." Just my preference, of course. I much prefer Rubinstein, Moravec, Michelangeli, et al. NP: JS Bach: The Art of the Fugue / Hermann Scherchen, Vienna SO, et al. Scherchen made these arrangements. They're not at all HIP, but they are supremely musical. Edited June 23, 2017 by HutchFan Quote
HutchFan Posted June 23, 2017 Report Posted June 23, 2017 Beethoven: The Complete String Quartets / Belcea Quartet (Alpha Classics) CD 1: Quartets Nos. 6 & 12 Quote
soulpope Posted June 23, 2017 Report Posted June 23, 2017 1 hour ago, HutchFan said: Beethoven: The Complete String Quartets / Belcea Quartet (Alpha Classics) CD 1: Quartets Nos. 6 & 12 Very good .... Quote
Alexander Hawkins Posted June 23, 2017 Report Posted June 23, 2017 1 hour ago, soulpope said: Earlier today .... : I saw him play opp. 11 & 19 back in March! Just back on the Vienna concert you saw in the 70s: I wish I could see him play the Nocturnes...the DG recording is totally astonishing to me. Interestingly on the 'steely' comment above - I guess this is an element of why I love his playing so much...I totally get that it could turn some off his Chopin etc; but by the same token, is why I think things like the Petrushka/Prokoviev 7 album are so wonderful... Quote
Olie Brice Posted June 23, 2017 Report Posted June 23, 2017 I didn't get Chopin at all until Alexander introduced me to the Pollini recordings! amazing stuff Quote
soulpope Posted June 23, 2017 Report Posted June 23, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, Alexander Hawkins said: I saw him play opp. 11 & 19 back in March! Just back on the Vienna concert you saw in the 70s: I wish I could see him play the Nocturnes...the DG recording is totally astonishing to me. Interestingly on the 'steely' comment above - I guess this is an element of why I love his playing so much...I totally get that it could turn some off his Chopin etc; but by the same token, is why I think things like the Petrushka/Prokoviev 7 album are so wonderful... Didn`t want to oppose to other board members recurringly - to each his own .... but what was perceived by "HutchFan" as "steely" to me is "pure" in the sense of clear and undiluted resulting in a magnifying glass effect .... interestingly Pollini`s Schubert never touched my heart, mainly because the forementioned approach seemingly doesn`t work with this composer`s euvre - but this obviously comes down to the way I prefer to hear Schubert`s music aka with deep emotion .... Edited June 23, 2017 by soulpope Quote
psu_13 Posted June 23, 2017 Report Posted June 23, 2017 This is good. https://www.amazon.com/Well-Tempered-Clavier-I-II/dp/B01KIUUL3W/ Quote
Alexander Hawkins Posted June 23, 2017 Report Posted June 23, 2017 10 hours ago, HutchFan said: I'm with Larry on Pollini's recordings of Schubert's late piano sonatas. I return to them more often than any of Pollini's other recordings. I think they're extraordinary. OTOH, for me, Pollini's Chopin is just too objective, too "steely." Just my preference, of course. I much prefer Rubinstein, Moravec, Michelangeli, et al. NP: JS Bach: The Art of the Fugue / Hermann Scherchen, Vienna SO, et al. Scherchen made these arrangements. They're not at all HIP, but they are supremely musical. I'm with you on the Schubert - fantastic... Must check out those Bach arrangements...don't know them at all, but look intriguing! Quote
alankin Posted June 23, 2017 Report Posted June 23, 2017 Dmitri Shostakovich – Quartet for Strings No.4 in D major Op.83 — Dirk Van de Velde (violin) , Dirk Van den Hauwe (violin), Marc Sonnaert (viola), Peter Devos (cello) – Rubio String Quartet (Brilliant Classics) Quote
soulpope Posted June 23, 2017 Report Posted June 23, 2017 (edited) Stilll - after all these years - one of my benchmark Schubert interpreters .... Edited June 23, 2017 by soulpope Quote
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