What Classical Music Are You Listening To?

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On 5/24/2024 at 5:11 AM, HutchFan said:

Mozart: Violin Concertos / Arthur Grumiaux, Colin Davis, LSO (Philips)

Grumiaux never disappoints ! Nice set.

[Referentzhunter]

Definitely beats Kubelik's second.

[Peter Friedman]

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[HutchFan]

Now listening to Mahler's Third Symphony performed by Rafael Kubelik & the Bavarian Radio SO, as heard in this set:

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2 hours ago, HutchFan said:

Now listening to Mahler's Third Symphony performed by Rafael Kubelik & the Bavarian Radio SO, as heard in this set:

Treasure trove ....

[soulpope]

Slavic heart and soul .... a chapter from "some musicians can interpret the composers of their motherland particularly well" ....

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23 hours ago, Referentzhunter said:

Definitely beats Kubelik's second.

Why do you think so .... ?

[Peter Friedman]

Danzi String Quartet Op.7/1   and   Hummel String Quartet Op.30/1

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4 hours ago, soulpope said:

Why do you think so .... ?

Kubelik's second sounded liveless/dull to me, a little boring ...

[soulpope]

25 minutes ago, Referentzhunter said:

Kubelik's second sounded liveless/dull to me, a little boring ...

Interesting .... for me his reading (especially the studio recording) has palpable cohesion ....

[Peter Friedman]

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3 hours ago, soulpope said:

Interesting .... for me his reading (especially the studio recording) has palpable cohesion ....

Still think that it is a little bit more tame than other recordings but cohesion is indeed a strong point.

Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No. 2

Edited May 27, 2024 by Referentzhunter

[Peter Friedman]

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Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

[mjzee]

Kurt Masur - The Complete Warner Classics Edition, disc 55.

[HutchFan]

 

Kubelik's second sounded liveless/dull to me, a little boring ...

I agree that Kubelik's reading of Mahler's Second is one of the (relatively) weaker links in his cycle -- but I still think it's very good.  IMO, it's just not quite on the same EXALTED level as most of the other recordings in Kubelik's cycle.

My 2 cents.

 

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8 minutes ago, HutchFan said:

I agree that Kubelik's reading of Mahler's Second is one of the (relatively) weaker links in his cycle -- but I still think it's very good.  IMO, it's just not quite on the same EXALTED level as most of the other recordings in Kubelik's cycle.

My 2 cents.

Btw worth to compare the studio version with the "live" recording released on Audite ....

[HutchFan]

 

Btw worth to compare the studio version with the "live" recording released on Audite ....

I need to do that.  IMO, Kubelik's live M5 and his DLvdE on Audite are recordings for the ages! 

❤️ ❤️ ❤️

 

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12 minutes ago, HutchFan said:

I need to do that.  IMO, Kubelik's live M5 and his DLvdE on Audite are recordings for the ages! 

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I do appreciate having a Mahler cycle by Abbado + VPO/CSO with a lot of merits .... both Kubelik and Abbado established groundbreaking views on this composer's euvre ....

[mjzee]

Reinhard Goebel complete Archiv box, disc 41.

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10 hours ago, Peter Friedman said:

Excellent ....

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Probably my top choice from this Claudio Abbado Mahler Mahler cycle ....

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