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Pogorelich, YES!
I have his "complete recording on DG" 14 cds
He gives me faith that the tradition is going forward
Pogorelich, YES!
I have his "complete recording on DG" 14 cds
He gives me faith that the tradition is going forward
Classical Music for Aficionados
I would like to start a thread, similar to Orpheus’ jazz site, for lovers of classical music.
I will list some of my favorite recordings, CDs as well as LP’s. While good sound is not a prime requisite, it will be a consideration.
Classical music lovers please feel free to add to my lists.
Discussion of musical and recording issues will be welcome.
I’ll start with a list of CDs. Records to follow in a later post.
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique. Chesky — Royal Phil. Orch. Freccia, conductor.
Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn. Vanguard Classics — Vienna Festival Orch. Prohaska, conductor.
Prokofiev: Scythian Suite et. al. DG — Chicago Symphony Abbado, conductor.
Brahms: Symphony #1. Chesky — London Symph. Orch. Horenstein, conductor.
Stravinsky: L’Histoire du Soldat. HDTT — Ars Nova. Mandell, conductor.
Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances. Analogue Productions. — Dallas Symph Orch. Johanos, cond.
Respighi: Roman Festivals et. al. Chesky — Royal Phil. Orch. Freccia, conductor.
All of the above happen to be great sounding recordings, but, as I said, sonics is not a prerequisite.
I will list some of my favorite recordings, CDs as well as LP’s. While good sound is not a prime requisite, it will be a consideration.
Classical music lovers please feel free to add to my lists.
Discussion of musical and recording issues will be welcome.
I’ll start with a list of CDs. Records to follow in a later post.
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique. Chesky — Royal Phil. Orch. Freccia, conductor.
Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn. Vanguard Classics — Vienna Festival Orch. Prohaska, conductor.
Prokofiev: Scythian Suite et. al. DG — Chicago Symphony Abbado, conductor.
Brahms: Symphony #1. Chesky — London Symph. Orch. Horenstein, conductor.
Stravinsky: L’Histoire du Soldat. HDTT — Ars Nova. Mandell, conductor.
Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances. Analogue Productions. — Dallas Symph Orch. Johanos, cond.
Respighi: Roman Festivals et. al. Chesky — Royal Phil. Orch. Freccia, conductor.
All of the above happen to be great sounding recordings, but, as I said, sonics is not a prerequisite.
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Yes, Pogorelich is a great individualist. I saw him in his debut Carnegie Hall recital over twenty years ago. He showed utter disdain for the audience, never cracking a smile and barely acknowledging the presence of the audience. But, what a pianist! I know he stopped playing after his piano teacher/wife died, I believe in ‘97. I didn’t realize he resumed his career until I just read it. He’s in the cut of Glenn Gould (one of my two favorite pianists, the other being Horowitz) in that he re-interprets a piece without regard for conventional performance. I much admire that. An original thinker. As far as favorite pianists, there’s also Rachmaninoff — but he’s a god! |
FLAC: - Stravinsky; Le Sacre du Printemps, Nezet-Seguin/Philadelpia/DGG 24/96 hi-res Vinyl: - Stravinsky; Le Sacre du Printemps, Stravinsky/Columbia Symphony/Columbia Grey two-eye (1967?) pressing - Bartok; Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta/Concerto for Two Pianos and Percussion, Bernstein/New York Philharmonic/Columbia - Bartok; Concerto for Orchestra, Reiner/Chicago/RCA - Bach; Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin, Szeryng/DGG - Shostakovich; Symphony No. 8, Previn/London/Angel - Stravinsky, L'Histoire du Soldat, Stravinsky/Columbia Ensemble/Columbia Prokofiev; Lt. Kije, Szell/Cleveland/Columbia |
Here's another name, Andrew Manze, to add to Andreas Staier, Rachel Podger, etc., as a great modern musician. Both as a performer and a conductor, there hasn't been a disc of his that I haven't liked. (We can't always stay wrapped up in Walter and Dorati.) And while I think of it, another Andrew, Lawrence-King, with another across-the-board recommendation, though his Spanish Dances CD is very special. |
Now watching/listening to Grigory Sokolov plays Schubert, Beethoven, Rameau and Brahms – Recital at the Berliner Philharmonie, 2013 I am stunned at Sokolov's pure musicianship. No show, all go. His technique is so incredible, it seems to make room for more rhythmic nuance than I have ever heard. I have been listening to him for some years, but never saw a video of his performance before this. Remarkable how he mouths the music. Description here: http://facesofclassicalmusic.blogspot.com/2015/10/grigory-sokolov-plays-schubert.html |
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