Classical Music for Aficionados

I listen now Bach organ opus.... I own already the excellent Hurford interpretation...But the most extraordinary one for me, outpassing any I know of and probably even those I dont know yet :) , is the out of this world hypnotic rendition by the blind master Walcha...Incredibly moving and a portal to the astral world...The density of his playing is balanced by a perfect rhythmic-pulsating integration of all parts that sound like all melodies are fluid letters of a superior hologram.... If miracles exist this is one... Other organists plays well, sound in some case may be better (the Walcha sound is good tough) but Walcha plays Bach like Bach wanted to plays himself for himself, it is no more organ, it is pure music....I dont like organ music particularly and generally, I now know why, after that all is trials and errors... :)

The beauty exhaled most of the times is so powerfully radiant that heaven is on earth and the Bach music is this sensible proof played by Bach or Walcha...No more needs of the distribution of primes to remind me of the universal spirit encompassing all... That says something, if you are not deaf indeed, and even if you are, listen, and wait for the miracle, it will happen .... I apologize for my rant, but it is difficult to be mere" rational" in the ecstasy of reason.... My best...


last remark: the marvellous choices of his organs does not explain or replace the perfection of his rendition and of his playing...The sound of these organs indeed only participate in the miracles for sure...In a word these instruments sounded like metal in fusion stasis, more liquid than crystallised, like most other organs...

@jim204  No, I'm afraid not, no Piemontesi, and looking on Amazon the 2 CDs seem to command pretty high prices on the used market.

So far listened to Sudbin, Batsashvili (excellent), Hamelin, Browning (lyrical), Osborne, Kun Woo Paik, Howard, Hough (Italian, very nice), Volodos (excellent), and now Barenboim (again a lyrical recital, with the 6 Consolations, 3 Liebestraume/Notturni, 3 Petrarch Sonnets).

In the queue are Bolet, more Hough, more Howard, Ovchinikov, Tozer, and more Bolet.

By then I think I'll be thoroughly Liszted.

I remain Lisztless.

Just listening to the force of nature that was Richter, on Idagio.
Playing the slowest and most profound version of the Schubert Bb Sonata, D. 960, and the Wanderer Fantasy.
Awe inspiring doesn't begin to tell the story.