True, I heard the Bruggen live and it was great .
Favorite Beethoven Symphony Recordings
OK, it’s one of Ludwigs anniversary years. There must be over 200 complete Symphony Cycles, with seemingly dozens this year alone. While most Classical listeners are bound to have several, we can’t possibly know them all. Make a list of favorites of each work, try not to repeat a Conductor if possible.
1-Hogwood/AAM
2) Krips/LSO
3) Furtwangler/Vienna PO (1944)
4) Szell/Cleveland
5) Kleiber/VPO
6) Walter/Columbia SO
7) Solti/Chicago (1970s cycle)
8) Gardiner-Revolutionary Romantic etc. Orchestra
9) Von Karajan/ Berlin PO (sixties)
1-Hogwood/AAM
2) Krips/LSO
3) Furtwangler/Vienna PO (1944)
4) Szell/Cleveland
5) Kleiber/VPO
6) Walter/Columbia SO
7) Solti/Chicago (1970s cycle)
8) Gardiner-Revolutionary Romantic etc. Orchestra
9) Von Karajan/ Berlin PO (sixties)
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Here is link to
Mengelberg complete symphonies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCAsQBSXIII Youtube so limited sound, still a conductor I was not familiar with. |
The new Jordi Savall cycle is worth hearing; they only finished 1-5 before having to adjourn due to Covid. re: Mangleburg, I wouldn’t worry about You Tube sound, given the limited frequency response of the original source, you won’t be missing out. For historical choices, I prefer Furtwangler, Weingatner, and Toscanini. |
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