Last night I listened to Pavel Kolestnikov play Bach's Goldberg Variations and have to say it wasn't half bad.The performance was from the Proms and on the BBC Radio 3 catch-up player. The sound from the Albert Hall was not ideal because of that bloody fountain trickling away all evening. On the other hand Kolestnikov's playing was at times fascinating and exciting and absolutely sublime. He had an improvisatory style which was fascinating and sometimes so fast that one thought his fingers would run away with him but he never made any slips.I have listened to the Goldbergs' all my life and have never heard such a florid account but in the main I really enjoyed the performance. It is such a shame that there is no way to send recordings to each other as I can and do record a lot of these BBC one offs and therefor I have a great collection of recordings which very few people have access to.
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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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky OVERTURES AND FANTASIES Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia Antonio Pappano EMI Classics (now Warner) 2006 Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy-Overture https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6hxsqanmVc Eugene Onegin: Waltz (Act II) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12_sq1ikk7c Eugene Onegin: Polonaise https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vH1rQ9_CIkU Ouverture, Op.49: '1812' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dz0cQrZim8M Cheers |
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