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| Beethoven Symphonies - best perf + sonics on CD I tend to believe that tempo markings are primarily dependent upon the overall aesthetic of the work. Back in the day of course, conductors had to speed up tempos in order to fit works onto a recording. This was a serious handicap with cylinders a... | |
| Beethoven Symphonies - best perf + sonics on CD Learsfool, I'm not sure that I agree with anything that you've said (ha, ha) all the same. Andante put out a nice Brahms set which contains Toscanini 1941, Walter 1936, Stokowski 1936, Mengelberg 1932, Monteux 1945, Sabata 1939, Furtwängler 1945,... | |
| Beethoven Symphonies - best perf + sonics on CD Brownsfan, A priority reason that I'm thinking of the Japanese re-masters is to to test my stereo. I don't own a SACD player but that's OK.Ashkenazy: Strauss Ein AlpenSinfonie on Ondine has been on my list for a while. He is certainly a very capab... | |
| Beethoven Symphonies - best perf + sonics on CD Loydelee21, I had that Harnoncourt cycle with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe and thought the 9th to be the best of them. Yes, Orfeo, Audite, and more rarely mentioned Andante which was one of my favorites before they stopped production, too bad. ... | |
| Beethoven Symphonies - best perf + sonics on CD Can anyone recommend one of the Japanese re-masters or validate its quality based on price comparison? Speaking of von Karajan, I've been cogitating over the Sibelius 2nd and Finlandia but for $80.00?http://store.acousticsounds.com/d/80474/Herbert... | |
| Beethoven Symphonies - best perf + sonics on CD I'll just throw this out there; Immortal Performances RCA Victrola (re-pressings of the red seal deluxe edition) Toscanini and the NBC Symphony Orchestra Brahms: The Four Symphonies and "Haydn" Variations, Tragic Overture, Academic Festival Overtu... | |
| Beethoven Symphonies - best perf + sonics on CD Lowrider, complete with a descriptive review of the entire set;http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=102270 | |
| Beethoven Symphonies - best perf + sonics on CD Brownsfan, will you give us a report once it arrives? Spending $60.00 for a Japanese import seems a bit steep, I hope the DG copy will not disappoint. | |
| Beethoven Symphonies - best perf + sonics on CD We could start with something familiar;http://store.acousticsounds.com/d/39716/Karl_Bohm-Brahms_Symphony_No_1-200_Gram_Vinyl_Record | |
| Beethoven Symphonies - best perf + sonics on CD Are these the Japanese remasters found on the Acoustic Sounds website or are they DG remasters? | |
| Beethoven Symphonies - best perf + sonics on CD Lowrider and Brownsfan, I have a Furtwängler set on the Orfeo D' Or label that I want to recommend for these reasons;A) The remastering was taken from the original source.B) They are live performances from the Salzburg Festival 1949-1954 with the... | |
| Beethoven Symphonies - best perf + sonics on CD Thanks Lowrider, I'll look into that set ASAP. In general I've found that I tire of repeated performances. Not to say that their aren't enough performances on recording but I've been listening more for various interpretations, spontaneity in the c... | |
| Beethoven Symphonies - best perf + sonics on CD I have von Karajan on Columbia Microgroove though not Beethoven and DG mono vinyl also. I wonder to what extent he recorded on Columbia. It would be nice to see more attention given to his other, outside of the mainstream repertoire. I've found it... | |
| Beethoven Symphonies - best perf + sonics on CD Thanks to both responses. I remember when visiting Berlin, hearing negative comments concerning the venue changes for the Philharmoniker, however this alone should not have influenced DG to the degree that their quality had declined. The Teldec re... | |
| Beethoven Symphonies - best perf + sonics on CD Either of you please, Lowrider and/or Brownsfan; what about the current DG recordings in these German cookie cutter concert halls. The hall in Köln is the same as in Berlin is the same as in Hamburg, etc...it's just Walt Disney. Do you suppose th... |