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Hi Barry That's as spot on a review as I've read recently. Couldn't have said it better myself. Also agree re: Tchak 5 and your other comments about CE's interpretive tendencies. However, the better Tchaik 5, imo, was the one-time Sawallisch performance from, I think 2001 on the late Andante. Too ba...

Another Sawallisch/Philly/Stoki Transcription:

Debussy's Claire de Lune (Stokowski) from Japan.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=BzeCUlZz5aE

Bob

For any who are interested, the encore (English Suite #2 in a, BWV 807, Bouree I/II) Martha Argerich played in NY and Philly have also been recorded, some as part of live performances. The ones I know of are: Accord 13 305-2 Bourees only DG 453 572-2 (also on other DG releases) EMI 7243 5 56975 2 3 ...

Here are three more articles regarding the Carnegie concert or the Dutoit/Philly colloaboration:

http://www.philly.com/mld/dailynews/living/16807444.htm

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/03/arts/ ... ?ref=music

Bob

Thanks, Barry You're gonna like this one (Philly/Argerich/Dutoit). I think Dobrin got it right. Did you see his review yet (link below)? The new principals were terrific, esp in Sheherazade. What a showpiece for the Philly sound. A friend told me that an old maxim in orchestra building is to build f...

Just returned from a most satisfying, sold-out performance of the Philadelphia Orchestra at Carnegie Hall. The headliner was Martha Argerich who performed Beethoven's 2nd piano concerto. Although my nose is still bleeding from the balcony seats, the acoustics at Carnegie still permitted the attentiv...

Joseph Jongen's 1926 Symphonie Concertante Op. 81, for organ and orchestra is a knockout. I know of two recordings: the old EMI with Virgil Fox and the more recent Dorian with Jean Guillou. This one's my favorite. Gorgeous opening theme. Don't know the Guillou, but the one I like even more than the...

If it's helpful, here are my favorites of Elijah and Paulus, of which I have at least two performances of each. Elijah (English) -- By far, my fav of the English readings is Marriner with ASMF Orchestra and Chorus. Marriner gets it right, in my opinion, with passionate drama accompanying the narrati...

Bob, Almost all of the concerts I saw Sawallisch conduct during that period were extremely enjoyable. I suspect we've seen the last of him in Philly due to his declining health. I'll miss him for sure. Barry Your zeal for Sawallisch and Philadelphia matches mine as well as other's, I'm sure. A terr...

I'm pretty sure Emmanuel Ax and The Philadelphia Orchestra premiered one by Penderecki a few years ago. I think I liked it too :) . My memory ain't what it used to be. EDIT: Just did a search. I was right: http://www.askonasholt.co.uk/green/green/Home.nsf/0/F730E208527B22C280256BE4004ED93D?openDocu...

In 1993 my wife did a favor for a friend who, by appreciation, gave us Giulini/Berlin Mozart 40/41 as a thank you. At the time, we had no cd player and I was coincidently looking for a system to replace the worn out shelf system we had. To gain a baseline, I took the cd to various shops and tried i...

Thou shalt NOT be the first to applaud or shout huzzahs prior to the last breath of the concluding note of the performance. (Don't be the first to shout "Bravo" before the music sound stops vibrating.)

Bob

In 1993 my wife did a favor for a friend who, by appreciation, gave us Giulini/Berlin Mozart 40/41 as a thank you. At the time, we had no cd player and I was coincidently looking for a system to replace the worn out shelf system we had. To gain a baseline, I took the cd to various shops and tried it...

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herman wrote:Am I the only one who finds the CMG server has been exceptionally slow the last couple of days? If I want to open a topic it takes a minute or two.

No, I've been having the very same problem.

I've noticed the same thing... (FWIW)

Bob

My Second Pick might be Erich Kleiber 's, with the Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (recorded in 1953) in a six-CD box [London 475.608]...Beyond that, and with a more contemporary (stereophonic) recording, I'll choose Istvan Kertesz and the Royal PO in the complete edition on London [430.773]. All ...

I'd make a case for Heifetz with Munch and BSO. To me, Heifetz comes across with a polished lyricism whereby he turns each phrase as richly and perfectly as one can. What seals this, for me, is Munch's accompaniment with BSO.

Bob

Weber's Der Freischutz

Bob

I would love to see the Munch/Graffman/BSO Brahms 1 PC from RCA. Did this ever make it to cd -- if so I've never seen it. I've written to JVC asking them to include it among their xrcd releases (the Munch Eroica on xrcd is superb). Perhaps it will eventually come out on one of the Living Stereo hybr...

Kertesz or Kubelik, for sets.

Back to the New World, my prefs (not in order) are Fricsay, virtually any of the Kubeliks, and Kertesz with VPO (as opposed to the later LSO if isolated from the set).

Bob

Upon reading this past Thursday's NY Times review of the NY Philharmonic's performance of Mahler 6, I was moved to consider attending, but uncertainty prevailed, given my skeptical nature when superlatives dominate one's (the reviewer's) enthusiasm. Nevertheless, when I was offered tickets to tonite...

I have three, and I bought them for specific recordings whose cd incarnations were unavailable or otherwise deficient in sound. The Munch /BSO Eroica is hard to find except on used lp and, even then, finding a "clean" copy is a crapshoot. The Reiner/CSO Gilels Brahms 2 I have found to be a considera...

I thought it was a superb broadcast, with the exception of a few, relatively minor piano volume balances during the Shostakovich PC (not Argerich but the recording) where the piano was slightly prominent or forward, compared to the rest of the work. Audience noises didn't distract at all, to my list...

I just learned that this concert (or at least one from the 4 nights) will be broadcast on wqxr.com and wqxr-fm (96.3, NYC area) TONITE (Tues, 5/10) at 9:05 pm EST.

Bob

Werner wrote:Don't be surprised if a commercial recording appears one of these days.

Would that that were true. I hope you're right!

Bob

Nice review. I left Friday night's performance with virtually the same impressions you expressed. Rostropovich's energy was infectious from the moment he bounded on the stage and the Festive Overture was a terrific choice, I thought, for the opening of the program. I was fascinated when he turned to...

Don Thanks for posting this. I first came across her while doing Kubelik discographic research when I discovered her Mendelssohn PC1 with RK and Philharmonia from the late 1940s. I found the playing aggressive but not out of control, with good contrasts. I found out later that among concertos it was...