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If I may... it is pronounced "Shao" (the "ao" should sound like "ow"). :D The first xiao and second xiao are pronounced slightly differently but the tonal differences are difficult to describe with letters. Thank you Henry! In fact, the first Xiao and the second Xiao are pronounced exactly the same...

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xiaopv= Xiao Xiao No, I do not have the same first name and last name. They look the same in English but not in Chinese. The English version of a Chinese name only tells you how to read but not the meaning. One pronunciation can correspond to as many as 100 Chinese characters. This is my Chinese nam...

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Do you have any comments on those "last" recordings of Arrau? How do they affect you? After a cup of coffee, it just come to me that you meant the exact Philips's last session, the 7 discs set. I have heard five discs. (I try to buy the original paper box edition and it is not easy) One Schubert, t...

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I haven't heard a great deal of Arrau playing chamber music but undoubtedly it exists. There is an early recording of Beethoven Violin Sonatas. The partner was Szigeti. Don't ask me how it is because I haven't heard it. Other chamber music that I know are Mozart's Piano Quartet(M&A) and Piano Trio(...

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Do you have any comments on those "last" recordings of Arrau? How do they affect you? Every so often, I was trying to find the answer to this question: do I like his earlier recording better or the later recording better? I ended up in a dilemma. I guess it just depends on the pieces. I have some f...

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I am a fan of Claudio Arrau and I want to collect ALMOST every one of his recording available on CD. Philips, EMI, Marston, BBC, M&A, Dante, Naxos, Vanguard, etc... I say almost because I don't collect pirated recording. (Usually they are published by some small companies. I am not sure if this is w...

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We just had a discussion about this on GMG--the solution our distraught poster found worked for him was to soak the discs in distilled water, then the foam bits came off easily with gentle cleaning (soft, moist cloth, wiping radially only, please, from center hole to circumference). Thanks for the ...

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Chalkperson: I remember reading some posts somewhere saying that it is more important to protect the label side than the playing side since that is where the information stored.

Xiao

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Some of my discs have a sponge marking problem. Early released box sets usually have a square sponge between two discs. (I guess that is to protect discs) But because of moist and temperature, sponges resolve, go bad and leave a serious marking on discs. I tried to use some mild hand soap and cotton...

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I just ordered The Complete 78rpm Recording by Otto Klemperer at http://www.archiphon.de Archiphon is a small label in Germany that produces historic recording of Klemperer, Lipatti, Schuricht, etc. This label has stopped producing CDs since 2006, but luckily, this Klemperer's set is still available...

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The only disc I have conducted by Horenstein is his Mahler No. 3 with LSO. It is him who leads me to this piece and it is still my favorite version.

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For the older generation, Arrau is my favorite. For those who are still with us, I would say Alfred Brendel.

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Come back from Philly. The one on Fifth Street is indeed called Philadelphia Record Exchange, mentioned by mariskr earlier in the post. And they did closed on Monday which is unfortunate because I would guess that is the place where I will most likely spend my money. The other two stores mentioned e...

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If you're specifically looking for classical music, don't go to AKA Music. I don't think they sell any classical. Unfortunately, there aren't any stores here with a real good classical selection. There are a few with small classical collections. One is on 13th Street, just north of Pine Street. Ano...

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I am going to visit Philadelphia next Monday for the first time. Besides sightseeing and eating Chinese food, I would also like to visit some CD store. I am mainly looking for used (2nd handed) CD since they are usually cheap and I like collecting old versions of some recordings. Since I will only h...

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I like to watch Claudio Abbado conducting a lot. He is so passionate. His gesture is elegant and spontaneous.

Check out his Mahler's No.2 on youtube. This is just the last few minutes of the last movement.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKeH3oYkFiw

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Fantastic! More Gould to add to my collection! :) Well, it's the same Gould just in new wraps. I hope you got the Glenn Gould Edition when Sony issued that. Then you would have just about everything! Given the economic condition of the classical music industry, which I don't really feel is doing ba...

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I think the big news here, with these new releases, is the OISTRAKH recording of the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto with Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra. While the disc doesn't say so, I believe this "may" be the first recording issued in the USA on compact disc of this work. If anyone is aware...

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Arrau is always my favorite pianist. It is a pity that he didn't finish the second cycle of Beethoven's Piano Sonatas. The missing two are my favorite piece, Moonlight and Hammerklavier

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I personally like Giulini a lot. His collabration with Perlman, Arrau, Michelangeli, Zimerman. Those all become classical interpretations.

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I plan to go to NYC in a couple of days. Anybody can tell me some big second handed CD stores there? If there are public transportations nearby, that will be awesome since I don't drive there. Thank you in advanced!

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Mozart Piano Concertos Nos 23 & 24 Kempff, Leitner, Bamberg Symphony Orchestra DG 423 885-2 This is my first Mozart Piano Concerto CD. It is AMAZING, IMO, full of personal feeling, especially in the adagio of 23. Want to get a full set of Mozart Piano Concertos. Anybody have any suggestions? Thanks ...

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Now I am listening Mendelssohn's Italian Symphony. I have been listening many Mendelssohn's works this week: Piano Concertos, Violin Concerto, Octet, Symphonies and Overtures. I think I have a little feeling about his style: Something similar to Mozart but more romantic, more feelings from the compo...

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Anybody have any comments on Gieseking/EMI set and Schiff/Decca set? By hearing some samples of Schiff, he plays relatively faster than Gieseking. But other than the speed, I couldn't tell much difference between these interpretations out of these samples. I think both of them shouldn't go wrong. Th...

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I just started to enjoy Schumann's piano work. Symphonic Etude is the first piece I tried and it caught me immediately. In my opinion, it definitely worth a trial. By the way, the one I have is by by Kempff.

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Debussy's Nocturnes by Bernard Haitink, Philips 400 023-2

The cover is a paint by J.A.M. Whistler called "Nocturne in Blue and Silver".

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Barry Z wrote: I'd say HvK was up there with Jochum as the two best Bruckner conductors on record. His Wagner orchestral excerpts on EMI are also classics.

Recently I have a chance to compare Wagner's orchestral excerpts by Karajan, Klemperer and Tennstedt. Klemperer is still my favourite in these pieces.

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I wish I could hear Sir Clifford Curzon playing LvB's Piano Sonatas cycle.

I wish I have never heard his interpretation of Brahms Piano Concerto No.1, since Arrau/Giulini is already a monument for me. Curzon's interpretation just weaks the good impression I gained from his Schubert.

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Maybe you want to give a shot to Elgar's Cello concerto.

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Thanks again to everyone.

I think I am going to get the mono version of Piano Sonatas and the stereo version of Piano Concertos.

Thank you George for the online store information.

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Many thanks to everyone for so many words! Annie Fischer remains my favorite (on Hungaroton). Ironically, hers is a more masculine version of these works. I listened a few sample pieces including the first movement of Moonlight and the three movement of Appassionata at Amazon. It is much more mascul...

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Thanks everyone! The one that were recommended to me were: His MONO Sonata set. The performances are better than the stereo set IMO, with a bit more life to them. believe it or not, the sound is better too, with more bass. I can't say that Kempff is my favorite in the sonatas, but if you are locked ...

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I am a newie here and I need some suggestions from you guys. I want to get Kempff's Beethoven, violin sonatas, piano sonatas and piano concertos. It seems to me that for each work(s), I have (at least) two choices and they seem to cost roughly the same amount. Beethoven's <i>complete violin sonatas<...

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Ralph wrote:All of Mahler's symphonies.

Can't agree more!!

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Now I start to listen to string quartet. I am listening: Dvorak's String Quartet No.12 "American" & Smetana's String Quartet No.1 "From My Life" by Alban Berg Quartett issued by EMI. It is a digital live recording. The sound is so good. I can't say I have already understood much but at least the mel...

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I grew up with one that I think is still incomparable, that with Sir Thomas Beecham conducting on EMI 47794. I own this CD and used to enjoyed it until recently I read something about <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Beecham">Beecham</a> saying something about how he disrespect other Br...

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