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- Tue May 21, 2024 5:29 pm
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: He Made the Met Opera’s Chorus the Best in the World
- Replies: 2
- Views: 59
Re: He Made the Met Opera’s Chorus the Best in the World
A wonderful tribute to an absolute gentleman. Thanks Len .
- Tue May 21, 2024 11:44 am
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: What NEW discs/music are you adding to your collection?
- Replies: 4713
- Views: 2522815
Re: What NEW discs/music are you adding to your collection?
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71+kJFZQr6L._SX425_.jpg This is a very fine outing by John Wilson and his orchestra, but of course it lacks the ultimate authority of Monteux, who led the world premiere for Diaghilev, or more recently, Dutoit or Nezet-Seguin. I would love to hear what the latter...
- Mon May 20, 2024 11:22 pm
- Forum: Corner Pub
- Topic: ‘We’ll See You at Your House’: How Fear and Menace Are Transforming Politics
- Replies: 14
- Views: 228
Re: ‘We’ll See You at Your House’: How Fear and Menace Are Transforming Politics
Oh come on, Belle and Ric! Just bury your heads in the sand of reality denial! I really get a kick from how you can't differentiate between the newsroom and an opinion piece. :lol: Just wait until the former guy cancels the nuclear submarine deal and Chinese troops show up on your beaches as he exto...
- Mon May 20, 2024 11:10 am
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: Richter plays Szymanowski live
- Replies: 1
- Views: 55
Re: Richter plays Szymanowski live
Interesting and quite wonderful. Kagan is a fine violinist as well: he's featured in the Russian Legends Box. If you're interested in Szymanowski, an excellent modern recording has been recently issued by Alena Baeva, who plays the first Violin Sonata & Mythes to perfection with a hero of mine, Vadi...
- Sun May 19, 2024 12:34 pm
- Forum: Corner Pub
- Topic: ‘We’ll See You at Your House’: How Fear and Menace Are Transforming Politics
- Replies: 14
- Views: 228
‘We’ll See You at Your House’: How Fear and Menace Are Transforming Politics
Public officials from Congress to City Hall are now regularly subjected to threats of violence. It’s changing how they do their jobs. Complete article FREE at the link below: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/19/us/politics/political-violence.html?unlocked_article_code=1.tE0.6BzT.98bCgiHlypEt&smid=ur...
- Sun May 19, 2024 12:17 pm
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: A "Benchmark" Recording - Beethoven
- Replies: 3
- Views: 112
Re: A "Benchmark" Recording - Beethoven
My benchmark recording of Beethoven's "Triple" Concerto has been and will remain Oistrakh/Rostropovich/S. Richter with Von Karajan on the podium. That said, given the need to choose, I would go for the live recording. Oh, and I did cave in and buy the Lars Vogt 27CD box. Some real treasures there, a...
- Sun May 19, 2024 12:08 pm
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: Poulenc: Cello Sonata
- Replies: 2
- Views: 67
Re: Poulenc: Cello Sonata
Agreed, great work, as with most all Poulenc, one of my fav composers.I have only one recording of the Cello Sonata, the Queyras/Tharaud you mention. Years ago I asked a knowledgeable French CM fan if the music of Faure best expressed the French " soul " ; he said no, Poulenc because Poulenc had a ...
- Sat May 18, 2024 4:07 pm
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: Brahms and Dvorak
- Replies: 42
- Views: 5147
Re: Brahms and Dvorak
Belle, as much as I admire and appreciate the genius of Brahms in his Fourth Symphony, I am in awe of the sense of adventure in his Third. Not only does he bravely end the symphony on a quiet note, but his scoring of the first movement is incredibly inventive, especially where he begins the melody o...
- Sat May 18, 2024 4:01 pm
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: George Cziffra Plays Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies (complete with score)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 126
Re: George Cziffra Plays Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies (complete with score)
Oh, yes indeed! Miraculous!Holden Fourth wrote: ↑Sat May 18, 2024 3:10 pmAs you've just opened the box Brian can I suggest that you delve into the Transcendental Etudes as your next Liszt listen.
- Sat May 18, 2024 11:39 am
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: George Cziffra Plays Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies (complete with score)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 126
Re: George Cziffra Plays Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies (complete with score)
Thanks for this. I just heard so far only Cziffra's arrangement of No. 19 because Horowitz did his own arrangement of 19 on his Columbia lp issued I believe in 1963, his first recording since his " sabbatical", and I wanted to compare. Both pianistically and musically Cziffra plays Horowitz under t...
- Fri May 17, 2024 11:52 am
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: George Cziffra Plays Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies (complete with score)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 126
George Cziffra Plays Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies (complete with score)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPf9yMMNFr4
Just opened the Cziffra complete EMI recordings megabox and dived into these. They are beyond any superlatives I could come up with, so I'll just let the music speak for itself.
Enjoy!
Just opened the Cziffra complete EMI recordings megabox and dived into these. They are beyond any superlatives I could come up with, so I'll just let the music speak for itself.
Enjoy!
- Thu May 16, 2024 12:16 pm
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: For Prokofieff fans
- Replies: 3
- Views: 151
Re: For Prokofieff fans
A very fine concert indeed. Enjoyed the whole thing through headphones, as my bluetooth was acting up today. Spacious recorded sound. Many thanks!
- Wed May 15, 2024 6:03 pm
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: For Prokofieff fans
- Replies: 3
- Views: 151
Re: For Prokofieff fans
Thanks! I'll hear this very soon. Melnikov is surely one of the finest pianists at large today.
- Wed May 15, 2024 11:42 am
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: Mahler's "Das Lied von der Earth" (Song of the Earth)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 178
Re: Mahler's "Das Lied von der Earth" (Song of the Earth)
Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde has been a musical companion ever since I discovered it as an early teen thanks to Bruno Walter's magnificent stereo recording with Mildred Miller and Ernst Haefliger made right here in New York. I have roughly 10 versions, including one not yet mentioned with Dietrich...
- Tue May 14, 2024 11:22 am
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: Frank Peter Zimmermann, violinist
- Replies: 8
- Views: 954
Re: Frank Peter Zimmermann, violinist
I have not heard him live, but have listened to many of his recordings on Spotify and was very impressed with his Bach in particular. This looks like a future buy for me.
- Tue May 14, 2024 11:06 am
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: Pianist Lars Vogt's mega-box from Warner [27 CDs]
- Replies: 4
- Views: 185
Re: Pianist Lars Vogt's mega-box from Warner [27 CDs]
I fully understand about "room." But, I am weak-minded sometimes, and impulsive about music. This set arrived Sunday via Prime (reasonably priced) and I am in awe of what I have extracted thus far. Lars Vogt was more a pianist and artist than I ever knew totally. After hearing the Tchaikovsky Piano...
- Tue May 14, 2024 11:02 am
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: Verdi's Requiem (Messa da Requiem) CD recordings
- Replies: 9
- Views: 216
Re: Verdi's Requiem (Messa da Requiem) CD recordings
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61WCNlkMl0L._AC_UY327_FMwebp_QL65_.jpg https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/510D0-n46LL._AC_UY327_FMwebp_QL65_.jpg https://d1iiivw74516uk.cloudfront.net/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwcmVzdG8tY292ZXItaW1hZ2VzIiwia2V5IjoiODYwODA1NC4xLmpwZyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZSI6eyJ3aWR0aCI6MzA...
- Mon May 13, 2024 3:51 pm
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: Yuja Wang's new "The Vienna Recital" on DGG
- Replies: 8
- Views: 340
Re: Yuja Wang's new "The Vienna Recital" on DGG
I actually also have mixed feelings about this CD. First, it's interesting that there is no applause...does this mean that she wandered over to a recording studio to re-record this repertoire? If so, MHO is that the studio is kinder to her than a live recording would be, in that engineers routinely ...
- Mon May 13, 2024 11:01 am
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: What NEW discs/music are you adding to your collection?
- Replies: 4713
- Views: 2522815
Re: What NEW discs/music are you adding to your collection?
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/812VAaYCPxL._AC_UY327_FMwebp_QL65_.jpg Jonathan Tetelman's new Puccini album, The Great Puccini, is a winner from the first glorious note. Not since Pavarotti have I heard such a magnificent voice, ideally suited to Puccini's idiom! Recorded by the prestige label...
- Mon May 13, 2024 10:08 am
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: Hopkins to play Handel
- Replies: 2
- Views: 134
Re: Hopkins to play Handel
Thanks for posting this, Barney! I wonder if we'll be able to see it here? Sounds fascinating!
- Sun May 12, 2024 10:49 am
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: Favorite D. Scarlatti Sonata pianists?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 226
Re: Favorite D. Scarlatti Sonata pianists?
My favorites have already been named here: Horowitz, Tipo and Sudbin. There are other good interpreters, but these three stand out for their excellence. I am one of those that does not admire Schiff's CD. I find his playing quite dull. Scarlatti needs sparkle, and Schiff had none in the studio that ...
- Sun May 12, 2024 10:43 am
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: Pianist Lars Vogt's mega-box from Warner [27 CDs]
- Replies: 4
- Views: 185
Re: Pianist Lars Vogt's mega-box from Warner [27 CDs]
I'll be passing on this one, Lance, thanks. I have so little room, and I'm saving my last space for the second installment of the Ormandy Columbia Stereo Legacy, or whatever they call it when it's finally issued.
- Sat May 11, 2024 10:06 am
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: Yuja Wang Recital at Carnegie Hall
- Replies: 2
- Views: 169
Yuja Wang Recital at Carnegie Hall
Since Yuja Wang has been a frequent topic under discussion here, I thought to post my thoughts on her recital at Carnegie Hall last evening. Our 2nd tier box seat cost $142 each, a bit much, but she is a star. She played: Messiaen: Selections from Vingt regards sur l'enfant Jesus 1) Le baiser de l'E...
- Tue May 07, 2024 12:54 pm
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: Locks of Beethoven’s Hair Offer New Clues to the Mystery of His Deafness
- Replies: 2
- Views: 287
Locks of Beethoven’s Hair Offer New Clues to the Mystery of His Deafness
Using powerful technologies, scientists found staggering amounts of lead and other toxic substances in the composer’s hair that may have come from wine, or other sources. By Gina Kolata Gina Kolata previously wrote about the medical and family secrets in Beethoven’s DNA. May 6, 2024 At 7 p.m. on Ma...
- Mon May 06, 2024 5:31 am
- Forum: Corner Pub
- Topic: Marjorie Taylor Greene Is Not as Powerful as She Thinks She Is
- Replies: 6
- Views: 209
Marjorie Taylor Greene Is Not as Powerful as She Thinks She Is
May 5, 2024 By David French Opinion Columnist In an interview last week, NewsNation’s Blake Burman asked Speaker Mike Johnson about Marjorie Taylor Greene, and before Burman could finish his question, Johnson responded with classic Southern scorn. “Bless her heart,” he said, and then he told Burman ...
- Mon May 06, 2024 4:20 am
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: Ben Heppner, Canadian tenor
- Replies: 2
- Views: 140
Re: Ben Heppner, Canadian tenor
What?!
No comments yet on Ben Heppner, Wagnerian extraordinaire?
A fine tenor, he could do justice to Wagner, yet possessed the rare tenderness to bring a tear to the eye in a Strauss song.
No comments yet on Ben Heppner, Wagnerian extraordinaire?
A fine tenor, he could do justice to Wagner, yet possessed the rare tenderness to bring a tear to the eye in a Strauss song.
- Mon May 06, 2024 4:12 am
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: Cziffra Plays Liszt: 12 Transcendental Etudes
- Replies: 3
- Views: 153
- Sun May 05, 2024 10:31 am
- Forum: Corner Pub
- Topic: The Three Faces of Don
- Replies: 1
- Views: 128
The Three Faces of Don
May 4, 2024 An illustration of multiple Donald Trumps.Credit...Photo illustration by Rachel Stern for The New York Times; Trump photograph by Haiyun Jiang for The New York TimesShare full article https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/04/opinion/donald-trump-time-magazine.html?unlocked_article_code=1.pk0.4...
- Sat May 04, 2024 11:18 am
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: Simone Young Conducts: Bruckner Symphony No. 8 (Hamburg)
- Replies: 0
- Views: 154
Simone Young Conducts: Bruckner Symphony No. 8 (Hamburg)
Arguably Bruckner's greatest symphony, No. 8 receives here one of its finest performances on CD with Australian conductor Simone Young and the Hamburg Philharmonic Orchestra, as part of Young's complete series of Bruckner Symphonies, recorded using the original scores used at their premieres. A five...
- Fri May 03, 2024 11:41 pm
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: Yuja Wang's new "The Vienna Recital" on DGG
- Replies: 8
- Views: 340
Re: Yuja Wang's new "The Vienna Recital" on DGG
Interesting repertoire Lance, thanks for the alert!
Can't wait to hear it.
Can't wait to hear it.
- Fri May 03, 2024 10:00 am
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: I am getting requests for new CMGers every day, but ...
- Replies: 13
- Views: 532
- Thu May 02, 2024 10:22 am
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: Where do we draw the line?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 361
Re: Where do we draw the line?
For me, this partly comes down to the question of whether I am looking for new repertory or new performances of what I already have - it's a bit of a balance. I'm always forever for something new and I hope I always will be, let's hope my hearing lasts! Quite right, sir! I have a listening habit of...
- Thu May 02, 2024 9:41 am
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: I am getting requests for new CMGers every day, but ...
- Replies: 13
- Views: 532
Re: I am getting requests for new CMGers every day, but ...
Lance, I've noticed that we have 1014 "users," yet rarely do we have more than 20 posts per day. I'd say that most of our members have drifted away, and only return occasionally, if at all. Since CMG is such a welcoming, friendly crowd now, I have no explanation for this phenomenon. I have two frien...
- Wed May 01, 2024 9:49 am
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: The Wartime Music of Debussy and Komitas, Still Resonating Today
- Replies: 1
- Views: 485
Re: The Wartime Music of Debussy and Komitas, Still Resonating Today
Fascinating publicity, Len, thanks. I'm glad that Gerstein is getting the attention, and that Komitas is also receiving his due. I must also admit that I had never heard of that composer either.
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 10:09 pm
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: Rachmaninov works for two pianos
- Replies: 14
- Views: 558
Re: Rachmaninov works for two pianos
Have to tell you, this new DGG "Rachmaninoff for Two" is overpowering. Had had a chance to audition both discs. These two pianists work together superbly, a perfect match for performers. For Rachmaninoffians, this must surely be a must-have release. Sure thing! My copy just arrived. Thanks for the ...
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 1:23 pm
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: What NEW discs/music are you adding to your collection?
- Replies: 4713
- Views: 2522815
Re: What NEW discs/music are you adding to your collection?
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71lVa-vLynL._AC_UY327_FMwebp_QL65_.jpg Haochin Zhang's 2022 youtube video (posted earlier) was obviously the inspiration behind this recording. Here we have Zhang's trademark virtuosity, yet he never sacrifices the poetic element in Liszt harmonic writing. This m...
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 1:15 pm
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: Boris Berezovsky Plays Liszt Transcendental Etudes: VIDEO 2009
- Replies: 1
- Views: 394
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 10:41 am
- Forum: Corner Pub
- Topic: In a Communist Stronghold, Capitalists Become an Economic Lifeline
- Replies: 0
- Views: 411
In a Communist Stronghold, Capitalists Become an Economic Lifeline
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/29/world/americas/cuba-economy-communism-capitalism.html?unlocked_article_code=1.oE0.3bgx.oNcBIkbfWiZ-&smid=url-share Could Cuba go the way of Vietnam? Free article above. Cuba’s Communist revolution took aim at private businesses, making them largely illegal. Today,...
- Sun Apr 28, 2024 11:40 am
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: Mahler Song Cycles: Kindertotenlieder
- Replies: 3
- Views: 323
Re: Mahler Song Cycles: Kindertotenlieder
Goodness, Lance, lots of wonderful material in that list. I've got some catching up to do!
My go to version of the Kindertotenlieder would be Christa Ludwig/HvK, with a very close second from Dame Janet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7tBocjEYnc
My go to version of the Kindertotenlieder would be Christa Ludwig/HvK, with a very close second from Dame Janet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7tBocjEYnc
- Sun Apr 28, 2024 11:28 am
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: The human voice: still the most "individual" instrument of all!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 278
Re: The human voice: still the most "individual" instrument of all!
Lance, the golden age of recognizing conductors by their style is long past, at least for me. Growing up, I was happy to follow Stokowski & Toscanini, for example, as they both had distinctive sounds when leading an orchestra. Ormandy and Solti also had a more subtle uniqueness to their concerts and...
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 7:39 am
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: Szell and Cleveland LIVE in 1966, Dvorak Symphony No.8
- Replies: 4
- Views: 457
Re: Szell and Cleveland LIVE in 1966, Dvorak Symphony No.8
Yes, I've just picked up a sampler called 'The Reiner Sound' simply because they're recordings I didn't have. It's all from the 1950s in remarkably good sound and, of course, marvellous performances. RCA really did get the jump on their competition by recording in stereo beginning in 1954. Some glo...
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 1:55 pm
- Forum: Corner Pub
- Topic: Conservative Justices Take Argument Over Trump’s Immunity in Unexpected Direction
- Replies: 2
- Views: 171
Conservative Justices Take Argument Over Trump’s Immunity in Unexpected Direction
Thursday’s Supreme Court hearing was memorable for its discussion of coups, assassinations and internments — but very little about the former president’s conduct. By Adam Liptak Reporting from Washington April 26, 2024 Updated 12:01 p.m. ET Before the Supreme Court heard arguments on Thursday on fo...
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 1:03 pm
- Forum: Corner Pub
- Topic: What Is a ‘Decent Wage’? France’s Michelin Raises a Debate.
- Replies: 0
- Views: 472
What Is a ‘Decent Wage’? France’s Michelin Raises a Debate.
The tire maker vowed to ensure that none of its workers would struggle to make ends meet. By Liz Alderman Liz Alderman, who writes about economic and inequality trends in Europe, reported from Paris. April 26, 2024 Updated 11:00 a.m. ET When the French tire maker Michelin closed its factories durin...
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 12:48 pm
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: More Cliburn winner Yunchan Lim
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1316
Re: More Cliburn winner Yunchan Lim
Yunchan Lim takes on the Beethoven PC # 4 Nov.15,2023 with Munich Phil.,Myung-Whun Chung conductor, Nov.15,2023 in Munich, and he handles the challenges quite well.I especially liked the first mov. cadenza and final mov., but a fine performance throughout belying his age. What message did Chung giv...
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 11:40 am
- Forum: Corner Pub
- Topic: He Paid $13 for $13,000 Cartier Earrings, and Then the Jeweler Noticed
- Replies: 0
- Views: 473
He Paid $13 for $13,000 Cartier Earrings, and Then the Jeweler Noticed
When Rogelio Villarreal bought rose-gold earrings for a price that the luxury retailer said was a mistake, he looked to a Mexican consumer protection law. By Emily Schmall April 26, 2024, 9:03 a.m. ET Rogelio Villarreal knew nothing about the French jeweler Cartier, he said, when an ad popped up on...
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 11:19 am
- Forum: Corner Pub
- Topic: I’m a Columbia Professor. The Protests on My Campus Are Not Justice.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 458
Re: I’m a Columbia Professor. The Protests on My Campus Are Not Justice.
Reminiscent of college campuses in the late sixties early seventies. The more disgraced war-monger old-farts like Greg Abbott and Mike Johnson try to quash student protests, the more there will be for them to deal with, like playing Whack-A-Mole. Yes, and imagine what the Dem convention in Chicago ...
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 11:10 am
- Forum: Corner Pub
- Topic: A New Pacific Arsenal to Counter China
- Replies: 0
- Views: 460
A New Pacific Arsenal to Counter China
With missiles, submarines and alliances, the Biden administration has built a presence in the region to rein in Beijing’s expansionist goals. Extensive article here with graphics. Long but rewarding read: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/04/26/us/politics/us-china-military-bases-weapons.htm...
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 10:26 am
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: Szell and Cleveland LIVE in 1966, Dvorak Symphony No.8
- Replies: 4
- Views: 457
Szell and Cleveland LIVE in 1966, Dvorak Symphony No.8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlaAxF00a4k
George Szell was a master with Dvorak's late symphonies. Here he is live in 1966 with his Cleveland Orchestra in a performance that was recorded around the time of his well-known commercial recording released on Epic's yellow label.
Enjoy!
George Szell was a master with Dvorak's late symphonies. Here he is live in 1966 with his Cleveland Orchestra in a performance that was recorded around the time of his well-known commercial recording released on Epic's yellow label.
Enjoy!
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 10:18 am
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: Brahms and Dvorak
- Replies: 42
- Views: 5147
Re: Brahms and Dvorak
Vaclav Neumann conducts Czech Philharmonic and Dvorak's Symphony 7. A wonderful work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkVFq1I7sik I grew up with George Szell's inspired readings of Dvorak's final three symphonies. Neumann actually recorded the cycle twice, first in analog stereo and then in digital...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 12:05 pm
- Forum: Corner Pub
- Topic: Marjorie Taylor Greene — so Right she looks Left
- Replies: 4
- Views: 277
Re: Marjorie Taylor Greene — so Right she looks Left
jserraglio wrote: ↑Thu Apr 25, 2024 11:06 amYes, but it’s not their spine they found, it’s their Johnson.