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http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41BlJskC-TL._SL500_AA300_.jpg Disc 32: Violin Sonatas Nos. 8-10 - Grumiaux, Haskil It's not too often that I take this box for a spin, although it abounds in treasures such as these two for the violin sonatas, and Gulda being the soloist for the piano sonatas a...

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The only recordings in that set that really have me coming for more are Nos. 1, 8 and 9 (this last one is a favourite which is no doubt helped by the fine soloists). Leinsdorf's work on No. 6 is OK but the rest is basically one-and-done - bland and/or and uninvolving (esp. No. 3).

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1. Is K504 your favourite Mozart symphony? If so, why? Yes but only by a nose over the 25th which would be my next favourite. The 38's first movement's momentum always makes me smile and conjures an image of my sitting in an express train that's speeding to the town where a very good friend of mine...

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I often do and have picked up a few albums by Muzsikás and Ökrös együttes. It's also nice to be able to compare some of the adaptations by Bartók or Kodály's with their antecedants. This site has 646 folksongs and their lyrics with many of them also having a .mp3 and/or the sheet music to help you f...

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There are plenty of classic recordings of these knocking around, about whose merits most people are roughly agreed -- in no particular order, Kempff, Barenboim, Ashkenazy, Fleisher, Serkin, maybe Lupu or Gould. But there have also been plenty of new cycles released in recent years, and I have far l...

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This turned up for a pittance compared to the set of Nielsen's symphonies that I've been considering. So for now Arnold it is. I'll pick up Nielsen when the price is right

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I have a chance to get my first set of Nielsen's symphonies for reasonably cheap (i.e. <5 per disc). What I'm considering are: Blomstedt/Danish RSO Järvi & Chung/Gothenburg SO (BIS) Järvi/Gothenburg SO (DG) Kuchar/Janacek PO Salonen/Swedish RSO I've checked out the previous discussions and feel just...

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Seán, if I were in the market for another Beethoven 9 set (and I'm not), of those you mention, I would probably go Abbado/BPO or Zinman/Tonhalle. Both are outstanding, of course, but I would give a slight edge to Abbado. I would love to know which Beethoven 9 sets you already have. I am wondering w...

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Well, it all depends on how I take to these symphonies in EMI's box. I only mention Bertini because I tend to like consistency in a cycle (not really Neville Marriner's brand, but more Herbert Blomstedt's). The impression of consistency there seems more widespread than as reported in the other cycles.

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I have no Mahler in my collection, and it was between the above and Bertini's cycle as my starting point (both at around $40 including shipping). If I warm up to the symphonies enough, I'll probably then spring for Bertini.

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I generally like what I have of Karajan (which is confined to Beethoven's symphonies (1960s and 1980s), and a few compilations of his conducting several composers' works on cassette). I certainly don't dislike him to the degree his harshest critics do but I haven't come round to understanding the ad...

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http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51tdf%2Bn6tML._SL500_AA300_.jpg Symphonies Nos. 4 & 6: This is a thoroughly better effort from Masur than his go-round from the '70s on Brilliant Classics' box of Beethoven's complete works. The woodwinds and timpani here aren't recessed into near-nothingness a...

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This arrived today, and I'm loving it. It's amazing how well the CSO and Reiner worked together considering how much of an a$$hole with a capital A he could be.

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http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51pLibd-ZML._SL500_AA300_.jpg http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51DXfLIHJzL._SL500_AA300_.jpg http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51uyJoaQIBL._SL500_AA300_.jpg I resisted the temptation to get Kocsis' set for a while because I had already picked up about ...

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I wish to add the Ferencsik Hungarian Philharmonic (aka Hungarian State) Symphony Orchestra Eroica once available on ultra cheap Laserlight discs but now hard to find. "Old school" Beethoven at its best. Not flashy or fast but a solid, deeply felt performance. Does not displace Reiner in my book, b...

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Cluytens, BPO
Szell, CO
Bernstein, NYPO
von Karajan, BPO (1962)
Wand, NDRSO

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The complete singspiel of Hary Janos by Kodaly should fit the bill. To my knowledge it has appeared in its entirety in audio only on Hungaroton's set of 3 LPs (SLPX 12187-9) and later on 3 cassettes, which I had the good fortune to snag. What's available now on CD omits the Hungarian libretto and ev...

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http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51CGcuutTgL._SL500_AA300_.jpg ...the long-awaited replacement for my recording of it on cassette. It's a shame that Schmidt-Isserstedt's set is so hard to find these days. I could never understand why Masur's middling-to-mediocre first cycle with the Gewandhaus...

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My stock in this piece is quite low with this piece Ádám Fischer, Hungarian State Orchesta Iván Fischer, Budapest Festival Orchestra Doráti, London Symphony Orchestra Dutoit, Montreal Symphony Orchestra All of the recordings that I have of it are good enough. No clear favourite here and I'm just as ...

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I hesitate to call it my favourite symphony since it competes with a handful of others for my first choice (Beethoven Sym. Nos. 3, 5, 9; Mozart Sym. No. 38; Schubert No. 4; Schumann No. 4). Still I give a lot of playing time to No. 7, especially that last movement. My collection is: (bold are those ...

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Is it really that good? Sure, the sound the VSO makes on this recording is magisterial and glorious; I'm thinking especially of the fourth movement. The movement seems to propel along like a tremendous steam locomotive, and it is weighty, but does it also lumber a little too much? By contrast, the ...

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Now that we're on the subject, could someone here explain why the set by Fleischer with Szell is so highly regarded? I just listened to it this evening, and while I like it, I don't quite get what the fuss is about. Should I be listening for something special? I also have the sets with Bronfman & Zi...

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In case you're wondering, here's the set by Kakhidze that JohnF mentioned: http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51JhgoVjqsL._SL500_AA300_.jpg I have this version and Tjeknavorian's on RCA, and prefer the latter. I don't think that either version is complete but if I remember correctly Kakhidze's re...

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http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51xFuERSfnL._SL500_AA300_.jpg A fun cycle for under $25 from Amazon Marketplace. It reminds me of Konwitschny's cycle with Berlin Classics but with better sound and higher tempi in a few spots (esp. in No. 8 as Konwitschny takes it rather slowly here for the mo...

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That's a shame but fortunately he made good use of his time and left an admirable legacy. I can only praise him for his willingness to be a champion of Leoš Janáček even though I often prefer performances of Janáček's work led by Czech or Moravian conductors. Mackerras' set of Beethoven with the Roy...

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...from the bargain bin of my local CD shop.

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I got this because it was cheap ($4) and has the first version of the 4th symphony.

I'm listening to the first version now and it's definitely interesting but I prefer the second (and more frequently-played) version.

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I'm a Grieg completist, but I have some catching up to do on the Christian-Ruud set on BIS. I've only heard his Symphonic Dances and perhaps its discmates; but not the entire set. Ruud's only barely above so-so in the Dances --Russians like Rozhdestvensky seem to sound more "Norwegian" than him. (I...

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I've just bought BIS' set of Grieg's orchestral music and look forward to receiving it (when I was very young I was impressed by the suites from Peer Gynt but never got around to listening to more of Grieg - not even his piano concerto). http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/510vKTIdwVL._SL160_AA115...

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http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Fy1q1ltkL._SL500_AA300_.jpg I see this is a fairly low-risk way (and cheap way - under $30) to find out what Haydn's symphonies are about. If I get suitably impressed, I'll probably look for the cycle with Dorati (the price for Haydn's cycle on regular CDs is...

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http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Nsi4JPjXL._SL500_AA300_.jpg Out of the new slew of box set releases from Decca the one that caught my eye was that of Kodaly. I know next to nothing of the guy other than he was good friends with Bartok. The only work of his that I have heard is the Galanta D...

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Are there some recordings of certain works people here initially disliked but heard sometime later and changed their minds about? Or vice versa? I got to know Bruckner 3 about 40 years ago as a teenager from the Columbia LP with Szell and Cleveland, when I was becoming a Bruckner fan. I hadn't yet ...

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Thanks, I'll think about it, Randall. To be honest I don't like all of Leibowitz's interpretations as much as others, but there are no real weaklings either. I know that Randall would agree with you (over to you Randall). However, there are some top class performances in this cycle. The Eroica is v...

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Thanks, I'll think about it, Randall. To be honest I don't like all of Leibowitz's interpretations as much as others, but there are no real weaklings either. Given that I now have 10 complete symphonic cycles of Beethoven (with several singles from other performers), I admit that it'd take quite a l...

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Thanks dirkronk. I got a used copy of the set "Beethoven Treasury" by Reader's Digest from Amazon Marketplace for about $10. It's definitely cheaper than the versions from Scribendum or Chesky. RD's recording quality is fairly good but not demonstration-quality.

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I feel like Schumann today (that should be music to Jack Kelso's ears) http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51b5PWdKRVL._SL500_AA300_.jpg http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51WHG2NDvsL._SL500_AA300_.jpg http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51o4yPBrhTL._SL500_AA300_.jpg http://ecx.images-amazon....

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Beethoven, Symphony No. 8 (Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Hermann Scherchen)

No. 8 is in mono but who cares? This disc is a joy to hear with Scherchen on the podium.

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http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51i7HvMzuhL._SL500_AA300_.jpg Symphony No. 1 (I'm pleasantly surprised by what Herr Krips does here with the LSO after having heard his set of Mozart's symphonies with the Concertgebouw. The lyrical approach on No. 1 works very well.) Chung, how is the sound? I...

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Symphony No. 1 (I'm pleasantly surprised by what Herr Krips does here with the LSO after having heard his set of Mozart's symphonies with the Concertgebouw. The lyrical approach on No. 1 works very well.)

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I've always liked No. 17 (Tempest) and No. 26 (Les Adieux) in addition to the popular Nos. 8 (Pathétique), 14 (Moonlight) and 23 (Appassionata)

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Mozart: Complete Symphonies Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra & Hans Graf - Capriccio http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/413956GJNKL._SL500_AA300_.jpg Chung I think you will be jealous. :mrgreen: You punk. :x I'm slightly jealous already. I'll be even more jealous if this set is a real winner (the re...

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The more I hear about this Cluytens Beethoven set the more appealing it sounds Fergus :D if you can deal with less-than-perfect (but still acceptable) sound, it's both a bargain and a wonderful cycle. I absolutely agree that it is a wonderful cycle and I would easily recommend it to anyone who want...

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Mozart: Complete Symphonies Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra & Hans Graf - Capriccio http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/413956GJNKL._SL500_AA300_.jpg Chung I think you will be jealous. :mrgreen: You punk. :x I'm slightly jealous already. I'll be even more jealous if this set is a real winner (the re...

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Double Concerto

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I'd like to thank everyone for all of the comments. I've decided to get Mackerras' set, and barring any disasters with the vendor on Amazon Marketplace, I should get it by the middle of February. I'll be curious to hear your assessment, Chung. I think you'll be very happy with it. It's still a set ...

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I'd like to thank everyone for all of the comments. I've decided to get Mackerras' set, and barring any disasters with the vendor on Amazon Marketplace, I should get it by the middle of February. I'll be curious to hear your assessment, Chung. I think you'll be very happy with it. It's still a set ...

Chung

I'd like to thank everyone for all of the comments. I've decided to get Mackerras' set, and barring any disasters with the vendor on Amazon Marketplace, I should get it by the middle of February. I'll be curious to hear your assessment, Chung. I think you'll be very happy with it. It's still a set ...

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