Warhorse Wednesday continues with Klemperer and Tchaikovsky. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74, "Pathétique" Otto Klemperer Philharmonia Orchestra 1961
Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade and some of its album covers have been mentioned in the past few pages here. IMO here's an image that would make a fine cd cover for the work. It's from the ABC TV mini series Arabian Nights 2000(?) with Dougray Scott and Mili Avital. It's a decent little story too.
Warhorse adjacent? Mozart: Symphony No. 35 in D major, K. 385, "Haffner" Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K. 384 - Overture Mozart: Symphony No. 36 in C major, K. 425, "Linz" Otto Klemperer Philharmonia Orchestra 1962
Mono, issued 1961. Recorded 10/9/60 (Concerto) & 11/7/60 (Jeu), Orchestra Hall, Boston. Producer: Max Wilcox. Engineer: John Crawford. Both are "modern" works, from 1938 & 1936, but shouldn't be hard to take for most listeners.
2-LP set, issued 1971. Symphonies No. 35 (recorded 1960), No. 39 (1960), N0. 40 (1967) & No. 41 (1963) in Severance Hall, Cleveland (35, 39 & 41) & Abbey Road Studio No. 1, London (40). Producers: Harold Scott (35 & 39) & Paul Myers (40 & 41). All were first issued on Epic, except N0. 4o, which seems to have made its first appearance in this set. The label, dropping Columbia for CBS, indicates a pressing from 1980 or later.
Unfortunately, very poor recording/sound. At least on my Melodiya LP box. So I had to get Decca's LP box with
Excellent set, my Faure piano works to go. A word of caution, ar least in my case - not to rush through all 4 disks, but give time to each disk. I am now on disk 2 after 2 weeks of owning this set.
I played that two LP set countless times in my earliest classical days. I must have bought mine in the early/mid 70s.
ARTE Concert - Vivaldi and Mozart in the Cour Marly An evening at the Musée du Louvre Julien Chauvin and the Concert de la Loge perform works by Vivaldi and Mozart in the famous Cour Marly at the Musée du Louvre, featuring mezzo-soprano Marina Viotti and violist Amihai Grosz. Chapters 0:40 Sinfonia en sol majeur RV 151 (alla Rustica) - A. Vivaldi 4:22 Cantate "Cessate, omai cessate" - A. Vivaldi 10:31 Concerto pour violon en sol majeur RV 314 - A. Vivaldi 20:49 Juditha Triumphans RV 644 "Armatae face et anguibus" - A.Vivaldi 23:58 Symphonie n°40 en sol mineur, molto allegro - W.A. Mozart 29:15 Messe en ut, Laudamus Te - W.A. Mozart 33:54 Symphonie concertante pour violon et alto en mi bémol majeur K.364/320, andante - W.A. Mozart 44:06 La Clemenza di Tito, " "Parto mio ben" - W.A. Mozart 50:12 Symphonie concertante pour violon et alto en mi bémol majeur K.364/320, presto - W.A. Mozart 56:23 Symphonie n°40 en sol mineur, allegro assai - W.A. Mozart Vivaldi and Mozart in the Cour Marly - An evening at the Musée du Louvre - Watch the full programme | ARTE Concert <<<< ARTE Concert embedded hyperlink
Mozart: Symphony No.25 In G Minor, K183 Symphony No.26 In E Flat Major, K184 Symphony No.27 In G Major K199 Symphony No. 29 In A Major K210 Symphony No.32 In G Major K318 Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Neville Marriner
Still a gap in my collection. I've been trying not to buy more box sets and work through what I have, plus his big sets have been OOP for a while. I can get digital copies of his Beethoven, Bach, Brahms and Schubert recordings on Sony fairly cheaply online. FLAC too. Did he do a complete cycle with anyone? His Sony Beethoven set is missing quite a few sonatas.
I have some of Gilels Beethoven sonatas in the big DG Beethoven box, from the 80s when he was partway through recording a new cycle.
I've been on a Hindemith kick. These are both on sale as downloads. Also on sale is a set of the Karajan VPO recordings on Decca. I'd buy this primarily for the sound quality. Comments on this appreciated.
After a pause of thoughtful consideration for what I'd enjoy hearing without it being too obtrusive following the beauteous Vivaldi, Mozart offering on ARTE concert a short while earlier - Anouar Brahem - Le pas du chat noir Classical, Contemporary Jazz, Folk Fusion ECM De tout ton cœur
A slight diversion and then a proper finish to Warhorse Wednesday! Ives: Symphony No. 2 Ives: Symphony No. 3, "The Camp Meeting" Leonard Bernstein New York Philharmonic 1966 - Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95, "From the New World" Smetana: Ma Vlast - The Moldau Liszt: Les Préludes Ferenc Fricsay Berliner Philharmoniker Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin [Liszt] 1960
Nope, no full set of sonatas. There are gaps - notably the last 3 giants (I would love him to record them). His full set of Concertos, with Haitink, is excellent - my go-to's.
PP Bartók: The Wooden Prince, Divertimento, Romanian Folk Dances Orchestral Works Vol. 3 BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Dausgaard One of the best releases of this year. Great series thus far, hope we get more. I also decided to compare some Rachmaninov Symphony No. 1: Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 1 & Symphonic Dances The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin Beautiful, well recorded (if a bit dry)... but boring. Everything is rounded, and he tends to enjoy taking his time too much in slower passages. It is simply not as red-blooded and exciting as I expect from Rachmaninoff. Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 1 & The Isle of the Dead Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin Well played, fast, but the recording is over-resonant. At then end of the day, since I'm listening through headphones (which tend to emphasis recording quality and its issues), I'm just always looking for something else... which I think I've found. Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 1 & Prince Rotislav Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko Ah, this is like the three bears: the middle ground between Nézet-Séguin and Slatkin. Highly detailed, it appears to have extra instruments in the slower movements (I'm hearing bells, hi-hats or something similar at the end of the 3rd movement). Also, rare coupling: it's the first time I heard Prince Rostislav. Interesting, well-paced tone poem (I like the use of instruments to replace the voices, I can clearly hear a female and a male voice in there). Reminds me of Rimsky-Korsakov, which I like. Christophe Huss in Le Devoir wrote about this record: "Ainsi s’achève la plus grande intégrale symphonique Rachmaninov des vingt dernières années. " I'll have to hear the other symphonies eventually. It's very unfortunate that it is split between Avie (Symphonic Dances and Concertos) and Warner (symphonies), since it means it will never be boxed up... unless Avie is bought by Warner.
Rachmaninov Piano Concertos No. 1&4 Abbey Simon St. Louis Symphony Orchestra Leonard Slatkin In my ears a fantastic recording. I didn't know Simon before and I'm very excited about his playing. Played without exaggerated key thunder or other mannerisms. The very good sound supports the interpretation excellently and allows this recording to slide far forward in my personal favorites.
