What are you listening to right now? (VOL I)

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Originally posted by Gianluigi Mazzorana:
This is better.

I always feel it has to be christmas to play that though

The vinyl version is very good.
Don't wait till december!

Shake your bass bins

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Originally posted by Graham Russell:


Shake your bass bins

That's glorious old record!

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Originally posted by Fredrik_Fiske:
Marvelous, dear Ian!



Myself, twice this evening. Beethoven's Pastoral from Vox with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra [not the Philharmonic] under Klemperer! My favourite recording. Quite a surprise how much sweetness and light there is in the reading. [In a primitive early fifties mono studio-taping, not recomended for those who find a good recording a pre-requisite!].

ATB from Fredrik

I always found the Vox recording of no.6 more pastoral than the EMI version. I think it is the more original sound of the Austrian orchester. On the other hand I find the EMI mono version of the 5th much more dramatic than the Vox version. A pity he didn´t get the oportunity to record all the LvB symphonies with the Austrians.

Stunning!

Graeme

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Originally posted by Graeme Hutton:



Stunning!

Graeme

Must sound great with your new 52! (Sounds pretty good with my 82!)

James

PS update your profile!

Very disappointing - highly variable and sonically not great.

Graeme

A phenomenal set with Lee Konitz - used to have the double on vinyl (imported) years ago and its just out on cd - a must have!

Graeme

Acoustic Alchemy - Positive thinking. Builds nicely

Regards

Nic

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Originally posted by JWM:

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Originally posted by Graeme Hutton:



Stunning!

Graeme

Must sound great with your new 52! (Sounds pretty good with my 82!)

James

PS update your profile!

Iv'e not got it yet James....next week!

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Originally posted by pe-zulu:
I always found the Vox recording of no.6 more pastoral than the EMI version. I think it is the more original sound of the Austrian orchester. On the other hand I find the EMI mono version of the 5th much more dramatic than the Vox version. A pity he didn´t get the oportunity to record all the LvB symphonies with the Austrians.

I only know the EMI stereo recordings with the Philharmonia and, to be honest, I find them rather lacklustre.

regards, Tam

Lou Reed-New Sensations

silence.

James

I've heard several people comment on Rodrigo y gabriela. Can you give a few more details. Who is he/are they? What style of music? etc

Gary

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Originally posted by Gary S.:
James

I've heard several people comment on Rodrigo y gabriela. Can you give a few more details. Who is he/are they? What style of music? etc

Gary

Have a listen at
MySpace - exciting !

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Originally posted by Biddy:
silence.

Is that by John Cage

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Originally posted by Ian G.:

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Originally posted by Gary S.:
James

I've heard several people comment on Rodrigo y gabriela. Can you give a few more details. Who is he/are they? What style of music? etc

Gary

Have a listen at
MySpace - exciting !

Many thanks Ian

I ordered the album from play.com last night. £8.95 delivered

"Streetlife" is a TUNE

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Originally posted by Tam:

I only know the EMI stereo recordings with the Philharmonia and, to be honest, I find them rather lacklustre. [On Klemperer's EMI Complete Stereo Beethoven Symphonic recordings with the Philharmonia, issued as an integral cycle of CDs].

regards, Tam

Dear Tam,

That is, in my view, an unfortinate over-simplification. When this was last discussed, I pointed out that among Klemperer's stereo Beethoven recordings, perhaps the Fifth, and Seventh were, if not dull, certainly monumental. This might seem peculiar* because these two works are to be found much more compelling, incredibly viscerally powerful, readings in the slightly earlier Mono reordings for EMI. The Mono recording from these forces [and company] of the Eroica Symphony has yet to be eclipsed in my view.

Even these three symphonies' performances, better served by their earlier, mono, takes, are hardly to be called lack-lustre however - in my humble opinion. Controversial perhaps, but not lack-lustre.

As for 1, 2 and 4, these are exemplary. The Pastoral has one eccentricity, and 8 and the Choral are tremendous. Many times I have I have warned against buying cycles. As a whole I have never found any orchestral cycle in any commercially issued set of Beethoven that is entirely satisfying, and strongly urge people to buy individual issues of the individual pieces. It is quite possible with Klemperer to make a complete Beethoven Symphonic Cycle that is wonderful, but that would involve buying recordings from more than one company, and also being happy to take a compilation of stereo and mono recordings in individual works. I imagine that my ideal cycle of Beethoven Symphonies, uniquely possible for me with Klemperer, will never happen commercially because of copyright and technical reasons. EMI, however will continue to release the stereo integral, which in my view does Klemperer's posthumous reputation no favours as it is uneven in its qualities in three [possibly four] of the Nine Symphonies, but of which in each case Klemperer left great alternative versions.

If anyone is interested, no doubt all will be made clear over the following months in my Thread on Klemperer's Beethoven!

* NB: though it may not be realised generally nowadays, Klemperer suffered from a Bi-polar illness, which meant that while his greatest work was trully inspired, on occasion no person could more displeased with the result than Klemperer himself. There are some harrowing comments on some of his own performances of the Missa Solemnis, and yet his studio recordings of this are both still available, and still not eclipsed.

Kindest regards from Fredrik