Best recordings of 2010

[Nick Armstrong]

Without doubt for me the Klaus Tennstedt recording from 1989 of his incandescent performance, superbly recorded, of Mahler's Symphony No 2 'Resurrection' with the LPO, LP Chorus and soloists. It was like drawing teeth to get it to commercial availability and even then Gramophone failed to review it....!

I have yet to hear that, dammit!!! Must add it to my Christmas list...

[Cellini]

If the heading refers to recordings issued in 2010, then without doubt I opt for Morton Feldman's For John Cage and Piano & String Quartet on a Matchless audio DVD:


http://matchlessrecordings.com/node/327

It's a pity one can't get a short audio sample, and I know what you will answer! (Probably that the music needs time etc ...) I will keep my eyes and ears open and if there is a chance to hear it first I might be tempted! (Notice I said "might").

I suppose for a best recording I might select the Elias Quartet playing Benjamin Britten quartets, but damn it, I've just realised it was recorded in 2008!!

[Bryn]

It's a pity one can't get a short audio sample, and I know what you will answer! (Probably that the music needs time etc ...)

It was reviewed, with clips, on Hear & Now, Cellini. Here's a link to an mp3 of that review.

[Cellini]

Thanks Bryn, but that left me none the wiser, after the talking about 25 seconds of music, and was it meant to sound very distorted?

I think I'm going to have to put that one on the back burner for now.

[Thomas Roth]

Schumann from Boult on First Hand Records. The 4 CD-set with music by Lou Harrison on Nimbus. Music of the Spheres by Rued Langgaard on Dacapo. Szymanowski from Tetzlaff and Boulez on DG. The symphonies by William Schuman on Naxos, and from the same company the grossly underrated Boris Thaikovsky, Four Preludes and The Andersen Plays.

[pastoralguy]

[QUOTE=verismissimo;7109]What's top of the pile from your 2010 acquisitions and listenings?


Ida Haendel Live in Prague playing the Beethoven and Sibelius concertos on Supraphone. Just a wonderful example of a musician at their peak. I shall be giving this disc as a present to at least 2 people this year.

(great smileys here!)

[Idamante]

This is one of my picks. An extraordinary work.

Is that the Pope handing out condoms?

[Jonathan]

Very good!

My nomination for disc of the year would be the August Stradal transcriptions of Liszt's symphonic poems (volume 1), played by Risto-Matti Marin on Toccata Classics. Stupendous stuff!

[mathias broucek]

Lots of enjoyable new-old recordings out there!

Tennstedt's Mahler 2 is extraordinary. Did Gramo really miss it?
Was the live Tennstedt 6th from 2010 as well? Similarly outstanding!
Also some great stuff from Bavarian Radio - Kubelik's Bruckner 8 and Kondrashin's Franck

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Elgar's The Kingdom has always been one of my favourite works. Even though I haven't heard the CDs, I was at the performance when it was recorded. So I think that counts.

(This is my 100th message on the new forum )

[verismissimo]

Just asserting Thread-Starters Prerogative: recordings acquired in 2010 is the point I had in mind.

Not so concerned about whether or not they were released in that timeframe...

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Oh, that's a very different matter. I can now bore you all silly with my ravings about Britten conducting Britten. But I think I've already done that on the other boeard. However, I would like to say how good Britten's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" is. My daughter, who is a devoted Shakespearian, says the opera is even better than the play. And it's a John Culshaw production.

[Petrushka]

Without doubt for me the Klaus Tennstedt recording from 1989 of his incandescent performance, superbly recorded, of Mahler's Symphony No 2 'Resurrection' with the LPO, LP Chorus and soloists. It was like drawing teeth to get it to commercial availability and even then Gramophone failed to review it....!

Laurie: Many thanks for your input in making this disc available. I was present at this unforgettable performance and have been raving about it for the past 21 years. You can read my review on Amazon. My record of the decade and shame on Gramophone for failing to review it (wasn't a copy sent to them for review?).

[pilamenon]

I haven't finished listening to the whole CD yet, but based simply on her spine-tingling performance of 'Ah, Mio Cor' from Alcina, Patricia Petibon's 'rosso' album is already on my list.

[Nick Armstrong]

I haven't finished listening to the whole CD yet, but based simply on her spine-tingling performance of 'Ah, Mio Cor' from Alcina, Patricia Petibon's 'rosso' album is already on my list.

Pilamenon - it's a cracker, that CD. I have quite a few Handel etc 'aria' CDs but in some exalted company, "Rosso" stands out. My favourite track is "Tornami a vagheggiar". Never fails to cheer me up (and make me press the 'repeat play' button). Heard that track yet? Not sure about some of the music later on the disc, but the Handel section is great (even tho they take "Lascia c'io pianga" too slow for my taste, losing all momentum...).