Originally posted by pastoralguy
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Originally posted by EdgeleyRob View Post
Lennox Berkeley,Williamson and Panufnik violin concertos (EMI),just amazing.
As a conductor,there's a wonderful RVW 5 with the LPO c/w the 2 piano arrangement of the piano concerto.
Both on the shelves here, and both fairly often played, though the RVW for the concerto rather than S5.
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Originally posted by makropulos View PostThis is drifting off-topic - apologies. Anyhow, I see that the BBC MM performance is the 1982 Prom with Herbig and the BBCSO - the last time YM played at the Proms. I remember that concert and, sadly, I'm not eager to hear it again.
The earlier YM performances are better - and I agree that the first (1946) one with Dorati/Dallas is probably best of the bunch. Knowing the version with Furtwängler, I'm not sure how essential it is - very great as Furtwängler was, he isn't on particularly good form here (especially not in the last movement), and the recording does the orchestra no favours either (they sound as if they're in a different postcode from Menuhin). The Dorati/Mercury version isn't bad, though Menuhin's tone is unattractive under pressure. The Menuhin/Dorati/EMI version is, as you say, less essential (I tend to avoid it altogether). There's also a live performance with Reiner and the Chicago SO which Menuhin's admirers will no doubt find interesting. Gertler/Ancerl, or Szeryng/Haitink are vastly preferable stereo versions to my ears than either the Mercury or EMI Menuhin records.
Which leads me to wonder why one "surely should" want to have Menuhin in this particular piece?
For a really historic recording of the piece - and in spite of the sound quality - I can't resist Zoltan Szekely and Mengelberg (the world prem, live).
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Originally posted by richardfinegold View PostI've tried to like this piece for decades now, and have about 4 recordings, since I otherwise admire Bartok, but it just has never won me over. I nodded off in Concert (Tetzlaff/Dutoit) a Few years ago and almost fell out of my seat and gave up on it then
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Originally posted by Eine Alpensinfonie View PostAs far as possible, could we keep discussion specifically about the Delius Violin Concerto on the BaL thread, and other Menuhin recordings here?[FONT=Comic Sans MS][I][B]Numquam Satis![/B][/I][/FONT]
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Originally posted by visualnickmos View PostDoes Menuhin as a conductor count? If 'yes' then I discovered a rather nice Dvorak symphony no. 8, in the Royal Philharmonic series. It was a speculative bargain purchase, and it is worth looking out for.
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Originally posted by Pulcinella View PostWell, his recording as a conductor of RVW S5 and the (two-)piano concerto was mentioned in post #42 (and endorsed in post #49!), and I have just remembered that I have an EMI recording (German pressing) of Handel's Water Music (Boyling edition), dated 1964, with the Bath Festival Orchestra, with Menuhin described as Dirigent: I have no idea if he did this from a podium or the front desk.
His Mozart symphonies on Virgin were very good too , his Bach is a bit 1960s but charming Suites and as I recall RO said some nice things about his Beethoven cycle .
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Originally posted by Pulcinella View PostWell, his recording as a conductor of RVW S5 and the (two-)piano concerto was mentioned in post #42 (and endorsed in post #49!), and I have just remembered that I have an EMI recording (German pressing) of Handel's Water Music (Boyling edition), dated 1964, with the Bath Festival Orchestra, with Menuhin described as Dirigent: I have no idea if he did this from a podium or the front desk.
During the 20-odd years that I played the horn with the LSO and ECO I used to chat with one of the senior 'sound engineers' at the EMI Abbey Road studio: Neville Boyling, and I very soon realised that he was the editor of the 'Boyling edition'.
Additionally he wrote many 'sleeve notes' for EMI LPs and CDs. Since his initials were 'N.D.R.B.' his 'nom de plume' for these sleeve notes was 'Charles Enderby'.Last edited by Tony Halstead; 11-03-16, 04:32.
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Originally posted by Barbirollians View PostLove that record !
His Mozart symphonies on Virgin were very good too , his Bach is a bit 1960s but charming Suites and as I recall RO said some nice things about his Beethoven cycle .
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Originally posted by visualnickmos View PostAm I right in thinking this is with Sinfonia Varszowia? (please forgive spelling!) Would it be more of a 'chamber ensemble' type of sound.....? Just curious, that's all....
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Originally posted by Barbirollians View PostYes I think you are right it was with that orchestra . I have not heard them though . The Mozart with SV is chamber sounding.
YM's Elgar symphonies are rather good.
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