Beethoven Symphony Cycles

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  • Roehre

    Originally posted by pastoralguy View Post
    Has anyone ever heard the Beethoven 10th movement live in concert?
    ...
    Yes, in 1988 and 2010

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    • Barbirollians
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      • Nov 2010
      • 11687

      Splutter - I do not agree that the Walter Columbia Pastoral is lethargic . It is a classic ! Up there with Bohm,Boult,Kletzki,Cluytens , Kleiber pere et fils and Szell( the Szell is fabulous
      Last edited by Barbirollians; 30-09-15, 21:34.

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      • cloughie
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        • Dec 2011
        • 22126

        Originally posted by Alison View Post
        One cycle that I've hardly ever seen mentioned, or to be found in charity shops, is Antal Dorati's with the Royal Philharmonic.
        Yes - an excellent set - not been out on CD yet but should be!

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        • cloughie
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          • Dec 2011
          • 22126

          Originally posted by ferneyhoughgeliebte View Post
          So - did you mean "eight and threequarters"?
          Yes.

          No point in including the Battle Sym!

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          • cloughie
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            • Dec 2011
            • 22126

            Originally posted by Roehre View Post
            Yes, in 1988 and 2010
            Was the '88 Weller? That must have been about the time he did the CBSO cycle in the old Town Hall.

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            • Roehre

              Originally posted by cloughie View Post
              Was the '88 Weller? That must have been about the time he did the CBSO cycle in the old Town Hall.
              Yes, it was Weller.
              the other one a regional Belgian orchestra: Liège Philharmonic IIRC.

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              • akiralx
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                • Oct 2011
                • 427

                Originally posted by ferneyhoughgeliebte View Post
                Ooh! That's a different, earlier set (NYPO rather than the later Columbia SO) - and a bit pricier than the SONY set (unless the MP3 versions are acceptable):

                http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B005HO1WG0
                Similarly there is a really good set of his mono Brahms symphonies on Sony with the NYPO which is more urgent than the later Columbia SO.

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                • pastoralguy
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                  • Nov 2010
                  • 7759

                  Originally posted by Barbirollians View Post
                  Splutter - I do not agree that the Walter Columbia Pastoral is lethargic . It is a classic ! Up there with Bohm,Boult,Kletzki,Cluytens , Kleiber pere et fils and Szell( the Szell is fabulous
                  Only my opinion...

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                  • HighlandDougie
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                    • Nov 2010
                    • 3091

                    Originally posted by cloughie View Post
                    Yes - an excellent set - not been out on CD yet but should be!
                    Like many other slightly obscure Beethoven cycles (Joseph Keilberth for example), it's available in Japan. I looked at it in Tower Records (it wasn't very expensive) but struggled to remember anything very positive being said about it at the time so I didn't buy it. Perhaps I shouldn't have been so hasty in my judgement.

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                    • cloughie
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                      • Dec 2011
                      • 22126

                      Originally posted by HighlandDougie View Post
                      Like many other slightly obscure Beethoven cycles (Joseph Keilberth for example), it's available in Japan. I looked at it in Tower Records (it wasn't very expensive) but struggled to remember anything very positive being said about it at the time so I didn't buy it. Perhaps I shouldn't have been so hasty in my judgement.
                      The set was on DG but spearheaded by the 5th being on a Contour LP. It was a really good performance and a contemporary and much rival to the Carlos Kleiber on DG. The other notable Contour issue at the time was the Del Mar Enigma and P&C Marches which also ended up on DG.

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                      • Barbirollians
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                        • Nov 2010
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                        Originally posted by cloughie View Post
                        The other notable Contour issue at the time was the Del Mar Enigma and P&C Marches which also ended up on DG.
                        Released on Eloquence this month .

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                        • Eine Alpensinfonie
                          Host
                          • Nov 2010
                          • 20570

                          Originally posted by Roehre View Post
                          AFAIK there are at least 4 recordings of this Cooper piece based on Beethoven's sketches for 10.
                          I was only aware of the Wyn Morris and the Walter Weller. The former is rather good - spacious and convincing, but I found the latter to be rushed: "It's not proper Beethoven, so let's get it over and done with".

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                          • Beef Oven!
                            Ex-member
                            • Sep 2013
                            • 18147

                            I've been listening to the JEG, Hogwood, Norrington, Krivine, Goodman/Huggett and Antonini (except #9) symphony cycles and really enjoy the more modern approach.

                            I fancy adding another set to my collection and was thinking od Bruggen's 2011 live Rotterdam set or the van Immerseel with Anima Eterna.

                            Does anybody have a view on the merit of these recordings, or can offer a steer?

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                            • MickyD
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                              • Nov 2010
                              • 4773

                              Originally posted by Beef Oven! View Post
                              I've been listening to the JEG, Hogwood, Norrington, Krivine, Goodman/Huggett and Antonini (except #9) symphony cycles and really enjoy the more modern approach.

                              I fancy adding another set to my collection and was thinking od Bruggen's 2011 live Rotterdam set or the van Immerseel with Anima Eterna.

                              Does anybody have a view on the merit of these recordings, or can offer a steer?
                              I got hold of the Anima Eterna recordings when they first came out - haven't played them much since, but I enjoyed them a lot, I do remember. I tend to find Bruggen too slow for my taste in Haydn, but don't know how he approaches Beethoven.

                              Despite all the blemishes, I still love that old Hanover Band set. I must be one of the few people who like the cavernous Nimbus recording acoustic!

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                              • Beef Oven!
                                Ex-member
                                • Sep 2013
                                • 18147

                                Originally posted by MickyD View Post
                                I got hold of the Anima Eterna recordings when they first came out - haven't played them much since, but I enjoyed them a lot, I do remember. I tend to find Bruggen too slow for my taste in Haydn, but don't know how he approaches Beethoven.

                                Despite all the blemishes, I still love that old Hanover Band set. I must be one of the few people who like the cavernous Nimbus recording acoustic!
                                Funny enough, for the first time last night, I found the Hanover recording 'cavernous'. It had never really occurred to me before - must be because I have played so many sets in close succession that the comparison becomes more obvious.

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