Originally posted by EdgeleyRob
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Beethoven Symphony Cycles
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Listening now to Immerseel's no.7 (the favourite Beethoven symphony of Xenakis). The acoustic is a bit more resonant, and unfocused in the bass register, than I would ideally like - more resonant than I would have expected from the Concertgebouw Bruges, the same hall where my own last CD recording was made, but the performance is certainly as good as any I've ever heard. Did someone say that the small string section might be disappointing? Not for me. According to research I've mentioned before by Stefan Weinzierl, the halls where Beethoven's orchestral music was first performed wouldn't have accommodated a large string section anyway. So yes, I'm coming around somewhat. It feels like a rediscovery.
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Originally posted by Richard Barrett View PostListening now to Immerseel's no.7 (the favourite Beethoven symphony of Xenakis). The acoustic is a bit more resonant, and unfocused in the bass register, than I would ideally like - more resonant than I would have expected from the Concertgebouw Bruges, the same hall where my own last CD recording was made, but the performance is certainly as good as any I've ever heard. Did someone say that the small string section might be disappointing? Not for me. According to research I've mentioned before by Stefan Weinzierl, the halls where Beethoven's orchestral music was first performed wouldn't have accommodated a large string section anyway. So yes, I'm coming around somewhat. It feels like a rediscovery.
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Does anyone know if Giovanni Antonini completed his Beethoven cycle with Kammerorchester Basel? That’s to say, did he record the Ninth?
I have 1-8 but can’t see the availability of the final symphony.
As I’m sure many of us do, I’ve been dipping into various Beethoven symphonies here and there and currently prefer Antonini’s performances over all the rest, at least for the moment!
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It hasn't been released - yet.
" Nach ausverkauften Konzerten mit Beethovens Neunter Sinfonie in Basel, Belfort und Glarus im September 2014 und weiteren Konzerten unter anderem in Zürich, La Chaux-de-Fonds und Gstaad in den Jahren 2015 und 2016 steht im Winter 2017 die CD-Aufnahme dieses epochemachenden Werks und damit der Abschluss des Beethoven-Zyklus an."
They intended to record it this winter, not sure when they intend to release it.
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Originally posted by Demetrius View PostIt hasn't been released - yet.
" Nach ausverkauften Konzerten mit Beethovens Neunter Sinfonie in Basel, Belfort und Glarus im September 2014 und weiteren Konzerten unter anderem in Zürich, La Chaux-de-Fonds und Gstaad in den Jahren 2015 und 2016 steht im Winter 2017 die CD-Aufnahme dieses epochemachenden Werks und damit der Abschluss des Beethoven-Zyklus an."
They intended to record it this winter, not sure when they intend to release it.
http://www.kammerorchesterbasel.ch/o...thoven-zyklus/
Thanks very much indeed.
Something to look forward to.
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Originally posted by Alison View PostAny views on the relatively new Herbert Blomstedt?
9th, and I'm not sure it will bear repeated listening if this makes sense. If you want a set with the Gewandhausorchester I'd stick with the under-rated Chailly or the 1990s Masur.
I've only heard the complete set once so another listen might make me think differently."The sound is the handwriting of the conductor" - Bernard Haitink
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Originally posted by Petrushka View PostI've got the set and have slightly mixed feelings about it. Good performances in good sound but somehow I think HB tries just a little bit too hard to be HIPP, particularly in the
9th, and I'm not sure it will bear repeated listening if this makes sense. If you want a set with the Gewandhausorchester I'd stick with the under-rated Chailly or the 1990s Masur.
I've only heard the complete set once so another listen might make me think differently.
‘T work up to much enthusiasm for the Masur.
I recently bought the Kletzki set with the Czech Philharmonic on Supraphon. I am fascinated with it, partly because of the sound of the Orchestra, but also the conductor. Nothing is rushed, note values are fully respected, but there is a tendency to develop a cumulative power. Somewhat like Klemperer, but with a freer sense of rhythm
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Originally posted by Barbirollians View PostI like the Kletzki set a great deal and it includes a particularly fine Pastoral I think - Gramophone reviewers have been sniffy about it in the past but I wonder to a degree whether 1960s pressings may have played a part in that .Last edited by pastoralguy; 21-11-17, 11:29.
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Yesterday I listened to a significant proportion of Immerseeel's Beethoven cycle. I like it a lot.
However, when I got to the Pastoral, I really was suspicious as it seemed to me that it had been re-orchestrated with an organ. Was that my hearing, or was there really an organ added to the mix? Very odd.
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