Originally posted by Stunsworth
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I had the good fortune to play in maybe 7 or 8 of the Barenboim recordings, all of the Perahia, maybe 5 or 6 of Uchida/ TateI think that not having to worry about what the orchestra need to be told frees the soloist to concentrate on her/his part in the proceedings. Any views from our orchestra players and soloists?
and all of the superb Peter Serkin set of the 1784 concertos conducted by Schneider.
Perahia's overall keyboard style may be thought of as more 'Mozartian' than Barenboim's, ( if restraint, elegance and delicacy are indeed Mozartean).
Perahia's direction of the orchestra seemed to be more of a distraction from his piano playing than did Barenboim's.
DB was totally at ease, performing both roles with his customary charisma.Comment
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Originally posted by waldhorn View Post
fascinating, waldo.
Did you form a view about Uchida?"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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yes, I liked / like her playing enormously and didn't find it 'mannered' ( as observed earlier by a MBoarder) at all.Did you form a view about Uchida?
However I didn't think the partnership with J Tate was 'made in heaven' and would have preferred that she direct the orchestra herself.Comment
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I like my Barenboim box. After all as a chamber music player he is used to 'looking out for the others' if that non-musical expression is allowed. If he could keep up with Jackie an orchestra should be easy.
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Originally posted by salymap View PostI like my Barenboim box. After all as a chamber music player he is used to 'looking out for the others' if that non-musical expression is allowed. If he could keep up with Jackie an orchestra should be easy.
There are just some pieces of which I acquire multiple recordings, e.g. there are perhaps 5 or 6 Mozart PCs of which I have 3 or 4 recordings. Most I just have one (Perahia) or two (Perahia plus the new Zacharias ones that have come out so far).Originally posted by salymap View Post
I don't listen all the time. It's just that when one goes into a Mozart PC 'phase', it's nice to have some options on the shelf that are the product of careful listening & selection, maybe years earlier!
"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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I am still not at all sure about this Uchida - the K271 is growing on me( though the first movement still strikes me as too slow ) and I am going off K467 especially the first movement ( can't be specific why - an element of artifice , cleverness ?.Comment
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Does anyone have experience/opinions of the Andras Schiff/Sandor Vegh/Salzburg Camerata performances?
Did you perform on any of these, waldhorn?
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To quote Stravinsky for the second time today: "Wow!" (pace ferneyOriginally posted by waldhorn View Post
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New release, brilliant IRR review (excellent Burton-Page)...
Concertos 17 and 22 - Bezuidenhout, Mullejans, Freiburg Barockorchester on HM. Startlingly dynamic & transparent, rapid and radical, tenderly beautiful in slow movements. (The trilling Starling of a Fortepiano is by Paul McNulty in 2009, after an 1805 Viennese Walter).
Stunning disc!Comment
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Perhaps French Frank could move this to a new thread for 'New and/or Alternative Mozart Piano Concerto Discs', where I can convince all and sundry to procure Howard Shelley and the London Mozart Players play No.s 20 and 23 (Chandos), usually under a fiver on Amazon.Originally posted by jayne lee wilson View Post
I'd also be curious to hear how anyone has got on with Brautigam's new Mozart HIP concerto disc - 17 and 26 - on BIS.Last edited by Guest; 10-12-12, 10:14.Comment
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Originally posted by amateur51 View PostDoes anyone have experience/opinions of the Andras Schiff/Sandor Vegh/Salzburg Camerata performances?
Did you perform on any of these, waldhorn?
I only have a couple of them but the coupling of 9 and 13 is outstanding.Comment
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No, regrettably not. I forgot to say, however, that I did play on about 50% of the Bilson/ Gardiner CDs and several of the Levin/ Hogwood ones.Originally posted by amateur51 View PostDoes anyone have experience/opinions of the Andras Schiff/Sandor Vegh/Salzburg Camerata performances?
Did you perform on any of these, waldhorn?Comment
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