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Originally posted by Cheapskater View PostThanks everyone for the recommendations. Rach. has a few supporters then!! I'll look out for his other stuff & keep listening!
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Think my favourite Rachmaninov is the Symphonic Dances.
Sounds like it might be jolly, but...Comment
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He wrote a lot of great music in many forms, but the Piano Concertos and the Pagannini Rhapsody are what he is best known for. Someone mentioned that the Wild/Horenstein set are contained in the Brilliant Classics box, which is a great addition. These are no nonsense recordings that do not indulge sentimentality and the music benefits greatly. They remind me of the composers own recordings but they still sound like audiophile showpieces 50 years on.Comment
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I often worked on Panorama at Lime Grove when that Symphony was used for the title music. Unfortunately, the section required was a little to long to fit the programme titles, so my colleague Pat copied the LP and made a crafty tape edit, and that was used from then on every week.Originally posted by jayne lee wilson View Post
Incidentally, it was the splendid version from Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra, which sounds great on CD, better than the vinyl.Comment
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I dont think anyone has m,enmtioned the lvoely Three Elegiac Trios. Chandos recording is one of the better ones, imo.Don’t cry for me
I go where music was born
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Gurnemanz in #12, Bbm: the post that prompted my mentioning the 'cello Sonata.Originally posted by Brassbandmaestro View Post
EDIT: Actually, he only mentions two! Is there another?[FONT=Comic Sans MS][I][B]Numquam Satis![/B][/I][/FONT]Comment
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So he did! Thank you Ferney!!Originally posted by ferneyhoughgeliebte View Post
Don’t cry for me
I go where music was born
J S Bach 1685-1750Comment
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Crumbs! So you did! Apologies; gurnie's post was in my mind because of his mentioning "lugubrious 'cello melodies" which reminded me of the 'cello Sonata ...
In penzance, I shall search out the Trios (which I don't know) - in fact, prompted by this thread, I'll give Sergei Vasilievich another"go" generally ...[FONT=Comic Sans MS][I][B]Numquam Satis![/B][/I][/FONT]Comment
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I hadn't listened to them in years, and inspired by this thread pulled my Borodin Trio recordings off the shelf last night. Very beautiful music. However, this disc only contains two trios labeled 1&2.Originally posted by ferneyhoughgeliebte View PostComment
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I'm quite taken with Rachmaninov's complete preludes (oppi 23 and 32) but I'm torn between Azhkenazy and Katin. If Richter had done all of 'em, I'd have gone for his recording. Friendly advice please (as it always is, btw!) and please don't say "get both" My pocket is not endless....
Thanks to all, in advance. Much appreciated.Comment
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Ashkenazy is the sensible option on Decca. All the preludes can be had for well under a tenner and seem solid enough interpretations to me. Howard Shelley, on Hyperion, is the BaL choice for both op.s. Pricier, though, and there are some who sniff at non-Russian interpretations.Originally posted by visualnickmos View Post
Lugansky, though, is very special. He has only recorded op.23 on disc, coupled with the Moments Musicaux. This is what he will sound like in op.32, which many hope he gets round to recording before too long. Simply imperious technique and deeply moving, to my ears:
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For a happy moment fernie, I thought you must be resident down here in the DuchyOriginally posted by ferneyhoughgeliebte View Post
I keep hitting the Escape key, but I'm still here!Comment
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