Originally posted by Thropplenoggin
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Record Review: non-BaL discs reviewed, etc.
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"...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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Originally posted by Caliban View PostThinking about my 'because....' point, I suppose (charitably ) that it may be a technique for dealing with less-experienced broadcasters than SJ - having asked his question, AMcG gives them a little while to consider their answer while he rabbits on a bit, so their answers can be slightly more considered... Otherwise there might be an awkward pause or too many 'um' s... But with an old hand like SJ, it's just an unnecessary mannerism.
Having recently heard the Schubert D.960 BaL with the Norris, I think AMcG is showing incremental improvements with each two-fer, and had merits that I would previously have overlooked in my aurally-blinkered preference for a solo BaL. But sometimes certain sorts given to babbling benefit from being chivvied along or kept 'on task'. But then, all pale into wondrous restraint, when compared to The Babble Service. I made the mistake of listening to his hyperbole-strewn interview with Salonen - the horror! the horror!Last edited by Thropplenoggin; 17-01-18, 20:11.It loved to happen. -- Marcus Aurelius
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Interesting to hear three new(ish) Prokofiev recordings which, with the exception of the Lisa Batiashvili VCs, I've been listening to as downloads for the past three months. Agree entirely with AMcG's judgements on them - and hope that the extract of the Second Violin Concerto was enough to illustrate that it is, as PG pointed out a few days ago, an exceptionally fine CD.
The Cantata seemed to be being played at a relatively low volume whereas it needs the volume turned way up for maximum impact. No performance will ever quite supplant the - admittedly incomplete - Kondrashin but it comes pretty close (and I wish I had been there to see Kiril Karabits with the megaphone). I bought it as a - really cheap - hi-res 24 bit download from Audite (4,99€) which still seems to be available from them.
I downloaded the Matsuev/Gergiev PCs as a 24/96 download to test DACs. I have felt no great desire to return to the performances since then (Bavouzet is a lot kinder on the ears in the Prokofiev).
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I found listening to the Ivry Gitlis/Horenstein/VSO account of Sibelius's Violin Concerto yesterday morning both revelatory and electrifying. I take it Pristine Audio have worked their magic with the master tapes but it almost sounded like a new concerto. Gitlis is a new name for me but his account is at times wild, edge-of-the-seat stuff, at times heart-rendingly beautiful. Well worth a listen.
overviewfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fSIBELIUS Symphony No. 2SIBELIUS Violin ConcertoLive and studio recordings, 1955/56Total Duration: 70:22Ivry Gitlis, violinVienna Symphony OrchestraOrchestre Radio National de Franceconducted by Jascha Horenstein578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9review_titlefb55cd020f0643f0841818327It loved to happen. -- Marcus Aurelius
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Originally posted by Thropplenoggin View PostI found listening to the Ivry Gitlis/Horenstein/VSO account of Sibelius's Violin Concerto yesterday morning both revelatory and electrifying. I take it Pristine Audio have worked their magic with the master tapes but it almost sounded like a new concerto. Gitlis is a new name for me but his account is at times wild, edge-of-the-seat stuff, at times heart-rendingly beautiful. Well worth a listen.
https://www.pristineclassical.com/co...oducts/pasc516
Noggo, do you have the Naxos CSR SO/ Dong- Suk Kang/ Leaper disc? I thought this rather excellent, but must go back to it. IIRC Dublin Jimbo it a too.
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Originally posted by Thropplenoggin View PostI found listening to the Ivry Gitlis/Horenstein/VSO account of Sibelius's Violin Concerto yesterday morning both revelatory and electrifying. I take it Pristine Audio have worked their magic with the master tapes but it almost sounded like a new concerto. Gitlis is a new name for me but his account is at times wild, edge-of-the-seat stuff, at times heart-rendingly beautiful. Well worth a listen.
https://www.pristineclassical.com/co...oducts/pasc516
You may want to investigate this very good value set. I have the first two CDs in their old Vox incarnation. The Sibelius, Tchaikovsky and Bartok (both the concerto and the sonata) are outstanding, but demand concentrated listening - definitely not background music to accompany other activities!
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Originally posted by Rolmill View PostYes, Giltlis' playing may not always be smooth-toned and beautiful (and his concerto recordings tended to relegate the orchestra to bit-part players), but for flair and excitement, with a gripping sense of genuinely re-thought interpretation, he is hard to beat.
You may want to investigate this very good value set. I have the first two CDs in their old Vox incarnation. The Sibelius, Tchaikovsky and Bartok (both the concerto and the sonata) are outstanding, but demand concentrated listening - definitely not background music to accompany other activities!
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