BaL 11.10.14 - Shostakovich: Symphony no. 10 in E minor

[soileduk]

Depends on who "he" is, and how "need" is defined.


Personally, I'd wonder why he had neither of the Haitinks.

Nor those by Kondrashin?

Indeed!



Not really helping soileduk's aside, are we?

He'll soon have enough for eleven aside , if you lot keep on.

Thanks all, just the answers I need with both the insight and humour I'd hoped for.

[Nick Armstrong]

Thanks all, just the answers I need with both the insight and humour I'd hoped for.

Dry, very dry !

[silvestrione]

I'm not so sure about this. My best guess is that Shostakovich was present at both the Leningrad and Moscow performances under Karajan. I can't do images on here but if you Google 'Karajan and Shostakovich' in Google Images and look particularly at the layout of the organ pipes behind you will see photographs that seem to be taken in two different halls. I believe that the better known image in black and white is the Leningrad Philharmonic Hall while the one in colour I think is in the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory.

Unfortunately, further photographic research seems to indicate that both organs have been refurbished since 1969.

Don't want to labour this question too much, but I was going by the sleeve note to the Melodiya release of the Moscow performance, which says '...the composer himself, who at that time was in Leningrad and was able to hear this program in the Large Hall of the Philharmonic Society: for a long time he sat silent...etc.' Signed 'F. Sofronov'.

[Sir Velo]

Signed 'F. Sofronov'.

Are you sure it wasn't U Bugerov?

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

[soileduk]

Dry, very dry !

[silvestrione]

Are you sure it wasn't U Bugerov?

That's offensive. if you're not interested in the question, you don't have to reply.

[soileduk]

Are you sure it wasn't U Bugerov?

Hm…I think someone else may be going in dry.

[mercia]

...... so if BaL reviewed the 10th why is Essential Classics playing the 8th ?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04l33mn

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

...... so if BaL reviewed the 10th why is Essential Classics playing the 8th ?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04l33mn

VAT?

[Nick Armstrong]

VAT?

[ahinton]

It's not so funny if one recalls that the license fee payer has to stump up for it!

[Radio64]

Speaking of completes, just saw this .... any good?
Quite cheapo!

[gradus]

Having heard the Jarvi/RSNO complete performance earlier today I now fully understand why Stephen Johnson chose it, the orchestra is sensational. Sounds an excellent recording too (listened in the car).

[Stanfordian]

Speaking of completes, just saw this .... any good?
Quite cheapo!

Hiya Radio64, Janson's and his Bavarian players on EMI/Warner are excellent guides as is Petrenko with the RLPO on Naxos. Also Rudolf Barshai and the WDR SO on Brilliant Classics are excellent too.