Just listened to Paul Kletzki and the Czech Phil. This was the first Beethoven 4 I owned on LP, bought from the old Dillons on the corner of Gower Street some time in the 70s. Very engaging performance with woodwinds given a forward balance, very much in the manner of Klemperer. Lots of detail in a what is a very open recording, particularly considering its 1965 vintage. Liked this a lot on rehearing. Doubt that it will figure among Richard Wigmore’s selection though.
BaL 12.10.24 - Beethoven: Symphony 4
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Originally posted by akiralx View Post
HvK said that the Fourth was the hardest Beethoven symphony to bring off successfully.
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Originally posted by Wolfram View PostJust listened to Paul Kletzki and the Czech Phil. This was the first Beethoven 4 I owned on LP, bought from the old Dillons on the corner of Gower Street some time in the 70s. Very engaging performance with woodwinds given a forward balance, very much in the manner of Klemperer. Lots of detail in a what is a very open recording, particularly considering its 1965 vintage. Liked this a lot on rehearing. Doubt that it will figure among Richard Wigmore’s selection though.
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I personally highly value the air of mystery that pervades the introduction. Some conductors seem impatient with it and some perhaps linger a bit to portentously. I think this is one area where modern instruments might have an advantage, in that they strings can sustain the sound longer if desired. Some HIPP recordings in this part remind me of a lawn mower running out of gas
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Originally posted by richardfinegold View PostI personally highly value the air of mystery that pervades the introduction. Some conductors seem impatient with it and some perhaps linger a bit to portentously. I think this is one area where modern instruments might have an advantage, in that they strings can sustain the sound longer if desired. Some HIPP recordings in this part remind me of a lawn mower running out of gas
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Listening currently to HvK/BPO sixties studio recording. The second movement is pure magic-I just love the way these melodies sing, how they move from clarinet to flute and onward…I tend to think as Beethoven’s symphonies as driven by their rhythmic motifs, such as the famous 4 note opening of the Fifth. In the Andante of the Fourth Beethoven the melodist comes to the fore. Just lovely
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Originally posted by Barbirollians View PostWe had a Summer BAl started by Alison in 2013 see thread - 1962 Karajan did well there too.
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Originally posted by richardfinegold View PostListening currently to HvK/BPO sixties studio recording. The second movement is pure magic-I just love the way these melodies sing, how they move from clarinet to flute and onward…I tend to think as Beethoven’s symphonies as driven by their rhythmic motifs, such as the famous 4 note opening of the Fifth. In the Andante of the Fourth Beethoven the melodist comes to the fore. Just lovely
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