BaL 25.01.25 - Brahms: Violin concerto

[Barbirollians]

Charlie Siem was interviewed about the instrument on Radio 4 the other day. He played an extract from the Brahms Concerto on it. I can't find a link to that broadcast but did find this.

judging by his very soupy Beethoven concerto it wouldn’t be Charlie Siem!

[richardfinegold]

Well doesn’t the program now limit the choice to relatively recent recordings? I don’t know any, actually, the most recent on my shelves being Julia Fisher with Kreizberg on Pentatone and that recording is approaching 20 years in age. My latest discovery was Krebbers with Haitink and it’s from the seventies. My personal favorite here is Kogan with Monteux, followed by Oistrakh/Klemperer

[Pulcinella]

Well doesn’t the program now limit the choice to relatively recent recordings? I don’t know any, actually, the most recent on my shelves being Julia Fisher with Kreizberg on Pentatone and that recording is approaching 20 years in age. My latest discovery was Krebbers with Haitink and it’s from the seventies. My personal favorite here is Kogan with Monteux, followed by Oistrakh/Klemperer

Apart from the two BBC MM offerings (PG: did you see my post about availability of the Ida Haendel one?), the Krebbers is one of three versions on my shelves, the others being Tasmin Little/RLPO/Handley (which I was pleased to see mentioned elsewhere) and the classic Ginette Neveu/Philharmonia/Dobrowen.

[silvestrione]

Well doesn’t the program now limit the choice to relatively recent recordings? I don’t know any, actually, the most recent on my shelves being Julia Fisher with Kreizberg on Pentatone and that recording is approaching 20 years in age. My latest discovery was Krebbers with Haitink and it’s from the seventies. My personal favorite here is Kogan with Monteux, followed by Oistrakh/Klemperer

If you call Gilels/Szell Beethoven PC 1, last week's choice, 'relatively recent'!

[Barbirollians]

I suspect DON’s choice might be as left field as Joseph Cooper’s choice when asked to do the Emperor.

[Darloboy]

Last covered by BaL in April 07 when Robert Philip chose Gil Shaham/BPO/Abbado.

This is one of those pieces which used to be considered essential but seems to have fallen out of favour somewhat. Prior to 2007, it was covered by BaL in 1958 (presented by Neville Marriner!), 1968, 1971, 1975 and 1982.

Given that the presenter is the wacky DON, I can't say I'm looking forward to this programme...

[richardfinegold]

If you call Gilels/Szell Beethoven PC 1, last week's choice, 'relatively recent'!

No, it’s good to see a moldy old from the sixties in there, but Gilles/Szell wouldn’t have been my choice