BaL 3.07.21 - Beethoven: Violin Sonata no. 9 in A major, Op 47 "Kreutzer"

[Goon525]

Natasha on a second rate mic. Why do they find this so difficult?

[Barbirollians]

This is yet another grimly poor BAL so far.

[pastoralguy]

Looks like PatKop and Say will be front runners.

[Ein Heldenleben]

Is it just me or is some of the violin playing on offer a bit rough and ready ?

[rauschwerk]

Sound as though Pat Kop is well in the running, but to me it's the kind of over-excited approach I'd enjoy in concert but not for repeated listening. As for the description of Adolf Busch's playing as 'larded with quivering vibrato', I disagree most strongly.

[Barbirollians]

Utter bilge - and that comparison of Pat Kop and Busch in the last extract - Busch won over Pat Kop's gabbled rushed account to my ears.

But where the hell are all the other great recordings of this piece ? So far - ignored.

[Goon525]

Yes it does look like PatKop and Fay-unless there’s going to be a significant plot twist at the end. Incidentally, Natasha’s mic, in addition to its other deficiencies, comes with a bumper amount of old-fashioned hiss.

[pastoralguy]

Is it just me or is some of the violin playing on offer a bit rough and ready ?

Maybe but surely some roughness should be welcomed in Beethoven. One of the criticisms I often see levelled at modern recordings of the string quartets is that they are too perfect. They shouldn’t sound easy.

[pastoralguy]

But where the hell are all the other great recordings of this piece ? So far - ignored.

Surely Menuhin should get a mention!

[Goon525]

Curiously keeps playing Mutter and Orkis even though it’s obvious they can’t win.

[Ein Heldenleben]

Maybe but surely some roughness should be welcomed in Beethoven. One of the criticisms I often see levelled at modern recordings of the string quartets is that they are too perfect. They shouldn’t sound easy.

One of the variation excerpts had some seriously sharp intonation I thought....
I’ve got a Heifitz recording where he plays that bit really well..
(He plays it all really well to be fair )

[Goon525]

No last minute plot twist!

[pastoralguy]

One of the variation excerpts had some seriously sharp intonation I thought....
I’ve got a Heifitz recording where he plays that bit really well..
(He plays it all really well to be fair )

Heifetz is god!

[Barbirollians]

Unless I missed a bit - were Perlman, Grumiaux Heifetz and Menuhin entirely ignored.

It seems Pat Kop is the Beethoven choice of radio 3 reviewers after her " remarkable' Beethoven VC won .

Sounds all too exhausting for me - DD in Gramophone described it as part brilliant part questionable I think .

Very much liked the Mullova extracts .

[Ein Heldenleben]

Heifetz is god!

That recording with Moiseiwitsch - I must have worn it out playing it so much. Just those opening stopped chords never bettered ?