Brahms’s Second Cello Concerto

[pastoralguy]

... and it shows; it's not at all good.

Thank you for saying that! I've always felt a bit guilty about not liking it...

[richardfinegold]

Fictional (goof) cello concertos appear to be a literary genre! IIRC the first vol of John Suchet's fictional biography of LvB says that he wrote two such in his early years, presumably orchestrations of the Op 5 sonatas??

But for Class I professional howlers I take my hat off to Harriet Smith on p52 of the Oct Gramophone. In reviewing Jennifer Pike's Chandos recital of Dvorak, Janacek and Suk she says of the latter's Four Pieces op 17 "The Suk, too, is compelling, even though she's up against competiton from the composer himself." This is Suk/ Panenka on Supraphon, issued here c.1968.

Hands up those who knew that Josef Suk the composer had laid this down in stereo some 33 years after his own death. Most of us thought the fiddler with Panenka was, as usual, the composer's grandson.

The stupidity of the Harriet Smith comment is astounding. Will Jlw point to this as further proof of "gramophone resurgent"?

[amateur51]

Gramophone may no longer employ a sub-editor but it does have an Editor-in-Chief in Jolly James. What does he do then? no proof-reading clearly

Re cello concertos, E Jarvis Thribb has tweeted to say that he & Kevin's mum are hard at work on theirs, just got to develop the ocarino tune in the lento

[visualnickmos]

...Hands up those who knew that Josef Suk the composer had laid this down in stereo some 33 years after his own death. Most of us thought the fiddler with Panenka was, as usual, the composer's grandson.

Well - Slavic people are renowned for their tenacity and resourcefulness!!!