The Recordings of Andre Previn

[BBMmk2]

The recorded legacey of Andre Previn imo, is quite unioque. He introduced me top the music pof Shostakovich, espeically his 8th Symphony,and then there wwere thos TV propgrammes, Andre p[revin'smusoc night that copmes to mind.

His RVW is very special, imo.

[Beef Oven]

This is one of my all-time favourite CDs!!!

It's even better than his performance on M&W!

[Suffolkcoastal]

Super CD that, just a pity its the cut version of Rhapsody in Blue that is recorded. Still think he's a somewhat underrated conductor and not appreciated as much as he should be.

[Nick Armstrong]

The recorded legacey of Andre Prreevin, imo, is quite unioque. He introduced me top the music pof Shostakovich, espeically his 8th Symphony,and then there wwere thos TV propgrammes, Andre p[revin'smusoc night that copmes to mind.

Not the only unioque thing around here, BBM!



Agreed... The RVW symphonic pieces, Rach 2 and Walton 1 have been cited extensively elsewhere, and I agree with Beefy, that Gershwin album is a especially for the Concerto.

[Beef Oven]

Super CD that, just a pity its the cut version of Rhapsody in Blue that is recorded. Still think he's a somewhat underrated conductor and not appreciated as much as he should be.

Yes, and I think that if he had not come to London and taken over the LSO, we wouldn't be talking about him now.

[Mary Chambers]

Wasn't there a brilliant Grieg piano concerto with Eric Morecambe as soloist? That's his most memorable bit of conducting, imo.

(Sorry, but someone had to say it )

(Oh, I see Beef Oven sort of did.)

[Barbirollians]

His EMI Shostakovich symphony recordings are very fine IMO , especially the 6th and 8th .

[Beef Oven]

Wasn't there a brilliant Grieg piano concerto with Eric Morecambe as soloist? That's his most memorable bit of conducting, imo.

(Sorry, but someone had to say it )

(Oh, I see Beef Oven sort of did.)

I completely did in post #2!!!

"I am playing all the right notes—but not necessarily in the right order."

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

No better conductor of Rachmaninoff or Walton; no better set of RVW symphonies; no better Prokofiev ballets; excellent Gershwin, Tchaikovsky ballets; Chausson & Duparc with Baker; Turangalila - and, perhaps surprisingly (or perhaps not) two of the finest Brahms Requiems on record - pace the idiot on BaL recently who sneered at them both!

And Andre Previn's Music Night: lawd bless 'im for that! (I wish there were tapes of his Harris Third Symphony; stopped my thirteen-year-old bteath, it did!)

[teamsaint]

No better conductor of Rachmaninoff or Walton; no better set of RVW symphonies; no better Prokofiev ballets; excellent Gershwin, Tchaikovsky ballets; Chausson & Duparc with Baker; Turangalila - and, perhaps surprisingly (or perhaps not) two of the finest Brahms Requiems on record - pace the idiot on BaL recently who sneered at them both!

And Andre Previn's Music Night: lawd bless 'im for that! (I wish there were tapes of his Harris Third Symphony; stopped my thirteen-year-old bteath, it did!)

Sad indeed, if they don't exist and it was that good.

[pastoralguy]

One of my earliest memories was watching Previn and the LSO play Prokofiev's 'Kije' suite and the 3rd piano concerto with Martha Argerich as soloist on his 'Music night' on BBC 1 in 1977. For many years they were memories until Mrs. PG bought me them for Christmas on DVD. Every bit as fantastic as I remembered.

[Nick Armstrong]

One of my earliest memories was watching Previn and the LSO play Prokofiev's 'Kije' suite and the 3rd piano concerto with Martha Argerich as soloist on his 'Music night' on BBC 1 in 1977. For many years they were memories until Mrs. PG bought me them for Christmas on DVD. Every bit as fantastic as I remembered.

Were the 'Music Night' programmes released, on DVD? Would be very keen to know... I remember them vaguely in the 70s although was a bit young for them to register fully

[pastoralguy]

Were the 'Music Night' programmes released, on DVD? Would be very keen to know... I remember them vaguely in the 70s although was a bit young for them to register fully

The Argerich piano concerto was released on a disc dedicated to Ms. Argerich coupled with the Tchaikovsky 1st concerto with Sir Charles Groves and (I think) the RLPO. The 'Kije' disc is coupled with Rach,aninov's 'The Bells'. I'd love to give you the disc numbers but we're getting new windows fitted tomorrow and all our DVDs are packed away. They should be easily found on Amazon.

[Keraulophone]

Chausson & Duparc with Baker

You have reminded me of one of my all-time favourite LPs. Janet Baker is more emotionally attuned to these Duparc songs even than native chanteuse - the incomparably fine mezzo, very well accompanied by Preview and the brilliant LSO of those days.

[Nick Armstrong]

The Argerich piano concerto was released on a disc dedicated to Ms. Argerich coupled with the Tchaikovsky 1st concerto with Sir Charles Groves and (I think) the RLPO. The 'Kije' disc is coupled with Rach,aninov's 'The Bells'. I'd love to give you the disc numbers but we're getting new windows fitted tomorrow and all our DVDs are packed away. They should be easily found on Amazon.

Noted, many thanks!

Good luck with the window fitting