Sir Roger Norrington at 80

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

No living conductor invites such diverse opinions as RN

Hannsler Classics has issued a box set that will interest many:

http://www.mdt.co.uk/norrington-roger-80th-geburtstag-works-roger-norrington-hanssler-classic-10cds.html

(Not my cup o' tea at all, but there will be others who welcome this collection with open arms.

[Bryn]

No living conductor invites such diverse opinions as RN

Hannsler Classics has issued a box set that will interest many:

http://www.mdt.co.uk/norrington-roger-80th-geburtstag-works-roger-norrington-hanssler-classic-10cds.html

(Not my cup o' tea at all, but there will be others who welcome this collection with open arms.

Not me. I already have them all. Not quite the celebration selection I would have made, however.

[Dave2002]

Not me. I already have them all. Not quite the celebration selection I would have made, however.

Would you care to make your suggestions?

This collection has a fairly "traditional" feel to it, and many of us will already have at least one recording of just about everything in the box, so we'd have to be keen to experience RN to invest in the box. Has RN made other recordings of somewhat less familiar works which could have been added to the mix?

Of the recordings in the box, do any of them give particular new insights or experiences not available in other performances?

[Bryn]

Would you care to make your suggestions?

This collection has a fairly "traditional" feel to it, and many of us will already have at least one recording of just about everything in the box, so we'd have to be keen to experience RN to invest in the box. Has RN made other recordings of somewhat less familiar works which could have been added to the mix?

Of the recordings in the box, do any of them give particular new insights or experiences not available in other performances?

For me the two Mahler performances included are the weakest of the Mahler he has recorded. Why he chose to include the Blumine movement (with its rather different orchestral forces) in a performance of the 1st Symphony (the 4 movements of which have revised orchestration from that uses in the 'Titan' symphonic poem) is a mystery. I'm all for performing the Blumine in its original context, but not for splicing it into the symphony. Where the 4th is concerned, it's the choice of vocal soloist which for me lets it down. I would have Mahler represented by the recording of the 9th, which for me is the most emotionally draining I have encountered. The Elgar is, I think, a real ear opener, as it the Tchaikovsky. That said, I know full well that many with baulk at hearing these classics as directed by RN, but that's their loss as far as I'm concerned.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

RN's recording of the Bruckner #6 is fantastic - one of the greatest recordings ever.

[Pianoman]

Agreed !

[Bryn]

RN's recording of the Bruckner #6 is fantastic - one of the greatest recordings ever.

Indeed, it would have been a far better choice than the 4th for inclusion.