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Romy the Cat has found another room. I’ve started a new fiction project under my name, Roman Bessnow. The new work is at MutationsBook.com
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Music and Arts Programs of America, Inc. www.musicandarts.com info@musicandarts.com Tel 510-525-4583 or Fax 510-524-2111CD-1063(2) IN MEMORIAM HANS HOTTER (1909-2003). A selection of Lieder from the Raucheisen project of the German Radio Sy...
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As far as I know the Matacic discography never was made available. A few weeks ago a fellow at other (more amorphous) forum – Mr. Makopolus - published his list that I find worth to be preserved and publicized. So he is it: the Matacic discogra...
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Picked up a CD box at local Best Buy. Nine symphonies for $32. Recordings by Deutsche Grammophon, first released in 63. Karajan conducts Berlin Phylarmony.Brilliand performance and very good sound....
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The ninth on that set is my favourite rendition, I like it better than the acclaimed Furtwangler's, but I suspect I should listen to many other ones.......
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[This is a repost from Audio Asylum -- Music Lane]
Not to mince words, I have five. And this from a guy who usually disdains such collections. But there are exceptions.
-- Schnabel. (Of course) But he can be overly fierce.
-- Claude Fran...
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[quote user="JANDL100"]For me, the success of a Beethoven performance comes down to interpretation, not orchestral sound. [/quote]
Not for me. I look for the “whole package” and not only in Beethoven. I do not relay collect “music” but rather “event...
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I'll never forget... although it wasn't that long ago...Twenty years, maybe.Symphony Hall, the Leipzigers under Masur.And only an encore: The Egmont Overture.After it was over I turned to my buddy and said, "I think I've just heard Beethoven for the ...
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]A wonderful Hungarian conductor Carl Melles performed in 90s a cycle of all Beethoven symphonies leading Brunswick State Orchestra. It was not the New Jersey Brunswick band but the “Staatsorchester Braunschweig” – probably ...
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...(and it repeats tonight) under von Dohnanyi. The Fifth Symphony was middle-of-the-road mittel-Europaenisch, but the Third Concerto with Lars Vogt was decidedly different and very tasty! The pianist, instead of just doing runs and spinning not...
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Hi, Anyone listening to the new release of beethoven cycles by Anima Eterna organised by Jos van Immerseel (ZigZag productions ZZT080402.6 distributed by Harmonia Mundi)?Really passionate small group. What is nice is overall balance and quality of mu...
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Philips (stereo) PHS900-120Another example of how sentimental I am, I suppose, but I just love these pieces that showcase Beethoven's utter mastery of earlier forms, which he seemingly tosses around nonchalantly, but with the utmost affection and res...
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I happen to prefer the 7th piano sonata to the 11th, as music; but in this case there is enough "performance bleed through" to +/- homoginize these two not-entirely-dissimilar sonatas on this record, Angel 35653. One might get the best of this ...
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[quote user="JANDL100"]I'm not that 'into' Debussy or Ravel, so I thought some Beethoven sonatas might give me a better idea of his playing to start off with. [/quote]
That is kind of funny as I am not 'into' the Gieseking’s Beethoven– I...
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Well, my Great Recordings of the Century EMI CD has arrived of the Opp 53, 57, 109 & 110 piano sonatas by G. It's almost reversed what I expected to hear in that, from what I have heard of his reputation, I would have expected him to ...
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I would like to share a one of the assessment methods that I developed over the years and that I use for evaluation of playback system potency. I call it “The Beethoven Test”.
It is know that many compositions in music have direct, indirect or somet...
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Beethoven: Sonatas for Piano & Cello Op. 5, Nos. 1 & 2
Patrick Cohen, Christophe Coin
Label: Harmonia Mundi Fr. ASIN: B0000007NA
This is intensely moving. Both players are consistently inspired from beginning to end. This is real chamber music...
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I mean who recorded ALL of them at the SAME level of performing quality? A used set that I fished recently suggest that I might found a noble contestant.
It is box set of 3 CD (DG 435 744 -2) that has all 5 concertos performed by Wilhel...
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Hi Romy,I'm not too sure if I fully understand your post. What I do understand is, that particularly Beethoven left A LOT OPEN the conductors' own interpretation(s) and I also understand that this was not TOO unusual a thing to do at this time. H...
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For many years my favourite performer for the Sibelius has been Christian Ferras. He has a DG recording with Karajan, and also there is a DVD-Video performance with Mehta. In both, his interpretation is very similar - if you want to experience icy ...
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most everyone else doesn't seem to know about having 'some' Jewish genes I would say, so why not Beethoven?(Some noted the Goeppels and even Hitler had Jewish genes, and so why not?)Going back into the periode when name changes required in the early ...
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[quote user="Axel"]most everyone else doesn't seem to know about having 'some' Jewish genes I would say, so why not Beethoven? (Some noted the Goeppels and even Hitler had Jewish genes, and so why not?) [/quote] Come on! I hope you did not read in me...
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I think you got spoiled with a lifelike sound reproducing music system (lifelike to your ears and in your brain - some systems do approach that level but than something else is lost like the festivity of getting dressed and going to a concert of your...
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It is a tradition in Boston to close the Tanglewood season with Beethoven IX symphony and it is almost a tradition to pay it very badly. Today was not an exception. Michael Tilson Thomas led BSO with Tanglewood Festival Chorus with the celebrated wo...
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[quote user="Paul S"]As a point of interest, does anyone know of a great recorded performance of the 9th by BSO from back in its Glory Days?[/quote]From my point of view there were no known to me worthy Beethoven Ninth from BSO committed to recording...
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Last night as I lay down in bed I checked what was on the local PBS FM, using my headphones. Beethoven's 7th Symphony was near the end of the first movement, and it was being played well enough that I continued listening through to the end.I was try...
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[quote user="N-set"]This is a bit like saying that Beethoven composed some kind of symphonies. [/quote] Yes, Beethoven composed “some kind of symphonies” for the people who do not care or know symphonic music. I do not have a lot exposure/experience ...
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After introduction of Omega last year Cessaro looks like come up with a new model Beethoven that they promise demo at the Munich show in May of this year.
Leaving aside the idiotic tendency to call audio products after the name o...
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I understand this is a "popular" piece of music (popular for classical music, anyway), but I never really got into it the way I did Brahms' PC 2 and a couple of others. But this piece came on my clock radio on a Sunday night, and I later learned it w...
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A fascinating take on a holistic reception of sound.https://www.cpr.org/2020/09/28/how-did-beethoven-compose-when-he-was-deaf-we-asked-evelyn-glennie-how-she-feels-sound/?fbclid=IwAR2X_LCMLqRMlD0skkKGpOrfa1zny68zzIVvQtk9RcTEAFETD8oTE4PPhko...
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This is a reasonable result, although still coached. A good example of what "AI" is.
[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTuK4iqQtPI[/url]
EDIT: I acknowledge perhaps I am too far of topic, my apologies
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