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Sorry to hear that Jerry. Hope the missus is OK quickly.
Not sure I would agree with you regarding Curzon. He was often criticised for not "just playing the notes". Anyway, just listen to his playing of the Grieg piano concerto on Decca - it makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand!Quote:
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PS Trust your wife is recovering from her accident.
Ah, fair enough, Barry - I guess I'm really going on Curzon's later recordings when he seemed to be ultra-careful.
I have since come across some of his earlier efforts and they are indeed very eventful and (to me) much more enjoyable.
Just now ...
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Magnificent!
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My top performance of the concerto. :)
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-- classical transcriptions for balalaika and the occasional piano on Melodiya. Great fun. :)
Liszt hungarian rhapsody #2,SaintSaens Danse Macabre etc ...
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This bargain price 3 CD set is a major find.
Mono recordings by pianist Clifford Curzon - after hearing his later stereo recordings I wondered what all the fuss about him was ... now I know!
Superb readings, in decent to excellent mono sound, of 2 Mozart piano concertos, the 2 Mozart piano quartets (with members of the Amadeus Quartet) and the 2 Brahms piano concertos.
Fabulous!
Available here http://www.selections.com/clifford-c...lass-3cds.html
And here http://www.amazon.co.uk/Clifford-Cur...on+masterclass
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I am generally averse to orchestral mono recordings but the last 2 of the above were greatly enjoyed, perhaps largely due to the excellent condition of the LPs as well as superb performances.
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Wowzer! What a recording! :thumbsup:
My BWV582 of choice remains the Stokowski transcription with the Czech Phil, though. Stokie just draws out all the inner voices so lucidly in a triumphant spine tingling peroration! :wowzer:
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My Desert Island disc. :)
In my experience, some of the mono classical recordings on vinyl can not only sound stunning, but in general the arrangements and performances are of a consistently high level, especially those on the RCA labels, Living Voice being the crème de la crème :)Quote:
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Oh, and I have the same album on vinyl, and agree it's superb!
Marco.