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The only one I own is by Karl Richter, so I would have to say that's my favorite. However, I have a Lionel Rogg cd on the way where he performs that piece, and I like his playing quite a lot, so who knows? Could be Rogg, could be Richter. I'm in the very early stages of this project, and so far my favorite organists for Bach are Richter, Rogg, Kevin Bowyer, and Marie-Claire Alain (not necessarily in order of preference).
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I heard one movement from Batiz's Sheherazade on a sampler CD and was impressed. Even more impressed by all of it! Mackerras on Telarc had previously been my fave, and it is a bit better recorded than the Naxos, but I suspect the Batiz trumps it as a performance.
- played the piano trio #1 and really enjoyed it - probably the best Rubbra I have heard - much more to my tastes than Rubbra's orchestral works. I like the string quartets, too.
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I fancied some Handel cantatas, so started with this
-- and gave up after about 10 minutes. Kozena's vocal technique is pretty incompetent.
So moved on to this ...
-- ahh, that's more like it.
A selection from this set. Wonderful playing.
Houstoun is probably my favourite current pianist. His Liszt and Shostakovich is also superb.
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Nice sprightly, lively playing. These pieces are often played a bit ponderously, but not with these guys.
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-- Wowee!
- a 100 minute piece, Schoenberg in lushly romantic mood, and I thoroughly enjoyed the first 30 minutes. But that's enough for me - 20 minutes or so the after vocalists came in I went back to repeat the gorgeous 7 minute purely orchestral opening section (before the vocals come in) and then moved on to ...
-- a lovely album for viola and piano of music by Enescu and Milhaud. The Milhaud pieces especially are beautiful.
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Rangell has a bit of a reputation of coming from the left field as far as interpretation is concerned, but I really enjoyed his Art of Fugue. He has recorded quite a bit of Bach; Goldbergs, the 6 Partitas etc. They are on my Tidal playlist.
So went on to this ....
-- oh dear. This didn't work at all for me. It's all kind of loose and slack. I listened to the 1st sonata and then gave up.
... and then cleansed my palate with this ...
Ah, lovely.
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- I'm not keen on Rangell's Beethoven, but his Bach is excellent, and so is this Haydn.
- magical.
- rousing stuff!
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