Spinning Today (Classical version)

[m10]

That box isn't on Spotify, but there's quite a bit of Curzon on Spotify including the Decca box sets of the older monos. Will explore further

[jandl100]

.... Although it was of course not issued until both he and Britten were dead as I understand it, so presumably someone wasn't happy.

Apparently, Curzon was very fussy about which recordings of his were released, many didn't see the light of day during his lifetime. There must have been something about that Mozart recording he didn't like. Obviously I have my own views on that!

I've just ordered another Curzon recording - Beethoven 4th and 5h piano concertos, presumably with Clemens Krauss conducting the Vienna Phil - but I'm not sure, it seems to be one of those obscure labels with minimal online info -- http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...?ie=UTF8&psc=1 -- the CD cost me £1.30 or so, delivered, so I'm happy just to wait and see what turns up!
Krauss died in 1954, so Curzon may have been in his prime for this - I am much looking forward to hearing the younger Curzon in Beethoven.

[m10]

Apparently, Curzon was very fussy about which recordings of his were released, many didn't see the light of day during his lifetime. There must have been something about that Mozart recording he didn't like. Obviously I have my own views on that!

I've just ordered another Curzon recording - Beethoven 4th and 5h piano concertos, presumably with Clemens Krauss conducting the Vienna Phil - but I'm not sure, it seems to be one of those obscure labels with minimal online info -- http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...?ie=UTF8&psc=1 -- the CD cost me £1.30 or so, delivered, so I'm happy just to wait and see what turns up!
Krauss died in 1954, so Curzon may have been in his prime for this - I am much looking forward to hearing the younger Curzon in Beethoven.

I completely see what you mean about the later Curzon, although for me there are compensating virtues and (undignified as it may be to mention such things) the recording itself is luminous. I suppose you might say more than the sum of its parts. I wonder what the Esoteric SACD sounds like...

Switching from Curzon to Beethoven I have just had a lovely 40 minutes with the Emperor (Artur Pizarro, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras) - lighter textures and some lovely period-influenced brass and a very nice surround recording from Linn. Alarmingly, no longer appears on SA on their website and has been replaced by CD and an array of stereo high res downloads.

[m10]

Soft as... sat here in tears at O soave fanciulla from La Bohème (Tebaldi / Bergonzi / Serafin) - digital.

That bloody climax!

[jandl100]

I've been having a Tchaikovsky 5th extravaganza recently, including ...






All different, all good.

[MartinT]

My favourite Tchaikovsky Symphony No.5 by far is Mariss Jansons with the Oslo Philharmonic on Chandos. Wonderful performance, brilliant recording and, with a split orchestra, you can really hear what Tchaikovsky was trying to achieve.

[Andrei]

I've been having a Tchaikovsky 5th extravaganza recently, including ...

All different, all good.

As an aside, Karajan really gets the Marche Slav.

[Andrei]

My favourite Tchaikovsky Symphony No.5 by far is Mariss Jansons with the Oslo Philharmonic on Chandos. Wonderful performance, brilliant recording and, with a split orchestra, you can really hear what Tchaikovsky was trying to achieve.
[/IMG]

Are you referring to splitting the melody between the 1st and 2nd violins?

[m10]

Are you referring to splitting the melody between the 1st and 2nd violins?

I thought he meant the practice of sitting the first and second violins on the left and right respectively (is this called antiphonally divided?) rather than all together on the left as often happens. Can lay bare the interplay between the two sections.

[m10]

Going to spin this after I've folded my laundry (ah, the joys of a week off work!).