Pianist Maria Joao Pires Meets Wrong Concerto - Live
Just saw this video, pianist who shocked because the orchestra play a different concerto to what she prepared to. article: Pianist Maria João Pires panics as she realises the orchestra has started the...
View ArticleMahler - 9th Symphony - recommended recordings?
A modern recording of Mahler's 9th - with great audio quality and emphasis on the more "lyrical" aspects of the piece. Any recommendations?! I've heard older recordings by Klemperer, Horenstein,...
View ArticleWhat's your favorite recording of Beethoven's Symphonies from the modern lot?
Although the definition for when modern recording and old recording started are a bit unclear, still I'd say from the 90s... Mine personally is Barenboim's set.... While we are at the subject, what's...
View ArticleMahler set recommendations?
I recently bought Bernstein's set with NYP. Except for the brass being a bit tinny, I have no complaints. It's quite a good set. Despite this, I am looking for something a bit more modern to complement...
View ArticleBreaking into Bruckner
In the past year or so, I have made a point of familiarizing myself with the Mahler symphonies. (Also, I feel like I've posted this before but I don't have the ability to search or view or change my...
View ArticleSolti's reputation
I was under the impression (even from years ago) that Sir Georg Solti was a huge name in the conducting world, that his reputation was one of success and genius. Even before I spend tons of money on a...
View ArticleHow to get into opera
Hey everybody, I'm a singer who wants to get into opera. I've been to some performances, and I already have a lot of favorite arias and excerpts, but I'm trying to get familiar with whole works. I've...
View ArticleGramophone - Recording of the Year 2014
Brahms - The Symphonies - Gewandhausorchester, Riccardo Chailly Your thoughts? Mine are that I enjoyed a lot this recording, but I can't say that I'm a "true Brahmsian". Thanks! :tiphat: discussion:...
View ArticleTchaikovsky's Francesca da Rimini
I'm a Tchaikovskyphile and one of my favorite works is his symphonic poem Francesca da Rimini. I don't care much for the first section or the finale, but the central section has one of the most...
View ArticleThe top 10 records of the "TC Top 100 Most Recommended Keyboard Concerti"
The idea behind this thread is build a record list recommendation of the top 10 Piano Concerti from the famous thread: TC Top 100 Most Recommended Keyboard Concerti. If you don't care about the record,...
View ArticleWhich Brahms symphony cycle to choose
I have 2 cycles, Abbado/BPO and Haitink/RCO, and I'm trying to buy another one because I love the pieces so much. I have come down to Chailly and Dohnanyi/Cleveland. I've heard the former and I know I...
View ArticleWhat Characterizes A Definitive Recording? How Does One Recognize It?
I think I have a very nice classical music collection and I like 99% of the albums I have chosen. I feel I don't want to have a clone collection: just the same recordings everyone else has. If we all...
View ArticleAnother Berliner Philharmoniker Conductor Poll
There can only be one! Well, I suppose they could work out an arrangement to have both, or I suppose ditch em both and get Chailly or someone like that....but who does TC want to be the next face of...
View ArticleBrahms, orchestral works
I would appreciate your opinion about Brahms (symphonies and other) by Chailly/Gewandhausorchester/Decca thank you discussion: Talk classical All the news about classical music and opera in press and...
View ArticleBrahms Symphonies
So I've found Brahms to be my favorite Romantic composer lately, but I only owned Haitink's Symphony/Concertos/Etc. collection as far as his orchestral music is concerned. I also had Kleiber's 4th,...
View ArticleChailly's Bruckner cycle
... is now out in new packaging, at around half the price of the previous release. As such, I am tempted - esp as I hear good things, and have his #7 which seems very good to me. Any opinions on...
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