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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...

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Mahler - 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,...

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What'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...

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Mahler 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...

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Breaking 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...

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Solti'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...

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How 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...

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Gramophone - 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:...

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Tchaikovsky'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...

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The 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,...

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Which 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...

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What 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...

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Another 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...

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Brahms, 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...

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Brahms 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,...

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Chailly'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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