Btw this did happen to me in the earlier days of apple music where my downloaded apple music got deleted 3 times. Now i mostly stream due to better mobile plans and services and I dont have that issue any more. So your worst nightmare did come true, only to the wring personIn my most paranoid moments , i can imagine evil corporations flipping a switch and cutting off hapless consumers from all the content which they have hoarded.
I guess it's the same as giving up ownership of of private vehicles and only using the likes of Uber. Convenient, but not the same, and not your own.
Pls listen to it more often. There are treasures waiting to be found.
Hi,
First of all thank you for the reply.
Hi Hiten,
Thank you…indeed it was the Sydney Symphony. But you should try and keep a sharp lookout for that Mahler 5. It is great. It usually sells for less than 5 USD. In my opinion Kempe was a big name. I first encountered him via Gramophone magazine during a review of his reissued Strauss recordings with the Staatskapelle Dresden. And what enduring gems they have been. His Brahms cycle in Berlin was also fine although I cannot abide any Brahms 3rd that leaves out the exposition repeat in the first movement. Look out for surprising pairings as well like Klemperer in Mendelssohn, gaunt as usual but unmissable with the woodwinds peeping through the string texture, especially the Scottish.
Heard the sidney version. I prefer the Cologne.
Oh yes good old Herbie…Talking about less celebrated conductors of course there is Sawallisch…his Beethoven cycle came out piecemeal and his 4 and 7, 5 and 6 were among the first CDs available in Kolkata in the late 1980s. His Beethoven 2 and 8 in this cycle is a near perfect amalgam of orchestral weight and Beechamesque wit …Heard the sidney version. I prefer the Cologne.
Kempe a big name but to me he was a chameleon. He adapted to any orchestra/environment and did shine.
On Tennstedt, have the chicago and berlin phil music. But honestly, what he did with london philharmonic in such a short span of time is legendary.
You spoke of the special relationship between paul paray and detroit, tennstedt i believe had the same with london phil. I vaguely remember In one of his interviews he was asked what makes him and his orchestra special and his reply was very “Un-German” something to the tune of its OK if you make a few mistakes as long as you play music from your heart, it will make up for it. That was his way of bringing out the best in his people and lifting the burden of failure. Quite unlike a few other conductors who were nothing short of dictators. You know who I’m talking about.
The Jarvi Rimsky symphonies cycle on DG are particularly fine but your mention of Kitaenko is intriguing…I have recently acquired his Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich cycles and as is usual with him, he does not wear his heart on sleeve…a far cry from good old Svetlanov. Is the Kitaenko available on CD? As for Gayaneh…have not heard that in a while. Thanks for mentioning it. I do not even remember what version I have of the selections. Probably Loris T…let me check. Was it issued on ASV?It's a limited field, because there simply arent that many complete works of this piece, but Djansug Kakhidze and the USSR Radio & TV Large Symphony Orchestra do an absolutely magnificent rendition of Gayaneh by Khachaturian. It is a criminally under-rated work and there is so much more there beyond Sabre Dance.... I have a couple of selections of this by Tjeknovorian, but Kakhidze's rendition just leaves me in a rapture.
Kitajenko and the Bergen Philharmonic playing Rimsky-Korsakov's Three Symphonies is another rare gem - again, these arent very popular pieces, so that limits the choices anyway.
If i may broadly generalize, I find Russian conductors generally do a fantastic job with Russian Romantic-era works, and for the most part, I generally do prefer their heart-on-sleeve playing to the more measured/technical performance of the western conductors/orchestras. Almost enough to put up with the crappy Melodiya recordings.
Heard the sidney version. I prefer the Cologne.
true true true , I was going to say the same thing….have been tolerating melodiya since I was a kid but the music on it is amazing. Yes the Russians, oh the Russians, they just do it so well with their music ! This measured interpretation of Russian music thing of western orchestras and conductors becomes so boring at times I just switch off. These Russians have totally spoilt a few of usIt's a limited field, because there simply arent that many complete works of this piece, but Djansug Kakhidze and the USSR Radio & TV Large Symphony Orchestra do an absolutely magnificent rendition of Gayaneh by Khachaturian. It is a criminally under-rated work and there is so much more there beyond Sabre Dance.... I have a couple of selections of this by Tjeknovorian, but Kakhidze's rendition just leaves me in a rapture.
Kitajenko and the Bergen Philharmonic playing Rimsky-Korsakov's Three Symphonies is another rare gem - again, these arent very popular pieces, so that limits the choices anyway.
If i may broadly generalize, I find Russian conductors generally do a fantastic job with Russian Romantic-era works, and for the most part, I generally do prefer their heart-on-sleeve playing to the more measured/technical performance of the western conductors/orchestras. Almost enough to put up with the crappy Melodiya recordings.
Got the Chalabala Dvorak on apple in high rez
