Western Classical Music

[manek]

Continuing with Rachmanivov his lesser recorded/played piano concerto No1 by none other than the awesome Lugansky is A1 to say the least. Over the years I have grown to love this piano concerto more than his next 3, not counting the variations. The other artists who play it as well are Yuja Wang and Anna Fedorova. Top notch stuff. What I love about Yuja Wang is she has brought in the Tchaikovsky piano concerto No2 into her repertoire which again is not played/recorded very often and to my mind is a phenomenal concerto.

If Rach is your poison look no further than Lugansky, Volodos, Yuja Wang, Anna Fedorova. Ofcourse this list is very debatable and names like Horowitz, Janis, Gilels, Argerich, etc will be thrown into the argument.

 

[pindranil]

Continuing with Rachmanivov his lesser recorded/played piano concerto No1 by none other than the awesome Lugansky is A1 to say the least. Over the years I have grown to love this piano concerto more than his next 3, not counting the variations. The other artists who play it as well are Yuja Wang and Anna Fedorova. Top notch stuff. What I love about Yuja Wang is she has brought in the Tchaikovsky piano concerto No2 into her repertoire which again is not played/recorded very often and to my mind is a phenomenal concerto.

If Rach is your poison look no further than Lugansky, Volodos, Yuja Wang, Anna Fedorova. Ofcourse this list is very debatable and names like Horowitz, Janis, Gilels, Argerich, etc will be thrown into the argument.

I simply adore the Tchaikovsky piano concerto 2 as well. The complete version that is not the cut Ziloti version. There is a tremendous live uncut performance of the work by Alexandre Kantorow which led to winning the first prize at the 2019 Tchaikovsky International Competition. Lots of his versions are available on Youtube.

The Brahms specialist with a fantastic orchestra.

Hmmm...I never warmed to Chailly's Brahms...I remember his Concertgebouw cycle which seemed a little soulless. But memory is a fallible thing. Let me listen to this cycle again.

I simply adore the Tchaikovsky piano concerto 2 as well. The complete version that is not the cut Ziloti version. There is a tremendous live uncut performance of the work by Alexandre Kantorow which led to winning the first prize at the 2019 Tchaikovsky International Competition. Lots of his versions are available on Youtube.

XVI International Tchaikovsky Competition: Piano Final (II/III)

#TCH16

www.medici.tv

 

[manek]

Hmmm...I never warmed to Chailly's Brahms...I remember his Concertgebouw cycle which seemed a little soulless. But memory is a fallible thing. Let me listen to this cycle again.

I didn't either initially. After listening 3-4 times did I begin to appreciate. I was quite jaded by Blomstedt Brahms with Statskapelle Dresden and Gewandhaus and the Mehta recordings.

Listening to Christoph Poppen Tchaikovsky “Pathetique” live recording with the Deutche Radio Philharmonie. Nice.

 

[manek]

In my quest to rediscover Rachmaninov…..and fine recording at that. It has Eugene Ormandy one of the finest accompanist…. And Philippe Entremont on the Piano

 

[manek]

One of the few times that i have put Bernstein interpretations on the very top.

 

[manek]

Especially Suite Espanola on Piano….

 

[manek]

Away from the mainstream repertoire….

 

[manek]

Mahler 8th Mariss Jansons and Royal Concertgebouw Live performance.

Wonderful. Many of the greatest are not able to hold this piece together but here every part of the huge ensemble is in sync across the length of the composition.

Love it.

 

[pindranil]

Mahler 8th Mariss Jansons and Royal Concertgebouw Live performance.

Wonderful. Many of the greatest are not able to hold this piece together but here every part of the huge ensemble is in sync across the length of the composition.

Love it.

Hmm need to rehear this again…

 

[manek]

Hmm need to rehear this again…

Pls do.

 

[Nikhil]

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[Nalzan]

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Superb recording as always with Channel records and I think that Fischer handles the wonderful (and difficult) second movement beautifully!

 

[skroderider]

Today, the 7th of May, is the 200th anniversary of the premiere of Beethoven's Ninth.

This performance by Solti remains one of my favourites.

 

[Nalzan]

Today, the 7th of May, is the 200th anniversary of the premiere of Beethoven's Ninth.

This performance by Solti remains one of my favourites.

Manfred Honeck’s recent recording with The Pittsburgh is quite an accomplished one.

 

[manek]

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You should hear Karl Bohm and Berlin Philharmonic recording on DG

 

[manek]

Today, the 7th of May, is the 200th anniversary of the premiere of Beethoven's Ninth.

This performance by Solti remains one of my favourites.

Will listen to it on the weekend. Which orchestra and concert Hall ?

I had a nightmare of a version on Decca with Solti and Chicago Symphony.

 

[Nikhil]

You should hear Karl Bohm and Berlin Philharmonic recording on DG

Do you mean this one? Looking it up right now ...

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[skroderider]

Will listen to it on the weekend. Which orchestra and concert Hall ?

I had a nightmare of a version on Decca with Solti and Chicago Symphony.

London Philharmonic. Not sure about the concert hall. This video is from the 80s, AFAIK.

I found a better version -

with a short interview in the beginning.

 

[ajuvignesh]

I'm sorry if it is shared before. I stumbled upon this Western classical and Indian classical fusion by Ilayaraja and performed by the Budapest symphony orchestra. The sound quality is good too. Worth a listen
The album's name is Thiruvasagam in Symphony. Basically, it is a set of ancient Tamil songs on Lord Shiva.
This particular song, polls Vinayen, caught my attention.

The full album is here

 

[tnvijay]

I don't know if it's mentioned here before, But a YouTube channel,called Voices of Music ,recreates Several Classics..The USP is they play in The typical Chamber and using instruments of that age in which the symphony was written.. Hear moonlight Sonata and Air on G string, The timbre of pianos and strings are way different.. Canon in D major is something you should never miss in this channel.. sounds very authentic.. The idea is to recreate how would the actual symphony Would have been heard in that Era... Greatest quality recording I have ever listened to.. It is also available on Spotify