Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/02/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This I must sample - George Szell is usually associated with his beloved Cleveland Orchestra - he rarely ventures out - similarly Bernard Haitink "owns" The Convertgebouw Joseph L / Singapore -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+joelct=singnet.com.sg@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+joelct=singnet.com.sg@leica-users.org]On Behalf Of Steve Barbour Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 8:17 AM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] planars and vinyl v. CD btw.... try the Sibelius Sym 2 with George Szell and The Concertgebeow Orchestra... essential, terrific, noble....Steve On Feb 7, 2007, at 5:13 PM, Luis Ripoll wrote: > Douglas, I agree with you, Bernstein is one of the greats, but I never > listened the Sibelius 2nd Symphony conducted by he... I'll to > serach it, I > have several versions of this one, my preferred from Sibelius. > > Saludos cordiales > Luis > > -----Mensaje original----- > De: lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org] En > nombre de > Douglas Sharp > Enviado el: domingo, 04 de febrero de 2007 0:26 > Para: Leica Users Group > Asunto: Re: [Leica] planars and vinyl v. CD > > Jeffery, > although I'm a great fan of Bernstein, as a composer and > conductor. I never > quite forgave him for what a mess he made of Sibelius Symphony No. > 2. If you listen to it in a comparison with Vladimir Ashkenazy's > version you > would think they were two totally different pieces of music. The > power and > grace of Sibelius, the wide rolling musical landscapes and his deep > sense of > patriotism is thoroughly lost by Lennie - possibly the worst record > I ever > bought. But he definitely made up for it with his recording of > Candide. > Talking of Bernstein, I picked almost a full set of CBS Masterworks > on vinyl > a while back. Someone else got there first and picked off most of the > Mozart, which didn't bother me much, the rest was good enough for > me, Bruch, > Barber, Hindemith, Lygeti,..... and even a superb Bernstein > performance of > Charles Ives Holidays Symphony, -the 4th of July movement is > absolutely > stunning. (and it makes the cat leave the room :-) ) Happy > listening Douglas > > Jeffery Smith wrote: >> For a digital collection of 1-9, Inbal is at the top of my list. I >> grew up on Haitink and Solti, and like Kubelik much more than the >> critics do. I think Barbirolli is the only one who got the 6th right. >> And Bernstein's 7th on Columbia (Sony) is pretty blood-curdling. >> >> I'll keep my eyes open for the others you list. >> >> Jeffery Smith >> New Orleans, LA >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information