Having said that, Otto Klemperer's take on Beethoven's 6th did not flow well for me - too prissy of an interpretation... I checked out copies of classical CDs from the public library in my area, sat down and got to know them. The London Stereo Treasury take on Mozart's Flute and Harp Concerto was a chance buy (it was cheap) that turned out to be a special favorite.
I'm more on the modern side now, altough i like older pieces also, like this Stabat Mater from Giovani Pergelosi, especially in this execution. This is one of the best pieces of music i ever heared.
But i mostly listen to composer like Arvo Part, Edvard Grieg, Olivier Messian, Wim Henderickx, Philip Glass, ...
But i also rate the classics, especially Vivaldi, Bach and Beethoven.
But i mostly listen to composer like Arvo Part, Edvard Grieg, Olivier Messian, Wim Henderickx, Philip Glass, ...
But i also rate the classics, especially Vivaldi, Bach and Beethoven.
That was my problem with most of the popular competition in the Franck Violin Sonata. To my ear Kaja Danczowska and Krystian Zimerman on DG played with an appropriate amount of energy, excitement and edge. This is exciting stuff.
I have the privilege to be in Switzerland, where they have this radio-show „Diskothek“—5 interpretations of a piece played/compared and rated by musicians and other competent people…
The discovery of how a score can be interpreted and what true virtuosity can do is enlightening…
The recommendation should always be understood to be a starting point into something (artist/composer/instrument/style resp. era)
The discovery of how a score can be interpreted and what true virtuosity can do is enlightening…
The recommendation should always be understood to be a starting point into something (artist/composer/instrument/style resp. era)
And sometimes it’s the surrounding that makes it great: indes galantes; rameau
(For the utubed mind or the grandkid, though)
(For the utubed mind or the grandkid, though)
Apart from the 'old favourites':
Barber Violin Concerto
Gorecki Symphony of Sorrowful Songs
Bach Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin
Vaughan Williams Clarinet Concerto
Ross Edwards Violin Concerto (Mamiyas)
Grieg Piano Concerto by Andre Previn, Morecombe and Wise
Bach The 'New Goldberg Variations', Joe Chindamo (piano) and Zoe Black (violin)
Geoff
Barber Violin Concerto
Gorecki Symphony of Sorrowful Songs
Bach Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin
Vaughan Williams Clarinet Concerto
Ross Edwards Violin Concerto (Mamiyas)
Grieg Piano Concerto by Andre Previn, Morecombe and Wise
Bach The 'New Goldberg Variations', Joe Chindamo (piano) and Zoe Black (violin)
Geoff
The Dutch speaking classical radio in Belgium, "Radio Klara", does something similar in certain shows. But what is mainly important, they make it a policy to play a lot different executions of pieces, not always the same one, something the Swiss radio i used to listen to when i was there often does less. Like that i discovered a lot, and also what are the best recordings of a certain piece.I have the privilege to be in Switzerland, where they have this radio-show „Diskothek“—5 interpretations of a piece played/compared and rated by musicians and other competent people…
The discovery of how a score can be interpreted and what true virtuosity can do is enlightening…
The recommendation should always be understood to be a starting point into something (artist/composer/instrument/style resp. era)
And they do broadcast a lot of the big classical concerts in this country live on FM. That including the prestigious Queen Elisabeth contest (even on national tv) with comment of top musicians and directors sitting in a panel like a sportshow (but then the sport is violin or cello or piano or singing) commenting on the performance of the contestants.
And as they also cover jazz in some shows, they also try to bridge both worlds, and dare to link with pop & co also... But in it's core it always stays a classical channel. But the fact that they do that, shows that they are a bit more open minded than most in that world. I love classical music, but the world arround it is a bit to snobby and very conservative for me... I'm also someone with a very wide taste in music, classical is only a part of it, and not even the biggest.
We're quite similar (in taste and place) it seems 🙂
The swiss radio has specific channels (Radio Swiss classic-/jazz-/pop), they're all as boring as possible because they always play the most average samesounding stuff. Having a radio-channel where the people really use its potential to communicate something is so precious.
The swiss radio has specific channels (Radio Swiss classic-/jazz-/pop), they're all as boring as possible because they always play the most average samesounding stuff. Having a radio-channel where the people really use its potential to communicate something is so precious.