I've been continuing my anniversary transversal of the Ring, and agree that the first act of Siegfried is a highpoint even of this exalted cycle. The intense...
Stephen Morris
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Nov 1, 2003 4:03 pm
7507
By all means. Busch the conductor was a genius, and I find his stylistic sense still fresh today. Equally good are his Bach Suites and Handel op. 6 Concerti....
Stephen Morris
smorris4@...
Nov 1, 2003 4:06 pm
7508
I seem to recall liking that Franck performance too. It's been years since I listened, so maybe I'll dig it out after the Mahler second by Schuricht finishes!...
Stephen Morris
smorris4@...
Nov 1, 2003 5:27 pm
7509
Speaking of Passions, Musica and Arts just reissueed a wonderful Fritz Lehmann performance from 1949 (!), with a young baritone named Dietrick Fischer Dieskau....
Lee Schipper
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Nov 1, 2003 5:43 pm
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Thanks for the tip, Lee. I understand there is a complete recording in the DRA by Clemens Krauss with Patzak, and presumably Eipperle and Hann. If this is in...
Stephen Morris
smorris4@...
Nov 1, 2003 6:49 pm
7511
There are several Furtwangler CD's on Classica d'Oro on sale at Daedalus Books, including a Bruckner 9th (unidentified, except for running time, 58:53, and...
Sister Kathleen O'Nei...
kathleen@...
Nov 1, 2003 8:57 pm
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This recording is from 1944. I have several of these including the Bruckner 9th and, for the price, these are decent transfers. I haven't seen the catalogue...
David Montanye
dmontanye@...
Nov 2, 2003 1:30 am
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Dear All, I've been listening to excerpts from the 1938 T6 released on the naxos.com site. I am grateful to Naxos for making this recording available and the ...
David Harbin
dharbin_uk@...
Nov 2, 2003 11:56 am
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Hello David ~ I am sorry, yet at the same time to relieved to hear the same comment on the Naxos, TH. 6. My uncle is a retired conductor/composer and is now...
CLScheurer@...
Nov 2, 2003 3:22 pm
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... While less than enchanted with WF's Brandenburgs I do agree that his St. Matthew Passion is a great spiritual experience. Maybe with choral performances I...
Eric Kisch
kischmir@...
Nov 3, 2003 2:47 am
7516
You forgot to add that they are decent "transfers" from CDs originally produced by Tahra, DGG, Music & Arts, etc. I.e. they sound exactly like the original...
Fred Maroth
maroth@...
Nov 3, 2003 6:49 am
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... the ... Most grievously, we should recall this firm's scandalous misappropriation of the Music & Arts issue of the La Scala Ring. I believe Fred has...
Philip Walsh
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Nov 4, 2003 12:39 am
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Stumpf ran the U.S. Stokowski Society for several years; his pieces can ... The Meaning of Recordings ... Stokowski conducts Bach Transcriptions Philadelphia...
Fred Maroth
maroth@...
Nov 4, 2003 6:39 am
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... Is the writer of those liner notes taking sides??? I love this bit of inanity. One of the best "idiotisms" I've read in ages. Thanks for letting us know...
Eric Kisch
kischmir@...
Nov 4, 2003 2:10 pm
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... Just in case therešs some confusion, the Busch of the Brandenburgs and Bach Suites (and I expect the Handel op. 6, though I donšt have them) is Adolf ...
Lofty Becker
lofty@...
Nov 4, 2003 7:58 pm
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Hello Lofty ~ As a personal note on the brothers Busch ~ Fritz and Adolph... they were born in Koeln, Germany. My grandfather was born in Koeln in 1885 and...
CLScheurer@...
Nov 5, 2003 2:53 am
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... Fascinating! That was a special time and yours must have been a very special family. There were of course other Busch siblings -- in particular Hermann,...
Lofty Becker
lofty@...
Nov 5, 2003 2:26 pm
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While we're on the "family reminiscences" topic, here's my contribution (which I will strive to keep brief for those not interested in such things). My...
Alan Spaeth
aspaeth1@...
Nov 5, 2003 5:09 pm
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I had very little classical music in the family. My mother "forced" me to go to Henry Tamianka concerts at nearby UCLA in the 1950s. But my father played Benny...
Lee Schipper
SCHIPPER@...
Nov 5, 2003 5:38 pm
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I should say Mr. Schipper's is most definitely a musical background! This brings up the topic of how people come to be interested in classical music. I wonder...
Alan Spaeth
aspaeth1@...
Nov 5, 2003 6:31 pm
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I think you put your finger on it. I remember now I had Mr Vredenberg in the Third Grade (name means Mountain of Wrath in Scandinavian); he was VERY musically...
Lee Schipper
SCHIPPER@...
Nov 5, 2003 6:40 pm
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On a different topic, listers might be interested to know that Mark Obert-Thorn reports he has suggested to Naxos that they cease announcing historical...
Alan Spaeth
aspaeth1@...
Nov 5, 2003 6:43 pm
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People might be interested to know that the Busch musical connections continue: Marc Destrube, who is 'concertmaster' of the CBC Vancouver Orchestra and has...
Deryk Barker
dbarker@...
Nov 6, 2003 2:25 am
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... I believe that this is actually a studio recording made by Columbia. It was never released commercially ; the late Phil Hart, biographer of Fritz Reiner,...
David Hamilton
davidham@...
Nov 6, 2003 3:48 am
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... That makes sense - there is no indication of an audience whatsoever. Naughty Szigeti....his remake with Walter didn't come until about 1947 did it? (And ...
Deryk Barker
dbarker@...
Nov 6, 2003 3:57 am
7531
... Right. For some reason, it was not recorded until 1947, by which time Szigeti's playing had deteriorated significantly. If he had done it in 1942, it...
David Hamilton
davidham@...
Nov 6, 2003 2:52 pm
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It wouild be good to have the Busch/Busch Beethoven out on CDs. As I recall, Music and Arts released it years ago coupled with a lovely Busoni concerto with...
Stephen Morris
smorris4@...
Nov 6, 2003 3:34 pm
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Fritz Busch may have played (privately) with his violinist & cellist brothers but he was not in the Busch Quartet. -- Indeed, the Beethoven VC was from an...
Fred Maroth
maroth@...
Nov 6, 2003 5:49 pm
7534
Fred doesn't look a day over 54-55~! ... -- Lee Schipper, Ph.d. Co-Director,EMBARQ World Resources Institute 10 G ST. N.E. Washington DC 20002 fon 1 202 729...
Lee Schipper
schipper@...
Nov 6, 2003 6:41 pm
7535
Dear All, What is the best recording of Furtwangler conducting in sonic terms? Is it the 1951 Hamburg Brahms 1? I quite like some of the old WW2 recordings...
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