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| Best Bolero I like the Karajan. I also have a recording of it played on 2 pianos...very different. | |
| Classical lp dilemma - recommendations, please Dino:) Suggets you also get Beethoven's 6th Symphony by Karl Boehm; avoid the Karajan - he sounds like he's in a hurry to get to his next appointment. However, I agree with Karajan for the 9th (the 1962 recording, not the 1977).Wilhelm Kempff does... | |
| Do You Understand Music? Ultrakaz: I agree completely with your "simpler" approach to music. However, the food analogy does not do it for me as I like fried liver. | |
| Looking for Beethoven's "Farewell to the Piano" Thanks Sugarbrie. I've sent an email to Al Harris. | |
| What is the best used ARC Pre-Amp to get? I'm quite happy with my SP9 Mk II. YOu can get a MK III for under $1000 on Audiogon. Use NOS 7308's instead of DJ8's.The unit is a single-ended hybrid, with tape loops which can be used for processors, but no remote.You will probably get negative ... | |
| VPI Jr upgrade I upgraded from the MKIII to the MKIV, and there was a HUGE improvement. You may want to consider that instead, if you can afford it. | |
| The most erotic passages in classical music I have always thought of Aranjuez as romantic rather than erotic. | |
| 20th Century Composers Hey Schubertmaniac: have you heard Schubert's Notturno (D897) ?...an amazing piece of music, especially a DG recording that does it like no one else does (Eschenbach et al). As far as I'm concerned, Schubert is second only to Bethoven !!! | |
| Most Sublime Beethoven Symphony Also recommended listening are Beethoven's "Choral Fantasia" and his 2 masses.BTW Karl Boehm IS Karl Bohm | |
| Most Sublime Beethoven Symphony I have about 8 different recordings of the 6th Symphony(including the one by Reiner). The one I like best is the one by Karl Boehm with the Berliners; the Karajan is too fast. On the other hand I don't like Boehm's 5th, but likeKarajan's/ And, Kar... | |
| Montreal Symphony If you can find it, get the video "The Maestro and the Diva" - Dutoit and the MSO with Nathalie Choquette. It ishilarious, and I really enjoyed the singing. | |
| Carmina Burana LP. The Ozawa version (Boston) is good (especially the soprano), except for the floppy disk RCA LP. It is also available on CD in the "High Peformance" version. The Tilson-Thomas (Cleveland) is not bad. The Kegel is okay.BTW Carmina Burana is definite... | |
| The most erotic passages in classical music Yul: I agree with Carmina Burana, but for me it would be "In Trutina", especially as sung by Evelyn Mendac on the Ozawa performance. Listen to the luscious way she sings "lascivos amor". I've heard a number of others sing it, but not as well.Incid... | |
| What tubes to use for Audio Research SP-9 MkIII? I am using Gold Aero Platinum, Gold Pin 7308 tubes in my SP9 Mk II. Sounds very much better than Valvo 6DJ8's. | |
| Best female vocals on CD Viginia Rodrigues: "Nos", particularly tracks 3 & 7, and "Sol Negro" |