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| Beethoven Symphonies - best perf + sonics on CD Lowrider and Brownsfan, I truly respect your opinions but I cannot completely agree that great recordings are a thing of the past. I would even make the claim that while a large number of todays recordings do fall short of what should be considere... | |
| Beethoven Symphonies - best perf + sonics on CD Lowrider, my intuition tells me that the 3rd and 4th offer superior master recordings when compared to the others and that is not only why they sound better in the the DG box set but it is also why they were chosen by the Japanese engineers for re... | |
| Beethoven Symphonies - best perf + sonics on CD Hi Lowrider, I have not yet listened to the Bernstein Mahler remasters. However, if I were looking for a gold standard set of Bernstein recordings, then his Mahler would be it. The Karajan 3 and 4 remaster that I mentioned is a Japanese import and... | |
| Beethoven Symphonies - best perf + sonics on CD Thanks Lowrider, I may eventually purchase the Japanese remaster of Karajan's 3 and 4 but will look around some to see if I can get it for less than $60.00. The point that was made about the double basses is consistent with some of the older recor... | |
| Beethoven Symphonies - best perf + sonics on CD Loydelee, I haven't had a chance yet to hear anything other than the 5th and the 3rd. If I'm not mistaken, the new reissued Gardiner Beethoven has been remastered. I've been listening to the original release but am now interested in the newer set. | |
| Beethoven Symphonies - best perf + sonics on CD I just listened to the Gardiner 'Eroica' and I must admit that it is a remarkable performance. I read some of Gardiner's comments online about the symphonies concerning authoritative sources and Beethoven's own markings and notes and the fact that... | |
| Beethoven Symphonies - best perf + sonics on CD Does anyone know if the Gardiner Beethoven 5 CD Collectors Edition Archive re-release is any different from the original?These look nice;http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=733459Always interested in groups in or around my forme... | |
| Beethoven Symphonies - best perf + sonics on CD Loydelee, what I've heard so far isn't sub standard by any stretch, in fact there are some beautiful moments but the things that stand out in my head are those things that I mentioned. I suppose that this is how I'm wired. Yes, of course I need to... | |
| Beethoven Symphonies - best perf + sonics on CD Sorry, a lot of things going on. Surprisingly, I found a Konica II rangefinder in excellent condition as someone was throwing it out. But anyway, I listened to Gardiner conducting the Beethoven 5th and have to say that either the hall and/or the m... | |
| Beethoven Symphonies - best perf + sonics on CD Loydelee, I just picked up the Gardiner Beethoven cycle. I haven't even been able to look at the discs yet to see if they're playable but I will give it a try once this cat finds a chair. Yes, surprisingly there wasn't a lot on offer when I checke... | |
| Beethoven Symphonies - best perf + sonics on CD This seems to be in competition with the Gardiner ;Beethoven: Missa Solemnis / Herreweghe, Collegium Vocale Gent | |
| Beethoven Symphonies - best perf + sonics on CD Shouldn't HIP be HPP for historical performance practice? Then HIPP could be historical instrumentation performance practice. | |
| Beethoven Symphonies - best perf + sonics on CD Kmccarty, thanks for the recommendationsI I found the live Kleiber d'Orfeo recording and I'm interested in hearing it but since I just ordered a Sandrine Piau CD, it will have to wait a bit. There's also a DG Original Masters remaster of Kleiber a... | |
| Beethoven Symphonies - best perf + sonics on CD Hey Loydelee, thanks! I requested the Gardiner cycle from my local library. | |
| Beethoven Symphonies - best perf + sonics on CD Certainly Merlinus, I can appreciate a large orchestra with the best of them. I've had a variety of experiences with different groups of various sizes in situations that may or may not come off so well. One of the most interesting was a performanc... |