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Classical Music, 17th - 21st century: Orchestral, Chamber, Instrumental (Solo Piano), Vocal | |
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June 22, 2015
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For what it's worth, I believe that DG's first digital recording was made in Berlin's Philharmonie in December of 1979, Gidon Kremer playing Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto (with Lorin Maazel conducting the Berlin Philharmonic). Later in the same month, Karajan began to record his (digital) Parsifal, also in the Philharmonie. Both still sound pretty ... more | |
November 8, 2014
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Honestly, as an interpretative concept this sounds odd to me. Whatever Bruckner's spiritual background and home, his symphonies were all written for and first performed in the concert hall, many of them, including the Eighth, in Vienna. Of course, performances of Bruckner's symphonies have gotten slower and slower over time, particularly after ... more | |
November 8, 2014
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Thank you for this helpful post. I do not quite know what is going on, to (not) answer your question; the 24/96 transfer may or may not be worth your money. However, the new Warner edition does correct pitch in some of the recordings (something Andrew Rose acknowledges in passing), with quite a noticeable effect in some of them. In an earlier ... more | |
October 14, 2014
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Glad you found the information (though I noticed that there is little up-to-date info on the internet). Saddening indeed. ... more | |
October 13, 2014
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In light of the recent political developments in Hungary, and of the contrary views Fischer and Kocsis hold about these developments, I wonder whether a collaboration between the two artists is likely. ... more |
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