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April 27, 2013
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I enjoyed this recording, a straightforward performance well recorded.
The orchestra does not sound massively sumptuous as on some RBCDs of this work but there is plenty of warmth as well as detail - many wonderful examples of the composer's fine-spun scoring emerge with remarkable clarity. I ... more |
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December 13, 2012
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This is more like it - after his lacklustre La Mer on the companion Debussy SACD Karajan was back on form here.
The Orchestre de Paris play very well, the sound is equally good - and more importantly the performances are really very fine. The highlight is La Valse which comes first, and is ... more |
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December 12, 2012
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A surprisingly soft-grained and undramatic La Mer from Karajan - this can't compare to his famous 1964 DG recording, and certainly not to Haitink's superb recording made around the same time as this one (1977) and which is available on an excellent Universal SACD.
The Bolero (especially) and ... more |
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August 28, 2012
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A recording made in September 1972 which has never ranked very highly by admirers of either artist, but i found much to enjoy here. Karajan never seemed particularly engaged as an accompanist for pianists - the main prosecution witness could be his dire conducting for Christoph Eschenbach's DG ... more |
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August 27, 2012
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An excellently recording with ideal piano sound. Jin Ju's account of the op. 17 Fantaisie is one of the finest of recent years, occasionally ruminative, but with a firm impetus. One never feels the music is in danger of coming to a halt as with Pletnev's DG account. The total timing is over 34 ... more |
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June 17, 2013
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| As that review states, the scherzo is rather sedate for my taste. ... more |
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June 14, 2013
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| On DG's site there is a video highlighting a new recording of both Brahms concertos by Grimaud. Not sure who the conductors are.
http://www.deutschegrammophon.com/us/artist/grimaud/ ... more |
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June 13, 2013
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| I see the Esoteric Brahms concerto SACDs are Grimaud's Erato recording and the above-mentioned Backhaus/Bohm Decca recording. ... more |
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June 6, 2013
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| I have this and Ashkenazy's and while I enjoy both would prefer the latter. I recall having the Hickox but cannot remember much about it.
First choice including RBCDs would be Colin Davis in Dresden on Profil, and Sinopoli on DG. ... more |
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June 2, 2013
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| Even if the latter sounds better than the former? ... more |
