Recommend a "potted" Ring cycle RIGHT NOW!
Gentlepersons: 3-day weekend taking place, so I'm hoping to do a "potted" (amalgam) Ring from my available sources. Here's what I own, what would you recommend? Full cycles: Krauss 1953 on Archipel CD...
View ArticleSchubert symphonies advice
I'd love some advice on a good Schubert symphonies cycle. So far I have 8 and 9 (St Petersburg - don't know if it's supposed to be any good, but I like it) and 5 (Bohm, VPO). I'd like both to hear...
View Articlein your opnion what´s the best recordings of :
I am trying to determine what is the best recording ever made of : 1- Requiem k626 (personally I like very much Karl Bohm with Wiener Symphoniker) 2- Goldberg Variations bwv 988 (to hear with earphone...
View ArticleSeeking a Beethoven period cycle
Hello all, I have a conventional Beethoven 'set' (actually individual discs from Bohm, Karajan, Walter and Wand), but I would love to acquire a cycle performed on period instruments (and/or a chamber...
View ArticleHow many cycles of Mozart's symphonies exist?
Originally I thought there were only few sets: Marriner, Hogwood, Pinnock, Mackerras and Bohm. I have uncovered many, many more since then: A. Fischer, Otmar, Levine, Arigoni, Levine, Leinsdorf, Ward,...
View ArticleRing cycle : Barenboim vs. Levine vs. Karajan oh my!
So I have available Solti's Rheingold and Götterdämmerung already available, and don't like repeat copies....hence looking elsewhere for a full Ring. I should wait and research and sample. But history...
View ArticleFidelio Freaks, Come In and Express Your Love of This Opera
I love this opera! Beethoven's opera, Fidelio, is so wonderful to me that I just cannot get enough of it. There are many great operas, but there is something about Fidelio that for me transcends all...
View ArticleAm I missing any great Fidelios on CD?
I have a decent collection of Fidelio CD sets (and all of the Leonores available). But I am wondering if I am missing any really good ones. I am thinking that I really have to get the one conducted by...
View ArticleWhat are some "Must Own" Beethoven Symphony sets?
Here are the sets I already own: Gardiner/ORR Bohm/VPO Bernstein/New York I also have singles from Klieber, Muti, Karajan (70s), and von Dohnanyi. I'm largely satisfied with these recordings, but you...
View ArticleTristan Act III
So this opera has been slowly growing on me. I find I have different favorite parts from different versions. (though in general the Bohm is my favorite!) The middle of Act III honestly does drag for me...
View ArticleNon-HIP Beethoven cycle in good sound
Looking for a second Beethoven symphonies cycle, and would value some advice. Criteria, in ascending order of shallowness: 1/ Non-HIP. I'm enjoying my first cycle - Zinman - a lot, but would now like...
View ArticleRecommend me a great Brahms 1?
It's taken me the longest to love of his four symphonies, but I am now hooked on Brahms 1. And I'm looking for a new version - specifically, one with a really powerful first movement, where those...
View ArticleNikolaus Harnoncourt, Conductor and Early-Music Specialist, Dies at 86
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, a pioneering and influential early-music specialist and respected mainstream maestro, died on Saturday in the village of St. Georgen im Attergau, east of Salzburg, Austria. He was...
View ArticleBohm B9 v Bohm B9
Sparked by a discussion elsewhere Which do you prefer: the recording of the Beethoven 9 Bohm made in 1970 as part of a full cycle, or the recording he made as a one off, in what proved to be his very...
View ArticleMozart - Réquiem (Böhm)
3qyXVgC_tCwdiscussion: Brightcecilia All the news about classical music and opera in press and media
View ArticleBohm's Tchaikovsky
Bohm recorded the last three symphonies of Tchaikovsky towards the very end of his life [1977-1980]. These recording seem to be relatively unspoken for. I didn't even knew about them because they have...
View ArticleBest Figaro on DVD?
This is important - my son's first encounter with Le Nozze I know 2 video productions 1973 Glynebourne 1976 Bohm/Freni etc not quite happy...discussion: Talk classical All the news about classical...
View ArticleWagner's Ring and Tempos
Should I be concerned to get a fast tempo Ring such as Bohm or Boulez? This article reviews many Ring cycles with an emphasis on tempo, citing Wagner's desire for faster tempos. discussion: Talk...
View ArticleWhat was your first RING?
Mine was the Karajan on vinyl. Then Solti then Bohm on vinyl too. All beautiful sets. You? :tiphat: discussion: Talk classical All the news about classical music and opera in press and media
View ArticleDesperately seeking Cosi!
Hi All, I tried searching for this topic, but couldn't find anything. I am desperately seeking a great Cosi fan tutte recording. Of the ones I have, here are the issues: Bohm - TOO SLOW. Solti - Live....
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