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Another day and another Appassionata, this time it's Witold Malcuzynski:



Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 23, Opus 57
Witold Malcuzynski - piano.

A great performance of the PLanets....





Mars was wonderful, menacing, threatening and very dramatic.
Venus was beautiful with gorgeous, luscious strings.
Mercury flitted about very nicely.
Jupiter was big and bombastic and laughed all the while. The famous central theme is wonderfully played.
Saturn brings out gorgeous orchestral textures.
Uranus brings brash show time to the stage.
Neptune is shrouded in mist and mystery and the choir sound chilling when they enter.

Johann Sebastian Bach
Magnificat in D major BWV 243
Stuttgart Gächinger Kantorei
Arleen Auger, Ann Murray, Helen Watts, Adalbert Kraus
Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Helmuth Rilling - conducting.

I really like this performance, and in partcular Ann Murray's voice; Rilling's approach is very appealing.

fergus wrote:A great performance of the PLanets....





Mars was wonderful, menacing, threatening and very dramatic.
Venus was beautiful with gorgeous, luscious strings.
Mercury flitted about very nicely.
Jupiter was big and bombastic and laughed all the while. The famous central theme is wonderfully played.
Saturn brings out gorgeous orchestral textures.
Uranus brings brash show time to the stage.
Neptune is shrouded in mist and mystery and the choir sound chilling when they enter.

I'm not fond of the Planets at all, perhaps I should get a copy of that recording, it sound like it's out of this world.

Seán wrote:

I have that recording Seán but I have not listened to it in a long time. I must dig it out and dust off the cobwebs!

fergus wrote:

Seán wrote:

I have that recording Seán but I have not listened to it in a long time. I must dig it out and dust off the cobwebs!

Hi Fergus, do you like Rilling's Bach?

Seán wrote:I'm not fond of the Planets at all, perhaps I should get a copy of that recording, it sound like it's out of this world.

If it is going to be the only version that you will own I can certainly recommend it.

fergus wrote:

Seán wrote:I'm not fond of the Planets at all, perhaps I should get a copy of that recording, it sound like it's out of this world.

If it is going to be the only version that you will own I can certainly recommend it.

No, it's not. I have the Herreweghe Magnificat too. Just wondering about Rilling in general, I do like his BWV 243.

Seán wrote:

fergus wrote:

Seán wrote:

I have that recording Seán but I have not listened to it in a long time. I must dig it out and dust off the cobwebs!

Hi Fergus, do you like Rilling's Bach?

How do I answer that one?
As a general rule, no. However I have heard and had some good recordings of Bach with him at the helm but not enough for me to hold on to them. I sold on most of them in the past Seán. I think that I found him too "BIG". That for me is not appropriate in Bach music when everything else is not the equal of others such as tempo, phrasings etc. I kept a few cantatas just for comparison and the CD we are currently talking about. But that is just me and my taste in Bach is very specific!

fergus wrote:

Seán wrote:Hi Fergus, do you like Rilling's Bach?

How do I answer that one?
As a general rule, no. However I have heard and had some good recordings of Bach with him at the helm but not enough for me to hold on to them. I sold on most of them in the past Seán. I think that I found him too "BIG". That for me is not appropriate in Bach music when everything else is not the equal of others such as tempo, phrasings etc. I kept a few cantatas just for comparison and the CD we are currently talking about. But that is just me and my taste in Bach is very specific!

That's great, thanks Fergus. Rilling's name does not come up very often in discussions on Bach. Tis is my one and only recording of his Bach and I do like it. I will listen to the Herreweghe and see what I make of the two of them after that.