Building a Library - Beethoven's 4th Symphony
Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2015 8:48 pm
Building a Library
Rob Cowan compares recordings of Beethoven's 4th Symphony and makes a personal recommendation.
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Building a Library
Rob Cowan compares recordings of Beethoven's 4th Symphony and makes a personal recommendation.
Seán wrote:The SSRattle with the VPO might make a good but expensive beer mat.
The Walter and CO sound great
The Kubelik and BRSO merit a place in my basket.
The Szell and Cleveland Orchestra sounds fabulous, definitely one to explore further
The second Brüggen with the 18 Century Orchestra sounds great but as Rob said the sound is 'cloudy'.
Very enjoyable programme.
No CD Review next week.
But it wasn't the number one recommendation......fergus wrote:Seán wrote:The SSRattle with the VPO might make a good but expensive beer mat.
The Walter and CO sound great
The Kubelik and BRSO merit a place in my basket.
The Szell and Cleveland Orchestra sounds fabulous, definitely one to explore further
The second Brüggen with the 18 Century Orchestra sounds great but as Rob said the sound is 'cloudy'.
Very enjoyable programme.
No CD Review next week.
I think that it is one of the best performances that I have heard Seán. In fact I think that the Bruggen 2 cycle is better overall than Bruggen 1.
Just somebody else's opinion Seán, valid maybe, but one's own is equally valid to oneself. Because all Art is totally subjective and I stopped listening to that show and others like it because I did not need someone else determining my preferences . As we have always said around here "Trust Your Own Ears".Seán wrote:
But it wasn't the number one recommendation......
I do enjoy listening to BAL and hearing the rationale behind the first preference. That said I am rarely swayed by it. I do have Zinman's recording with the Tonhalle and it's not my favourite performance of the Fourth Symphony.fergus wrote:Just somebody else's opinion Seán, valid maybe, but one's own is equally valid to oneself. Because all Art is totally subjective and I stopped listening to that show and others like it because I did not need someone else determining my preferences . As we have always said around here "Trust Your Own Ears".Seán wrote:
But it wasn't the number one recommendation......
Yep, the Zinman and Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra recording was the first choice recommendation by Rob.james wrote:I'm still not sure what was the final recommendation ?
Zimman ?
The 1962 recording with the BPO did get a mention and a little airtime too. There are so many recordings of Beethoven's Fourth to choose from that Cowen by his own admission could only mention a small number of them by name and not include them in his final selection, for example, the last Abbado & BPO and the Vanska & MO recordings. I would place the Zinman/ZTO behind both of them, but that's me. All in all it's an interesting exercise. =D[No mention of Karajan -- is he still really that out of fashion ?]
James
Cheers Seán. What is your favourite recording in your collection?Seán wrote: I do enjoy listening to BAL and hearing the rationale behind the first preference. That said I am rarely swayed by it. I do have Zinman's recording with the Tonhalle and it's not my favourite performance of the Fourth Symphony.