I grew up with this recording and still consider it the best one. I heard Browning play the piece with the Seattle Symphony toward the end of his life and he played it considerably slower. This version is on fire.
Back in about 1980, while in college, I read advice to the effect that when one has heard all of Bach's secular music, it is time to delve into the cantatas, motets, and masses, where the greatest beauty lies. This cantata provides ample evidence for this advice. Hoomeyow!!
Adagio 00:00 Allegro 02:02 Adagio 04:26 Allegro 08:47 Sonata In E Minor ("Halle" No. 2) For Flute And Continuo Adagio 11:02 Allegro 13:10 Grave 14:50 Minuet 16:29 Sonata In B Minor ("Halle" No. 3) For Flute And Continue Adagio 18:38 Allegro 20:45 Largo 22:53 Allegro 24:02 Sonata In E Minor, Op. 1 No. 1a For Flute And Continuo Larghetto - Adagio 26:30 Andante 28:34 Largo 31:49 Allegro 34:18 Presto 37:04 Sonata In D For Flute And Continuo Adagio 39:09 Allegro 41:10 Adagio 43:37 Allegro 44:41 Sonata In F For 2 Recorders And Continuo Allegro 46:36 Grave 48:32 Allegro 50:32 Sinfonia In B Flat For 2 Violins And Continuo Allegro 53:09 Adagio 57:25 Allegro 01:01:20 Sonata In E Minor For 2 Flutes And Continuo Largo 01:03:38 Allegro 01:05:05 Largo 01:08:22 Allegro 01:10:05
Wonderful performance and recording. I love this work and you need an orchestra and conductor who love Janacek to bring out the best in his music. This is a 5 * performance.
A great concerto, but I lost the piano as protagonist a little bit. And actually, for the year in which it was written, it seemed a little overheated. Do you think that was an identity thing?
Does anyone know the source of the dove image displayed throughout the video? Would love to know so I can get a high quality copy. Needless to say the performance is a treat.
Beide Gesangssolisten singen gut, aber sehr unterschiedlich. Sehr gute Solovioline. Und die hervorragende, langsame und intensive Interpretation durch Karl Richter! Danke!
I keep listening to random Haydn symphonies. Today I chose 55…just pulled the number out of the air, and again, a masterpiece. Thank God for Josef Haydn
My absolute favorite, especially with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and the best conductor outside of Leonard Bernstein, Seiji Ozawa. I had the privilege of many live concerts at Tanglewood, in the Berkshires of Massachusettes. Absolutely superb!!!!
Die langsamste, und auch dadurch intensivste und ergreifenste Interpretation hier. Ich will das sehr schöne und ausgewogene Spiel von Aurèle Nicolet (Flöte), den maximal textverständlichen und intensiven, hervorragend den Text interpretierenden Gesangspart von Ernst Haefliger (Tenor) und die großartige Leitung von Karl Richter, die den wundervollen, besonderen Gesamteindruck erst ermöglicht, hervorheben. Danke!
As a Gould fan I wanted to see how Richter would compare. Now I am convinced Gould got some inspiration from Richter's playing. No limp, overpedaled Bach, but strong, muscular Bach. The same impulsive forward moving Bach which I love.
